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1. O 6 AspGroup 1 Asp 1 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 enabled O AspGroup 1 Asp 2 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 disabled a AspGroup 1 Asp 3 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 disabled O O AspGroup 1 Asp 4 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 enabled Figure 71 ASPGroup ASP Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of ASP you want to enable to display ASP parameters in the information pane as shown in Figure 72 BTX 4K Application Manual 92 Configuring Resources l E 192 168 17 108 gt U Signaling Backhaul gt O AspGroup 1 gt O Refresh AspGroup 1 Asp 1 EEES Apply Cancel Modified 2006 10 30 14 51 03 ASP Config Index 1 Alias 999 Admin Config enabled ASP Group Number 1 Figure 72 ASP Configuration Parameters 3 Configure the Alias to give this ASP an alphanumeric name 4 From the Admin Config drop down menu select enabled 5 Select Apply to save your changes and continue Verify that you have disabled the ASP Admin Config before making changes to any ASP properties and remember to re note enable the ASP Admin Config after making changes Enable ASP Group It is safe to enable the ASP Group once the initial backhaul links have been added Additional backhaul links can be added to an enabled ASP group without affecting service To enable an ASP Group 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup n as
2. Discontinuity Time Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 133 STM 1 Working Interface Statistics cropped Status This status provides information about the status of the interface at varying lev els including failure state information ESs The number of Errored Seconds SESs The number of Severely Errored Seconds SEFSs The number of Severely Errored Framing Seconds BTX 4K Application Manual 154 Viewing System Status CVs The number of Coding Violations UASs The number of Unavailable Seconds APS Channel Status Current The current state of the port The possible states are e JockedOut indicates that this bit when applied to a working channel indi cates that the channel is prevented from switching to the protection line When applied to the null channel this bit indiates that no working channel may switch to the protection line sd indicates a signal degrade condition is in effect sf indicates a signal failure condition is in effect switched indicates that the switch bit is applied to a working channel if that channel is currently switched to the protection line e wtr indicates that a wait to restore state is in effect Signal Degrades A count of signal degrade conditions This condition occurs when the line Bit Error Rate exceeds the currently configured value of the relevant instance of apsConfigSdBerThreshold Signal Failures A count of signal failure condition
3. Oper Status Last Change The time of the last change to the operational status of the ASP Active Interface Count The current active backhaul interface count Retransmission Timeout Current This is the current retransmission timeout RTO value BTX 4K Application Manual 180 Viewing System Status Local Port This is the port number on which the gateway receives SCTP messages for IUA this is always 9900 Oper Status The operational status of the SCTP association that the gateway maintains through the exchanged SCTP messages Oper Status Last Change The timestamp marking the last change of the operational status of the SCTP association Checksum Algorithm The algorithm to compute the 32 bit checksum for the SCTP packet Remote Primary Addr The primary address of the remote node with which the SCTP association is established Remote Host Name The host name of the remote node with which the SCTP association is estab lished In Streams The maximum number of inbound streams allowed in the SCTP association Out Streams The maximum number of outbound streams allowed in the SCTP association Peer Remote Port The SCTP port number from which the ASP sends BTX 4K Application Manual 181 Viewing System Status ASP Stats du Tx I Pdu Byte Tx 1 Optm Msg T J Aspsm Msg Tx i sptm Msg Tx q Mgmt Msg T aup Msg Tx O Pdu Rx Pau Byte Rx Optm Msg Rx 0 Asosm Msg Rx Asptm Msg Rx Mgmt Msg Rx I Ma
4. 16843009 01 01 01 01 or 1010101 in Hex This includes DSO number 1 on DS1 number 1 on STS 1 path number 1 on OC 3 number 1 i The Index Value under DSO General Statistics is calculated this way and can be used as a quick reference for individual note DSOs STM 1 Only Enter this value as a decimal representation of a hexadecimal number vv xx yy zz Where vvis the STM 1 number xx is the VC4 Path number always 01 yy is the El number A value of 00 means all Els zz 1s the DSO number A value of 00 means all DSOs For example 16777216 01 00 00 00 or 1000000 in Hex This includes all DSOs on all DS1s on all VC 12 paths on STM 1 number 1 BTX 4K Application Manual 197 Managing The Gateway 16843009 01 01 01 01 or 1010101 in Hex This includes DSO number 1 on DS1 number 1 on VC 12 path number 1 on STM 1 number 1 i The Index Value under DSO General Statistics is calculated this way and can be used as a quick reference for individual note DSOs 6 Click Apply Upgrading the Firmware Firmware updates are necessary when Nuera releases new gateway code for upgrade Code is delivered as a zip file The new gateway code will be delivered to you through the Nuera web site or on a CD Please refer to the NetConductor User Man ual for details on loading code to a gateway You can download the code from the NetConductor server to the BTX 4K VPMs in the background while the VPMs are in operation w
5. Configuring Resources Configure ASP Group To configure an ASPGroup 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul as shown in Figure 65 Bl 192 168 17 108 gt CQ Signaling Backhaul Refresh New Edit Monitor fon eee Send ESS SS Sa ao yoo Modified Retransmission Timeout Initial Ret O SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 3000 al Y Modified Adaptation Type Admin Config Alias Or O AspGroup 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua enabled s A AspGroup 2 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 3 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 5 jua disabled O O AspGroup 4 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup S Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O G AspGroup 6 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O G aspGroup 7 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O aspGroup 8 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O AspGroup 9 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 5 jua disabled Figure 65 Signaling Backhaul Objects 2 Select Edit to the right ofthe ASPGroup to display the corresponding configura tion parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 66 BTX 4K Application Manual 86 Configuring Resources Bl 192 168 17 108 gt G signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 10 24 10 28 51 Asp_Group Config Alias Adaptation Type ua Operational Mode activeSta
6. Switchovers A count of the number of times this channel has switched from the protection lineto the working line or vice versa Last Switchover The date and time of the last switchover BTX 4K Application Manual 140 Viewing System Status Switchover Seconds The cumulative Protection Switching Duration PSD time in seconds For a working channel this is the cumulative number of seconds that service was car ried on the protection line For the protection line this is the cumulative number of seconds that the protection line has been used to carry any working channel traffic This information is only valid if revertive switching is enabled The value 0 will be returned otherwise Discontinuity Time The date and time of the most recent occassion at which any one or more of this channel s counters suffered a discontinuity STS1 Status The following section discusses how to monitor STS1 status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view STS1 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 121 BTX 4K Application Manual 141 Viewing System Status Bl 192 168 188 22 gt G Interfaces gt oc3 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 object s Index Modified O 0 3 1 aPsGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up c O oc3 1 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 10 2
7. 0 0 ees 16 PacketCable CALEA Compliance 0 0 00 e eee ees 16 PacketCable Security Compliance oooooooooooomoooo 16 Multiple MGC Connectivity o ooooococorooroooornoo oo 17 ISDN Backhadl iia Fave o Min te Wie ee ee dae dee es 17 INMI ates a hk CRP eae amada cues oom Os 17 DNS Lookup ia a tec tee BAS id Rates as 17 Force Connect eus DS a E N we i 17 Voice Codecs 2 443 424 bath A ENEE Seba weeks 17 Echo Cancellations icons teem ae log ae e A RA aa 18 Voice Activity Detection 0 ccc ccc cece ences 18 Lost Packet Recovery Packet Loss Concealment 18 Inband Signaling Fax and Modem Support 005 18 Differentiated Services Diffserv ooooooooooooomoooo 19 TEREP Access Mist a eS OS LEO Ba ee ena ee 19 DY SLOSS eva iat te earth Daan saree sees oo Ha ated AA 19 Physical Connections 0 0 eee ees 19 Typical Network Application Configuration 0 000 ce eee eee 20 BTX 4K in a PacketCable Network o o oooooooomooo 20 CableLabs Certification 0 0 ees 21 BTX 4K in a Force Connect Application ooooooooooo o 21 Nuera Net Conductot 2 aint ous Aik Se oa a ws alot G 22 NetConductor EMS Network Layout 0 0000 e ee 23 SNMP yi A Bie Saat Rie ok Be Moe 23 Chapter 2 Getting Started 25 Orto dared ds a ai ae Oe Gas Be a a 25 IP Address Configuration ivi aaa toate 26 Physical Connections s 65 424 sia
8. 9 Configure the Replay Protection This service protects against replay of self contained packets that already have a cryptographical integrity mechanism in place 10 Configure Perfect Forwarding Secrecy The condition in which the compro mise of a key after a given session does not cause the compromise of any earlier session Q Perfect Forwarding Secrecy is not used in this release note 11 Select the IKE Phase 1 Negotiation Mode Config Main mode more secure aggressive mode less secure Aggressive mode reveals the identity of the partic ipants 12 Enter the IKESA Lifetime Config This value is the lifetime of the IKE SA tun nel in seconds 13 Select the SA Hashing Algorithm Config 14 The Template Alias Config is a user defined name for the selected IPsec tem plate 15 When you have completed your configuration select OK 16 Repeat these steps for each IPsec Template you want to configure Configuring Media Gateway Controllers for TGCP Applications The Media Gateway Controller MGC is the component of the Class 5 Softswitch Controller that controls the BTX 4K The BTX 4K allows up to 48 unique MGCs to control endpoints within a gateway Each of the six DS3s can be configured to be con trolled by eight unique MGCs Alternately each of the OC 3 or STM 1 Working Pro tect pairs i e APS groups can be configured to be controlled by 8 unique MGCs for a total of 16 unique MGCs for the optical application T
9. Default Router 192 168 99 254 Card Switch Op none v Bk Ping Admin Status enabled BTX 4K Application Manual 202 Managing The Gateway Figure 168 System Configuration Screen Forcing a Switchover 10 From the Card Switch Op drop down box choose forceOver If the standby card is not in the Standby Protect state the forceOver will not occur In other words the system will not note forceOver if the other card is not prepared to take over 11 Click Apply i Q The BTX 4K performs switchovers transparently Media and management functions will not be interrupted note Version Information Follow the procedures below to determine the current gateway software versions Firmware Information To obtain information about the software running on the gateway expand the hierar chy by selecting Inventory NE gt Globals Firmware The current firmware ver sion for this NE as shown in the Information pane in Figure 169 is btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2005 09 01 12 01 54 Admin Config noop Backup Version btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Oper Status idle Active Version btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Admin Version none Admin Component Figure 169 Globals Firmware Current Firmware Version BTX 4K Application Manual 203 TROUBLESHOOTING This chapter highlights possible solutions to a number of common difficulties Connection Issues Verify your connections Verify that connections exist from the 100 Bas
10. Globals DNS N New Edit Monitor Delete dnsUserMibobjects General E pr O O DNS Globals 1 gdit monitor none 2005 09 01 12 01 57 Figure 76 Refresh Link Monitoring using NetConductor Logs You can also utilize the logs provided by NetConductor By selecting the Advanced link from the Link pane and navigating the hierarchy by selecting Advanced gt Con tainer gt Logs the available logs will be displayed See Figure 77 For more informa tion on NetConductor Logs and their use reference the NetConductor User Manual Nuera Rea O Welcome to the NetConductor Server up since 2005 12 14 15 07 37 NE Events El Server State DISABLED Figure 77 NetConductor Logs Hardware Options and Statistics VPM Status The following section discusses how to monitor VPM status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view VPM parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware 2 Select VPM to display the corresponding VPMs in the information pane as BTX 4K Application Manual 97 Viewing System Status shown Figure 78 f 2 object A AAA O O Yom 1 edit monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 0 O O vYom 2 Edit monitor bank 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 o View 20 All 20 lt lt First lt Prey 1 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 78 VPM Information
11. 54 55 56 VT1 5 DS1 STS 1 VT Group DS1 STS 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 219 BTX 4K Application Manual VC12 E1 to STM 1 SDH Mapping The BTX 4K follows the ITU T Recommendation G 707 for mapping VC 12s into a VC4 Table 3 describes this mapping Table 3 VC12 E1 to STM 1 SDH Mapping TU TUG3 TUG2 TU12 TU TUG3 TUG2 TU12 TU TUG3 TUG2 TU12 VC 12 E1 K L M verr K L M vc 12 E1 K L M 1 1 1 1 22 l 1 2 43 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 23 2 1 2 44 2 1 3 3 3 1 1 24 3 1 2 45 3 1 3 4 1 2 1 25 1 2 2 46 1 2 3 5 2 2 1 26 2 2 2 47 2 2 3 6 3 2 1 27 3 2 2 48 3 2 3 7 1 3 1 28 1 3 2 49 1 3 3 8 2 3 1 29 2 3 2 50 2 3 3 9 3 3 1 30 3 3 2 51 3 3 3 10 1 4 1 31 1 4 2 52 1 4 3 11 2 4 1 32 2 4 2 53 2 4 3 12 3 4 1 33 3 4 2 54 3 4 3 13 1 5 1 34 1 5 2 55 1 5 3 14 2 5 1 35 2 5 2 56 2 5 3 15 3 5 1 36 3 5 2 57 3 5 3 16 1 6 1 37 1 6 2 58 1 6 3 17 2 6 1 38 2 6 2 59 2 6 3 18 3 6 1 39 3 6 2 60 3 6 3 19 1 7 1 40 1 7 2 61 1 7 3 20 2 7 1 41 2 7 2 62 2 7 3 21 3 7 1 42 3 7 2 63 3 7 3 BTX 4K Application Manual 220 GLOSSARY Baud rate The baud rate is a measure of the number of symbols transmitted per time unit Each symbol consists of a number of bits so the ba
12. EJ G Globals DNS 7 i E 172 16 95 111 Edit j 0 OCMCard 2 Edit Monitor 2 Navigation Si ira Pane 2 of 2 object s Modified _ Allas Asset 1D Descr Hardware Rev is FRU Model Name Serial Num Softw Bpa G vom ear Monitor 2005 1 3 34 Nuera 4K Motherboard 25 E E 192 168 58 82 B 192 168 16 37 FA 192 168 98 55 J 2 O Yom 2 Edit Monitor 2006 06 16 07 03 3 Nuera 4K Motherboard true Card missing Card missing see appt dl Ack Unack Delete 5 of 6014 object s Entries per Page max 150 Ell Figure 6 The NetConductor Interface Links Pane The links at the top of the page allow you to access a variety of NetConductor func tionality From these links you can view and configure network elements access user profiles or server core functions as well as logout Specifically these links are Inventory Displays a list of all the Network Elements NEs Security Access user profile management Advanced Access server core functions intended for the system administrator Backup Restore Backup and restore the configuration of a selected Network Element Tasks Review a variety of summary information generated for each Network Element and upgrade firmware capacity and vocoder capability Performance Create and manage performance schedules for a selection of net work entities BTX 4K Application Manual 29 Getting Started Navigation Pane The Navigation pane
13. Figure 44 VC4 Interface Information Pane 2 Select Edit to the right of the VC4 to display the VC4 configuration parameters in the information pane as shown in Figure 45 BTX 4K Application Manual 66 Configuring Resources Modified 2006 12 10 15 05 29 Index 16842752 ifTable Descr strmi 1 vc4 1 Type sonetPath Speed 50336000 Phys Address Admin Status up v Oper Status down Last Change 2006 10 31 06 20 02 sonetPathCurrentT able Width sts3cSTM1 Status sonetPathSTSAIS ESs 0 SESS 0 Cys O UAS 604 sonetFarEndPathCurrentT able ESs 0 a aes J cy 0 UAS 604 n4kifStatsT able Clear All Sonet Stats noop Y Calls In Progress D Calls Blocked D Clear Call Blocked noop Y n4kSonetPathCurrentT able Current Status Last Change n a Circuit Identifier hftryerdet Apply Cancel Figure 45 VC4 Configuration Parameters Set Admin Config to up to enable this interface To clear the stats for this VC4 invoke Clear All Sonet Stats To Clear Call Blocked for this VC4 STM 1 configure this parameter to Invoke Optionally enter a Circuit Identifier to give this interface a name pl Oe Ot am ce Select Apply to save your changes BTX 4K Application Manual 67 Configuring Resources Enabling E1s E1 interfaces are only applicable for a BTK 4K gateway configured for STM 1 inter faces A E1 object represents a VC virtual container and its contained E1 interface There are 63 El interfaces per STM 1 interface
14. M Joleen BTX4K_DS3 gt y Signaling Backhaul gt J AspGroup 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor Delete A a T ball occas AspGroup 1 Asp 1 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 33 O AspGroup 1 Asp 2 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 33 O AspGroup 1 Asp 3 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 34 O AspGroup 1 Asp 4 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 34 O AspGroup 1 Asp 5 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 34 O AspGroup 1 4sp 6 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 34 O AspGroup 1 Asp 14 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 47 35 pj 1 O 1 1 O 1 5 1 O 1 1 General COSO ee O 0 AspGroup 1 BACKHAUL_TRUNK DS3_1 DS1_1 edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 4 O O AspGroup 1 BACKHAUL_TRUNK DS3_1 DS1_2 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 4 O O AspGroup 1 BA4CKHAUL_TRUNK DS3_1 DS1_3 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 11 02 15 4 Figure 154 AspGroup Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the AspGroup 1 BACKHAUL TRUNK_DS3_1 DS1_1 to display the corresponding information in the information pane as shown in Figure 155 BTX 4K Application Manual 184 Viewing System Status Modified 2006 11 02 17 00 49 TRUNK Config Adaptation Type jua IUATimeslot 24 Interface ID 11 Asp Group Number 1 TRUNK Status Oper Status down Oper Status Last Change 2006 08 30 Add Delete Oper Status none Add Delete Oper Status Last Change 2006 08 24 12 47 11 Lapd Config Isdn Switch Type ni2 sdn P
15. entPhysicalTable Descr Nuera 4K Alarm Module Serial Nurn n a Model Name 504 287 Alias Asset ID Is FRU true n4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2006 08 18 07 07 14 Figure 104 ALARM General and Module Specific Statistics Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit BTX 4K Application Manual 120 Viewing System Status Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the Alarm module Alias A user defined label for the Alarm module Descr Nuera s name for the Alarm module Serial Num The serial number for the Alarm module Non viewable Last Change Alarm Specific The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status Oper Status Alarm Specific The current operational status of the Alarm module Interface Parameters and Statistics Ethernet Status The following section discusses how to monitor Ethernet status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view Ethernet options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces The table shown in Figure 105 will appear BTX 4K Application Manual 121 Viewing System Status o 4 of 4 object s O O Ethernet control 1 Edit Monitor U O O Ethernet control 2 edit Monitor 0 O O Ethernet media 1 Edit Monitor D O O Ethernet media 2 Edit Monitor 0 View 20 All 20 lt lt Fi
16. for a total of 126 El interfaces per BTX 4K namely STM1 1 E1 1 through STM1 2 E1 63 Force Connect configurations are made at the El level Configuring DS1 and E1 Parameters This section details the configuration of both DS1 and E1 interfaces contained within DS3 OC 3 SONET or STM 1 SDH interfaces For simplicity throughout this sec tion El interfaces will be referred to as DS1 interfaces The software activates the interface and allows communication so you must config ure the DS1 in NetConductor before proceeding DSOs associated with a DS1 are con figured globally by the settings of the DS1 When displaying DS1 or El configuration parameters the NetConductor Information pane presents one long screen organized into multiple sections For the sake of read ability these parameters are presented in shorter procedural pieces and the screens shown here may omit non configurable statistics you will see in NetConductor To enable a DS1 interface 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt DS3 n to display the Information pane shown in Figure 46 In NetConductor DS1s are located under the corresponding TDM Interface If your gateway is configured for STM1 expand the hier archy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt STM1 1 For an OC3 configured gateway Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt OC3 1 BTX 4K Application Manual 68 Configuring Resources ANS ASA o jeci
17. unit Model Name The Nuera part number Firmware Rev Not currently used Descr Nuera s name for the NP BTX 4K Application Manual 114 Viewing System Status Serial Num The serial number for the NP Asset ID A user defined ID label for the NP Hardware Rev The hardware revision number of the NP Alias A user defined label for the NP Oper Status The operational state of the most recent code update Last Change Module Specific The time when the most recent code upgrade occurred Note that a card reset will also change this time Fan Status The following section discusses how to monitor Fan status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic To view Fan options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware 2 Select the FANTray link to display the corresponding information as shown Fig ure 97 ent hysicattable DEA O O EanTray 1 edit Monitor Nuera 4K fan tray true 504 355 Figure 97 Hardware Table Fan portion shown 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the FANTray link to display the corre sponding information as shown Figure 97 BTX 4K Application Manual 115 Viewing System Status Is FRU true Model Name 504 355 Asset ID Alias Descr Nuera 4K fan tray Serial Num n a n4kFanStatus Oper Status ol Last Change 2005 09 06 11 44 45 Figure 98 Fan General and Fan Specific Statistics Is FRU T
18. 1 051 3 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 O O Ds3 1 D51 4 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 O Ds3 1 051 5 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 O O Ds3 1 051 6 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 Ca E T suos im ua ansha ennn Figure 123 DS1 Table To improve readability the statistical information tables that follow may be pre sented in a different order than they appear in NetConductor BTX 4K Application Manual 145 Media Viewing System Status For an explanation of the parameters shown in Figure 124 see page 70 Gain Enc Gain Dec Voice Codec Echo Enable Echo Nip Enable Echo Tone Disabler Vad Enable Vad Threshold Vad Hangover Compand Fax Codec Modem Codec RFC2833 Payload Dtrnf Relay Digit Level Figure 124 DS1 Media Assignments MediaTGCP Media 0 0 pcmUlaw64k10ms enabled enabled enabled none 36 255 pcmUlaw none none 127 enabled 7 For an explanation of the parameters shown in Figure 125 see page 72 Media TGCP Call Pro Admin Config disable Call Pro isup Ip Tos 160 Initial Resend Delay 200 Max Resend Delay 5000 Hunt Resend Count 3 Disconnect Retransmits 10 Disconnect Init 15000 Disconnect Max 60000 Wildcard Rsip Enable enabled Piggyback Response Enable enabled Encryption Enable enabled Retransmit Timer Max 20000 Response History Length 30000 Xgcp Feature Config 0 Figure 125 DS1 Media TGCP Assignments BTX 4K Application Manual 146 Viewing System Status MediaTones busy dialtone fastbu
19. 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 erdi 1 Sniffer_1 TOP 2 stmlac Figure 28 BTX 4K Configured for OC3 Interface N Gl Refer to OC3 SONET DS1 and STM 1 SDH VC12 E1 Mapping on page 218 for mapping OC3 to DS1s and STM 1 note to VC12s BTX 4K Application Manual 51 Configuring Resources Configuring the DS3 Interface The DS3 interface must be manually configured in the software even if the interface is connected to an active DS3 connection The software activates the interface and allows communication When configuring DS3s the Information pane displays one long screen organized into multiple sections For readability the procedures that follow are broken into smaller units and may not be in the same order you see in NetConductor To configure the DS3 interface 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to display the Information pane shown in Figure 29 BL Ss O O Ds3 1 Edit Monitor ne O O Ds3 2 edit Monitor none none none nc Figure 29 DS3 Information Table 2 Select the Edit link to the right of the DS3 you wish to configure The following configuration section MGC Assignments is only necessary when con figuring TGCP Applications not Force Connect applications a a a To configure DS3s MGC Assignments 1 The first section allows you to configure the MGC settings as shown in Figure 30 MGC Mac Assignment 1 2 v Mac Assig
20. 28 Name netC_192 168 160 160 T Address 192 168 160 160 162 Figure 56 TrapTarget General Statistics 3 Configure T Address This is the IP UDP address of the trap target system 4 Select Apply BTX 4K Application Manual 79 Configuring Resources Configuring TFTP Clients The BTX 4K will accept TFTP downloads from up to three 3 different clients Down loads from clients not on this list are prohibited Q NetConductor will automatically add itself to this TFTP Client list in order to perform upgrades note To configure the TFTP clients 1 Expand the hierarchy in the navigation pane by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals TFTP to display the TFTP Clients as shown in Figure 57 Edit Monitor Delete O AA O O TETP Client 1 edit Monitor 2005 09 06 12 14 29 192 168 96 12 enabled O O TETE Client 2 edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 disabled O O TETP Client 3 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 disabled Figure 57 TFTP Client Table 2 Click Edit next to the TFTP client you wish to modify to display TFTP Client Set tings in the Information pane as shown in Figure 58 Invoked Edit action for 1 TFTP Client objectis gt a 192 168 160 100 gt GS Globals TFTP Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 03 09 15 16 22 Address 1 1 1 1 Admin Config enabled Y Figure 58 TFTP Client Settings BTX 4K Application Manual 80 Configuring Resources 3 Configure the Address This is the a
21. 36 disabled Figure 20 MGC Template Information pane 2 Click Edit to the right of the MGC template to display the corresponding parame ters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 21 BTX 4K Application Manual 45 Configuring Resources Apply Cancel Modified 2005 12 14 17 25 04 Address 1 2 3 4 o Port 2727 Admin Config disabled Y Alias test IPSec Reference 1 M Figure 21 MGC Template General Statistics 3 7 8 9 Configure Address This is the IP address or FQDN of the MGC This value can be either a symbolic DNS name or in dot quad notation Configure Port This value is the number for the UDP port the gateway sends on that is that the MGC receives on Each MGC template should have a unique IP UDP pair If there are 2 MGC templates with the same IP UDP pair then the first template in the list will dictate the security policy for that IP UDP pair for the system Configure Alias This is a user defined name for this MGC server It does not need to correspond to address name Configure IPSec Reference This is the alias and number of the IPsec Tem plate to be used when communicating with the MGC The default value is none 1 e no security You must change this to enable IP Security with the MGC Configure Admin Config to enabled Select Apply Repeat these steps for each MGC you want to configure When you have completed these steps the FQDNs will resolve and
22. 50580 In Errors In Unknown Protos i Out Octets gt Out Ucast Pkts 110 Figure 109 Ethernet Link Layer Statistics In Octets The total number of octets received on the interface including framing charac ters BTX 4K Application Manual 125 Viewing System Status In Ucast Pkts The number of packets delivered by this sub layer to a higher layer which were not addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sub layer In Discards The number of inbound packets discarded even though no errors were detected to prevent delivery to a higher layer protocol In Errors The number of inbound packets that contained errors preventing them from being deliverable to a higher layer protocol In Unknown Protos The number of packets received via the interface which were discarded because of an unknown or unsupported protocol Out Octets The total number of octets transmitted out of the interface including framing characters Out Ucast Pkts The total number of packets that higher level protocols requested be transmitted and which were not addressed to a multicast or broadcast address at this sub layer including those that were discarded or not sent Out Discards The number of outbound packets discarded even though no errors had been detected to prevent transmission Out Errors The number of outbound packets that could not be transmitted because of errors BITS Status The following section discusses how to monitor BI
23. Change The time this DS1 entered its current line status state Loopback Status This variable represents the current state of the loopback on the DS1 interface ifTable n4klIFStatsTable For an explanation of the configuration parameters shown in Figure 128 see page 77 ifTable Desct ds3 2 ds1 1 Type dsi Speec 1544000 Admin Status down Oper Status down Last Change 1203 n4kifStatsT able Clear noop Calls In Progress O Calls Blocked 0 Clear Call Blocked noop Figure 128 DS1 ifTable and n4kIfStatsTable Descr A text string containing information about the interface Type The type of interface Speed An estimate of the interface s current bandwidth in bits per second BTX 4K Application Manual 148 Viewing System Status Oper Status The operational status of the interface Last Change The date and time of the last change to the operational status of the interface Calls in Progress The number of calls currently in progress on this interface Calls Blocked The number of calls blocked on this interface dsx1CurrentTable and ds1TotalTable Although presented in a different order the DSx1CurrentTable and dsx1TotalTable display the same statistics dsx1CurrentT able dsx1TotalTable A Ce A 33 a UA Ss Figure 129 DS1 Statistics Tables ESs The number of Errored Seconds CSSs The number of Controlled Slip Seconds UASs The number of Unavailable Secon
24. General and Module Specific Statistics Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component BTX 4K Application Manual 104 Viewing System Status Alias A user defined label for the card or component Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Non viewable Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status Oper Status The current operational status of the card or module OCMCard Status The following section shows you how to monitor OCMCard status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter of statistic To view OCM Card parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware to display the corresponding OCM Cards in the information pane as shown Figure 87 Pc DOE aro O O OCMCard 1 Edit Monitor OCM Card 123456 Nuera 4K OCM card true 50 O 6 OCMCard 2 Edit Monitor fswrsfwtsdgwerfaw farfarzsdargaf Nuera 4K OCM card true 50 Figure 87 Hardware Table OCMCard portion shown 2 Select Monitor to the right of the appropriate OCMCard to display the table shown in Figure 88 BTX 4K Application Manual 105 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified Descr Serial Num Model Name Alias Asset ID Is FRU Oper Status Last Cha
25. Monitor 2 of 2 objects General Index Modified Oo STM1 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 12 28 11 57 36 dowr Oo B STM1 1 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 12 28 11 57 36 dowr General O lof1objects index Modified admin Status Desg O STM1 1 VC4 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 12 28 11 57 36 down stmi 1 Figure 134 STM1 VC4 Interface Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the STM1 1 VC4 1 link to display the correspond ing information BTX 4K Application Manual 156 Descr Type Speed Phys Address Admin Status Oper Status Last Change Width Status ESs Clear All Sonet Stats Calls In Progress Calls Blocked Clear Call Blocked Current Status Last Change Circuit Identifier Viewing System Status ifTable strmi 1 vc4 1 sonetPath down 2006 7 09 47 09 sonetPathCurrentTable sts3cSTM1 sonetPathNoDefect CN Gl i E sonetFarEndPathCurrentT able n4klfStatsT able noop 0 noop n4kSonetPathCurrentT able n a Figure 135 VC4 Interface Statistics Descr A text string containing information about the interface Type The type of interface Speed An estimate of the interface s current bandwidth in bits per second Phys Address The physical address of the interface BTX 4K Application Manual 157 Viewing System Status Oper Status The operational status of the interface Last Change The date and time of the last change t
26. NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup n to display the corresponding AspGroup objects in the information pane as shown in Figure 151 E 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt O AspGroup 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor Delete 4 of 4 object General ASP Config a A Modified ASP Group Number O O AspGroup 1 Asp 1 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 enabled O Gb AspGroup 1 Asp 2 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 disabled O Gb AspGroup 1 Asp 3 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 disabled O O asparoup 1 Asp 4 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 10 30 14 51 03 1 enabled Figure 151 AspGroup Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the Asp 1 to display the corresponding information in the information pane as shown in Figure 152 BTX 4K Application Manual 179 Index Alias Admin Config ASP Group Number ASP Oper Status Oper Status Last Change Active Interface Count Retransmission Timeout Current Local Port Remote Address Remote Port Oper Status Oper Status Last Change Checksum Algorithm Remote Primary Addr Remote Host Name In Streams Out Streams Peer Remote Port Figure 152 ASP SCTP Status ASP Oper Status Viewing System Status ASP Config 1 999 enabled 1 ASP Status aspDown n a o O SCTP Config 123 palatal Talal SCTP Status closed nfa Cre 3 lt The current operational status of the ASP that the gateway maintains through received maintenance messages
27. Table 2 Select Monitor to the right of the OC3 1 link to display the corresponding infor mation BTX 4K Application Manual 134 MGC Assignments Viewing System Status For an explanation of the MGC Assignments as shown in Figure 118 see To config ure DS3s MGC Assignments on page 52 Modified Rdi Mode Moc Assignment 1 Mac Assignment 2 Mac Assignment 3 Mac Assignment 4 Mac Assignment 5 Mac Assignment 6 Mac Assignment 7 Mc Assignment 8 Hunt Switch K1 K2 Rev K1 K2 Trans Current Mode Mismatches Channel Mismatches PSBFs FEPLFs Switched Channel Discontinuity Time Group Status Last Switchover 2006 10 24 10 31 31 erdi MGC Sniffer_1 top strmlac Linux Jammer 50 MAC Script PC Linux Jammer 52 Linux Jammer 53 Linux Server 54 Chris disable APS Config nocmd APS Status 0110 0110 NOErrors ont arauwh WON eB Sia a EN EN El 2006 10 16 12 50 45 OC3 2 4PSGroup Working 1 Group Status Switch Command noCmd Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 118 OC3 Interface Parameters and Statistics K1 K2 Rev The current value of the K1 and K2 bytes received on the protection channel K1 K2 Trans The current value of the K1 and K2 bytes transmitted on the protection channel BTX 4K Application Manual 135 Viewing System Status Current The current status of the APS group This can be one of the following APS mode mismatch or Protection Switch Byte Failure Mo
28. The operator has disabled the channel s by reverse make busy on the chan nel on the MO trunk e MT trunk Configuration error MT channels are for operator assisted inbound calls or for busy line verification only They are not meant for making outbound calls Solutions e MO trunk Contact the operator OSS to check if the channel s has been disabled e MT trunk Contact the operator or move the MT spans channels to the correct channel resource MG to MGC Communications Symptoms Scenario 1 Media Gateway MG messages are not being seen or responded to by the Media Gateway Controller MGC For example RSIP NTFYs from the media gateway MG are not being responded to by the MGC CRCX RQNTs from the MGC responded to by the MG but the MGC retransmits the same commands Possible Causes e The IP of the MGC was entered incorrectly in the MGC target table e The domain name of MGC was entered incorrectly in MGC target table e The domain name of MGC was not entered correctly in the DNS e The MG domain name was not entered correctly in the MGC BTX 4K Application Manual 206 Troubleshooting e The MG domain name was not entered correctly in the DNS The DNS is not up e The UDP port for MGC is not correct Solutions e Check the DNS Verify all names and IPs of the MGCs and the MGs e Navigate NetConductor hierarchy Inventory gt NE gt Globals MGC Verify names and UDP ports in the templates e Check that the IP
29. This class contains information on the IP Task It reports detailed information on the Ping functionality CCP_IUA This class provides information about the IUA stack top level events CCP_IUANIF This class provides information about NIF Nodal Interface Function layer events in the IUA stack CCP_LAPD This class provides information about LAPD layer events from the IUA stack BTX 4K Application Manual 213 CCP_LED This class provides information on LEDs not currently used CCP_M2UA For future use CCP_M2UANIF For future use CCP_MTP2 For future use CCP_NPAPI This class provides information about the Network Processor API task It pro vides information related to the NP including NP status VPM NP messages and NP code downloading CCP_NTP Not currently used CCP_RDC This class provides information on messages sent between standby and active VPMs CCP_RMD This class provides information about the Received Message Distribution RMD class It includes information related to the routing of IP packets IP UDP ARP ICMP and so on CCP_RTD This class contains information related to the Run Time Diagnostics RTD task This task reports information on hardware presence failure temperature sensors and memory usage CCP_RTOS This class contains information related to the Real Time Operating System It includes information on hash and crc functions BTX 4K Application Manual 214 CCP_S
30. adding the NE NetConductor will take a few seconds to verify the settings and synchronize with the gateway The newly added gateway will then appear in the Navigation pane hierarchy Once you add a new network element the server will start polling it In the Net Conductor information pane the poll state of your new network element should read NE _POLL_IN PROGRESS When this status returns to IDLE the server has gathered all the infor mation for the new Network Element Configuring the BITS Clock You can set two BITS clocks to provide redundant timing for the gateway When using DS3 or OC 3 configured Optical VPMs only the T1 BITS clock interface is sup ported When using STM 1 configured Optical VPMs only the E1 BITS clock inter face is supported To set the BITS clock source 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces 2 Select BITS to display a list of BITS clock sources in the Information pane as shown in Figure 12 Edit Monitor Delete AAA CENA DEA a sie Admin Status Descr Last Change Oper Status Type Modified O O Bits 1 Edit Monitor up bits 1 2005 09 06 11 45 32 up 0 dsi 2005 09 06 12 14 32 O 0 Bits 2 Edit Monitor up bits 2 2005 09 06 11 45 32 up 0 dsi 2005 09 06 12 14 32 Figure 12 BITS Information pane BTX 4K Application Manual 38 Configuring Resources 3 Select Edit to the right of the BITS Clock to display the corresponding parame ters in the
31. address on the DNS server 1 is correct in the NetConductor under Inventory gt NE gt Globals DNS and in the MGC e Inthe NetConductor under Inventory gt NE gt Globals DNS gt DNS Resolver look at the MGC DNS resolved status If Status is not OK then verify the MGC name under Inventory gt NE gt Globals MGC gt MGC Template e Check that the domain name for the MG in the MGC matches that value stored in Net Conductor under Inventory gt NE gt Globals MGC gt MGC Globals n Symptoms Scenario 2 MG does not see or respond to MGC commands For example RQNT CRCX from MGC not being responded to by the MG Or the MGC is not in the list of valid MGCs for the affected DS3 Possible Causes e The UDP of the MG is different than 2427 in the MGC configuration Refer to the pre vious Possible Causes e Call Pro is not enabled Solutions e Verify that the setting for Call Pro Admin Config is enabled For more information see Configuring DS1 and El Parameters on page 68 for more information on set ting this value e Refer to the previous Solutions Voice Issues Symptoms Scenario 1 You are experiencing one way audio severely distorted voice or dropped calls BTX 4K Application Manual 207 Troubleshooting Possible Causes e The NetRef source is not set to BITS DS1 OC 3 or STM 1 but is instead working from the local oscillator e Admin Config is not enabled e CMTS is sending a bandwidt
32. and Protect interface Select Apply to save your changes BTX 4K Application Manual 57 Configuring Resources OC 3 Working and Protect Interface A BTX 4K configured for optical OC 3 contains two OC 3 interfaces the OC3 1 and OC3 2 In turn each of these interfaces has a Working and Protect interface Namely OC3 1 APSGroup Working 1 and OC3 1 APSGroup Protect 1 All statistics are collected at this interface level To configure the OC3 1 Working 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt OC3 1 to display the Information pane shown in Figure 35 Bl 192 168 188 22 gt G Interfaces gt oc3 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 object s Index Modified Admin Status SS O O OC3 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up O oc3 1 APsGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up o AA Sia AA ao of Jobiect s inden Modiied Admin Status pes oT O 003 1 STS1 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up oc3 1 path 1 Z O O oc3 1 5T51 2 Edit Monitor 16908288 2006 10 24 14 01 02 up oc3 1 path 2 Z O O 003 1 STS1 3 Edit Monitor 16973824 2006 10 24 13 11 23 up oc3 1 path 3 Z o Sioro DE O O oc3 1 0s1 1 Edit Monitor 16843008 2006 10 24 15 10 51 fastbusy i5 disat O O OC3 1 Ds1 2 Edit Monitor 16843264 2006 10 24 15 10 52 fastbusy 15 disat Figure 35 OC3 1 Interface Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of OC3 1 APSGroup Working
33. and provides an expanded debug configura tion for multiple subsystems via SNMP Standard off the shelf monitoring tools can be used to collect the Syslog messages to enable troubleshooting Physical Connections The following physical interfaces exist on the BTX 4K gateway The PSTN telephony interfaces gt DS3 OC 3 SONET e STM 1 SDH BITS clock inputs This T1 E1 interface provides the clock to the system The GigE interface also called the Media Interface This transports packetized media traffic to and from the gateway and can be configured to support TGCP sig naling traffic The 100 BaseT interface also called the Control Interface This carries the SNMP management traffic on a separate physical network from the voice TGCP signal BTX 4K Application Manual 19 Introduction ing is configurable on either the Media Interface or Control Interface Craft interface This serial interface is used for initial configuration gateway IP address subnet mask default router of the gateway Alarm interface This interface connects the gateway to external alarm collectors Typical Network Application Configuration CMS MGC 87 Class 5 Softswitch A BTX 4K E CMT 5S IP Network IMITA DS3 Media MF 7 or Signalling HFC OC 3 STM 1 Network Broadband Access Network PSTN Figure 1 BTX 4K PacketCable Network Application Figure 1 shows a graphical representation of a network applicatio
34. field that displays the contact person for this managed node Configure the Name This is an administratively assigned name for this gateway Configure the Location This is the physical location of this node for example telephone closet 3rd floor Configure the Date and Time This should be set to the current date and time Use the format as shown yyyy mm dd hh mm ss 0 The gateway will use this date and time for all syslog messages it sends and logs it keeps The Card Switch Op allows you to perform a switch over from the active VPM card to the standby It also performs a hardware reset of the card The BK Ping Admin Status allows you to enable or disable background ping monitoring This can be useful if you have disabled ping response from your default router and want to disable VPM failures due to missed ping response The default is enabled Configure System Vocoders Config to set the systemwide vocoder Changing this value will change the available capacity of the system The system must be BTX 4K Application Manual 82 Configuring Resources rebooted for this change to take effect l Q If BTX 4K is not authorized for a particular vocoder it will not show as an option note 10 Select Apply Configuring Hardware Settings Most of the hardware configurations are preset but there are a few that can be optionally changed See the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual for more information about the hardware Alias and Asset I
35. is the starting point for configuring and managing your Net work Elements Use the hierarchy in this pane as shown in Figure 7 to easily locate and select specific network components Retresh O Inventory E M 192 168 16 37 E M 192 168 16 3 a M 192 169 99 32 M 192 168 99 122 A 192 168 188 22 M 192 168 17 215 A 192 168 17 237 Bl 192 168 58 2 E 192 168 32 50 M 192 168 99 240 E 192 168 98 55 G Globals system Hardware 5 Globals Metwork Globals TrapTarget Cy Globals ForceConnect Globals MGC 2 Globals Sysloq Globals IPSec Q Globals Firrmware Globals TFTP Cy Interfaces 5 Globals NetRef Globals DNS 6 ignaling Backhaul El M 192 168 17 108 Figure 7 NE Hierarchy in the NetConductor Navigation pane E E EE HAA This figure shows the hierarchy of configurable components for a specific Network Element NE called 192 168 98 55 From this view you can click on any of these components to display the corresponding settings in the Information pane Information Pane The Information pane displays statistical and configuration data specific to the item you selected in the Navigation pane For instance by selecting Hardware gt VPM 1 BTX 4K Application Manual 30 Getting Started in the Navigation pane you can display a list of corresponding VPMs in the Informa tion pane as shown in Figure 8 gt 192 168 99 1
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37. pane 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate VPM The table displayed has been broken up in the following figures and sections shown in order to improve readability appCodeT able Current Active bankB Date Bank B 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 Version Bank B btx4k Oper Status success Date Bank 4 2005 08 31 22 22 16 0 Last Change O Version Bank 4 btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Figure 79 VPM General Statistics Current Active The bank A or B from which the current active code was retrieved at powerup or reset Date Bank B The version date of the code in Bank B Version Bank B The version number of the code in Bank B Oper Status The operational status of the most recent code upgrade This will show success if a reset or power cycle has occurred since the code upgrade BTX 4K Application Manual 98 Viewing System Status Date Bank A The version date of the code in Bank A Last Change The time when the most recent code upgrade occurred Note that a card reset will also change this time Version Bank A The version number of the code in Bank A entPhysicalT able Desct Muera 4K Motherboard Hardware Rev 25 Software Rey see appCodeTable Serial Num 120510805 Model Name 555 Alias Asset ID Is FRU true Figure 80 VPM entPhysicalTable Statistics Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Hardware Rev The current hardware revision for the card or module Software Rev The cur
38. parameters in the information pane as shown in Figure 38 BTX 4K Application Manual 60 Configuring Resources Modified 2006 12 10 15 41 40 Index 33619968 ifTable Desct oc3 2 path 1 Type sonetPath Speed 51840000 Phys Address Admin Status up v Oper Status up Last Change 2006 12 08 13 38 44 sonetPathCurrentT able Width sts1 Status sonetPathNoDefect Se Ge amp sonetFarEndPathCurrentT able I E te EN E n4kifStatsT able Clear All Sonet Stats noop Y Calls In Progress 133 Calls Blocked 231 Clear Call Blocked noop Y n4kSonetPathCurrentT able Current Status Last Change a Circuit Identifier Apply Cancel Figure 38 STS 1 Configuration Parameters Set Admin Status to up to enable this interface To clear the stats for this STS 1 invoke Clear All Sonet Stats To Clear Call Blocked for this STS 1 configure this parameter to Invoke Optionally enter a Circuit Identifier to give this interface a name mO O Ot ae go Select Apply to save your changes BTX 4K Application Manual 61 Configuring Resources Configuring the Optical STM 1 SDH Interface To configure the STM1 1 interface 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to display a list of Interfaces in the Information pane as shown in Figure 39 Ok Al 192 168 16 111 gt G Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor TER e o Modified Switch Channel Misma
39. see new code at the gateway Possible Causes e Connection issue between NetConductor and Gateway including a firewall block for TFTP packets or Background Control IP addresses e Background Control IP addresses not properly configured during initial system con figuration e Excessive congestion in IP Network causes download to timeout Solutions e Configure firewall to allow TFTP packets on UDP ports 69 and 1500 and to allow traf fic to from the Background Control IP addresses e Verify that the Background Control IP addresses are unique and routable IP addresses If not you must reconfigure these addresses at the craft port of the active VPM A ser vice affecting system reset will also be required e Resolve traffic congestion issues MO MT Channel Issues Symptoms Scenario 1 MO MT spans are not coming up in other words the span is not in service BTX 4K Application Manual 205 Troubleshooting Possible Causes e Robbed bit signalling has not been selected MO MT are MF Feature Group D trunks and Robbed bit signalling should be selected for the DS1 that is running MO MT sig nalling Solutions e From the hierarchy in the NetConductor navigation pane select Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt DS3 n Select edit next to the corresponding DS1 In the displayed dia log box set SignalMode to robbed bit Symptoms Scenario 2 MO or MT channels do not make outbound calls Possible Causes e MO trunk
40. shown in Figure 73 BTX 4K Application Manual 93 Configuring Resources Bl 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt O AspGroup 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 10 24 10 28 51 Asp_Group Config Alias Adaptation Type ua Operational Mode activeStandby Admin Config enabled Apply Cancel Figure 73 ASPGroup Configuration Parameters 2 Configure the Alias to give this ASP Group an alphanumeric name 3 From the Admin Config drop down menu select enabled 4 Select Apply to save your changes and continue BTX 4K Application Manual 94 VIEWING SYSTEM STATUS This chapter describes the methods available for monitoring the status of your gate way Through the hierarchy in NetConductor s Navigation pane you can find the configurable settings and view only statistics of your gateway Introduction In NetConductor each system entity e g DS3 Ethernet interface DNS server etc contains a page of parameters you can edit and a monitor page where you can view statistics and parameter settings By selecting a system entity in the information pane you can display the corresponding options and statistics for that entity Many of the screens shown in this chapter are non configurable view only displays For example the monitor view of the Bits Interface as shown in Figure 74 has no config urable fields BTX 4K Application Manual 95 Viewing System Status Invoked Monitor action for 1
41. such as digital terminations Reset This resets all statistics for the selected channel BTX 4K Application Manual 162 Viewing System Status Status Codec pcmu Rate 64000 Packet Period 10 Echo steady Echo Erl a Echo Erle 0 Echo Tail Delay O Call Pro dle Abcd Enc 0 Abcd Dec 0 Local Jitter D Remote Jitter O Digits Src Enc Digits Dst Enc Digits Src Dec Digits Dst Dec Call Pro Mode active Call Pro Notified Entity 0 0 0 0 2727 Current Rtp Crypto none Current Rtcp Crypto none Current Rtp Auth one Current Rtcp Auth None Figure 138 DSO Status Codec Indicates the current codec in use on the channel Rate Indicates the current data rate in use on the channel displayed in bits per second bps Packet Period Indicates the current packet period in use on the channel if any Echo Indicates current channel echo canceller status BTX 4K Application Manual 163 Viewing System Status Echo ERL The Echo Return Loss is the ratio between the signal energy sent towards the TDM subscriber and the echo energy received back from the TDM subscriber sig nal This number is calculated prior to echo cancellation expressed in dB Echo ERLE The Echo Return Loss Enhancement is the amount of enhancement the echo can celler provides to the ERL expressed in dB This is the ratio between the echo canceller input signal and the echo canceller adaptive filter output signal befo
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43. the Gateway Controller Creates modifies and deletes connections to and from other endpoints as instructed by the Media Gateway Controller Controls and assigns internal media processing resources specific connections upon receipt of a request from the Media Gateway Controller Performs all media processing between the PSTN and the network Ensures that any entity communicating with the Media Gateway adheres to the security requirements Stores and reports connection and channel statistics CableLabs Certification The CableLabs Certification Process has been developed to provide cable operators with confidence that the certified equipment is built to the project specifications and therefore interoperates with other CableLabs certified products made by other ven dors Certification is achieved by successfully completing an Acceptance Test Plan ATP ATPs consist of Compatibility Test Plans CTPs CTPs are executed and evaluated in Certification Waves CWs held quarterly The BTX 4K supports the functionality required to comply with all aspects of the TGCP Security CALEA and Codec CTPs The BTX 4K also provides value added functionality needed by leading edge Cable MSOs BTX 4K in a Force Connect Application The Force Connect application as shown in Figure 2 allows static connections for RTP transport as well as CAS and ISDN signaling transport across IP without con trol from a softswitch The granularity of these c
44. to the next MGC on the list Configure Disconnect Retransmits This is the total number of retransmits of a given TGCP message before the disconnected procedure is initiated Configure Disconnect Init This is the maximum delay before entering the TGCP disconnected procedure Configure Disconnect Max This is the maximum delay between successive TGCP disconnected procedures when fully backed off Configure Wildcard Rsip Enable When enabled this allows the gateway to send a single RSIP for multiple channels For example there is one RSIP for all DSOs of a DS1 When disabled individual RSIPs for each port will always be sent Configure Piggyback Response Enable This configuration enables or disables piggybacking for TGCP messages Configure Encryption Enable This setting controls the default setting for media encryption Note that even when this is set to disable full security negotia tions will be performed and the media channel will run encryption if the MGC specifies a security ciphersuite in the LCO of a TGCP message This encryption is not applicable for Force Connections Configure Retransmit Timer Max Set the time when retransmissions for a command cease Associated with TsMax in the TGCP protocol The default value is 20000 ms Configure Response History Length Set the lifetime of a given TGCP transac tion ID The default value is 30000 ms BTX 4K Application Manual 74 Configuring Resources 16 Xgcp Feature
45. 01 11 09 46 37 ccp cnslaud 010102 O G syslog ccp cp Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp cp 010102 o G Syslog ccp di Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp di 010102 Figure 162 Debug Class Table 3 Select Edit to the right of the debug class you want to configure as shown in Fig ure 162 For brief definitions of the debug classes see Syslog Debug Classes on page 211 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 11 23 10 33 41 Class ccp aps Level 1 If Index in HEX DODODO Figure 163 Debug Class Configuration 4 Configure Level This is the debug level for this debug class A value of zero effec tively disables debug for this class The higher the number the more debug infor mation is available The default level for all classes is Level 1 Configurable levels are Level 0 Disabled no syslog output for the given class BTX 4K Application Manual 195 Managing The Gateway Level 1 Critical Error Condition This is the default setting on the VPM Level 2 Call Operational Flow This is informational as to the general flow of the software Level 3 Function Trace Informational This is a detailed trace at the func tion level used mostly for unit testing Level 4 Verbose DSP only 5 Configure ifIndex The Interface Index or ifIndex is a filter for the debug class when applicable In addition to using levels some of the DSP syslog classes can be further filtered to specific D
46. 1 to display the OC 3 Information pane as shown in Figure 36 BTX 4K Application Manual 58 Configuring Resources Invoked Edit action for 1 4PSGroup objects 192 168 99 122 gt Y Interfaces gt Bl oc3 1 gt O 0C3 1 aPSGroup Working 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 12 10 15 41 40 Index 16777216 Config Descr oc3 1 working Type sonet Speec 55520000 Phys Address Admin Status down Oper Status up Last Change 2006 12 08 13 38 44 Clear All Stats noop Y Medium Config Type sonet Time Elapsed 285 Valid Intervals 06 Line Coding sonetMediumNRZ Line Type sonetShortSingleMode Circuit Identifier 0C3_Working Invalid Intervals 0 Loopback Config sonetNoLoop v Figure 36 OC3 1 Working Interface Parameters cropped 3 4 5 6 Set Admin Config to up to enable this interface To Clear All Stats for this OC 3 configure this parameter to invoke Optionally enter a Circuit Identifier to give this interface a name Configure the OC 3 Loopback Config from the drop down menu This is a diag nostic facility with the following options The default value is sonetNoLoop SonetFacilityLoop specifies that the received signal at this interface is looped back out through the corresponding transmitter in the return direction SonetTerminalLoop ensures the signal about to be transmitted is con nected to the associated incoming receiver Select Apply to save your changes BTX 4K Applica
47. 22 gt Y Hardware gt Q Vom 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor Delete H Lofiobject s sem pesa a aaa O O vom 1 Dsadb 18 edit monitor Nuera 4K DS3 ts Module 7 false 504 304 29041046 16 of 16 object m 16 of 16 objectis tp pr SER AN ETA O B Vpm 1 Dsp 1 Edit Monitor banks 3 18 53 e O O vom 1 Dsp 2 Edit Monitor bank M A Vinm 1 Nsn 3 cAr nianie hank amp 25 18 22 18 52 49 N 25 28 22 Figure 8 Information pane 12 52 40 MN n arrasa htxak v20 1 2 F The Information pane shown in Figure 8 displays information about the two installed VPMs Using the links above the list of components you can edit monitor and delete components as necessary Notice that you can select and edit multiple compo nents simultaneously After selecting the edit or monitor links or the component link directly the Infor mation screen will change to show the specific settings for the selected component See Figure 9 for an example of this screen BTX 4K Application Manual 31 Getting Started Invoked Edit action for 1 Dsp object s gt 192 168 99 122 gt Y Hardware gt Q Vom 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2005 08 31 12 43 11 appCodeT able 2005 08 23 18 53 49 0 005 08 23 18 53 49 0 btx4k_v2 0 1 3 btx4k 12 0 1 3 success entPhysicalTable true 04 302 Nuera 4K DSP Module P130400024 Asset ID Hardware Rev 5 Alias n4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2005 08 31 10 34 14 F
48. 4 14 01 01 up o 3 of 3 objects C Gemeld Pe E a O Y TN es A A O O 003 1 STS1 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up oc3 1 path 1 2 O O oc3 1 5T51 2 Edit Monitor 16908288 2006 10 24 14 01 02 up oc3 1 path 2 2 O 003 1 STS1 3 Edit Monitor 16973824 2006 10 24 13 11 23 up oc3 1 path 3 2 ar A O oc3 1 0s1 1 Edit Monitor 16843008 2006 10 24 15 10 51 fastbusy 15 disat M A OC3 1 Ds1 2 _ Edit Monitor 16843264 2006 10 24 15 10 52 fastbusv 1 disat Figure 121 OC3 Interface Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the OC3 1 STS1 1 link to display the correspond ing information BTX 4K Application Manual 142 Modified Index Descr Type Speed Phys Address Admin Status Oper Status Last Change Width Status cy JAS Clear All Sonet Stats Calls In Progress Calls Blocked Clear Call Blocked Current Status Last Change Circuit Identifier Viewing System Status 2006 10 24 14 01 01 16842752 ifTable oc3 1 path 1 sonetPath 51840000 up up 2006 10 16 12 50 46 sonetPathCurrentT able sts1 sonetPathNoDefect oo WY my sonetFarEndPathCurrentT able E E eS n kIfStatsTable noop O 0 noop n4kSonetPathCurrentT able Figure 122 STS1 Interface Statistics Descr A text string containing information about the interface Type The type of interface Speed An estimate of the interface s current bandwidth in bits per second BTX 4K Application Manual 143
49. 7 Configure Secure TFTP When enabled the firmware transfer from the Net Conductor to the gateway will be within an IPSec tunnel provided that the rac coon process is properly configured on the NetConductor server 8 Select Apply Q The Oper Status parameter will provide updates on the progress of the firmware upgrade and will indicate when the note process is complete BTX 4K Application Manual 200 Managing The Gateway The Alarm pane will report any errors encountered during the firmware upgrade process note a O sosoo poe N a Upgrading Capacity and Vocoder Capability To upgrade the Capacity or Vocoder Capability of the BTX 4K contact your Nuera representative with the following information current capacity license current vocoder license serial numbers for both VPMs You can locate this information by selecting Tasks from the Link pane at the top of the NetConductor window In the navigation pane on the left select the appropriate Network Element then License to display this information as shown in Figure 166 des NE Name 192 168 99 122 161 Default Gateway Router IP address Subnet Mask Floating IP control 192 168 99 254 192 168 99 122 255 255 255 0 Floating IP media 192 168 99 254 192 168 99 222 255 255 255 0 Slot 1 Current Capacity Licensed Current Yocoder Licensed Number of DSP SIMMs Serial Num Vpm 1 1302 g711 g729a ila 350400162 Slot 2 Current Capacity Licensed Current Yoc
50. AB voice codecs BTX 4K Application Manual 17 Introduction Echo Cancellation Each voice channel in a BTX 4K gateway system meets or exceeds ITU G 168 rec ommendations for near end echoes delayed by up to 64ms The integrated echo canceller provides approximately 40dB of echo attenuation The residual echo is further attenuated to imperceptible levels by a non linear processing function This is also referred to as NLP center clipper or residual echo suppressor The NLP as well as the echo canceller can be disabled via configuration without interruption of voice processing Performance of an echo canceller is also a function of the echo return loss ERL provided by the 2 wire 4 wire hybrid The echo canceller can operate with ERL values as low as 6dB Voice Activity Detection The BTX 4K uses voice activity detection VAD to determine the difference between voice and background noise When enabled the VAD blocks the trans mission of packets when voice is not present When running PCMU or PCMA codecs the VAD algorithm is Nuera proprietary based on neural net technology When running the G 729A codec the VAD algorithm is specified by G 729B Lost Packet Recovery Packet Loss Concealment The BTX 4K uses lost packet recovery LPR also known as packet loss conceal ment PLC to compensate for network disruptions that could result in late or lost packets at the receiver When no packet is available for audio decoding these ad
51. Admin Status to up This is the desired state of DS1 physical ports To reset or zero performance statistics counters for this DS1 configure Clear to invoke To Clear Call Blocked for this DS1 configure this parameter to invoke Select Apply BTX 4K Application Manual TA Configuring Resources The online DS1s will RSIP to the default MGC The MGC will respond with 200 OK and the gateway is ready to make calls Configuring Network Globals The network globals refers to the Type Of Service TOS parameters Set the Network Globals if the network the gateway is on uses TOS variables and Diffserv in its rout ers To configure Network Globals 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals Network to dis play the table shown in Figure 53 Edit Monitor Delete o Saad etl ee Modified Alias Default Gw O 8 Floating IP control Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 00 23 control 192 168 99 254 255 255 O 8 Floating IP media Edit Monitor 2005 09 06 11 01 20 media 192 168 99 225 255 255 O ans Call Control 10S DSCP Management TOS DSCP O Network Globals 1 Edit Monitor 175 175 2005 09 01 Figure 53 Network Globals Information Table 2 Click Edit to the right of Network Globals 1 to display the parameters shown in Figure 54 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 09 01 12 00 23 Call Control TOS DSCP 175 Management TOS DSCP 175 Figure 54 Network Globals Parameters 3 Configure Call Control This i
52. BTX 4K APPLICATION MANUAL Release 2 2 299 432 505 NUER A First Edition February 2007 This edition applies to the Nuera Communications Inc BTX 4K gateway The licensed prod uct described in this document and all licensed materials that are available for it are provided by Nuera under terms of the agreement for Nuera licensed products Nuera periodically makes additions deletions or changes to the information in this document Before you use this document consult Nuera or your distributor for the most recent Nuera edition The author and publisher have made reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of the information in this book However neither the author nor the publisher shall have any liability with respect to loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by reliance on any infor mation in this book Nuera may have patents or pending patent applications covering material in this document Furnishing this document does not of itself constitute a grant of any license or immunity under any patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other rights of Nuera or of any third party or any right to refer to Nuera in any advertising or other marketing activi ties Nuera assumes no responsibility for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties that may result from use of the material in this document or for the manufacture use lease or sale of machines or software programs described herein
53. BTX 4K configured for metallic DS3 interfaces then you will see DS3 interfaces in the inventory of your Network Element instead of OC 3 or STM 1 As shown in Figure 26 a BTX 4K is said to be configured for metallic DS3 if the VPM cards have a DS3DB module installed Ok Bl 192 168 17 108 gt Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor 1 of 1 objects E a m D REN Modified Admin Status Descr Last Change A O O Ds3 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 05 26 up ds3 1 2006 10 25 01 31 00 te Figure 26 BTX 4K Configured for Metallic DS3 BTX 4K Application Manual 50 Configuring Resources A BTX 4K is said to be configured for an STM1 interface if the VPM cards have a OC3DB module installed and the connection type is set to STM1 as shown in Figure 27 Ok Al 192 168 16 111 gt Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor se Modified Channel Mismatches O 0 stm1 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 20 noCmd 0 noErrors O sm 2 E Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 20 noCmd 0 noErrors Figure 27 BTX 4K Configured for STM1 Interface A BTX 4K is said to be configured for an OC3 interface if the VPM cards have an OC3DB module installed and the connection type is set to OC3 as shown in Figure 28 Ok Bl 192 168 188 22 gt G Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor JE JO E Modified Rdi Mode Mac Assignment 1 O oc2 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 erdi 1 Sniffer_1 TOP 2 stmlac O 8 OC3
54. Bits object s Bl 192 168 99 122 gt Interfaces gt O Bits 1 Refresh Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 11 15 23 ifTable Descr bits 1 Type ds1 Speed 0 Admin Status down Oper Status down Last Change nja Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 74 Floating IP Statistics The configuration parameters detailed in this chapter are also i available in the Nuera NetConductor Online Help System O Select the Help link in any NetConductor Information pane to note launch the Help System in a new browser window Repolling the System As shown in Figure 75 from the Inventory screen in NetConductor you can select one or more NEs and then select repoll This will retrieve the most recent data by pulling current information from the gateway and updating the on screen status information for the selected unit Edit Monitor Repoll Delete AA EEES la pat Inventory State Last Poll E E 192 168 17 108 Edit Monitor Repoll Delete IDLE 2005 12 14 17 24 28 200 Edit Monitor Repoll Delete Figure 75 Repoll Refresh Link To cut down on network traffic you can choose to Refresh data from the NetConduc tor server instead of repolling the Network Element From any Information pane in BTX 4K Application Manual 96 Viewing System Status NetConductor as shown in Figure 76 select Refresh to repopulate the screen with the most recent data from the server gt E 192 168 99 122 gt
55. C This class contains information related to the System Control SC task The SC task controls the main state of the card It coordinates all the tasks in the arbitra tion process CCP_SCTP This class provides information about SCTP layer events from the IUA stack CCP_SNMP This class provides information relating to SNMP tasks including SNMP health SNMP message and trap processing CCP_SNMPAUD This turns audit messages due to configuration changes made via SNMP e g NetConductor off 0 or on 1 CCP_SYSLOG This class contains information about the Syslog SI task It provides low level information of the Syslog inter workings CCP_TDM This class contains information related to the TDM task It includes information about NetRefs signalling and TDM statistics e g DS3 STM 1 OC 3 DS1 E1 CCP_TFTP This class contains information relating to the TFTP task It reports the progress and status of receiving code via TFTP and the storing of it into flash CCP_TUCL This class provides information about TUCL TCP UDP Convergence Layer layer events from the IUA stack CCP_WDOG This class provides information related to the Watchdog WDOG task which monitors the low level health of the system BTX 4K Application Manual 215 CCP_XD_ MEM This class provides information related to allocating and de allocating memory CCP_XUA This class provides information on the top level control of and interaction with the I
56. CCP_DRVR This class contains information about low level driver code related to netref con sole ping and Ethernet packet transmission CCP_DSPAPI This class provides information related to the DSP including DSP status VPM DSP messages and DSP code downloading CCP_DSPPOLL This class provides information on the DSP heartbeat poll This status was sepa rated from the CCP_DSPAPI because of its high rate repetitive nature CCP_EH This class contains information related to the Event Handler EV task This is the task that collects all the events and makes the decision about failover BTX 4K Application Manual 212 CCP_FATAL This class provides information on fatal errors All fatal error messages are sent regardless of the level set for this class CCP_FFS This class contains information specific to the Flash File System FFS task It reports low level information on the file access and storage init CCP_IDLE This class contains information related to the idle task It provides information on the percentage idle time in the system CCP_INIT This class contains information about the initialization process It deals with things such as booting from flash hardware initialization and task startup CCP_IP This class provides information relating to IP address conflicts ARP resolution and internal IP function misuse CCP_IPSEC Information on configuring and processing IPSec signaling packets CCP_IPTSK
57. Config is a bitmap reserved for the enabling and disabling of TGCP call processing features Setting this to 1 will trigger a DLCX on the RTCP timeout For the default value of 0 this RTCP timeout is ignored The current timeout is 30 minutes E Se To configure DS1s DS1 Config Section 1 The next section shown in Figure 49 allows you to configure the DS1 settings dsx1ConfigT able Time Elapsed D Valid Intervals J Line Type dsx1ESF Circuit Identifier Loopback Config dsx1NoLoop v Line Status dsx1NoAlarm Signal Mode none v Invalid Intervals 0 Line Status Last Change 2001 07 23 01 22 43 Loopback Status dsx1NoLoopbact Figure 49 DS1 Configuration Section 2 Configure the Line Type This parameter indicates the variety of DS1 or El application implemented on this interface The valid options are e dsx1ESF DS1 only default framing format dsx1D4 DS1 only e dsx1E1 El only e dsx1E1CRC El only 3 Configure the Circuit Identifier This is a user defined field For OC 3 or STM 1 interfaces this field is used as the DS1 E1 path trace label J2 byte which can be used by external controllers for path trace confirmation For DS1s within a DS3 interface this field is not recognized by external controllers 4 Configure the Loopback Config This is a diagnostic facility with the following options No loopback dsx1LineLoop data received on DS1 at the BTX 4K is looped back out to the line dsxlInwa
58. D For every card and module in the BTX 4K you can optionally configure an Alias and Asset ID Setting values for these parameters can be useful for identification pur poses when troubleshooting and upgrading your hardware as shown for the Alarm Card in Figure 61 Configuring these parameters is optional and may not appear in the procedures that follow Apply Cancel Modified 2006 04 06 19 35 37 entPhysicalT able Descr Nuera 4K Alarm Module Serial Num nja Model Name 504 287 Alias Alarm Card 1 Asset ID SDFGHIERTYCVBBGHU Is FRU true n4kModuleT able Oper Status ol Last Change 2006 03 22 11 32 24 Figure 61 Alias and Asset ID Alarm Card BTX 4K Application Manual 83 Configuring Resources Configuring a VPM Card To configure a VPM card 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware to display the VPM table as shown in Figure 62 E EEE o pao Allowed Channel Count Authorized Yocoders Capacity Days Left O O vom 1 Edit Monitor 3906 g711 0 O A vom 2 Edit monitor 3906 9711 0 Edit Monitor Delete Figure 62 VPM Card Table 2 Select Edit next to the corresponding card to display the configurable parameters in the Information pane n4kCardT able Oper Status active Last Change 2006 04 13 03 14 27 Reset Op none Figure 63 VPM Card Screen 3 You can perform a hardware reset of the card by selecting reset from the Reset Op drop down menu If you have configure
59. E ME EE MESS ie CU MES MES MO MO ME ME ME ES E ES E noop Figure 149 SCTP Association Statistics cropped The total number of data bytes transmitted Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP chunks transmitted BTX 4K Application Manual Viewing System Status 174 Viewing System Status Init Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP INIT chunks transmitted Init Ack Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP INIT ACK chunks transmitted Cookie Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Cookie chunks transmitted Cookie Ack Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Cookie ACK chunks transmitted Data Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Data chunks transmitted Sack Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP SACK chunks transmitted Heart Beat Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Heart Beat chunks transmitted Heart Beat Ack Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Heart Beat ACK chunks transmitted Abort Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Abort chunks transmitted Shutdown Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Shutdown chunks transmitted Shutdown Ack Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Shutdown ACK chunks transmitted Shutdown Compl Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Shutdown Complete chunks transmitted BTX 4K Application Manual 175 Viewing System Status Error Chunks Tx The total number of SCTP Error chunks transmitted Data Bytes Rx The total number of data bytes received Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP chunks received
60. G Interfaces gt O oc3 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 object s Index Modified i O oc3 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up c O oc3 1 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up o TA RR A AAA 8 N ra TA A DA A O O 003 1 STS1 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up oc3 1 path 1 2 O O oc3 1 5T51 2 Edit Monitor 16908288 2006 10 24 14 01 02 up oc3 1 path 2 2 O 003 1 STS1 3 Edit Monitor 16973824 2006 10 24 13 11 23 up oc3 1 path 3 2 ar A O O 0C3 1 Ds1 1 Edit Monitor 16843008 2006 10 24 15 10 51 fastbusy 15 disat O O oc3 1 051 2 Edit Monitor 16843264 2006 10 24 15 10 52 fastbusy 15 disat Figure 119 OC3 Interface Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the OC3 1 APSGroup Working 1 link to display the corresponding information BTX 4K Application Manual 138 Viewing System Status Section Current Stats statu sonetSectionNoDefect 5 1 SESs 1 sas J WS 30 Line Current Stats Status sonetLinea1s ESs 1 SESs J LYS Ns UASs 0 Far End Line Current Stats 5 1 SESs O CVs 98 UAS i APS Channel Status Current sf Signal Degrades 1 Signal Failures 1 Switchovers 1 Last Switchover 2006 10 16 12 50 44 Switchover Seconds 0 Discontinuity Time O Apply Cancel Figure 120 OC3 Working Interface Statistics cropped Status This status provides information about the status of the interface at varying lev els including failure s
61. I eae ae a O o LNS Current Active Date Bank A Date Bank O O Yom 1 Np 17 Edit Monitor bankB 2005 08 31 21 48 09 0 2005 08 31 21 Figure 95 VPM Network Processor 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate NP The table shown in Figure 96 is displayed appCodeTable Date Bank 4 2005 08 31 21 48 09 0 Current Active bankB Date Bank B 2005 08 31 21 48 09 0 Last Change 0 Version Bank B btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Version Bank A btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Oper Status SUCCESS entPhysicalTable Is FRU false Model Name 504 303 Firmware Rev Descr Nuera 4K NP Module Serial Num 300410719 Asset ID Hardware Rey 8 Alias n 4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2005 09 06 11 44 45 Figure 96 NP General Codes and Module Specific Statistics BTX 4K Application Manual 113 Viewing System Status Date Bank A The version date of the code in Bank A Current Active Displays the bank A or B from which the current active code was retrieved at powerup or reset Date Bank B The version date of the code in Bank B Last Change The time when the most recent code upgrade occurred Note that a card reset will also change this time Version Bank B The version number of the code in Bank B Version Bank A The version number of the code in Bank A Oper Status Module Specific The current operational status of the card or module Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable
62. Information pane as shown in Figure 13 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 12 19 12 11 26 ifTable Desct bit Type ds1 Speed 0 Admin Status up Y Oper Status down Last Change 2005 01 23 10 00 42 Figure 13 BITS General Statistics 4 Configure Admin Status to up This is the desired state of the physical interface 5 Select Apply 6 Repeat these steps for BITS 2 the other BITS clock source Q The BITS clock Oper Status may remain down until it has been assigned as a NetRef See Configuring NetRef on page 39 note Configuring NetRef The Network Reference Clock NetRef is the clock source used to synchronize the TDM signals into and out of the system In most cases the BITS clock is used as the network reference clock but you may also select a DS1 OC 3 or STM 1 interface for this purpose It is important to configure both the primary and secondary NetRefs to avoid clock slips Mixing BITS with a DS1 OC 3 or STM 1 interface for the net work reference clock is not supported in this release In setting 0 your primary and secondary clocks you must set both clocks to caution either BITS or TDM interfaces BTX 4K Application Manual 39 Configuring Resources To configure the NetRef 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals NetRef to dis play the NetRef Information pane as shown in Figure 14 Edit Monitor Delete AS AAA o 2 of 2 object s Modified Admin Config Sour
63. Init Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP INIT chunks received Init Ack Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP INIT ACK chunks received Cookie Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Cookie chunks received Cookie Ack Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Cookie ACK chunks received Data Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Data chunks received Sack Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP SACK chunks received Heart Beat Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Heart Beat chunks received Heart Beat Ack Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Heart Beat ACK chunks received Abort Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Abort chunks received BTX 4K Application Manual 176 Viewing System Status Shutdown Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Shutdown chunks received Shutdown Ack Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Shutdown ACK chunks received Shutdown Comp Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Shutdown Complete chunks received Error Chunks Rx The total number of SCTP Error chunks received DNSQuery Tx The total number of SCTP association DNS queries transmitted DNSResp Rx The total number of SCTP association DNS responses received ASPGroup Status The following section discusses how to monitor ASPGroup status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view ASPGroup options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup n to display the corres
64. Kase AAS A oe A AA BEES 27 Accessing NetConductor 0 0 eens 28 Th User IEC sola fetes fete AA et hee ne Oe ae eae 28 Links Panes 1304 esta Oia Bhawan a Yee wal ri Shai ada 29 Navigation Pane nia resta ES 30 Informati n Pale caudal a Cock e Ree has 30 Alarm Pane aeua nen REO S 32 Chapter 3 Configuring Resources 35 Prerequisites iaa As hls a Sale ey ale Ala Mn Sa Mea oA Ue Ge eee Re ae 35 Initial Configuration 36 Adding a Network Element 0 0 00 e eee ee eens 36 Configuring the BITS Clock idas ded A ae 38 Configuring NetRet desnatada cios 39 Configuring DNS asienta carr ala 41 Configuring IPsec sener ci 285 A ATA NILES Gh othe 42 Configuring Media Gateway Controllers for TGCP Applications 44 Configuring Remote Gateways for Force Connect Applications 47 Configuring TDM Interfaces 0 0 cece ene 50 Configuring DS1 and El Parameters 0 0 00 ooo 68 Configuring Network Globals o ooooooooooooo oo 78 Configuring TrapTargets o oooooooooooooooooooooooo 79 Configuring TFTP Clients 2 4 05 asa as a nae ee Rhos 8 80 Configuring System Global Parameters oooooooooo oo 81 Configuring Hardware Settings 0 0 00 nnsa ene ee ene 83 Configuring TUA eects oh a a a ae BE nk a OS S 84 Chapter 4 Viewing System Status 95 o sssini eae pe Ok ewe ee OEE ee 95 Repolling the System 0 0c ccc cee eee eee 96 Refresh ink a ate Oe a I A
65. Mbps Also called T 3 DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency El See DS1 EMS Element Management System A generic name for the NetConductor An element management system EMS manages one or more of a specific type of telecommu nications network element NE Typically the EMS manages the functions and capabilities within each NE but does not manage the traffic between different NEs in the network ESF B8ZS Extended Superframe Format Bipolar 8 Zero Substitution Ethernet A local area network used for connecting computers printers workstations ter minals servers and so on within the same building or campus BTX 4K Application Manual 222 GUI Graphical User Interface IAD Integrated Access Device A consumer premises box which provides for the simul taneous Internet data access and voice calls over DSL broadband connection IP Internet Protocol The Internet Protocol is a standard describing software that keeps track of the internet work addresses for different nodes routes outgoing messages and recognizes incoming messages It allows packets to traverse multi ple networks on the way to its final destination IP Address A unique 32 bit identifier for a specific IP host computer on a network Masks A field made up of letters or numbers and wildcard characters used to filter data Media IP Address This is the IP address of the GigE interface located on the front of the VPM card MO MT Multi freq
66. Replaceable input values e Messages Read the following sections to learn more about how this information is shown in the rest of the book Notes Cautions and Warnings N Notes show useful information requiring your attention note BTX 4K Application Manual 11 Cautions show information requiring extra attention pr Warnings are information that if not followed could result in A 3 td injury or equipment damage warning Jury quip 8 How Numbers Are Used When numbers are shown in this book they can appear as descriptive values or as data to be manipulated internally Decimal values are used frequently however alternate number bases are useful when internal data is shown Large Decimal Numbers Numbers greater than 9999 display in SI metric style where whole numbers that contain more than four digits are broken into groups of three digits that are sepa rated by spaces For example the number sixteen thousand three hundred eighty three is shown as 16 383 This avoids confusion between American and European punctuation conventions However a number that is internally manipulated by a computer is shown without punctuation or spaces For example notice how the value 65 535 appears in the following instruction without a space or a thousands separator within the number Specify 65535 as a maximum value Numbers with Different Bases All numbers shown in this book are decimal values unless the number bas
67. S3 OC 3 DS1 STM 1 El or DSOs by using an ifIn dex specific to the endpoint or group of endpoints This option is not available to CCP and NP classes A value of zero enables debugging for all interface objects for this class A non zero value enables debugging for that particular interface object only It is not applicable to CCP and NP classes DS3 Only Enter this value as a decimal representation of a hexadecimal number xx yy zz where xxis the DS3 number yy is the DS1 number A value of 00 means all DS1s zz1is the DSO number A value of 00 means all DSOs For example 65536 01 00 00 or 10000 in hexadecimal This includes all DS1s and all DSOs on DS3 number 1 65793 01 01 01 or 10101 in hexadecimal This includes DSO number 1 on DS1 number 1 on DS3 number 1 Q The Index Value under DSO General Statistics is calculated this way and can be used as a quick reference for individual note DSOs OC 3 Only Enter this value as a decimal representation of a hexadecimal number vv xx yy zz Where BTX 4K Application Manual 196 Managing The Gateway vvis the OC 3 number xxis the STS Path number 0 1 2 or 3 in groups of 28 T1s A value of 00 means all STS 1 paths yy is the DS1 number A value of 00 means all DS1s zz 1s the DSO number A value of 00 means all DSOs For example 16777216 01 00 00 00 or 1000000 in Hex This includes all DSOs on all STS 1 paths on OC 3 number 1
68. Status Cookie Lifespan The lifespan of a valid cookie since its creation Maximum Association The maximum number of associations for the gateway Endpoints Opened The number of ASPs opened Associations Established the number of associations established Num Destination Address The number of destination addresses in use Max Retransmission The number of times that an SCTP message will be retransmitted for an associa tion if no response is received regardless of the transport address Max Path The number of times that an SCTP message will be transmitted to a particular transport address Note than an association may have multiple transport addresses per association BTX 4K Application Manual 173 Data Bytes Tx Chunks Tx Init Chunks Tx Init Ack Chunks Tx Cookie Chunks Tx Cookie Ack Chunks Tx Data Chunks Tx Sack Chunks Tx Heart Beat Chunks Tx Heart Beat Ack Chunks Tx Abort Chunks Tx Shutdown Chunks Tx Shutdown Ack Chunks Tx Shutdown Compl Chunks Tx Error Chunks Tx Data Bytes Rx Chunks Rx Init Chunks Rx Init Ack Chunks Rx Cookie Chunks Rx Cookie Ack Chunks Rx Data Chunks Rx Sack Chunks Rx Heart Beat Chunks Rx Heart Beat Ack Chunks Rx Abort Chunks Rx Shutdown Chunks Rx Shutdown Ack Chunks Rx Shutdown Compl Chunks Rx Error Chunks Rx DNSQuery Tx DNSResp Rx Clear Stats Data Bytes Tx SCTP Association Stats Bo ME E MES ES ES ig y MUS IS ME E IES E MS E
69. Syslog server configuration 8 Enter the Syslog On Demand Command Typically the Syslog On Demand Command is used under the direction of Nuera TAC to provide detailed trouble shooting and diagnostic data A result of sending the syslog on demand command to the BTX 4K is a syslog message that comes out to the same destination as the unsolicited debug class syslogs 9 Click Apply BTX 4K Application Manual 192 Managing The Gateway Configuring Debug classes Syslog debug messages are divided into classes Each class is independent and con tains messages related to a particular functional module in the system The setting of one class has no effect on any other class All classes can be turned on at different levels at the same time Selecting or deselecting classes allows you to customize the scope of the debug trace These classes are divided into three main functional groups CCP debug class relates to items associated with the VPM such as configura tion system TDM and security tasks DSP debug class relates to TGCP and voice processing Some DSP syslog classes can be further filtered to specific DS3 DS1 or DSOs by using an index called the ifIndex NP debug class relates to IP packet processing Q Turning on every debug class to its highest level may cause congestion on your control port interface which can caution delay important TGCP and SNMP messages To configure the debug class 1 Expa
70. TS status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic BTX 4K Application Manual 126 Viewing System Status To view BITS parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 110 Edit Monitor Delete EA SS ae O 22 een Admin Status Descr Last Change Oper Status Speg O Gj Bits 1 Edit Monitor up bits 1 2005 09 07 11 27 58 up 0 F O Bits 2 Edit Monitor up bits 2 2005 09 07 11 27 58 up O Figure 110 Interfaces Table BITS shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the Bits n link to display the correspond ing information as shown Figure 111 ifTable Descr bits 1 Speed o Oper Status up Admin Status up Type ds1 Last Change 2005 09 07 11 27 58 Figure 111 BITS General Statistics Descr Nuera s name for the interface Speed The maximum bandwidth in bits per second Oper Status The current operational status of the interface E The BITS clock Oper Status may remain down until it has been assigned as a NetRef See Configuring NetRef on page 39 note BTX 4K Application Manual 127 Viewing System Status Admin Status The desired state of the interface Type The type of interface Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status DS3 Status The following section discusses how to monitor DS3 status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or st
71. Template 3 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 O O 1 0 IPSec Template 4 0 IPSec Template 5 FA MCa Tamna A o ANNE AN MI ATINA A 4 ii i dit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 i E Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 Figure 18 IPsec Information pane 2 Click Edit to right of the template to display the corresponding parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 19 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 12 14 17 25 09 Perfect Forward Secrecy disabled Replay Protection enabled Y IKE Pre Shared Key Config aaaaarrrg IKE Phasel Negotiation Mode Config main Y IKESA Hashing Algorithm Config sha 1 Y IKESA Encryption Algorithm Config triple des IKE Diffie Hellman Key Group Config group1 IKESA Lifetime Config 10800 SA Hashing Algorithm Config lsha 1 Ml SA Encryption Algorithm Config triple des Y SA Lifetime Config 28800 Template Alias Config Figure 19 IPsec General Statistics 3 Select the IKESA Hashing Algorithm Config 4 Select the IKESA Encryption Algorithm Config BTX 4K Application Manual 43 Configuring Resources 5 Enter the IKE Pre Shared Key Config that matches the MGCs preshared key This key is entered in ascii text and will be displayed Select the IKE Diffie Hellman Key Group Config Select the SA Encryption Algorithm Config Enter the SA Lifetime Config This is the lifetime of the IPsec SA tunnel in sec onds
72. UA stack CCP_XUAAPI Not currently used DSP Classes This section provides a short description of each DSP class It gives you an idea of the kind of information that can selectively be generated on command You can turn these classes on or off as you need them DSP classes can be further customized using an if ndex The ifIndex is a parameter that specifies the endpoint or group note of endpoints for example DS3 DS1 or DSO For more information on configuring the ifIndex see Configuring Debug classes on page 193 DSP_CHAPI This is the channel API module This module provides the interface between the SYSCTL module and the VFAPI module High level channel control is performed here including all the subscriber state machines for example FGD MO MT ISUP audio state machines ringback DTMF outpulse and dialing state machines inbound dialing DSP_CMD This module is where the DSP side of the DSPAPI is implemented It is responsi ble for sending and receiving all commands to and from the VPM DSP_KERNEL This class pertains to the DSP module that contains the operating system task scheduler and drivers When general system performance information is desired this is the module of interest BTX 4K Application Manual 216 DSP_SYSCTL This class contains the system state machine and xGCP stack All xGCP debug information is contained here DSP_VFAPI This is the voice fax API module This module provid
73. Viewing System Status Phys Address The physical address of the interface Oper Status The operational status of the interface Last Change The date and time of the last change to the operational status Width The description of SONET path in this case STS1 Status This status provides information about the status of the interface at varying lev els including failure state information ESs The number of Errored Seconds SESs The number of Severely Errored Seconds CVs The number of Coding Violations UASs The number of Unavailable Seconds Calls in Progress Indicates the total number of calls in progress sincethelast poll Calls Blocked Indicates the total number of calls being blocked at the time of the poll BTX 4K Application Manual 144 Viewing System Status DS1 and E1 Status The following section detail how to monitor DS1 and E1 status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic For simplicity throughout these sections E1 interfaces will be referred to as DS1 interfaces To view DS1 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt DS3 n or OC3 1 to show the DS1 table shown in Figure 123 Edit Monitor Delete ATA ETA O ject s Call Pro Call Pro Admin Config Disconnect Init Discd O O Ds3 1 0s1 1 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 O O Ds3 1 Ds1 2 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 O O Ds3
74. ac Assignment 3 Mac Assignment 4 SEN EN EN Se a Ee 2006 11 01 12 27 58 TM1 1 4PSGroup Working 1 nocmd MGC disable none Y none none Y none Figure 40 STM 1 Configurable Parameters 3 Configure the Switch drop down menu to force a switch of the Working and Protect interface 4 Configure Mgc Assignment 1 MGC assignments are made at the STM 1 inter face level 5 Optionally configure Mgc Assignments 2 8 N STM 1 note BTX 4K Application Manual 2 It is not necessary for MGC Assignments to be unique to a 63 Configuring Resources 6 Configure Mgc Config Hunt When enabled the MGC table will be walked sequentially with the full restart procedure conducted for each E1 until an MGC provides an ACK to the gateway The next MGC in the list will be queried when the restart procedure times out or when a 5xx message from an MGC is received Hunting will begin at the top of the MGC table when the last MGC in the table is unsuccessfully queried 7 Select Apply to save your changes STM 1 Working and Protect Interface A BTX 4K configured for optical STM 1 contains two STM 1 interfaces the STM1 1 and STM1 2 In turn each of these interfaces has a Working and Protect interface Namely STM1 1 APSGroup Working 1 and STM1 1 APSGroup Protect 1 All statistics are collected at this interface level You should follow the configuration pro cess detailed here for both interface
75. anaging Alarms NetConductor recognizes and displays two types of alarms latched and non latched alarms Typically a latched alarm reports an underlying problem that requires reso lution Non latched alarms are informational alarms often announcing instanta neous event notification and do not require action or resolution Example Latched Alarm An example of a latched alarm would be when the DS3 interface displays an alarm because the cable is unplugged This alarm could be cleared by plugging in the cable Example Non Latched Alarm An example of a non latched alarm is the notification User attempt to login failed User EMSuser Details Bad password or user name The type of alarm often determines your response After viewing a non latched alarm like a failed login you may simply want to delete the alarm You can do this by select ing the alarm then clicking Delete in the upper left of the pane For a latched alarm that requires a definitive resolution e g plugging in the cable on your DS3 interface you can choose to acknowledge Ack the alarm before going to the gateway to fix the problem manually By Acking the alarm in this way you signify to other network operators that you have acknowledged the alarm and are attempting to resolve the BTX 4K Application Manual 33 Getting Started problem An alarm may be unacknowledged by selecting UnAck This feature can save you and your team from duplicating complicated t
76. ancel Modified 2006 06 25 10 50 28 dnsUserResolverT able Fqdn rockymountain rdt nuera com Address 192 168 98 210 Status ol Time To Live 43200 Apply Cancel Figure 144 DNS Resolver Table FQDN The fully qualified domain name of this cache entry Address The resolved dot quad IP address of this cache entry Status The current status of this cache entry Time To Live The time to live for this cache entry measured in seconds NETREF Globals Status Under NETREF globals you can view the status of the current clock source and ini tiate a switchover of the clock source To view NETREF Globals options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals NetRef The information pane will display the table shown in Figure 145 BTX 4K Application Manual 169 Viewing System Status T General OOO i y O o iket a Modified Current Src Current State Source Last O O NetRef Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 15 26 51 Ds3 1 Ds1 1 holdover 2001 01 07 Figure 145 NETREF Table 2 Select Monitor to the right of the NetRef Globals to display the corresponding system information as shown Figure 146 netRefMibObjects Switch Op none Current Src Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Current State holdover Source Last Change 2001 01 07 06 53 19 State Last Change 2001 01 07 06 53 20 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 146 NETREF Globals General Statistics Switch Op Performs a forced switchover of the current
77. aptive algorithms are used to synthesize the audio signal based on prior observed statistics When running PCMU or PCMA codecs the LPR algorithm is Nuera proprietary based on neural net technology When running the G 729A codec the LPR algorithm is specified by G 729B Inband Signaling Fax and Modem Support The BTX 4K supports the following protocols Inband Signaling DTMF MF CAS ISDN PRI e Fax V 21 V 27ter V 29 V 17 V 34 T 38 Modem V 22 V 32 V 34 V 9x V 18 TTY BTX 4K Application Manual 18 Introduction Differentiated Services Diffserv Diffserv can be used to prioritize voice traffic over data traffic in an IP network Diffserv takes the IP Type of Service TOS field renames it the DS byte and uses it to carry information about IP packet service requirements Diffserv relies on traffic conditioners sitting at the edge of the IP network to indicate each packet s requirements i e priority BTX 4K allows administrators to configure the DS byte for signaling TGCP media RTP RTCP and configuration SNMP This enables network administra tors to manage quality of service through the Managed IP Network TFTP Access List The BTX 4K supports an access list of up to three 3 clients NetConductor and two additional user specified clients allowed to perform TFTP downloads to the gateway Syslog The BTX 4K can export debug logs to a Syslog server The BTX 4K utilizes the Syslog standard for message format
78. ar Ethernet port at all e DoS Dropped Pkts Threshold Exceeded This is a count of the number of incoming packets for the particular packet flow that are dropped because the denial of service threshold has been crossed for the particular flow on the particular Ethernet port Pack ets of that flow type are dropped until the denial of service rate has dropped below the threshold e DoS Threshold Crossed This is a status that indicates whether a particular flow has crossed the denial of service threshold A flow type with an exceeded status will be dropping packets of that same flow type until the status drops back to nonExceeded BTX 4K Application Manual 124 Viewing System Status e DoS Threshold Crossed Last Change This is the time when the DoS Threshold Crossed changed state either going to the exceeded state or going back to the notEx ceeded state Flow Types Flow types are listed in Table 1 Types with the suffix float indicate the statistic is related to the floating IP address while the back suffix indicates the statistic related to the background IP address Table 1 DoS Traffic Flow Sub Index Types kerberosback enetmulticastunknown rtcp mobile icmpback espxgcp enetunknown udpunkown debug enetbroadcastunknown arp ikeback xgcp other esptftp tftp mirror kerberosfloat snmp ikefloat ntp sctp ipunknown rtp icmpfloat enetunicastunknown dns Link Layer Statistics In Octet
79. are Table 2 Click the Edit link to display the Firmware Globals configuration screen shown in Figure 165 Invoked Edit action for 1 Firmware Globals objectis E Yellowstone gt C Globals Firmware gt O Firmware Globals 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 09 53 53 Admin Version Mj Active Version btx4k_v2 Backup Version btx4k_v Admin Config noop v Admin Component al Oper Status idle Secure TFTP disabled vw Apply Cancel Figure 165 Firmware Configuration 3 Select the Admin Version This is the version to which you want to upgrade In the drop down menu in this field all gateway code versions in the firmware direc tory on the NetConductor server are listed for the particular NE type that is cur rently configured for the gateway If you do not see the code version you want you may need to change the NE type of your gateway Configure Admin Component to all The Admin Config parameter indicates how the firmware is processed by the BTX 4K Admin Config may be set to the following values BTX 4K Application Manual 199 Managing The Gateway e updateAndActivateAll This option updates and activates the new code on both VPMs To start the process code is downloaded to the background code banks on the active and standby VPM cards The standby card will be reset to activate the new code Once the standby card comes up with the new code the active card will be reset to activate th
80. ateway Control Protocol BTX 4K Application Manual 224 UDP User Datagram Protocol A protocol describing how messages reach applications programs within a destination computer VPM Voice Processing Module WAN Wide Area Network BTX 4K Application Manual 225 BIBLIOGRAPHY This appendix provides a brief annotated bibliography of publications that provide information relevant to the understanding of the design and management of the ORCA communications platform MicroMuse Inc All information in the NetConductor User s Guide is Copyright 2001 2004 Micro muse Inc It is reused in this manual subject to the specific terms of Nuera s License agreement with MicroMuse to reproduce rewrite and distribute NetConductor online help and documentation to support the runtime operation of NetConductor based products BTX 4K Application Manual 226
81. atistic To view DS3 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 112 a O Mac Assignment 1 Mgc Assignment 2 A O 0 Ds3 1 Edit Monitor none O O Ds3 2 Edit Monitor 1 none 3 O O Ds3 3 Edit Monitor 1 2 none Figure 112 Interfaces Table DS3 Shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the DS3 n link to display the correspond ing information The table displayed has been broken up in the following figures and sections shown in order to improve readability BTX 4K Application Manual 128 MGC Assignments Viewing System Status For an explanation of the MGC Assignments as shown in Figure 113 see To config ure DS3s MGC Assignments on page 52 Mc Assignment 1 Mac Assignment 2 Mgc Assignment 3 Mac Assignment 4 Mgc Assignment 5 Mac Assignment 6 Mgc Assignment 7 Mgc Assignment 8 Figure 113 DS3 MGC Assignments ds3Config Table MGC none none none none none none none lt 1 lt 1141 14 1S SSNS none For an explanation of the DS3 configuration parameters as shown in Figure 114 see To configure DS3s DS3 Config on page 53 Line Status Transmit Clock Source Invalid Intervals Line Coding Time Elapsed Line Length Loopback Config Loopback Status Valid Intervals Line Status Last Change Line Type Send Code Circuit Identifier Figure 114 DS3 Conf
82. ay the information pane shown in Figure 141 BTX 4K Application Manual 165 Viewing System Status General a a O O IPSec Status 192 168 96 24 2728 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down O O IPSec Status 192 168 96 25 2728 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down O 0 IPSec Status 192 168 96 26 2728 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down F O IPSec Status 192 168 98 210 2424 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down O O IPSec Status 192 168 98 211 2424 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down O O IPSec Status 192 168 98 212 2424 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down di O IPSec Status 192 168 98 213 2424 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 22 down Figure 139 IPSec Status 2 In the table each IPSec tunnel is composed of the DNS resolved IP and the corre sponding UDP port 3 Select Monitor to the right of the appropriate IPSec Status to display the corre sponding information as shown Figure 142 Invoked Monitor action for 1 IPSec Status objectis Yellowstone Diego gt Globals IPSec gt J IPSec Status 192 168 96 24 2728 Refresh Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2006 06 25 10 50 22 IPSec Status down Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 140 IPSec Template Parameters and Status IPSec Status The current status of the IPSec tunnel Up is secure DNS Server Status The following section discusses how to monitor DNS Server status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter o
83. be set to adaptive VAD adaptively determines the difference between voice and background noise fixed VAD decision is based on configured level threshold and hangover or none When enabled the VAD blocks the transmission of packets when voice is not present Configure Vad Threshold This is for fixed Vad mode only and is expressed in dBm0 This specifies the fixed signal level threshold the fixed Vad uses to make the decision between voice and silence Note that the Vad hangover timer acti vates when the signal drops below this level If the Vad hangover time expires before the signal level rises above this threshold packet transmission stops Configure Vad Hangover This is for fixed Vad mode only This value is mea sured in milliseconds and specifies the amount of time that the signal can remain below the Vad threshold before packet transmission will stop Configure Compand This value controls the companding type to be used on the DSOs for this DS1 Use either u law or A law Note that this only controls the for mat used for the channels on the DS1 side It is not related to the voice codec Configure Fax Codec This is the codec used upon fax modem detection If set to none no automatic codec switch occurs when fax tones are detected Fax Codec can be set to none t380nV21 or t38onv2landCng Configure Modem Codec This is the codec to use upon modem signal detection If this is set to none no automatic codec switch will occur w
84. bf SN OO Se amp 2006 08 29 08 34 44 STM1 1 4PSGroup Working 1 successful MGC enable 3 MGCTemplat 10 MGCTemplat 1 MGCTemplat 2 MGCTemplat 3 MGCTemplat 5 MGCTemplat 9 MGCTemplat 24 MGCTemplat The current value of the K1 and K2 bytes received on the protection channel K1 K2 Trans The current value of the K1 and K2 bytes transmitted on the protection channel Current The current status of the APS group This can be one of the following APS mode mismatch or Protection Switch Byte Failure BTX 4K Application Manual Viewing System Status Mode Mismatches This counter displays the number of conflicts between the current local mode and the received K2 mode information Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indi cated by the value Discontinuity Time as described below Channel Mismatches This counter indicates that a mismatch between the transmitted K1 channel and the received K2 channel has been detected Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indicated by the value of Discontinuity Time as described below PSBFs This counter indicates a Protection Switch Byte Failure PSBF is in effect This condition occurs when either an inconsistent APS byte or an invalid code is detected An inconsistent APS byte occurs when no three consecuti
85. cation Manual 191 Managing The Gateway appear Invoked Edit action for 1 Syslog Globals object s 192 168 17 108 gt 4 Globals syslog gt 0 Syslog Globals 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 09 46 37 Target Addr 172 16 5 161 Target Udp 514 Processor User Facility Value user4 Cfg Audit User Facility Value user Y Syslog On Demand Command Apply Cancel Figure 160 Syslog Configuration Parameters 4 Configure Target Addr This is the IP address of the PC running the syslog soft ware 5 Configure Target UDP This is the target UDP port for debug messages typi cally 514 default syslog UDP port 6 Select the desired Processor User Facility Value This parameter identifies the Syslog facility 1 e group assigned to BTX 4K Debug messages It may be con figured from user0 local user0 to user7 local user It may be configured the same as Cfg Audit User Facility Value but the default is different 7 Select the desired Cfg Audit User Facility Value This parameter identifies the Syslog facility 1 e group assigned to BTX 4K Configuration Audit messages It may be configured fromuser0 local user0 to user7 local user It may be config ured the same as Processor User Facility Value but the default is different bs Q Some Syslog servers use the Facility Value to store Sys log messages to different files If you cannot locate syslog note messages check your
86. ce O O NetRef 1 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28 37 disabled none O O NetRef 2 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28 37 disabled none o TU dot Current Src Current State jSource Last Change State Last O O NetRef Globals 1 Edit Monitor localOscillator valid 2000 01 26 12 27 47 2000 01 26 Edit Monitor Delete Figure 14 NETREF Information pane 2 Click Edit to the right ofthe NETREF to configure the corresponding parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 15 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 12 14 17 25 15 netRefTable Source ETE y Admin Config disabled Figure 15 NETREF General Statistics 3 Configure the Source This setting indicates the physical interface from which to clock NETREF If you select none the local oscillator will be used If your BTX 4K has a metallic DS3 interface you have 171 different choices for the clock source none BITS 1 BITS 2 or any of the 168 channelized DS1 interfaces e g DS3 6 DS1 28 With an optical OC 3 interface you have 7 choices for the clock source none Bits 1 Bits 2 OC3 1 WORKING 1 OC3 1 PROTECT 1 OC3 2 WORKING 1 and OC3 2 PROTECT 1 With an optical STM 1 interface you have 7 choices for the clock source none BITS 1 BITS 2 STM1 1 WORKING 1 STM1 1 PROTECT 1 BTX 4K Application Manual 40 Configuring Resources STM1 2 WORKING 1 and STM1 2 PROTECT 1 N smn When setting the NETREF Source for any interface verify that the interface
87. configured to be controlled by 8 unique MGCs The MGCs are uniquely identified by IP address or domain name and by UDP port address In the event of an MGC failure a backup MGC can contact the BTX 4K with new routing information Or by enabling MGC Hunt in the BTX 4K the TDM MGC table will be walked sequentially through the list of MGCs until an MGC provides an ACK to the gateway The BTX 4K will then switch to this new MGC ISDN Backhaul The ISDN backhaul over IUA SCTP application allows layer 3 ISDN signaling transport across IP to a MGC or ASP This mode is configured at the trunk level on a per DS1 basis SNMPv3 SNMPv3 can be utilized to ensure integrity and privacy in all communications between the Nuera NetConductor and the BTX 4K gateway Key management and key provisioning facilitate this capability DNS Lookup MGCs can be identified by their domain name as well as by their network IP addresses The BTX 4K can query a DNS server to determine an MGC s IP address based on the domain name BTX 4K supports up to two that is primary and secondary DNS servers Force Connect Force Connect allows static connections for RTP RTCP and T 38 transport as well as CAS and ISDN signalling transport across IP without control from a soft switch These connections occur at the trunk level meaning that each DS1 can have a static connection to a different BTX 4K Voice Codecs The BTX 4K supports G 711 u law G 711 A law and G 729
88. d a standby VPM the system will failover to your standby card 4 Select OK Configuring IUA Successful IUA configuration consists of 6 steps Configure SCTP Globals Configure ASP Group Add ASPs Add Backhaul Trunks Enable ASP Enable ASP Group Oy Ou ae oN eS BTX 4K Application Manual 84 Configure Backhaul SCTP Globals To configure SCTP Globals Configuring Resources 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt SCTP_Globals as shown in Figure 64 Invoked Edit action for 1 SCTP_GLOBALS object s 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 13 56 59 SCTP Status Retransmission Timeout Alpha 12 Retransmission Timeout Beta 25 Retransmission Timeout Initial 300 Retransmission Timeout Minimum 100 Retransmission Timeout Maximum 1200 Cookie Lifespan 60000 Maximum Association 16 Endpoints Opened 0 Associations Established 0 Num Destination Address 0 SCTP Config Max Retransmission a Max Path 3 Heartbeat Interval 3 Figure 64 SCTP Global Parameters 2 Configure the Heartbeat Interval in seconds from 0 to 300 Setting this value to O will disable the initiating heartbeat but will still respond to incoming heart beat with heartbeat ACK 3 Select Apply You must power cycle your gateway before your changes will take effect BTX 4K Application Manual 85
89. d web client combination Using a standard web browser you can access the Nuera NetConductor EMS to configure your gateways Client side web browsers use a secure web interface https to communicate with EMS which then communicates with the BTX 4K using the SNMP protocol SNMPv3 SNMPv3 addresses issues related to the large scale deployment of SNMP account ing and fault management Currently SNMP is predominantly used for monitoring and performance management SNMPv3 defines a secure version of SNMP and also facilitates remote configuration of the SNMP entities SNMPv3 performs the following functions Verifies that each received SNMP message has not been modified during its transmission through the network Verifies the identity of the user on whose behalf a received message claims to have been generated BTX 4K Application Manual 23 Introduction Detects received messages that contain management information whose time of generation was not recent Ensures that the contents of each received message are protected from disclosure BTX 4K Application Manual 24 GETTING STARTED This chapter covers the initial configuration of the BTX 4K including procedures for verifying the physical connections and setting the network configuration information This chapter also provides an introduction to the basic functionality of the NetCon ductor web client For a more complete discussion of the NetConductor software see
90. dNoCode Configure the Circuit Identifier This is a user defined name not recognized by external controllers Configure the Loopback Config This is a diagnostic facility with the following options The dsx3PayloadLoop is a DS3 subscriber loop where the loop is performed after the DS3 has been demuxed into DS1s BTX 4K Application Manual 53 Configuring Resources The dsx3LineLoop is a DS3 subscriber loop where the loop is performed before any operations are performed on the DS3 The dsx3InwardLoop is a DS3 network loop where the loop is performed after the DS3 has been muxed e NoLoop no loopback Configure the Transmit Clock Source This identifies the transmit source of the clock used by the DS3 link The available options are localTiming uses the gateway s reference clock as the transmit clock inter nal clock or BITS loopTiming uses the recovered receive DS3 clock source as the transmit clock source This setting is recommended Configure the Line Length of the DS3 cable If you have a long line compensa tions will be made for signal degradation Options include lt Short lt 68m default Long gt 68m To configure DS3s iffable mgcConfigtable and Stats Table Speed Admin Status Oper Status Last Change Hunt Clear Calls In Progress Calls Blocked Clear Call Blocked ifTable ds3 1 ds3 44736000 up x Ip 2005 11 23 18 24 28 magcConfigT able
91. days left for the authorized vocoders If the authorization is perma nent its value is 0 and can be discarded If the authorization is temporary a value of 0 means the key has expired and the VPM can no longer run any calls BTX 4K Application Manual 101 Viewing System Status Pending Channel Count This value displays the pending capacity authorization on this VPM When this value is non zero then a reset of this VPM is required to activate the new capac ity authorization Pending Vocoders This value displays the pending vocoder authorization on this VPM When this value is non zero then a reset of this VPM is required to activate the new vocoder authorization n4kCardStatsT able Buffer Avail 30444 Idle Time 97 Partition Avail 6047 Heap Avail 3810224 Figure 82 VPM n4kCardStatsTable Statistics Buffer Avail The number of available buffers Idle Time The CPU idle time of the current card measured in over a period of 4 seconds Partition Avail The number of available partitions Heap Avail The number of heap bytes available n4kCardT able Oper Status active Last Change 2006 09 04 13 13 25 Reset Op none Figure 83 VPM n4kCardTable Statistics BTX 4K Application Manual 102 Viewing System Status Last Change The time of when the VPM operational status last changed Reset Op Performs a hardware reset of the card Note that if applicable a fail over will be attempted Oper Status The c
92. ddress of the unit that will TFTP files to the BTX 4K Enable the Admin Config Select Apply Configuring System Global Parameters This section explains how to configure the parameters that apply to the entire sys tem To configure the system parameters 1 Expand the hierarchy in the navigation pane by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals system to display the System Table as shown in Figure 59 Ok A 192 168 96 100 gt G Globalssystern Refresh New Edit Monitor ao 1 of 1 object s Modified System Vocoders Config Card Switch Op O O SYSTEM 1 Edit Monitor 2006 12 10 15 04 23 G 711 none Figure 59 System Table 2 Click Edit next to System 1 to display the System Settings in the Information pane as shown in Figure 60 BTX 4K Application Manual 81 Configuring Resources Invoked Edit action for 1 SYSTEM object s El 192 168 99 32 gt Globals system gt SYSTEM 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 04 14 14 09 05 Descr BTX 4k Media Gateway Object ID 1 3 6 1 4 1 1550 5 1 1 1 0 Up Time O day s 00 32 13 10 Contact http www nuera com o Name Nuera BTX 4K Location San Diego CA USA Services 6 Date And Time 2006 04 14 05 52 53 0 Default Router 192 168 99 254 Card Switch Op none v Bk Ping Admin Status enabled System Vocoders Config G 711 v Figure 60 System Settings 3 Configure the Contact This is an optional admin defined
93. de Mismatches This counter displays the number of conflicts between the current local mode and the received K2 mode information Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indi cated by the value Discontinuity Time as described below Channel Mismatches This counter indicates that a mismatch between the transmitted K1 channel and the received K2 channel has been detected Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indicated by the value of Discontinuity Time as described below PSBFs This counter indicates a Protection Switch Byte Failure PSBF is in effect This condition occurs when either an inconsistent APS byte or an invalid code is detected An inconsistent APS byte occurs when no three consecutive K1 bytes of the last 12 successive frames are identical starting with the last frame contain ing a previously consistent byte An invalid code occurs when the incoming K1 byte contains an unused code or a code irrelevant for the specific switching opera tion e g Reverse Request while no switching request is outstanding in three consecutive frames An invalid code also occurs when the incoming K1 byte con tains an invalid channel number in three consecutive frames FEPLFs A count of Far End Protection Line Failure conditions This condition is declared based on receiving SF
94. der Globals DNS To view DNS Resolver statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals DNS The infor mation pane will display the table shown in Figure 143 a General dnsUserMibObjects DOES O O DNS Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 none pm 2201220010065 abcdefghijkimnoparstuvy 0O DNS Resolver 1 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 96 9 abcdefghijklmnoparstuvy abcdefohi rdt nuera cc DNS Resolver 2 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 98 222 mesaverde rdt nuera cl 3 DNS Resolver 3 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 mesaverde rdt nuera ci DNS Resolver 4 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 998 224 mesaverde rdt nuera ci DNS Resolver S Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 98 220 mesaverde rdt nuera ci DNS Resolver 6 edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 998 221 mesaverde rdt nuera ci DNS Resolver 7 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 98 213 rockymountain rdt nuera ke jejejejeje e O DNS Resolver 8 Edit Monitor 2006 06 25 10 50 28 192 168 98 210 rockymountain rdt nuera Figure 143 DNS Globals 2 Select Monitor to the right of the DNS Resolver to display the corresponding information pane as shown in Figure 144 BTX 4K Application Manual 168 Viewing System Status Invoked Edit action for 1 DNS Resolver objectis Yellowstone Diego gt Globals DNS gt J DNS Resolver 8 Refresh Apply C
95. dified 2006 09 24 17 59 12 entPhysicalT able Descr Nuera 4K OC3 Interface Module Serial Num 370507394 Model Name 504 305 Alias Asset ID Is FRU false Hardware Rey 8 n4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2000 03 18 16 40 07 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 90 OC3DB General and Module Specific Statistics Descr Nuera s name for the card or module BTX 4K Application Manual 107 Viewing System Status Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Model Name The Nuera part number Alias A user defined label for the card or component Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Hardware Rev The hardware revision number of the card or module Oper Status The current operational status of the card or module Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status DS3DB Card Status The following section discusses how to monitor DS3DB status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view DS3DB parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware gt Vpm n 2 Select Vpm n DS3DB to display the corresponding DS3DBs in the information pane as shown Figure 91 BTX 4K Application Manual 108 Viewing System Status General ent OMS adas O O vom 1 Ds3db 18 Edit Moni
96. ds BTX 4K Application Manual 149 Viewing System Status BESs The number of Bursty Errored Seconds SEFSs The number of Severely Errored Framing Seconds PCVs The number of Path Coding Violations SESs The number of Severely Errored Seconds STM 1 Status The following section discusses how to monitor STM 1 status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view STM 1 parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 130 2 of 2 objects o Channel Mismatches Discontinuity Time FEPL Fs K1 K2 Rcv O O STM1 1 Edit monitor 0 0 0 0 0000 O O STM1 2 Edit Monitor 0 0 0 0 0000 Edit Monitor Delete Figure 130 Interface Table STM 1 shown 2 Select Monitor to the right of the STM 1to display the corresponding informa tion as shown Figure 131 BTX 4K Application Manual 150 Switch K1 K2 Rev K1 K2 Trans Current Mode Mismatches Channel Mismatches PSBFs FEPLFs Switched Channel Discontinuity Time Group Status Last Switchover Group Status Traffic Channel Group Status Switch Command Hunt Mgc Assignment 1 Migc Assignment 2 Mgc Assignment 3 Mgc Assignment 4 Moc Assignment 5 Migc Assignment 6 Mgc Assignment 7 Moc Assignment 8 Figure 131 STM 1 General Statistics APS Status K1 K2 Rev Viewing System Status APS Config forcedSwitchProtectToWork APS Status ad 7 2110 ps
97. e NE a Re 96 Monitoring using NetConductor Logs 0 0 0 0 cece ees 97 Hardware Options and Statistics o cc cece eee eee eee eee 97 VPM Status sek oda ne BEG Sg AA OOS TEA DAE Oe A BEY BR 97 BONES a Sh es es ae tte aah UO 103 OCM Card Status nit ooo id outed ou dana Se ee 105 OC3DB Card Status was an be A ha de bare aa as 107 DSSUB Card Statist ii A AA aol dog A 108 DSP Status cuna tains boi WAST ad sucia Das 110 NP Stats y Bt Ra DO E Arda 113 Fan Stable ers ataco ds rias ad s 115 DS3X Stat s a O Wie ta ee bee IA 117 Sensor Status a dada t 118 BTX 4K Application Manual 8 ATAR MESAS vis A A ty ete ced a et NA ee hed 120 Interface Parameters and Statistics 0 0 eee ens 121 Fithernetstatus ia sahil Ea REDS 121 DoS Statistiese ld dy oe ele i ba la dds 124 BITS Status ta A is de bare hin 126 DSS Status ca ad ptas allen 128 OCB Status ia aa 133 OC3 Working and Protect Interface Status 137 DEST StAtUs tia a it A Geos A E 141 DSTand Hl Status sd i n 145 SEMA Status co td pata ida dada 4 150 STM 1 Working and Protect Interface Status 153 VCA Status iia A AS AS SOIR APA as lisa 156 DSO Status e BE 159 IPSec Template Status 165 DNS Server Status 166 DNS Resolver Status vi a sd cae A lia 168 NETREPF Globals Statusi sn ia is ASN eGo oes 169 Signaling Backhaul Parameters and Stats 0 0 00 c eee ooo 170 SCTP Globals Status s oea n as in
98. e code The standby card running the new code will then take over as active This process will take several minutes to complete This is the recommended command procedure for perform ing firmware upgrades note e updateAndActivateStandby This option updates and activates the standby VPM card Two typical uses for this command are When a VPM is replaced with a spare operating with an older version of code The active card has the latest version leaving only the standby to be upgraded and activated Ifthere was an IP problem during the updateAndActivateAll upgrade that prevented the standby card from upgrading e updateStandby This option downloads the code to the background code bank on the standby VPM card Two typical uses for this command are To allow verification of a successful code download prior to resetting and acti vating the standby VPM card Ifthe person responsible for downloading the card is different than the person who controls resets on the VPM card For example the code could be down loaded ahead of time with the activation occurring later during a maintenance window e activateStandby This option activates the standby VPM This command is most often used in conjunction with the updateStandby command forceOver This command forces the standby VPM to become the active VPM 6 The Active Version displays the current version of the code and Backup Ver sion displays the backup version
99. e is binary or hexadecimal In these cases an identifier precedes a binary or hexadecimal num ber For example the value of binary 1010 the value of hex 4F Replaceable Input Values In some cases you can insert user defined values into commands or you can specify local paths and filenames These variable values are shown in italic typeface BTX 4K Application Manual 12 For example you might be asked to specify the name of your server in this path A LOGIN LOGIN servername The italic typeface shows that you need to replace servername with your local server name When you are prompted for variable input that is represented by lower case letters follow these conventions When You See This Substitute This Value Any binary digit h Any hexadecimal digit n Any decimal digit x Any alphabetic value such as x DOS where you substitute the correct drive letter for x Multiple letters A series of digits such as FIRST 2 HEX BYTES hhhh where you substitute four hexadecimal digits for hhhh When you are prompted for variable input with embedded decimal points replace the variable digits and let the decimal points remain to separate 32 bit dotted decimal address segments For example you might be prompted to supply a 32 bit dotted decimal address in this format nnn nnn nnn nann where nnn is a decimal value from 0 through 255 Leading zeros are not required GETTING HELP If after installing and configur
100. e most recent code upgrade occurred Note that a card reset will also change this time Version Bank B The version number of the code in Bank B BTX 4K Application Manual 111 Viewing System Status Version Bank A The version number of the code in Bank A Oper Status The operational state of the most recent code update Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Firmware Rev Not currently used Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component Hardware Rev The hardware revision number of the card or module Alias A user defined label for the card or component Oper Status Module Specific The current operational status of the card or module Last Change Module Specific The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status for the module BTX 4K Application Manual 112 Viewing System Status NP Status The following section discusses how to monitor NP status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic To view Network Processor NP parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware gt NP nn 2 Select NP to display the corresponding Network Processor module in the informa tion pane as shown Figure 95 I
101. e the Media TGCP settings BTX 4K Application Manual 72 Configuring Resources Media TGCP Call Pro Admin Config disable Call Pro isup Ip Tos 160 Initial Resend Delay 200 Max Resend Delay 5000 Hunt Resend Count 3 Disconnect Retransmits 10 Disconnect Init 15000 Disconnect Max 60000 Wildcard Rsip Enable enabled Piggyback Response Enable enabled Encryption Enable enabled Retransmit Timer Max 20000 Response History Length 30000 Xocp Feature Config 0 Figure 48 DS1 Media TGCP Configuration Section Configuration parameters marked with an asterisk are default values and can be overridden by parameters sent in amp TGCP messages from the MGC If the MGC does not send a note parameter the default parameter is used 2 Configure the Call Pro Admin Config to Enable This is the administrative configuration of the channel for communicating with MGCs When enabled the channel processes TGCP or for force connections will go to the active state of the connection This configuration also allows you to block the channels When dis abled the channels will ignore all TGCP messages or for force connections will go to the inactive state of the connection N a Q You must enable Call Pro Admin Config to process TGCP or establish Force Connections note 3 Configure Call Pro The call processing protocol options for the media c
102. eT and GigE Ethernet ports on the BTX 4K to the router s or switch es Verify ports are online down to the DS1 E1 level IP Address Conflicts All six IP addresses associated with the BTX 4K gateway must be unique to your net work The VPM will not come up if it detects a conflict on one of its Ethernet inter faces The craft port will be available to change the IP address if necessary License Upgrade Issues Symptoms Authorization file is initiated from a PC but cannot see new license at the gateway Possible Causes e PC not in TFTP access list e Connection issue between NetConductor and Gateway including a firewall block for TFTP packets or Background Control IP addresses e Background Control IP addresses not properly configured during initial system con figuration BTX 4K Application Manual 204 Troubleshooting e Excessive congestion in IP Network causes download to timeout Solutions e Add PC IP address the TFTP access list e Configure firewall to allow TFTP packets on UDP ports 69 and 1500 and to allow traf fic to from the Background Control IP addresses e Verify that the Background Control IP addresses are unique and routable IP addresses If not you must reconfigure these addresses at the craft port of the active VPM A ser vice affecting system reset will also be required e Resolve traffic congestion issues Firmware Upgrade Issues Symptoms Code upgrade is initiated at NetConductor but cannot
103. ed lapd Invalid Frame Rx The total number of invalid frames received lapd Sabme Error The total number of SABME state errors lapd Frmr Error The total number of FRMR state errors BTX 4K Application Manual 186 Viewing System Status System Globals Status The following section discusses how to monitor System Globals status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view System Globals options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals system to view the table shown in Figure 156 Ok M Joleen BTX4K_DS3 gt Globals system J Refresh New Edit Monitor A O ee O SYSTEM 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 02 17 11 18 G 711 Figure 156 System Global Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of System 1 to display the corresponding information in the information pane as shown in Figure 157 BTX 4K Application Manual 187 Viewing System Status Invoked Monitor action for 1 SYSTEM object s M Joleen BTX4kK_DS3 gt 3 Globals system gt SYSTEM 1 Refresh Refresh Suto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2006 11 02 17 28 26 TDM Connection Oper Status Ds3 Descr BTX 4k Media Gateway Object ID piles Meal fea lea sl a lea Bea 0 Up Time 6 day s 08 58 48 Contact http www nuera com Name Nuera BTX 4K Location San Diego CA USA Services 6 Date And Time 2006 08 30 21 45 59 0 Default Router 192 168 17 254 Card Switch Op none Bk Ping Admin S
104. ed 210 Possible Causa a eee eee dd oe 210 SOLUTIONS Ds ta o da 210 Appendix A Syslog Debug Classes o ooooooooooooooonoromomooos 211 CER Classes it ela E A wa deers 211 DSP Classesri8 2 45 wt BE Pa ble Pah edited ake Me OE Ie Tee Ree 216 INP CIAS S amp ea entat ees a Seite wee a Bice E Sek et 217 Appendix B OC3 SONET DS1 and STM 1 SDH VC12 E1 Mapping 218 DS1 to OC3 SONET Mapping 0 0 0 0 0 0 cc ee eee 219 VC12 E1 to STM 1 SDH Mapping 0 0 0 ccc ee ees 220 GLOSS AYA ee ee Pe ae e a A pels Sl lo O Ae NPs BNI a 221 Bibhography sesu esc e ns 94 1h heer E ug Pe alegre Re eae ha ee eG 8 226 Micro Muse Ine angled AA A wees Baad ake Le AS fain EE a aks 226 BTX 4K Application Manual 10 ABOUT THIS BOOK This book presents the design and operation of the Open Reliable Communications Architecture ORCA telephony gateway Specifically this book provides information on configuring and maintaining the ORCA BTX 4K gateway WHO SHOULD USE THIS Book This book is for product distributors systems integrators systems analysts and net work administrators who design install configure and maintain wide area networks WANs and large scale communications applications It contains conceptual and practical information about how to use the BTX 4K gateway within your network CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS Book This book uses specific conventions to show the following types of information e Number usage
105. enable v n4kIfStatsTable noop x 289 1088 noop Figure 32 DS3 ifTable and StatsTable 1 Configure the Admin Status to up This is the desired state of DS3 physical ports 2 Configure Mgc Config Hunt When enabled the MGC table will be walked sequentially with the full restart procedure conducted for each DS1 until an MGC provides an ACK to the gateway The next MGC in the list will be queried when the restart procedure times out or when a 5xx message from an MGC is received Hunting will begin at the top of the MGC table when the last MGC in the table is unsuccessfully queried 3 To reset or zero performance statistics counters for this DS3 and DS1s under this DS3 configure Clear to invoke BTX 4K Application Manual 54 Configuring Resources 4 To Clear Call Blocked for this DS3 configure this parameter to invoke 5 Select Apply Enabling DS1s DS1 interfaces are applicable for a BTX 4K gateway configured for metallic DS3 or OC 3 interfaces A DS1 object represents a VT virtual tributary and its contained DS1 interface There are 28 DS1 interfaces per DS3 interface and up to 84 DS1 inter faces per OC 3 interface Additionally and optionally Force Connections are made at the DS1 level For specific instructions on enabling DS1s see Configuring DS1 and El Parameters on page 68 BTX 4K Application Manual 55 Configuring Resources Configuring the Optical OC 3 SONET Interface You ca
106. es a high level interface to all the main DSP functions such as voice compression fax relay DTMF tone detec tion VAD LPR echo cancellation jitter buffer and so on Basically everything that relates to the actual media processing takes place here NP Classes This section provides a short description the NP class It gives you an idea of the kind of information that can selectively be generated on command You can turn these classes on or off as you need them NP_GEN This class provides information on configuration of the packet interface and mes sages between the NP and VPM BTX 4K Application Manual 217 OC3 SONET DS1 AND STM 1 SDH VC12 E1 MAPPING This appendix covers the mapping of DS1s to OC3 SONET and VC12 E1 to STM 1 SDH It is broken into two sections DS1 to OC3 SONET Mapping on page 219 e VC12 E1 to STM 1 SDH Mapping on page 220 BTX 4K Application Manual 218 DS1 to OC3 SONET Mapping The BTX 4K follows BellCore GR 253 CORE Issue 4 for mapping DS1s into an OCB Table 2 describes this mapping Table 2 DS1 to OC3 SONET Mapping VT1 5 VT Group 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 VT1 5 DS1 STS 1 VT Group 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53
107. ese commands see the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual Take special care with your password as there is no way to recover a lost O password caution IP Address Configuration Before you can configure the gateway using NetConductor you must set up the IP addresses via the Craft interface port Verify that the IP addresses assigned to your gateway are not used anywhere else in your network BTX 4K Application Manual 26 Getting Started Use the Ethernet show command at the craft port to view configured IP addresses This command shows the fixed and floating Ethernet settings for the control and media ports You must set six IP addresses for the gateway One floating IP address for management control messages Two background IP addresses for Voice Processing Modules VPMs One floating IP address for media Two background Media IP addresses for VPMs Media and management can be on different subnets but the background IP for media must be on the same subnet as the floating IP for media This also applies for the con trol port After you have set the gateway IP addresses you must configure the Default Gate way IP address and subnet mask using Craft port controls to facilitate a network con nection Next you must configure the Base Media UDP port and the Call Control Signaling Interface Once the BTX 4K gateway is connected to the IP network you can perform the remaining configuration tasks via SNMP using a Nuera NetConduc tor se
108. fig enabled v Address 192 168 96 200 Oper Status Last Change 2005 09 06 11 45 31 Figure 17 DNS Server General Statistics Configure the Address with the IP address of the DNS server Set the Admin Config to enabled Select Apply To enter a secondary DNS repeat these steps using DNS Server 2 Configuring IPsec There are 51 configurable IPsec templates Each template is referenced by an index number from 1 to 51 There is a one to one correspondence between the IPsec tem plate and an MGC template You should configure each template with the IPsec con figuration parameters matching your MGCs There is no requirement that the Index of the IPsec template match that of the Index to the MGC Template If you plan to use TFTP over IPSEC you should leave one IPSEC template blank for use by Net Conductor See Configuring Media Gateway Controllers for TGCP Applications on page 44 for more information on how to link these templates IPsec is not used for Force Connect applications and does not amp need to be configured To configure an IPsec template 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals IPsec to display BTX 4K Application Manual 42 Configuring Resources the IPSec Information pane as shown in Figure 18 Edit Monitor Delete i EE pm stort object 0 IPSec Template 1 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 0 IPSec Template 2 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 O O Edit O IPSec
109. gap between traditional circuit based Public Switched Telephone Net works PSTNs and emerging packet switched telephony networks such as cable and digital subscriber line DSL networks The BTX 4K uses advanced signal pro cessing techniques to characterize and format signal sources into data packets mak ing it an excellent solution for merging digital broadband access networks with the legacy telephone network in a seamless reliable manner This book contains an over view of features and information on how to set up and maintain a BTX 4K using the Nuera NetConductor Element Management System EMS BTX 4K Features The BTX 4K supports the following features Capacity Interface of TI E1 DSO voice channels 6 DS3 metallic 168 Tls 4 032 2 OC 3 optical 168 Tls 4 032 2 STM 1 optical 126 Els 3 906 Contact Nuera for current capacity increment information BTX 4K Application Manual 15 Introduction PacketCable TGCP Compliance PacketCable defines the PSTN Trunking Gateway Call Signaling Protocol TGCP 1 0 TGCP is a profile of MGCP derived from MGCP Version 1 0 The profile defines naming conventions the usage of the session description protocol SDP and the procedures that compose TGCP The BTX 4K supports IT ISUP MO and MT event packages as well as the T 38 Fax relay and RFC2833 DTMF relay as defined in TGCP The BTX 4K is fully compliant with the TGCP specifications available online at htt
110. h setting to MTA that conflicts with network availability Solutions e BTX 4K gateway receives external clock through the BITS interface through the DS1 or through the OC 3 or STM 1 interface In the NetConductor navigation pane expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals NetRef gt NetRef 1 Click the Edit button for the first VPM card to configure the following Configure Source Enable AdminConfig e Repeat these steps for the second NetRef source e Check the CMTS configuration and ensure that what is available from the packet cable network is reflected in the NCS commands to the MTA Symptoms Scenario 2 You are experiencing one way audio severely distorted voice or dropped calls Possible Cause e CIC values on the PSTN side and in the Class 5 CSSare different Solution e Make sure that your Class 5 SSC has CIC values for the BTX 4K gateway trunks num bered the same way as the CIC values provided by the PSTN Symptoms Scenario 3 There is only one way audio Possible Cause e The BTX 4K gateway s default router is behind the firewall and RTP packets cannot go through BTX 4K Application Manual 208 Troubleshooting Solutions e Verify that you have opened UDP ports in the router for voice packets coming from the gateway e The UDP range is from UDP Base to UDP_ Base 4 number of channels used in the BTX 4K Fax Modem Issues Packet Loss Symptoms Fax Modem transmissio
111. hannel are isup for SS7 which is the default value Note that Signal Mode must be con BTX 4K Application Manual 73 10 11 12 13 14 15 Configuring Resources figured to none on the DS1 for this to work This isup Call Pro setting is also used for ISDN trunks FAS and NFAS that utilize ISDN backhaul over IUA SCTP see Configuring IUA on page 84 for more information mo for Emergency 911 services Note that Signal Mode must be configured to robbedBit on the DS1 for this to work mt for Busy Line Verification and Operator Interrupt Note that Signal Mode must be configured to robbedBit on the DS1 for this to work forceConnect for bearer only channels i e ISUP CIC trunks or CAS trunks forceConnectPRI for signaling and bearer channels i e ISDN PRI trunks Configure Ip Tos This is the type of service value in the IP header for media packets and should be entered as a decimal value between 0 and 255 Configure Initial Resend Delay This is the elapsed time before the first resend of a TGCP message Configure Max Resend Delay This is the maximum resend delay for TGCP messages Configure Hunt Resend Count This is the number of TGCP resends before the endpoint tries the next resolved IP address of the current notified entity if one exists If there is only one resolved IP address for the current notified entity this configuration does nothing unless MGC Hunt is enabled then it goes
112. he MGCs are uniquely identi fied by IP address or domain name and by UDP port address In the event of an MGC failure a backup MGC can contact the BTX 4K with new routing information By enabling MGC Hunt the interface MGC table will be walked sequentially through the list of MGCs until an MGC provides an ACK to the gateway The BTX 4K will then switch to this new MGC BTX 4K Application Manual 44 Configuring Resources Using DNS the gateway will search the list of resolved IPs for the MGCs domain name should the initial original IP fail to respond to the gateway The BTX 4K sup ports up to 10 resolved IP addresses per domain name l MGC Configurables are not applicable to Force Connect applications note To configure the Media Gateway Controller Templates 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals MGC to display the MGC Template Information pane shown in Figure 20 Edit Monitor Delete a o O MGC Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 2 AT 2427 SS ae i A Modified Address admin Confia Al O MGC Template 1 Edit Monitor 20 0 6 06 0i 10 2 36 192 168 24 9 enabled s O MGC Template 2 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28 36 192 168 25 13 enabled O MGC Template 3 Edie Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28 36 disabled O O MGC Template 4 Edit monitor 2006 06 01 10 2 disabled O O MGC Template S edit monitor 2006 06 01 10 2 disabled O MGC Template 6 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28
113. hen modem tones are detected Choose from none pemUlaw and pemAlaw Configure RFC2833 Payload This is the RTP payload type value for RTP pack ets carrying RFC2833 payloads This is only applied when DTMF or ABCD relay 1s set to enable Configure Dtmf Relay This is the DTMF signaling relay When enabled DTMF is transported via RFC2833 Nuera recommends enabling this option if a low bit rate voice codec has been selected Configure Digit Level This is for DTMF digits This field describes the power BTX 4K Application Manual 71 17 18 19 20 21 Configuring Resources level of the tone expressed in dBmo0 sent toward the subscriber Configure Abcd Relay This is the ABCD signaling relay used to transport CAS signaling bits via RFC2833 This configuration is applicable only on force connect trunks such that CAS information can be sent end to end Configure Abcd Oos This is the ABCD CAS bit pattern to generate on each channel when the trunk has a call pro admin status of disable Configure Abcd Oos Audio This is the audio pattern to generate on each chan nel when the trunk has a call pro admin status of disable Configure Abcd Trans Enc This configuration allows you to translate incoming CAS bit patterns Configure Abcd Trans Dec This configuration allows you to translate outgoing CAS bit patterns To configure DS1s Media TGCP Section 1 The second section shown in Figure 48 allows you to configur
114. his flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the fan Alias A user defined label for the fan Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the fan Non viewable Oper Status The current operational status of the fan Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status BTX 4K Application Manual 116 Viewing System Status DS3X Status The following section discusses how to monitor DS3X status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view DS3X options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware The table shown in Figure 99 will appear rity m A r E Descr__ Jr O O Os3xCard 1 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K D53 Connector Module O O Ds3xCard 2 edit monitor Nuera 4K DS3 Connector Module Figure 99 Hardware Table DS3X portion shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the Ds3xCard n link to display the corre sponding information as shown Figure 100 Modified 2006 09 21 12 58 07 entPhysicalT able Descr Nuera 4K DS3 Connector Module Serial Num n a Model Name 504 288 Alias Asset ID Is FRU pons n4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2006 08 18 07 07 14 Figure 100 DS3X General and Module Specific Statistics Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this
115. igTable BTX 4K Application Manual dsx3ConfigT able dsx3NoAlarm localTiming 0 dsx3B3Z5 800 lessThan68m dsx3NoLoop dsx3NoLoopback 2005 09 07 11 27 01 dsx3CbitParity dsx3SendNoCode 129 Viewing System Status Time Elapsed The number of seconds that have elapsed since the beginning of the near end cur rent error measurement period Valid Intervals The number of previous near end intervals for which data was collected The value will be 96 unless the interface was brought online within the last 24 hours in which case the value will be the number of complete 15 minute near end inter vals since the interface has been online Line Status This variable indicates the Line Status of the interface It contains loopback state information and failure state information Invalid Intervals The number of intervals in the range from 0 to Valid Intervals for which no data is available This will typically be zero Line Status Last Change The time this DS3 entered its current line status state Loopback Status This variable represents the current state of the loopback on the DS3 interface BTX 4K Application Manual 130 Viewing System Status dsx3CurrentTable and ds3TotalTable The DSx3CurrentTable and dsx3TotalTable have the same statistics Their statistics are listed in different order dsx3CurrentT able dsx3TotalT able Or rerne O hi E E Figure 115 DS3 Current Interval and Total Tab
116. igure 9 Edit Window for VPM 1 From the monitor window you can manually refresh the server to retrieve the latest status and statistical data or use the tabs at the top of the window to automatically refresh every 10 or 60 seconds This can be useful when monitoring or troubleshoot ing a specific network component Alarm Pane The Alarm pane as shown in Figure 10 displays a list of alarms sent from the moni tored NE Each alarm is timestamped upon receipt by the server with the most recent alarms at the top of the list The background color of the alarm displays the severity of the alarm Alarm Color Severity Red Critical Orange Major Yellow Minor White Informational Light Purple Disconnected BTX 4K Application Manual 32 Getting Started The first two alarms shown in Figure 10 are Critical alarms and the last is a Major alarm Ack Unack Delete New Window Refresh Auto Off Auto ae eS S252 A ei Condition Description NE nae View 5 All 5 lt lt First lt Prev 1 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 10 Alarm pane You can sort any of the columns in the alarm pane by ascending or descending order The green arrow in the heading of the Time column shows that column sorted in descending order with the most recent alarm at the top From the upper right hand corner of the pane you can refresh the alarm pane by clicking Refresh or automati cally refresh every ten seconds by selecting Auto M
117. ing your Nuera equipment you cannot establish com munications to or from the unit carefully review the information in this book and in the other ORCA books prior to calling Technical Assistance Center TAC BTX 4K Application Manual 13 Before going any further check with your System Administrator for proper operation of the server machine including your Linux operating system MySQL database and NetConductor software It may be necessary to reboot the Linux server Checklist If after carefully reviewing the information in this book and in the other ORCA books your problem persists contact your product representative or a service repre sentative at Nuera s Technical Assistance Center So we can serve you better make a list of the following items before calling A detailed description of your problem A complete listing of your system components and configuration including the serial number of your unit and the software version number it is running A narrative of the actions you performed prior to the problem A list of all system messages posted by your unit Contacts Address Nuera Communications Inc 9890 Towne Center Drive Suite 150 San Diego CA 92121 USA tac nuera com www nuera com support Telephone 1 858 625 9220 extension 1391 1 800 966 8372 extension 1391 BTX 4K Application Manual 14 INTRODUCTION The Open Reliable Communications Architecture ORCA BTX 4K is designed to bridge the
118. is online note 4 Set Admin Config to enabled When disabled the clock source is not a candi date for source of network timing 5 Select Apply Repeat these steps for the second NETREF Configuring DNS From the Globals DNS folder you can enter the address of your DNS server and enable or disable DNS usage on the gateway To configure the DNS 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals DNS to display the DNS Server Information pane as shown in Figure 16 Edit Monitor Delete dnsUserMibObjects General COIE O O DNS Globals 1 Edit Monitor none 2006 06 01 10 28 38 o nsUserResolverTable E i pa O O DNS Resolver 1 Edit Monitor 192 168 24 9 192 168 24 9 not applicable 2147483 O DNS Resolver 2 Edit Monitor 192 168 25 13 192 168 25 13 not applicable 2147483 OO O DNS Resolver 3 Edit Monitor 192 168 24 41 192 168 24 41 not applicable 2147483 ea et O DNS Server 1 Edit Monitor 0 0 0 0 disabled primary down 2000 0 O DNS Server 2 edit Monitor 0 0 0 0 disabled secondary down 2000 0 Edit Monitor Delete Figure 16 DNS Server Information pane BTX 4K Application Manual 41 Configuring Resources 2 To configure the primary server click Edit to the right of the DNS Server 1 link to display the corresponding parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 17 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 09 06 12 14 32 dnsUserServerTable Index primary Oper Status standby Admin Con
119. ithout affecting calls The code down load occurs across the background control IP addresses Verify that these have been properly assigned during initial system configuration to ensure successful code down loads You can also configure the NetConductor server to download firmware code to the BTX 4K via TFTP within a secured IPSec tunnel In order to use secure firmware transfers the raccoon process must be setup on the NetConductor Server refer to the NetConductor User s Manual for information on configuring this process In addi tion secure TFTP must be selected in the Firmware configuration screen see below During firmware upgrade or when installing a spare VPM with a different firmware version the standby VPM may indicate it has a fault red LED This is a transitory state that indicates that the code on the two VPMs is not the same but is not service affecting and in no way prevents the firmware upgrade from proceeding Once the firmware upgrade is complete the fault indication will go away N Se note To upgrade the firmware 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals Firmware The BTX 4K Application Manual 198 Managing The Gateway information pane will display the firmware table shown in Figure 164 Ok AU Yellowstone gt Globals Firmmware Refresh New Edit Monitor a e aoe A O PROTA A O O Firmware Globals 1 Edit monitor btxak_v2 0 3 2 dk v2 0 3 2 all noop Figure 164 Firmw
120. itor Delete 2006 03 09 15 16 18 Remote_GW 1 1 1 1 O EC REMOTE GATEWAY 3 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 03 09 15 16 18 Remote_GW 9 9 9 9 O EC REMOTE GATEWAY 4 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 03 09 15 16 18 Remote_GW 9 9 9 9 LL A A EH Figure 24 Force Connect Information pane 2 Select New from the top left or click Edit to the right of an existing Force Con nect Remote Gateway to configure the corresponding Force Connect parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 25 Invoked Edit action for 1 FC_REMOTE_GATEWAY objectis gt El 192 168 160 100 gt 3 Globals ForceConnect J Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 03 09 15 16 18 Ip LLLI Udp Base 11000 Wocoder Suite G 711 v Alias Joleen_Gywoo1 Figure 25 Force Connect Parameters Enter the IP address of the remote gateway Enter the corresponding UDP Base port of the remote gateway This is an even number between 7000 and 64128 5 Select the appropriate Vocoder Suite of the remote gateway BTX 4K Application Manual 49 Configuring Resources The Vocoder Suite is what is configured for the remote gate Q way not what is authorized note 6 Enter an Alias for this remote gateway 7 Select Apply to save your changes Configuring TDM Interfaces The BTX 4K Media Gateway can be configured for DS3 STM1 and OC3 interfaces NetConductor automatically adapts to the configuration of your BTX 4K For exam ple if it detects a
121. itor O O 0 a Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 9 Edit Manitnr O O O Figure 136 DSO Information pane kb Jejejeje jefefeje 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the link to display the corresponding infor mation The table displayed has been broken up in the following figures and sec tions to improve readability BTX 4K Application Manual 159 Viewing System Status Statistics 1 Total Packets 0 out Total Packets 70293 71 Rtp Media Packets Out Rtp Media Packets 7 Rtp Rf Out Rtp Rfc2833 n Fax Packets ut Fax Packets O he Ee ei wo i n Modem Packets Out Modem Packets 7 Rtcp Packets ut Rtcp Packets 9699 my n Xgcp Packets Dut Xgcp Packets 1 Packet Overflow Out Packet Overflow ocal Packet Loss emote Packet Loss Rtp Auth Failures Rtcp Auth Failures n Rtp Unknown Packets Echo Divergences Figure 137 DSO Statistics In Total Packets Indicates total number of packets received Out Total Packets Indicates total number of packets sent In Rtp Media Packets Indicates total number of RTP voice packets received Out Rtp Media Packets Indicates total number of RTP voice packets sent In Rtp Rfc2833 Packets Indicates total number of RFC2833 formatted packets received BTX 4K Application Manual 160 Viewing System Status Out Rtp Rfc2833 Packets Indicates total number of RFC2833 formatted packets sent In Fax Packets Indicates t
122. lement NE 1 Select Inventory from the list of links at the top of the main window to display a list of Network Elements in the Information pane 2 From the Information pane click New to display the Create New NE window as shown in Figure 11 Apply Cancel NN A Host Port 161 Type UNIVERSAL Y Alias Protocol SNMPv2c SNMPy2c Community String public Figure 11 Create New NE Step 1 3 The Host parameter allows you to define the network location of the NE Config ure the Host parameter with the IP hostname or valid IP address for the NE Configure the Port field to 161 Choose the Type from the drop down box The Type is dependent on the type of NE and desired software version 6 The Alias parameter allows you to give the new NE a name The Alias field has no networking properties 7 The Protocol drop down box allows you to match the SNMP version being trans mitted by the NE Available selections are SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 Ifyou select SNMPv2 you will be prompted to enter the community string Ifyou select SNMPv3 you will be prompted to enter the User Name and Passphrase of the NE BTX 4K Application Manual 37 Configuring Resources N a The SNMPv2 community string must match what is configured via the craft port For more information about configuring the gateway through the craft port see the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual caution 8 Click Apply to finish
123. les LESs The number of Line Errored Seconds UASs The counter associated with the number of Unavailable Seconds CCVs The number of C bit Coding Violations PCVs The counter associated with the number of P bit Coding Violations SEFSs The counter associated with the number of Severely Errored Framing Seconds CESs The number of C bit Errored Seconds BTX 4K Application Manual 131 Viewing System Status PSESs The counter associated with the number of P bit Severely Errored Seconds CSESs The number of C bit Severely Errored Seconds LCVs The counter associated with the number of Line Coding Violations PESs The counter associated with the number of P bit Errored Seconds ifTable mgcConfigTable n4klF Stats Table For an explanation of the configuration parameters as shown in Figure 116 see To configure DS3s ifTable mecConfigtable and StatsTable on page 54 ifTable Descr ds3 1 Type ds3 Speed 44736000 Admin Status up Oper Status testing Last Change 2007 01 10 03 23 24 n4kIfStatsT able Clear noop Calls In Progress 0 Calls Blocked 0 Clear Call Blocked noop Figure 116 DS3 ifTable and n4kIfStatsTable Descr A text string describing the interface Type The type of interface Speed An estimate of the interface s current bandwidth in bits per second BTX 4K Application Manual 132 Viewing System Status Admin Status The desired state of the interface Oper Stat
124. marking the last change to Oper Status BTX 4K Application Manual 123 Viewing System Status DoS Statistics The partial DoS Statistics table shown in Figure 108 allows you to view statistics regarding Denial of Service DoS DoS Statistics 25 kerberosbacl J gress Table Lookup Failure agress Table Lookup Failures mobile O gress Table Lookup Failures enetunknown gress Table Lookup 3 7 Failures enetbroadcastunknown Ingress Table Lookup Failures xgcp D agress Table Lookup Failures tftp O Ingress Table Lookup Failures samp Ingress Table Lookup Failures sctp agress Table Lookup Failures icmmpfloat O Ingre able Lookup Failures enetmulticastunknown gress Table Lookup Failures iempbact O Ingress Table Lookup Failures udpunknown gress Table Lookup Failures arp agress Table Lookup Failures other O Ingress Table Lookup Failures mirror Ingress Table Lookup Failures ikefloat Ingress Table Lookup Failures ipunknown J Figure 108 Ethernet DoS Statistics DoS Traffic Flow Types A traffic flow is a particular Ethernet or IP packet type Some flow types are allowed on certain ports media vs control and some flow types are not allowed into the BTX 4K at all There are four types of DoS Traffic Flow e Ingress Table Lookup Failures This is a count of the number of incoming packets for the particular packet flow that are dropped because those packets are not allowed into the particul
125. module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component BTX 4K Application Manual 117 Viewing System Status Alias A user defined label for the card or component Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Non viewable Oper Status The current operational status of the card or module Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status Sensor Status The following section discusses how to monitor Sensor status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view Sensor options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware gt VPM n The table shown in Figure 101 will appear AA Pb 0 vom 1 sensor 19 Edit Monitor Juera 4K MB sen O Vom 1 Sensor 20 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K MB sensor O O vYom 1 Sensor 21 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K MB sensor O O Yom 1 Sensor 22 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K MB sensor O O Vom 1 Sensor 23 edit Monitor Nuera 4K MB sensor O O vom 1 Sensor 24 edit Monitor Nuera 4K MB sensor Figure 101 Hardware Table Sensor portion shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the Vpm 1 Sensor nn link to display the corresponding information as shown Figure 102 BTX 4K Application Manual 118 Viewing System Status Is FRU false Model Name IB senso
126. n be overridden by parameters sent in amp TGCP messages from the MGC If the MGC does not send a note parameter the default parameter is used 2 Configure Gain Enc This is the encoding gain level for the media channel at the input of the encoder in dBmo0 Valid values are integers between 16 and 7 3 Configure Gain Dec This is the decoding gain level for the media channel at the output of the decoder in dBm0 Valid values are integers between 16 and 7 4 Configure Voice Codec This value sets the voice codec and packetization BTX 4K Application Manual 70 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Configuring Resources period defaults Choose from PCM u law PCM A law 10 20 30ms packet period and G 729A 10 20 30 40 50 60ms packet period Although G 729A is always selectable it only works when G 729A vocoder authorization files are installed on the gateway Configure Echo Enable This value controls the default state of the echo cancel ler When enabled the echo canceller cancels any echo present on the line Configure Echo Nlp Enable This value controls the echo canceller s non linear processor which is used to further suppress any residual echo Configure Echo Tone Disabler This value controls the echo canceller s tone dis abler which automatically disables the echo canceller when modem tones are detected Configure Vad Enable This setting controls the voice activity detector It can
127. n configure up to 2 OC3 interfaces in your gateway namely OC3 1 and OC3 2 MGC assignments up to 8 MGCs per OC3 interface are done at the OC3 level To configure the OC3 1 interface 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to display a list of OC3 objects in the Information pane as shown in Figure 33 Bl 192 168 188 22 gt Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 re Modified _ Rdi ModelMac Assignment 1 Mac Assignment 2 O 003 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 EE ilg EE 2 stmlac O OC3 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 erdi 1 Sniffer_1 TOP 2 stmlac A EA EEE ao AA Modified Admin Status Descr Last Change OC Gj Bits 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 14 11 53 up bits 1 2006 10 30 08 17 21 up O Gj Bits 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 down bits 2 2006 10 30 08 15 48 dowr 4 of 4 object ed q a TEA Modified Descr Last Change Mtu Jon O O Ethernet control 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 control 1 2006 10 30 10 51 36 1500 O O Ethemet control 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 control 2 2006 10 30 08 17 26 1500 O O Ethernet media 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 14 13 07 media 1 2006 10 30 08 18 36 1500 O O Ethernet media 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 media 2 2006 10 30 08 17 26 1500 Figure 33 OC3 Interface Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of the OC3 1 to open the configurable parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 34 N smn MGC Co
128. n fails Possible Cause e Network packet loss Check the DSO status for the packet loss Solution e You need to find the source of the packet loss in the network Fax Modem Issues Clocking Symptoms Fax Modem messages transmission fails Possible Causes e The NetRef Source is set to none or the Admin Config is not enabled Solutions e In the NetConductor navigation pane expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals NetRef gt NetRef n Click the Edit button for the first VPM card to configure the following Configure Source Enable Admin Config e Repeat these steps for the second NetRef source BTX 4K Application Manual 209 Troubleshooting 100 BT Interface Issues Symptoms The SNMP request times out Signalling messages have to be resent There is a late or no ping response Possible Causes e There is a network overload Or the network is busy e The Debug Class levels are set too high and syslog messages are overloading the net work e The 100 BaseT interfaces are connected to a device that is not configured as full duplex Solutions e Rearrange the network to clean up the overloading e Check whether all routers and switches are set to full duplex since a 100 BaseT inter face is full duplex e Check the cables and connections e Set Debug Class levels to 0 or 1 BTX 4K Application Manual 210 SYSLOG DEBUG CLASSES This appendix details the various debug clas
129. n for the BTX 4K gateway The gateway 1s designed to provide a bridge between packet switched tele phony networks and existing public telephone networks by terminating and control ling physical circuits in the form of bearer channels from the PSTN This section also provides a basic understanding of supported network protocols functional features and how the BTX 4K conforms to PacketCable standards BTX 4K in a PacketCable Network PacketCable is a project conducted by Cable Television Laboratories Inc Cable Labs and its member companies PacketCable defines interface specifications used to develop interoperable equipment capable of providing packet based voice video and other high speed multimedia services over hybrid fiber coax HFC cable systems using the DOCSIS 1 1 standard PacketCable defines a network superstructure that overlays the two way data ready broadband cable DOCSIS 1 1 access network BTX 4K Application Manual 20 Introduction The BTX 4K fulfills the role of a Media Gateway between the packet network and the PSTN It performs the following functions Terminates and controls physical circuits in the form of bearer channels from the PSTN Processes channel associated signaling CAS if applicable Detects events on endpoints and connections as requested by a Media Gateway Controller Generates signals on endpoints and connections for example continuity tests ring tone and so on as instructed by
130. nario 2 0 tenes 206 Possible Causes ii a Dd heh Oe ig kn OM A Sate y 206 SOLUTIONS ii gar ee Canes Calis Gee ie we ae ia 206 MG to MGC Communications 0 00 00 ees 206 Symptoms Scenario 1 aaea oan tees 206 Possible Causes oso sce ii a ake ab eae daa 206 OLUTION Seeds ous Secreta ted oe one RD la Meet acts shen eal Due 207 Symptoms Scenario 2 y seni nAn e eee 207 Possibl Caus s io sh ci AR a edie iors 207 SOLUTIONS lt A ws cho otraa ane A eG Mee ete 207 Voice USSUCS3 iia ate Saale A A OSE SBA ok Sa ee a 207 Symptoms Scenario 1 0 0 eee ees 207 Possible Cassi a e ec dd ERIS ey 208 SOLUTIONS 8 dad A A A Be ee eles Anes 208 Symptoms Scenario 2 s an eree eee eens 208 Possible Causes ui dal co eet ete bea AES Shee da i 208 Solutia Schein as Card tab am eg li eya tye cau Na ada 208 Symptoms Scenario 8 0 eee ees 208 Possible Cause cis ons teed daly ee ene lake ar Jae 208 DOLUTIONS AA A cena deat A ees cht gay eS g 209 Fax Modem Issues Packet Loss 0 0 0 0c 209 OYMPtOMS 1 4 eA cok ls Roe ek ete ath AO aids Ue eo ania aid 209 Possible Causes cota o tada 209 Solution Ad ae ere vo ets a Dee Shad Bie ced ds y 209 Fax Modem Issues Clocking 209 YIM PCOMS ae set aw e e a es UNOS e 209 Possible Causes eee eee eens 209 Solutio nS a e loss de 209 100 BT Interface Issues eens 210 Symptoms a ea A ds a
131. nd the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals Syslog as shown in Figure 161 BTX 4K Application Manual 193 Managing The Gateway Refresh Inventory IE 192 168 99 122 3 Hardware 3 Interfaces Globals DNS 3 Globals ForceConnect 3 Globals Firmmware gt Globals Network G Slobals IPSec G Globals MGC Globals NetRef E G Globals system Globals Sysloq 3 Globals TFTP E E Globals TrapTarget A 192 168 160 100 IH O O E El M 192 168 17 192 B 192 168 17 108 A 192 168 128 182 B 192 168 96 35 Figure 161 Navigation to Syslog Table 2 Select the Edit link next to the debug class you want to configure as shown in Figure 162 For brief definitions of the debug classes see Syslog Debug Classes on page 211 BTX 4K Application Manual 194 Managing The Gateway Ok A 192 168 17 108 gt O Globals Syslog Refresh New Edit Monitor O a Modified Cfq Audit User Facility Value O Gi Syslog Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 user A COIE Le o OG Syslog ccp aps Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp aps 010102 O B Syslog ccp auth Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp auth 010102 O O syslog ccp cfg Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp cfg 010102 O O syslog ccp cfgbkgd Edit Monitor 2007 01 11 09 46 37 ccp cfgbkgd 010102 O G syslog ccp enslaud Edit Monitor 2007
132. ndby Admin Config enabled vi Apply Cancel Figure 66 ASP Group Configuration Parameters 3 Enter an Alias to give this ASP Group a name 4 Select Apply to save your changes N ie DO NOT change Admin Config to enable This should only be done after the initial backhaul links have been added note Add an ASP Once you have created an ASP group you must assign ASPs to the group You can create up to 16 ASPs per ASP group To create a new ASP 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul as shown in Figure 67 BTX 4K Application Manual 87 Configuring Resources l 192 169 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul Refresh New Edit Monitor eee AAN AE a ject s Modified Retransmission Timeout Initial Ret O O SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 3000 General Asp Group Config DOES Alias O O O AspGroup 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua enabled O AspGroup 2 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled DO O AspGroup 3 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 4 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 5S Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O O AspGroup 6 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O G AspGroup 7 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O G AspGroup 8 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 asparoup 9 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua di
133. nections is at the trunk level meaning each DS1 or El can BTX 4K Application Manual 47 Configuring Resources have a static connection to a different BTX 4K Static connections can only be made between like trunk types e g El to El TGCP and force connect can be mixed Each DS1 E1 may be Q configured as the user sees fit i e Force Connect or TGCP note The Force Connect configured endpoints will simply ignore any MGC information for the DS3 OC 3 STM 1 You must first define a list of available remote gateways before you can establish force connections These remote gateways define the possible destinations for all force connections created on the BTX 4K For specific instructions on configuring Force Connect on your gateway see page 76 i In Force Connect CAS applications the Signal Mode should be set to bitOriented for El and robbedBit for T1 MGC Configurables are not applicable to Force Connect Q applications E To configure Force Connect Remote Gateways 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals ForceConnect to display the Force Connect Information pane as shown in Figure 24 BTX 4K Application Manual 48 Configuring Resources Ok gt M 192 168 160 100 gt 3 Globals ForceConnect Refresh New Edit Monitor Delete O al rere Modified Tip Jud O O EC REMOTE GATEWAY 1 Edit Monitor Delete 2006 03 09 15 16 18 Joleen_GWOD1 1 1 1 1 O O EC REMOTE GATEWAY 2 Edit Mon
134. nfigurables are not applicable to Force Connect applications note BTX 4K Application Manual 56 Configuring Resources Modified 2006 10 24 10 31 31 Rdi Mode erdi Y MGC Mgc Assignment 1 1 Sniffer_1 top v Mac Assignment 2 2 stmlac v Mac Assignment 3 3 Linux Jammer 50 Y Moc Assignment 4 4 MAC Script PC v Moc Assignment 5 5 Linux Jammer 52 Y Mac Assignment 6 6 Linux Jammer 53 Y Mgc Assignment 7 Fi Linux Server 54 Y Mgc Assignment 8 9 Chris v Hunt disable APS Config Switch noCrad v Figure 34 OC 3 Configurable Parameters 3 Configure Rdi Mode Choose between standard and enhanced mode for Remote Defect Indication for the STS 1 path and virtual tributary The default is erdi mode Configure Mgc Assignment 1 These assignments are made at the OC 3 inter face level Optionally configure Mgc Assignments 2 8 Q It is not necessary for MGC Assignments to be unique to a OC 3 note Configure Mge Config Hunt When enabled the MGC table will be walked sequentially with the full restart procedure conducted for each DS1 until an MGC provides an ACK to the gateway The next MGC in the list will be queried when the restart procedure times out or when a 5xx message from an MGC is received Hunting will begin at the top of the MGC table when the last MGC in the table is unsuccessfully queried Set Switch to force a switch of the Working
135. ng this time silence will be generated The off2 interval is followed by the on1 interval and the cadence repeats 6 Freql and Freq2 identify the frequency of the tones This parameter is mea sured in Hz 7 Levell and Level2 indicate the level volume of the tones in dBm0 To configure Force Connect on a DS1 1 Near the bottom of the screen DS1 Information pane as shown in Figure 51 you can now enable Force Connect on a trunk level BTX 4K Application Manual 76 Configuring Resources n4kForceConnectTrunkT able Remote GW Reference 0 none v Remote UDP J Remote DSS none Y Remote DS1 none Figure 51 Force Connect Parameters on a DS1 Trunk 2 Enter the Remote GW Reference This is the Alias and number of one of the remote gateways defined in the Force Connect Remote Gateway Table 3 Enter the Remote DS3 or STM1 to select the desired DS3 or STM1 on the remote gateway 4 Enter the Remote DS1 or E1 to select the desired DS1 or E1 on the remote gateway Force connect is not supported in OC3 To configure DS1s ifTable and StatsTable 1 The third section shown in Figure 52 allows you to configure the DS1 settings ifTable Descr ds3 1 ds1 1 Type dsi Speed 1544000 Admin Status up Y Oper Status testing Last Change 239 1185 n4kIfStatsTable Clear noop v Calls In Progress O Calls Blocked O Clear Call Blocked noop Y Figure 52 DS1 ifTable and StatsTable Section Configure
136. nge Viewing System Status 2006 04 06 19 37 01 entPhysicalTable Nuera 4K OCM card n a 504 307 OCM Card 123456 true n4kModuleT able ok Figure 88 OCM Card General and Module Specific Statistics Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Model Name The Nuera part number Alias A user defined label for the card or component Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Oper Status The current operational status of the card or module BTX 4K Application Manual 106 Viewing System Status Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status OC3DB Card Status The following section discusses how to monitor OC3DB status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view OC3DB parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware gt Vpm n 2 Select Vpm n OC3db to display the corresponding OC3DB near the bottom of the information pane as shown Figure 89 O entphysicalTable OMA an O A Vpm 1 ocmdb 18 Edit Monitor OC3Module OC3Module Nuera 4K OC3 Interface Module fal Figure 89 Hardware Table OC3DB portion shown 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate OC3DB The table shown in Figure 90 is displayed Mo
137. ngleMode A amp PSGroup Working sonetNoLoop v Figure 43 STM 1 Working Interface parameters cropped 5 Configure the STM 1 Loopback Config from the drop down menu The default is sonetNoLoop SonetFacilityLoop specifies that the received signal at this interface is looped back out through the corresponding transmitter in the return direction SonetTerminalLoop ensures the signal about to be transmitted is connected to the associated incoming receiver Set Admin Config to up to enable this interface Select Apply to save your changes Repeat these steps for the STM 1 Protect interface before continuing BTX 4K Application Manual 65 Configuring Resources Enabling VC4s To enable a VC4 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt STM1 1 to display the VC4 object in the Information pane as shown in Figure 45 A 192 168 99 32 gt Interfaces gt O STm1 2 Refresh New Edit Monitor Index Modified Admin Status O 2 of 2 object s O B STM1 2 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 67108864 2006 10 24 15 24 59 up Oo B STM1 2 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 33554432 2006 10 24 14 44 15 down General D 1 of 1 objects Index Modified Admin Status Descr O O sTmM1 2 4C4 1 Edit Monitor 33619968 2006 10 24 14 44 15 down stm1 2 vc4 1 2 m as AS O O STM1 2 E1 1 Edit Monitor 33620224 2006 10 24 14 44 12 fastbusy 15 disat
138. nment 2 none Y Mac Assignment 3 none Y Mac Assignment 4 none Y Mac Assignment 5 none Mac Assignment 6 none Y Mac Assignment 7 none Y Mac Assignment 8 none Figure 30 DS3 MGC Information Section BTX 4K Application Manual 52 2 3 Configuring Resources Configure Mge Assignment 1 Select the MGC template alias and number of the MGC to control the endpoints on the DS3 N a The first MGC for each DS3 will be the default MGC as defined by the Packet Cable TGCP specification MGC 1 must be con figured for proper operation of the endpoints of the DS3 Optionally configure Mge Assignments 2 8 It is not necessary for MGC Assignments to be unique to a DS3 To configure DS3s DS3 Config Section dsx3ConfigT able Time Elapsed 789 Valid Intervals 96 Line Type dsx3CbitParity v Line Coding dsx3B32S Y Send Code dsx3SendNoCode v Circuit Identifier Loopback Config dsx3LineLoop v Line Status dsx3xmitRAlAlarm dsx3LOS dsx3LoopbackState Transmit Clock Source localTiming x Invalid Intervals 96 Line Length lessThan68m Y ine Status Last Change 2004 12 27 17 33 42 Loopback Status 1sx3NearEndLineLoopbact Figure 31 DS3 Configuration 1 Configure the Line Type This is the DS3 framing format The available options are dsx3CbitParity and dsx3M13 Line Coding is bipolar with 3 Zero Substitution B3ZS is the only option Currently the only available option for Send Code is dsx3Sen
139. o the operational status Width The description of SONET path in this case sts8cSTM1 Status This status provides information about the status of the interface at varying lev els including failure state information ESs The number of Errored Seconds SESs The number of Severely Errored Seconds CVs The number of Coding Violations UASs The number of Unavailable Seconds Calls in Progress Indicates the total number of calls in progress sincethelast poll Calls Blocked Indicates the total number of calls being blocked at the time of the poll BTX 4K Application Manual 158 Viewing System Status DSO Status The following section discusses how to monitor DSO status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic Individual statistics are cumulative for the DSO rather than Q per call note To view DSO options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt TDM Inter face gt TDM Interface Ds1 n to show the table shown in Figure 136 Edit Monitor Delete ATA PEE OIE Fax Packets In Modem Packets In Packet Overflow Ir 0 Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 1 Edit Monitor 0 y a 0 Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 2 Edit Monitor O O O 0 Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 3 Edit Monitor 0 O 0 0 Ds3 1 Ds1 1 D50 4 Edit Monitor 0 0 0 O Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 5 dit Monitor O O O Edi O Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 6 Edit Monitor a 0 Os3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 7 Edit Monitor O U as O Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Ds0 8 Edit Mon
140. oder Licensed Number of DSP SIMMs Serial Num Vpm 2 1302 g711 g729a akal 270405525 Figure 166 License Information pane After processing your upgrade request Nuera will send you upgrade installation instructions upgrade license files and additional DSP modules You are ready to begin the upgrade procedure BTX 4K Application Manual 201 Managing The Gateway Maintenance Procedures The following sections detail paths and procedures necessary to perform routine maintenance on your system Forcing a Switchover If necessary you can make your backup VPM the active VPM by forcing a switchover To force a switchover Expand the hierarchy in the Navigation pane by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Sys tem The Information pane will change to display the contents of Figure 167 PE EEES Do o Modified card Switch Op Bk Ping Admin Statu O O SYSTEM 1 Edit Monitor 2006 03 20 15 21 06 none enabled Edit Monitor Delete Figure 167 System Table Forcing a Switchover 9 Select Edit to display the System configuration screen shown in Figure 168 Invoked Edit action for 1 SYSTEM objectis gt M 192 168 99 122 gt Globals system Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 03 20 15 21 06 Descr BTX 4k Media Gateway Object ID 3014 dood oe Up Time 2615232 Contact http fur nuera com Mame Nuera BTX 4K Location San Diego C4 USA EF Vil O Date And Time 6 2006 03 20 13 21 19 0
141. on the protection line in the K1 byte Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indicated by the value of apsStatusDiscontinuityTime Switched Channel The number of the channel currently switched to protection The value 0 indicates no channel is switched to protection The value 1 indicates that the working chan nel has switched to protection BTX 4K Application Manual 136 Viewing System Status Discontinuity Time The value of sysUpTime on the most recent occasion at which any one or more of this APS group s counters suffered a discontinuity If no such discontinuities have occurred since the last re initialization of the system or interface then this object contains a zero value Group Status Last Switchover This parameter reports the time of the last switchover Group Status Traffic Channel This reports the current traffic bearing channel Group Status Switch Command This reports if the switch command was successful OC3 Working and Protect Interface Status The following section discusses how to monitor OC3 Working and Protect Interface status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view OC3 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 119 BTX 4K Application Manual 137 Viewing System Status Bl 192 168 188 22 gt
142. onitor eee AAN AE a ject s Modified Retransmission Timeout Initial Ret O O SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 3000 General Asp_Group Config DOES EXTER fa O O AspGroup 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua enabled O AspGroup 2 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled DO O AspGroup 3 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 4 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 5S Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O O AspGroup 6 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O G AspGroup 7 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O G AspGroup 8 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 asparoup 9 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O AspGroup 10 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O AspGroup 11 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O aspGroup 12 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled Figure 69 Signaling Backhaul Objects 2 Select New to display the Create New Backhaul Trunk screen as shown in Fig ure 70 BTX 4K Application Manual 90 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt New Configuring Resources Refresh Apply Cancel Type BACKHAUL_TRUNK Mj TRUNK Config Interface ID Asp Group Number Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Lapd Config Isdn Switch Type ni2 v Isdn Protocol Type Apply Cancel Figure 70 Create New Backhaul Trunk screen net
143. onnections is at the trunk level meaning each DS1 can have a static connection to a different BTX 4K You can select BTX 4K Application Manual 21 Introduction from two modes force connect for bearer only channels i e for ISUP CIC trunks or CAS trunks or force connect PRI with signaling and bearer channels 1 e ISDN PRI trunks BTX 4K BTX 4K DS1 DSI e Voice e Voice e CAS e CAS ISDN PRI ISDN PRI Figure 2 BTX 4K Force Connect NetworkApplication Nuera NetConductor The Nuera NetConductor is a web based client server Element Management System EMS that enables operators to configure monitor and control all the ORCA gate ways in a network The NetConductor lets you easily recognize fault conditions then isolate a problem to a particular subsystem or network component You can use a sin gle tool for monitoring network events and alarms The NetConductor also collects data at user specified intervals to compile statistics that help manage throughput and response time In addition you can define alerts to detect degrading network performance BTX 4K Application Manual 22 Introduction Web Client Web Client https NetConductor EMS Server 2 Optional HA Server NetConductor EMS Server 1 Syslog Server BTX 4K BTX 3 BTX 21 Figure 3 EMS Network Layout NetConductor EMS Network Layout As shown in the network layout in Figure 3 you can manage your gateways with a server an
144. ons in this chapter will detail the following steps required to bring up a gateway and start processing calls To configure your gateway Add a Network Element Configure the BITS Clock Configure NETREF Configure DNS Configure IPsec Configure Media Gateway Controllers MGCs for TGCP applications Configure Remote Gateways for Force Connect applications Configure the TDM Interface Configure DS1 and Media Parameters Configure the Network Globals Configure the TrapTarget Configure the TFTP Client Configure System Globals O cs A A Rh opa pa pap AeA Nae Configure Hardware Settings Configure IUA ha Nn The configuration parameters detailed in this chapter are also avail able in the Nuera NetConductor Online Help System Select the Help link in any NetConductor Information pane to launch the Help System in a new browser window note Adding a Network Element A Network Element NE is a software representation of a gateway that will be moni tored and controlled by the NetConductor EMS Before you can begin monitoring your gateway you must first create an NE within NetConductor BTX 4K Application Manual 36 Configuring Resources SNMPvy3 is the default protocol but the system will also accept SNMPv2 if it is con figured via the craft port At the gateway s craft port you can set the gateway to accept SNMPv2 with the following command snmpcfg procv2 on To create a new Network E
145. otal number of fax relay packets received Out Fax Packets Indicates total number of fax relay packets sent In Modem Packets Indicates total number of modem packets received Out Modem Packets Indicates total number of modem packets sent In Rtcp Packets Indicates total number of RTCP packets received Out Rtcp Packets Indicates total number of RTCP packets sent In Xgcp Packets Indicates total number of TGCP packets received Out Xgcp Packets Indicates total number of TGCP packets sent In Packet Overflow Indicates number of times the inbound packet queue overflowed Out Packet Overflow Indicates number of times the outbound packet queue overflowed Local Packet Loss Loss estimate according to local endpoint BTX 4K Application Manual 161 Viewing System Status Remote Packet Loss Loss estimate according to remote endpoint Rtp Auth Failures The number of RTP Authentication failures during this call Rtcp Auth Failures The number of RTCP Authentication failures during this call In Rtp Unknown Packets The number of RTP packets received with an unknown payload type This can also be considered a dropped RTP Packet count Echo Divergences The number of times the echo canceller adaptive filter diverges Divergence is expected during major signal and echo hybrid transitions such as a change from voice to tones or during a call transfer or when no echo is present in the signal
146. oup 8 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled 71 A AsnGroun G Fit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled Figure 147 Signaling Backhaul Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the SCTP_Globals 1 link to display the corre sponding information in the information pane as shown in Figure 149 BTX 4K Application Manual 171 Viewing System Status Invoked Monitor action for 1 SCTP_GLOBALS object s Bl 192 168 17 108 gt CD Signaling Backhaul gt SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Refresh Refresh Suto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 09 46 39 SCTP Status Retransmission Timeout Alpha 12 Retran ion Timeout Beta 25 Retransmission Timeout Initial 300 Retransmission Timeout Minimum 100 Retransmission Timeout Maximum 1200 Cookie Lifespan 60000 Maximum Association 16 Endpoints Opened O Associations Established 0 Num Destination Address 0 SCTP Config Max Retransmission z Max Path 3 Heartbeat Interval g Figure 148 SCTP Status Retransmission Timeout Alpha The value of alpha used in the calculation of RTO multiplied by one hundred Retransmission Timeout Beta The value of beta used in the calculation of RTO multiplied by one hundred Retransmission Timeout Initial The initial RTO set before adjustment Retransmission Timeout Mininum The minimum value of RTO after adjustment Retransmission Timeout Maximum The maximum value of RTO after adjustment BTX 4K Application Manual 172 Viewing System
147. p www cable labs com PacketCable CALEA Compliance The BTX 4K complies with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act The PacketCable Electronic Surveillance Specification describes how service providers must allow law enforcement agencies to intercept Call Content media and Call Signaling information The BTX 4K as a Media Gateway 1s designated as an Intercept Access Point for purposes of intercepting Call Content for calls originating on the PSTN and redi rected back to the PSTN For example a Law Enforcement Agency must be able to intercept Call Content when a cable telephony subscriber uses Call Forwarding to redirect a call to an off net number that is not associated with an MTA in the PSTN PacketCable Security Compliance PacketCable uses a set of algorithms to encrypt and authenticate both media and TGCP signaling IPsec IPsec ESP security is utilized between the BTX 4K gateway and an MGC to ensure both the privacy and the message integrity of TGCP traffic AES MMH SHA 1 The BTX 4K supports AES encryption for both RTP and RTCP between the MTA and the BTX 4K to ensure voice call privacy It also supports MMH authentica tion for RTP and SHA 1 authentication for RTCP BTX 4K Application Manual 16 Introduction Multiple MGC Connectivity The BTX 4K allows up to 48 unique Media Gateway Controllers MGCs to con trol endpoints within a gateway Each of the 6 DS3s 2 STM 1s or 2 OC 3s can be
148. p Status Traffic Channel This reports the current traffic bearing channel Group Status Switch Command This reports if the switch command was successful STM 1 Working and Protect Interface Status The following section discusses how to monitor STM 1 Working and Protect Interface status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view OC3 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 132 Ok Bl 192 168 16 103 gt G Interfaces gt stm1 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor o 2 of 2 object s Index Modified O O sTm1 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 12 28 11 57 36 dowr O 0 STM1 1 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 12 28 11 57 36 dowr General O 1 of 1 object s index Modified admin Status Desd O 0 STM1 1 VC4 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 12 28 11 57 36 down strml 1 Figure 132 STM 1 Interface Objects 2 Select Monitor to the right of the STM 1 APSGroup Working 1 link to display the corresponding information BTX 4K Application Manual 153 Viewing System Status Section Current Stats Status sonetSectionNoDefect Line Current Stats Status sonetLineNoDefect Far End Line Current Stats T j JASS l APS Channel Status Current noErrors Signal Degrades 0 Signal Failures 0 Switchove O Last Switchover n a Switchover Seconds J
149. placa iaa 170 ASPGroup Status il Ske ete Ri ee i Sh Ag EEE ES 177 AS PIS tats iis Sneed as ase VA eo Pee Pi ed van OSs 178 Backhaul Trunk Status oooooooooooooooomoooooo o 183 System Globals Status 0 000 187 Chapter 5 Managing The Gateway ccc ccc ce eee eee eens 190 WISIN SyS oo sis e RN OEE os SN AE E od 190 Configuring Debug classes 0 cece tees 193 Upgrading the Firmware 198 Upgrading Capacity and Vocoder Capability 201 Maintenance Procedures ivi ae eae a dt ad 202 Forcing a Switchover o ooo oo ooooo o 202 Version Information 203 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 0 0 0 0 0 ccc ccc eee e eee nes 204 Connection ssues eee eee eee eee nee ene 204 IP Address Conflicts ccc cee cece eee e eee nes 204 License Upgrade Issues o ooooooooo ooo 204 SVMPCOM Si io Wa een we 204 Possible Causes o o 204 Solutions a o a A AE Sr aA 205 Firmware Upgrade Issues 0 0 cc cc eee tee nes 205 DYVMPtOMS ici E E Lobe eile eaten eek 205 Possible Causes nt iia A Yana ee ase dod 205 SOLOS aa ar a emi ie wit oe 205 MO MT Channel Issues ec eee en eee eens 205 Symptoms Scenario 1 0 0 teenies 205 Possible Causes sci coher catia een ld bd Bade 206 BTX 4K Application Manual 9 Sol tions its cet o BIEN CARN Me oe AA ahs SARIN Me ON A fails do 206 Symptoms Sce
150. ponding information in the information pane as shown in Figure 150 BTX 4K Application Manual 177 Viewing System Status Ok Bl 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup 1 Refresh Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2006 12 10 16 13 58 Asp_Group Config Alias Adaptation Type jua Operational Mode activeStandby Admin Config enabled Oper Status up Oper Status Last Change 2006 11 28 04 04 52 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 150 AspGroup Statistics Adaptation Type In this release only IUA is supported Operational Mode In activeStandby mode only one ASP within the ASP group can be active at a time while the others are in standby or non operational such as ASP_DOWN In this release this is the only supported Operational Mode Oper Status The current operational status of the nodal interworking function NIF The pos sible states are up down corresponding to enabled or disabled Admin Config or missingBackhauls if the Admin Config is enabled but no backhaul trunks have been assigned to this ASP Group Oper Status Last Change The date and time of the last change to the operational status ASP Status The following section discusses how to monitor ASP status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic BTX 4K Application Manual 178 Viewing System Status To view ASP options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt
151. port to allow the BTX 4K to send event messages across IP net works to a collector known as a Syslog server The Syslog protocol uses the standard UDP port 514 There are many off the shelf Syslog server programs that can be installed and run on a PC The source IP address of the Syslog message is the Background Control IP address of the sourcing VPM This IP address is unique to each VPM allowing the differentia tion of messages from the active and standby VPMs To set the destination IP address for gateway Syslog messages 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals Syslog as shown in Figure 158 BTX 4K Application Manual 190 Managing The Gateway Refresh Inventory a E E 192 168 99 122 gt Hardware G Interfaces Globals DNS G Globals ForceConnect 3 Globals Firmware gt Globals Network Globals IPSec 3 Globals MGC Globals NetRef G Globals system G Globals Sysloq Globals TFTP amp Globals TrapTarget E gd G H 8 d 8 O O E 0 O E Figure 158 Navigating to Syslog Table 2 As shown in Figure 159 select Edit to the right of the Syslog Globals 1 link a aa COIE O O Syslog Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 54 Ez 168 96 i E View 20 All 20 lt lt First lt Prev 1 2 3 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 159 Syslog Table 3 After selecting Edit the syslog configuration screen shown in Figure 160 will BTX 4K Appli
152. r statistic BTX 4K Application Manual 166 Viewing System Status To view DNS Server options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt DNS The information window will show the table in Figure 141 ster server Table i of 2 object s f Address Admin Config Index Oper Stat O O ONS Server 1 Edit Monitor 192 168 96 200 enabled primary standby O O DNS Server 2 Edit Monitor 0 0 0 0 disabled secondary down View 20 All 20 lt lt First lt Prev 1 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 141 DNS Table 2 Select Monitor to the right of the appropriate DNS Server to display the corre sponding information as shown Figure 142 Refresh Suto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2005 09 07 14 13 00 dnsUserServerT able Index primary Oper Status standby Admin Config enabled Address 192 168 96 200 Oper Status Last Change 2005 09 07 11 27 56 Figure 142 DNS Server Statistics Index The index of this DNS server Oper Status The current operational state of the DNS server based on the outcome of the last query or if no query its Admin Config state Admin Config The desired administrative configuration of the server Address The IP network address of the DNS server BTX 4K Application Manual 167 Viewing System Status Oper Status Last Change The time when the DNS server operational status last changed DNS Resolver Status You can view the DNS client s resolver cache un
153. ra Communications Inc 9890 Towne Center Drive Suite 150 San Diego CA 92121 858 625 2400 BTX 4K Application Manual 5 Trademarks Used in This Manual The following list contains trademarks that are used in this manual In the United States these trademarks are registered trademarks in World Trade countries these trademarks are not registered Trademark Trademark Owner ANSI American National Standards Institute Cisco Cisco Systems Inc IBM International Business Machines Inc Microsoft Microsoft Corporation Inc ORCA Nuera Communications Inc UNIX The Open Group VT100 Compaq Digital Equipment Corporation Windows XP Microsoft Corporation Inc Red Hat Linux Red Hat MySQL MySQL AB BTX 4K Application Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS BTX 4K Application Manual About This Books iii aod aut a OG EG Fed Sauna kd bed Mind oe 11 Who Should Use This Book 2 0 0 ee ete eens 11 Conventions Used in This Book 0 00 ees 11 Notes Cautions and Warnings 0 0 cece eee eens 11 How Numbers Are Used 2 0 eens 12 Replaceable Input Values 0 0 0c ccc eens 12 Getting Help sti vi a A Ged HA ES 13 Checklist ase E eae garda a Mae ve dd shanna 14 COMLACES ics fiero hae cds ADE beacon es eee we Mes 14 Chapter 1 Introduction A ES ABE BOE ES 15 BEX 4K Features ia eon Man oii E OS Sa DA AAs COE as 15 Capacity wena ie ss AA Beek PAE Pe gis Ba ISS 15 PacketCable TGCP Compliance
154. rdLoop data sent from the BTX 4K to the DS1 is looped back in to the BTX 4K 5 Configure Signal Mode For DS1 two options are available none and robbedBit Use none for ISUP SS7 controlled DS1s Use robbedBit for MF Controlled Emergency 911 Operator Services etc DS1s For E1 choose between none and BTX 4K Application Manual 75 Configuring Resources bitOriented To Configure DS1s MediaTones 1 The MediaTones section allow you to configure the MediaTones for busy dial tone fastbusy ringback and warble The configurables for each MediaTone type is the same and are shown in Figure 50 MediaTones busy MediaTones dialtone MediaTones fastbusy MediaTones ringback Media Tones warble 123 123 123 100 Figure 50 MediaTones Sections The On1 Off1 On2 Off2 times define the cadence of the call progress tone 2 Onl is the amount of time in ms of the first on interval of the cadence During this time both configured frequencies will be generated at their configured level 3 Offl is the amount of time in ms of the first off interval of the cadence During this time silence will be generated 4 On2 is the amount of time in ms of the second on interval of the cadence Dur ing this time both configured frequencies will be generated at their configured level 5 Off2 is the amount of time in ms of the second off interval of the cadence Dur i
155. re NLP processing is applied Echo Tail Delay The current estimate of the echo tail delay expressed in ms Call Pro Call processing status Abcd Enc ABCD bits encoding from TDM to IP Abcd Dec ABCD bits decoding from IP to TDM Local Jitter Indicates an estimate of the instantaneous local network jitter for the most recent completed call Remote Jitter Indicates an estimate of the instantaneous remote network jitter for the most recent completed call Digits Scr Enc Source digits encode from TDM to IP ASCII Digits Dst Enc Destination digits encode from TDM to IP ASCII BTX 4K Application Manual 164 Viewing System Status Digits Sre Dec Source digits decode from IP to TDM ASCII Digits Dst Dec Destination digits decode from IP to TDM ASCII Call Pro Mode Call processing mode M line of XGCP message Call Pro Notified Entity IP UDP of Current Call processing notified entity Current Rtp Crypto RTP encryption algorithm used on this call Current Rtcp Crypto RTCP encryption algorithm used on this call Current Rtcp Auth RTCP authentication algorithm used on this call Current Rtcp Auth RTCP authentication algorithm used on this call IPSec Template Status The following section discusses how to monitor IPSec status and provides brief descriptions of each statistic To view IPSec statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals IPSec to displ
156. rent software revision for the entity if applicable Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Model Name The Nuera part number BTX 4K Application Manual 99 Viewing System Status Alias A user defined label for the card or component Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit n4kAuthorizationT able Maximum Channel Count 1344 Allowed Channel Count 1344 Authorized Vocoders g711 vocoders Oper Status g7il Capacity Upgrade Oper Status success Capacity Upgrade Oper Status Last Change 2006 02 21 18 01 01 vocoders Upgrade Oper Status SUCCESS vocoders Upgrade Oper Status Last Change 2006 02 21 17 32 57 Capacity License Type permanent vocoders License Type permanent Capacity Days Left 0 vocoders Days Left 0 Pending Channel Count 3360 Pending Vocoders Figure 81 VPM n4kAuthorizationTable Statistics Maximum Channel Count This returns the maximum number of channels that can run calls on this VPM based on the authorization The actual allowed number of channels may be lower than this value when different vocoders are chosen Allowed Channel Count The number of channels available for use with the chosen vocoder s Authorized Vocoders This shows the vocoders based on the authorization BTX 4K Application Manual 100 Viewing System Status Vocoders Oper Status This displays
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158. rotocol Type network TRUNK Stats apd IFrame Tx apd SFrame T apd UFrame Tx apd IFrame Rx apd SFrame Rx apd UFrame R apd Invalid Frame Rx apd Sabme Error apd Frmr Error lapd Clear Stats noop Figure 155 Backhaul Trunk Parameters and Statistics Oper Status up The nodal interworking function is up down The configuration is otherwise good but the nodal interworking func tion is down insufficientResources The configuration is otherwise good but there are not enough physical resources to support the configuration badTimeslot The configured timeslot is invalid 1 e 1 for El or 1 0 25 31 for T1 Oper Status Last Change The date and time of the last change to the operational status BTX 4K Application Manual 185 Viewing System Status Add Delete Oper Status This provides information on the success or failure or none of the last trunk added or deleted to the ASP Group Add Delete Oper Status Last Change The last time the value of Add Delete Oper Status changed lapd IFrame Tx The total number of information frames transmitted lapd SFrame Tx The total number of supervisory frames transmitted lapd UFrame Tx The total number of unnumbered frames transmitted lapd IFrame Rx The total number of information frames received lapd SFrame Rx The total number of supervisory frames received lapd UFrame Rx The total number of unnumbered frames receiv
159. roubleshooting efforts You can also delete a latched alarm from NetConductor but the alarm will reappear upon repolling the Network Element if you have not resolved the underlying problem BTX 4K Application Manual 34 CONFIGURING RESOURCES This chapter describes how to configure your gateway through the graphical user interface GUI of the NetConductor EMS Prerequisites The instructions detailed in this chapter describe how to bring up a gateway and start processing calls These steps assume the following The correct version of NetConductor is installed on the server You have a Syslog Collector application installed on a server separate from the NetConductor server The physical Ethernet connections are present The gateway is correctly configured from the Craft port command line docu mented in the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual including the IP addresses masks and default routers Dual BITS sources are plugged into the BITS T1 E1 ports If BITS sources are unavailable a specific TDM interface can be used For more information see Configuring NetRef on page 39 The external TDM connections are up i e ready for the gateway to be config ured BTX 4K Application Manual 35 Configuring Resources Initial Configuration Use the hierarchy of network components in the NetConductor navigation pane to access a list of gateways and corresponding configuration folders The remaining sec ti
160. rst lt Prev 1 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 105 Interface Table Ethernet shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the Ethernet control n media n link to display the corresponding information The table displayed has been broken up in the following figures and sections shown in order to improve readability n4kipBackgroundAdedrT able IP Background Address 192 168 17 113 n kIfStatsTable Clear noop n4kIpPingT able Oper Status missed Last Change 2007 01 04 03 22 16 Figure 106 IP Background Address Table IP Background Address The background IP address assigned to this physical interface Oper Status The operational status of the heartbeat ping to default router for this Ethernet interface Last Change The time and date of the last change to the operational status of this interface BTX 4K Application Manual 122 Viewing System Status ifTable Desct control 1 Ty pe fastEther EL 1500 Speed 100000000 Phys Address 0010780053c395 Oper Status up Last Change 2001 01 07 06 53 19 Figure 107 Ethernet ifTable Descr Nuera s name for the interface Type The type of interface MTU The size of the largest packet which can be sent or received on the interface spec ified in octets Speed The maximum bandwidth in bits per second Physical Address The MAC address of the interface Oper Status The current operational status of the interface Last Change The timestamp
161. rver or the NetConductor Local Interface For a list of craft port commands or instructions for configuring the gateway through the craft port see the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual Physical Connections Nuera recommends that you make the following gateway connections before creating your Network Elements Power Ethernet 100BaseT and 1000BaseSX aka GigE DS8 or optical OC 3 STM 1 BITS Clock Craft Interface Alarm Port optional For more information on the physical connections on your gateway see the ORCA 4K Hardware Manual BTX 4K Application Manual 27 Getting Started Accessing NetConductor Enter the IP address including the port number of the NetConductor server into the address bar of your browser For example http 172 16 103 99 5960 See your net work administrator for the IP address and corresponding port number of your Net Conductor server The default port number is 5960 Upon connection with the NetConductor server your browser will display a splash screen with the Nuera logo and a Login button Click this button then enter your username and password and server name if applicable in the window that displays as shown in Figure 5 Y http 1 192 168 192 194 5960 Login Microsoft Inte DER NetConductor Login Username Password Server srleap M Figure 5 NetConductor Login window The User Interface The main screen of the NetConductor web client is divided into four
162. s E To configure the STM1 1 Working Interface 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt STM1 1 to display the Information pane shown in Figure 41 Ok Al 192 168 16 111 gt G Interfaces gt stm1 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor eS he A Index Modified l OG STM1 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 11 01 17 13 57 down O O Stm1 1 aPsGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 11 01 11 20 21 down ae En AA O 63 of 63 objects Tndex Modified Jabcd Audio abcd Oos abca O STMi 1 E1 1 Edit Monitor 16843008 2006 11 01 11 20 09 fastbusy 15 disak FLA STM1 1 E1 2 edit Monitor 16843264 2006 11 01 11 20 09 fasthusv 15 disak Figure 41 STM 1 1 Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of the STM1 1 APSGroup Working Interface to display the STM 1 Information pane as shown in Figure 42 BTX 4K Application Manual 64 Admin Status Oper Status Last Change Clear All Stats Configuring Resources Config stmm1 1 working sonet up down 2006 10 31 06 20 00 ata noop Y Figure 42 STM 1 Working Interface Parameters cropped 3 To Clear All Stats for this OC 3 configure this parameter to invoke 4 Optionally enter a Circuit Identifier to give this interface a name Type Time Elapsed Valid Intervals Line Coding Line Type Circuit Identifier Invalid Intervals Loopback Config Medium Config sdh 603 96 sonetMediumNRZ sonetShortSi
163. s that have been detected on the incoming sig nal This condition occurs when a loss of signal loss of frame AIS L or a Line bit error rate exceeding the currently configured value of the relevant instance of apsConfigSfBerThreshold Switchovers A count of the number of times this channel has switched from the protection lineto the working line or vice versa Last Switchover The date and time of the last switchover BTX 4K Application Manual 155 Viewing System Status Switchover Seconds The cumulative Protection Switching Duration PSD time in seconds For a working channel this is the cumulative number of seconds that service was car ried on the protection line For the protection line this is the cumulative number of seconds that the protection line has been used to carry any working channel traffic This information is only valid if revertive switching is enabled The value 0 will be returned otherwise Discontinuity Time The date and time of the most recent occassion at which any one or more of this channel s counters suffered a discontinuity VC4 Status The following section discusses how to monitor VC4 status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic To view VC4 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 134 Ok Bl 192 168 16 103 gt G Interfaces gt stm1 1 Refresh New Edit
164. s the value for IP TOS field for TGCP call control traffic The default value is 112 4 Configure Management This is the decimal value of the IP TOS field for SNMP management traffic This value is also used for the IP TOS field of Syslog mes sages The default is 112 5 Select Apply BTX 4K Application Manual 78 Configuring Resources Configuring TrapTargets Trap targets are used to configure the BTX 4K to send traps to specified destination IP addresses By default when the NE is created the NetConductor sets one Trap target to the IP of the NetConductor You can add up to four additional auxiliary sys tems to receive traps To add another target address 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals TrapTarget to display the table shown in Figure 55 Edit Monitor Delete SSE Sr sa O a E E Name Access O O IRAPTARGET Trapper t Edit Monitor Delete 2005 09 06 12 14 20 Trapper_t 192 168 96 13 162 O O IRAPTARGET netC_192 168 160 160 Edit Monitor Delete 2005 09 01 13 23 28 netC_192 168 160 160 192 168 160 160 162 O O IRA4PTARGET netC 192 168 192 194 Edit Monitor 2005 09 01 12 01 49 netC_192 168 192 194 192 168 192 194 162 View 20 All 20 lt lt First lt Prev 1 Next gt Last gt gt Figure 55 TrapTarget Table 2 Click Edit to the right of the corresponding traptarget to display the parameters shown in Figure 56 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 09 01 13 23
165. sabled O O AspGroup 10 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O AspGroup 11 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O aspGroup 12 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled Figure 67 Signaling Backhaul Objects 2 Select New to display the Create New ASP screen as shown in Figure 68 BTX 4K Application Manual 88 Configuring Resources 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul gt New Refresh Apply Cancel Type Asp ho ASP Config Index 5 M Alias ASP Group Number iw SCTP Config Remote Address Remote Port Apply Cancel Figure 68 Create New ASP screen Select Asp from the Type drop down menu Set the Index value This is the ASP number You can define up to 16 ASPs per system Enter an Alias to name this ASP Select the ASP Group Number from 1 to 16 Configure the Remote Address to match the IP Address of the ASP Enter the Remote Port to match the port used by ASP typically 9900 A oN Dg Select Apply to save your changes Add Backhaul Trunk ISDN PRI trunks with a LAPD channel FAS should be added as backhaul trunks ISDN trunks without LAPD NFAS should not be added as backhaul trunks To create a new Backhaul Trunk 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul as shown in Figure 69 BTX 4K Application Manual 89 Configuring Resources l 192 169 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul Refresh New Edit M
166. separate frames or panes As shown in Figure 6 the NetConductor interface includes a Links pane Navigation pane Information pane and Alarm pane BTX 4K Application Manual 28 Getting Started Z NetConductor Microsoft Internet Explorer File gdt View Favorites Tools Help OQ O BBD Aseh Favorites O Address hnps 192 168 192 198 3443 defaultinder jsp _ Es inks Inventory Security Advanced Backup Restore Tasks Performance Help Nuera NetConductor Logged in as admin Logout Refresh Ok Inventory El B 192 168 16 3 B 192 168 16 3 gt Hardware Refresh E G Hardware 4 New B AlarmCard 0 BemCard 1 0 Bemcard 2 B FanTray 1 l fi ti ooa ER information OCMCard 2 a H Vom 1 G AlarmCard 1 ede monitor 2 E vom 2 Globals syster o ee E a a SC AEHL Modified a T FRU Model Name s eam Num Last Change p El Giobals Trap G BemCard 1 gt monitor ad tue 504 El E Slobals Force Bemcard 2 Edi monitor EJ G Globals MGC EJ E Globals Syslor El E Slobals IPSec Edit Monitor Delete lis FRU Model Name S fule true 504 28 2001 04 09 19 ard true 504 General emtphysicalTable kata DEMO EY A RT SET ETT Globals Firma O FanTray 1 Edi Monitor 2006 06 16 07 03 Nuera 4K fan tray tr Je 504 3 nja 2001 04 09 19 28 26 El E dobas TFTP E G Interfaces O tl O a rps HA ree O Ai iL las Asset 1D pf Name Serial Num Last Change el
167. ses For information on how to configure debug classes see Configuring Debug classes on page 193 CCP Classes This section provides a short description of each CCP class It gives you an idea of the kind of information that can selectively be generated on demand You can turn these classes on or off as you need them CCP_APS This class contains information on the Automatic Protection Switch APS task for STM 1 and OC 3 interfaces CCP_AUTH Information on upgrading and maintaining capacity and vocoder upgrades CCP_CFG Information about the processing configuration in the system CCP_CFGBKGND This class contains information about the configuration background task It includes information on the low level operations of updating configuration and routing this updated configuration to all registered tasks BTX 4K Application Manual 211 CCP_CNSLAUD This turns audit messages due to configuration changes made at the console off 0 or on 1 CCP_CP This class provides information related to the Call Processing CP task It pro vides information on the XCGP message routing CCP_DI This class provides information related to the craft or Display DI task CCP_DNS This class provides information about the DNS task It reports status on the progress of DNS queries and the health of the DNS server CCP_Drivers This class contains information about low level driver code related to Signaling Backhaul only
168. source of sync Current Sre Indicates which interface is the current source of sync Current State Indicates the state of the current source of sync Source Last Change The time when the current source of sync last changed State Last Change The time when the current state of sync last changed Signaling Backhaul Parameters and Stats SCTP Globals Status The following section discusses how to monitor SCTP Globals status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic BTX 4K Application Manual 170 Viewing System Status To view SCTP Globals options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul to view the table shown in Figure 147 E 192 168 17 108 gt Signaling Backhaul Refresh New Edit Monitor AS AO EAT ao e td ll Modified Retransmission Timeout Initial Ret O O SCTP_GLOBALS 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 3000 a A E oote Oe modified Adaptation Typeladmin Condo O AspGroup 1 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 24 10 28 51 iua enabled O AspGroup 2 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O 0 AspGroup 3 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O G asparoup 4 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O G asparoup 5 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O O AspGroup 6 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 jua disabled O O AspGroup 7 Edit Monitor 2006 10 24 10 28 51 iua disabled O O AspGr
169. sy ringback and warble For an explanation of parameters shown in Figure 126 see page 76 MediaTones bus MediaTones dialtone MediaTones fastbusy MediaTones ringback MediaTones warble 100 100 100 100 1400 16 16 Figure 126 DS1 MediaTones Assignments dsx1ConfigTable For an explanation of the configuration parameters shown in Figure 127 see page 75 dsx1ConfigTable Time Elapsed 406 Valid Intervals 06 Line Type dsx1ESF Circuit Identifier Loopback Config dsx1NoLoop Line Status dsx1NoAlarm Signal Mode none Invalid Intervals 96 Line Status Last Change 2005 01 23 07 40 30 Loopback Status dsx 1NoLoopbact Figure 127 DS1ConfigTable Time Elapsed The number of seconds that have elapsed since the beginning of the near end cur rent error measurement period Valid Intervals The number of previous near end intervals for which data was collected The value will be 96 unless the interface was brought online within the last 24 hours in which case the value will be the number of complete 15 minute near end inter vals since the interface has been online BTX 4K Application Manual 147 Viewing System Status Line Status This variable indicates the Line Status of the interface It contains loopback state information and failure state information Invalid Intervals The number of intervals in the range from 0 to Valid Intervals for which no data is available This will typically be zero Line Status Last
170. t Asset ID Hardware Rev Alias Firmware Rev Desct Nuera 4K MB sensor Serial Num nja n4kSensT able Last Change 2005 09 06 11 44 45 current Temp 2 Oper Status Or Figure 102 Sensor Statistics Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the Sensor Alias A user defined label for the Sensor Descr Nuera s name for the Sensor Last Change Sensor Specific The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status Current Temp The current temperature as reported by the temperature sensor in celsius BTX 4K Application Manual 119 Viewing System Status Oper Status Sensor Specific The current operational status of the card or module ALARM Status The following section discusses how to monitor Alarm status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view ALARM options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt Network gt NE gt Hardware The table shown in Figure 103 will appear in the Information pane Edit Monitor Delete E m Loto T S Descr __JFirmwal O 6 AlarmCard 1 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K Alarm Module Figure 103 Hardware Table Alarm portion shown 2 Select the Monitor link to the right of the AlarmCard 1 link to display the cor responding information as shown Figure 104 Modified 2006 09 21 12 56 17
171. t Call ProjCall Pro Admin Config Disconnect Init O Ds3 1 Ds1 1 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 6000 A 0 Ds3 1 D51 2 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 6000 O O Ds3 1 Ds1 3 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 60000 O O 0s3 1 Ds1 4 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 6000 O O 0s3 1 Ds1 5 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 60000 O O Ds3 1 Ds1 6 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 6000 O O Os3 1 Ds1 7 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 6o00r O O Ds3 1 051 8 Edit Monitor isup enable 15000 60000 _ Figure 46 DS1 Information Table 2 Click Edit to the right of the DS1 to configure BTX 4K Application Manual 69 Configuring Resources To configure DS1s Media Section 1 The first section shown in Figure 47 allows you to configure the Media settings Media Gain Enc 0 Gain Dec 0 Voice Codec pcmUlaw64k10ms vi Echo Enable enabled Echo Nip Enable enabled Echo Tone Disabler enabled Vad Enable none Vad Threshold 36 Vad Hangover 255 Compand pemUlaw Fax Codec none v Modem Codec none RFC2833 Payload 127 Dtrnf Relay enabled Digit Level 7 Abcd Relay disabled Y Abcd Oos 15 Abcd Audio silence Y Abcd Trans Enc 0123456789abcdef Abcd Trans Dec 0123456789abcdef Figure 47 DS1 Media Configuration Section Configuration parameters marked with an asterisk are default values and ca
172. tate information ESs The number of Errored Seconds SESs The number of Severely Errored Seconds SEFSs The number of Severely Errored Framing Seconds BTX 4K Application Manual 139 Viewing System Status CVs The number of Coding Violations UASs The number of Unavailable Seconds APS Channel Status Current The current state of the port The possible states are e lockedOut indicates that this bit when applied to a working channel indi cates that the channel is prevented from switching to the protection line When applied to the null channel this bit indiates that no working channel may switch to the protection line sd indicates a signal degrade condition is in effect sf indicates a signal failure condition is in effect switched indicates that the switch bit is applied to a working channel if that channel is currently switched to the protection line e wtr indicates that a wait to restore state is in effect Signal Degrades A count of Signal Degrade conditions This condition occurs when the line Bit Error Rate exceeds the currently configured value of the relevant instance of apsConfigSdBerThreshold Signal Failures A count of Signal Failure conditions that have been detected on the incoming sig nal This condition occurs when a loss of signal loss of frame AIS L or a Line bit error rate exceeding the currently configured value of the relevant instance of apsConfigSfBerThreshold
173. tatus enabled System Vocoders Config G 711 Figure 157 System Globals Parameters and Statistics TDM Connection Oper Status This displays the current TDM interface for the gateway which is based on the VPM type and TDM configuration performed at the console port Descr A textual description of the entity Object ID The vendor s authoritative identification of the network management subsystem contained in the entity This value is allocated within the SMI enterprises subtree 1 3 6 1 4 1 and provides an easy and unambiguous means for determining what kind of box is being managed For example if vendor Flintstones Inc was assigned the subtree 1 3 6 1 4 1 4242 it could assign the identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 4242 1 1 to its Fred Router BTX 4K Application Manual 188 Viewing System Status Up Time The time since the network management portion of the system was last re initial ized Services Consistent with the SNMP description of a system this value indiates the set of services this system offers The value 6 indicates this system offers Internet ser vices Default Router This agent s default router BTX 4K Application Manual 189 MANAGING THE GATEWAY This chapter describes how to monitor the health of the BTX 4K gateway upgrade the gateway and use the gateway s debugging features Using Syslog The BTX 4K provides a debug trace capability using the Syslog protocol This proto col provides a trans
174. tches O 0 STM Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 20 mara 0 noErrors O A st STM Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 20 nocmd 0 noErrors 0 a A lat othe Modified Admin Status Last Change OG Bits 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 down bits 1 2006 11 01 12 27 58 down OG Bits 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 down bits 2 2006 11 01 12 27 58 down ia a ri Descr Last Change Mtu Oni O O Ethernet control 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 control 1 2006 11 01 12 28 53 1500 O 0 Ethernet control 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 O 0 Ethernet media 1 edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 media 1 2006 11 01 12 28 53 1500 O 0 Ethernet media 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 11 20 23 Figure 39 STM 1 Interface Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of the STM 1 to open the configurable parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 40 N smn MGC Configurables are not applicable to Force Connect applications note BTX 4K Application Manual 62 Invoked Edit action for 1 STM1 objectis Configuring Resources E 192 169 16 111 gt UU Interfaces gt sTm1 1 Refresh Apply Cancel Modified 2006 11 01 11 20 20 APS Config Switch nocmd v APS Status K1 K2 Rev 0000 K1 K2 Trans 0000 Current noErrors Mode Mismatches Channel Mismatches PSEFS FEPLFs Discontinuity Time Group Status Last Switchover Group Status Traffic Channe Group Status Switch Command Hunt Mac Assignment 1 Mac Assignment 2 M
175. the NetConductor User s Guide Remaining chapters in this manual will cover config uration and monitoring functions specific to the BTX 4K using NetConductor Craft Port The craft port plays a small but crucial part in bringing a BTX 4K gateway online This DB9 male connector that provides a serial interface is located on the BCM card on the back of the gateway and is labeled the Craft port It is used to connect a com puter directly into the gateway to assign basic configuration information After connecting a computer to the port you can use a terminal emulation program to access the gateway To access the gateway 1 Connect the serial cable from the computer to the craft port on the active card 2 Open the HyperTerminal or other terminal software emulation dialog 3 Use the settings shown in Figure 4 to correctly configure the emulation program BTX 4K Application Manual 25 Getting Started COM Properties Port Settings Bits per second Data bits Parity Stop bits Elow control Restore Defaults Figure 4 HyperTerminal Settings 4 Press Enter if you don t see the Password prompt 5 At the Password prompt enter a password The default password is nuera 6 Press Enter At the User prompt type help or to see the list of available commands These craft port commands serve to configure the gateway IP addresses For a more detailed description of th
176. the vocoder suite currently running on the VPM Capacity Upgrade Oper Status The operational state of the most recent authorization update for capacity Capacity Upgrade Oper Status Last Change The time when the authorization capacity upgrade operational status last changed Note that a power cycle will also change this value Vocoders Upgrade Oper Status The operational state of the most recent authorization update for vocoder Vocoders Upgrade Oper Status Last Change The time when the authorization vocoder upgrade operational status last changed Note that a power cycle will also change this value Capacity License Type The capacity authorization type can be temporary or permanent A permanent authorization does not expire When the temporary authorization expires the VPM will restart and will not be able to run any calls You should contact TAC to obtain a new key Vocoders License Type The vocoder authorization type can be temporary or permanent A permanent authorization does not expire When the temporary authorization expires the VPM will restart and will not be able to run any calls You should contact TAC to obtain a new key Capacity Days Left The number of days left for the authorized capacity If the authorization is perma nent its value is 0 and can be discarded If the authorization is temporary a value of 0 means the key has expired and the VPM can no longer run any calls Vocoders Days Left Number of
177. tion Manual 59 Configuring Resources 8 Repeat these steps for the OC3 1 Protect interface Enabling the STS 1 Interface STS 1 interfaces are only applicable for a BTX 4K configured with a SONET 0C3 interface The gateway includes 3 STS 1 interfaces for each OC3 for a total of 6 STS 1 interfaces per gateway There are no 24 hour statistics counters collected for STS 1 interfaces To enable an STS 1 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces gt OC3 1 to display the Information pane shown in Figure 37 Bl 192 168 188 22 gt Interfaces gt Bl oc3 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 object s A O 0 oc3 1 APSGroup Protect 1 Edit Monitor 50331648 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up O OB OC3 1 APSGroup Working 1 Edit Monitor 16777216 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up o 3 of 3 object s General O Sic ia a all OG OC3 1 STS1 1 Edit Monitor 16842752 2006 10 24 14 01 01 up oc3 1 path 1 2 O oc3 1 5T51 2 Edit Monitor 16908288 2006 10 24 14 01 02 up oc3 1 path 2 z O O oc3 1 5T51 3 Edit Monitor 16973824 2006 10 24 13 11 23 up oc3 1 path 3 2 A AA A O 84 of 84 objects idez Modified Abcd Audio Abcd Oos Abcd O 0C3 1 Ds1 1 Edit Monitor 16843008 2006 10 24 15 10 51 fastbusy 15 disat O O oc3 1 Ds1 2 Edit Monitor 16843264 2006 10 24 15 10 52 fastbusy 15 disat Figure 37 STS 1 Interface Objects 2 Select Edit to the right of the OC3 1 STS1 1 to display the STS 1 configuration
178. to display the corresponding DSP Module in the information pane as shown Figure 93 OEZ Date Banka O O pm 1 Dsp 1 Edit Monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 49 07 O O Vom 1 Dsp 2 Edit Monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 49 07 O O vVom 1 Dsp 3 Edit Monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 49 07 O O Vom 1 Dsp 4 Edit monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 49 07 0 2005 08 31 22 O O Yom 1 Dsp 5 Edit Monitor bankB 2005 08 31 22 49 07 0 2005 08 31 22 Figure 93 Hardware Table Vpm portion shown 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate DSP The table shown in Figure 94 is displayed BTX 4K Application Manual 110 Viewing System Status appCodeT able Date Bank 4 2005 08 31 22 49 07 0 Current Active bankB Date Bank B 2005 08 31 22 49 07 0 Last Change 0 Version Bank B btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Version Bank A btx4k_v2 0 1 4 Oper Status SUCCESS entPhysicalTable Is FRU true Model Name 504 302 Firmware Rev Descr Nuera 4K DSP Module Serial Num nja Asset ID Hardware Rey Alias n4kModuleT able Oper Status ol Last Change 2005 09 06 11 44 45 Figure 94 DSP General Codes and Module Statistics Date Bank A The version date of the code in Bank A Current Active Displays the bank A or B from which the current active code was retrieved at powerup or reset This value is the same for all DSP entities Date Bank B The version date of the code in Bank B Last Change The time when th
179. tor 2007 01 11 15 24 48 Nuera 4K DS3 Interface Moc Figure 91 Hardware Table DS3DB portion shown 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate DS3DB The table shown in Figure 92 is displayed Ok E Joanna_17 80 gt Hardware gt O Ypm 1 gt O Ypm 1 Ds2db 18 Refresh Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Modified 2007 01 11 15 24 48 entPhysicalT able Descr Nuera 4K DS3 Interface Module Serial Num 4K DS3 DAUGHTER CARD Model Mame 504 304 Alias Asset ID Figure 92 DS3DB General and Module Specific Statistics Is FRU This flag indicates whether or not this module is considered a field replaceable unit Model Name The Nuera part number Asset ID A user defined ID label for the card or component Hardware Rev The hardware revision number of the card or module BTX 4K Application Manual 109 Viewing System Status Alias A user defined label for the card or component Descr Nuera s name for the card or module Serial Num The serial number for the card or module Oper Status The current operational status of the card or module Last Change The timestamp marking the last change to Oper Status DSP Status The following section discusses how to monitor DSP status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view DSP parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware gt Vpm n 2 Select DSP
180. tware ORCA Gateway Hardware Manual This manual presents conceptual information about the use functionality and specifica tions of the ORCA 21 slot and 8 slot gateways including installation steps and information ORCA 4K Hardware Manual This manual presents conceptual information about the use functionality and specifica tions of the ORCA 4K gateway including installation steps and information ORCA BTX 4K Application Manual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure BTX 4K gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the BTX 4K gateway correctly configured using net work management software ORCA UMX 4K Application Manual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure UMX 4K gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the UMX 4K gateway correctly configured using net work management software NetConductor User s Guide This guide presents conceptual information about the use functionality and specifications of the NetConductor application including installation steps and information Additional ORCA books are available in PDF format from Nuera s web site http www nuera com For information regarding pricing and availability contact a sales representative at Nue
181. ual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure ORCA GX gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the ORCA GX gateway correctly configured using network management software 299 297 5nn ORCA RDT 8g Software Manual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure ORCA RDT 8g gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the ORCA RDT 8g gateway correctly con figured using network management software 299 298 5nn ORCA RDT 8v Software Manual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure ORCA RDT 8v gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the ORCA RDT 8v gateway correctly config ured using network management software BTX 4K Application Manual 4 Number Book 299 252 5nn 299 335 1nn 299 433 1nn 299 432 5nn 299 442 5nn 299 434 4nn ORCA BTX Series Software Manual This manual is designed for the system integrator system administrator who needs to con figure ORCA BTX gateways at an end user site Its purpose is to guide this individual through the configuration steps required to get the ORCA BTX gateway correctly config ured using network management sof
182. ud rate is only the same as the bit rate when there is one bit per symbol BCM Nuera definition that means BITS clock module The module supports the BITS clock connection and the 100BT and craft interface BITS clock Building Integrated Timing Supply clock The BITS clock provides a pulse that synchronizes the whole network BNC Bayonet Neill Concelman British Navy Connector or Baby Nevel Connector all coaxial cables CIC Carrier Identification Code DNS Domain Name Server DSO Digital Service level 0 DSO is 64 000 bps the worldwide standard speed for digi tizing one voice conversation using pulse code modulation and sampling the voice BTX 4K Application Manual 221 8 000 times a second and encoding the result in an 8 bit code thus 8 000 8 64 000 There are 24 DSO channels in a DS1 DS1 DS1 can occur in 2 varieties T1 or El T1 is commonly used in North America to multiplex 24 DSO channels Each DSO channel originally a digitized voice grade telephone signal carries 8000 bytes per second 64 000 bits per second A DS1 frame includes one byte from each of the 24 DSO channels and adds one framing bit making a total of 193 bits per frame at 8000 frames per second The result is 193 8000 1 544 000 bits per second E1 is the European version of DS1 and carries information at the rate of 2 048 Mbps with 30 bearer channels DS3 Digital Service level 3 Equivalent to 28 T 1s and operates at 44 736
183. uency Feature Group D Operator Service Multi frequency Feature Group D Terminating Protocol MTA Multimedia Terminal Adaptor A consumer premises device that provides for the simultaneous Internet data access and voice calls over cable NCS Network Call Signalling this is the signalling protocol between the Call Man agement Server and MTAs NEs Network Elements NEs are those elements which are controlled by an EMS such as NetConductor BTX 4K Application Manual 223 NetConductor Nuera s element management system NETREF NETREF parameters specify the source over which the gateway receives clocking information ORCA Open Reliable Communications Architecture PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network RTP Realtime Transport Protocol SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is the most common method by which network management applications can query a management agent using a supported management information base TAC Technical Assistance Center TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A networking protocol that pro vides communication across interconnected networks between computers with diverse hardware architectures and various operating systems TDM A technique for transmitting a number of separate data voice or video signals simultaneously over a high bandwidth communications medium by interleaving short bursts of each signal one after another TGCP Trunking G
184. up Msg Rx J Clear Stats noop Figure 153 ASP Statistics continued Pdu Tx The total number of Protocol Data Units transmitted Pdu Byte Tx The total byte count of the PDUs transmitted Qptm Msg Tx The total number of QPTM messages transmitted Aspsm Msg Tx The total number of ASPSM messages transmitted Asptm Msg Tx The total number of ASPTM messages transmitted Mgmt Msg Tx The total number of MGMT messages transmitted Maup Msg Tx The total number of MAUP messages transmitted BTX 4K Application Manual 182 Viewing System Status Pdu Rx The total number of Protocol Data Units received Pdu Byte Rx The total byte count of the PDUs received Qptm Msg Rx The total number of QPTM messages received Aspsm Msg Rx The total number of ASPSM messages received Asptm Msg Rx The total number of ASPTM messages received Mgmt Msg Rx The total number of MGMT messages received Maup Msg Rx The total number of MAUP messages received Backhaul Trunk Status The following section discusses how to monitor Backhaul Trunk status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view Backhaul trunk options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup n to display the corresponding AspGroup objects in the information pane as shown in Figure 154 BTX 4K Application Manual 183 Viewing System Status
185. urrent operational state of the card n4kPwrT able Sper Status ol Last Change 2005 09 06 11 44 45 Figure 84 VPM n4kPurTable Statistics Oper Status Power The current operational status of the power rails amp associated fuses Last Change Power The time when the power operational status last changed BCM Status The following section shows you how to monitor BCM status and provides brief descriptions of each parameter or statistic To view BCM parameters and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Hardware 2 Select BCM to display the list of corresponding BCMs in the information pane as shown Figure 85 BTX 4K Application Manual 103 Viewing System Status nt ysicat ale 0 ject s Jafias Asset ID pesar Firmware Rev Hardward O O Bcmcard 1 edit Monitor Nuera 4K BCM card O O Bcmcard 2 Edit Monitor Nuera 4K BCM card Figure 85 Hardware Table BCM portion shown 3 Select the Monitor link to the right of the appropriate BCM The table shown in Figure 86 is displayed Invoked Monitor action for 1 BemCard object s sixteen200 gt Hardware gt O BemCard 1 Refresh Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel 2007 01 11 13 56 25 Modified entPhysicalT able Descr Nuera 4K BCM card Serial Num n a Model Mame 504 286 Alias Asset ID Is FRU true n4kModuleT able Oper Status ok Last Change 2006 09 04 13 12 41 Refresh Auto Off Auto Cancel Figure 86 BCM
186. us The current operational state of the interface Last Change The date and time of the last change to this interface Calls in Progress Indicates total number of calls in progress since the last poll Calls Blocked Indicates the total number of calls being blocked at the time of poll Clear Call Blocked Resets the call blocked counter for this interface OC3 Status The following section discusses how to monitor OC3 status and provides brief descrip tions of each parameter or statistic To view OC3 options and statistics 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Interfaces to view the table shown in Figure 117 BTX 4K Application Manual 133 Viewing System Status Ok i M 122 168 198 22 gt Interfaces Refresh New Edit Monitor 2 of 2 object s Modified Rdi Mode Mac Assignment 1 Mac Assignment 2 i O O 03 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 erdi 1 Sniffer_1 TOP 2 stmlac O O 03 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 34 erdi 1 Sniffer_1 TOP 2 stmlac ea ae a 2 of 2 objects Modified Admin Status Last Change O O Bits 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 14 11 53 up bits 1 2006 10 30 08 17 21 up O OG Bits 2 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 down bits 2 2006 10 30 08 15 48 dowr a 4 of 4 object s General Modified Last Change Mtu Op O O Ethernet control 1 Edit Monitor 2006 11 01 09 13 40 control 1 2006 10 30 10 51 36 1500 Figure 117 Interfaces
187. ve K1 bytes of the last 12 successive frames are identical starting with the last frame contain ing a previously consistent byte An invalid code occurs when the incoming K1 byte contains an unused code or a code irrelevant for the specific switching opera tion e g Reverse Request while no switching request is outstanding in three consecutive frames An invalid code also occurs when the incoming K1 byte con tains an invalid channel number in three consecutive frames FEPLFs A count of Far End Protection Line Failure conditions This condition is declared based on receiving SF on the protection line in the K1 byte Discontinuities in the value of this counter can occur when the management system is reinitializated or at other times as indicated by the value of apsStatusDiscontinuityTime Switched Channel The number of the channel currently switched to protection The value 0 indicates no channel is switched to protection The value 1 indicates that the working chan nel has switched to protection Discontinuity Time The value of sysUpTime on the most recent occasion at which any one or more of this APS group s counters suffered a discontinuity If no such discontinuities have occurred since the last re initialization of the system or interface then this object contains a zero value BTX 4K Application Manual 152 Viewing System Status Group Status Last Switchover This parameter reports the time of the last switchover Grou
188. work Select Backhaul_Trunk from the Type drop down menu Enter the Interface ID This must be a unique integer for each system and must match the configuration in the ASP 5 Select the ASP Group Number to assign the backhaul trunk to the specified ASP group All backhaul links managed by the same ASP group must have the same ASP Group Number 6 From the drop down menus select the DS3 and DS1 which will transport the ISDN signaling A Verify that the Call Pro configuration of the DS1 is isup Q and the DS3 and DS1 are enabled note Set the ISDN Switch Type For US applications this is usually ni2 Configure the ISDN Protocol Type to match the user network interface configu ration of your gateway The default value is network 9 Select Apply to save your changes BTX 4K Application Manual 91 Configuring Resources You can add Backhaul Trunks to an enabled ASP group i without affecting service Once added properties of the Q Backhaul Trunks cannot be changed without deleting and note readding the trunk which IS service affecting Enable ASP You can enable up to 16 ASPs per gateway To enable a single ASP 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Signaling Backhaul gt AspGroup n as shown in Figure 71 192 168 17 108 gt CD Signaling Backhaul gt O AspGroup 1 Refresh New Edit Monitor Delete oe General ASP Config a eee Modified ASP Group Number Admin Confi
189. you can view them by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals DNS gt DNS Resolver To configure MGC Globals 1 Expand the hierarchy by selecting Inventory gt NE gt Globals MGC to display BTX 4K Application Manual 46 Configuring Resources the Information pane as shown in Figure 22 Edit Monitor Delete o da Modified Config Interface Config Local Udp O O MGC Globals 1 Edit Monitor 2006 06 01 10 28 36 control 2427 Figure 22 MGC Globals Information pane 2 Select MGC Globals 1 and click Edit to display the corresponding parameters in the Information pane as shown in Figure 23 Apply Cancel Modified 2005 11 27 10 34 20 Config Interface control Config Local Udp 2427 Config Protocol tgcp Domain Name craterlake rdt nuera com Base Media UDP Port 11000 Figure 23 MGC Globals General Statistics 3 Configure Config Local Udp port This is the port on which the chassis listens for call control traffic For TGCP this value is always 2427 4 Configure Protocol This value is the call control protocol for the chassis Cur rently only TGCP is supported Configure the Domain Name or address to be used in TGCP messages Select Apply Configuring Remote Gateways for Force Connect Applications Force Connect allows static connections for RTP RTCP and T 38 transport as well as CAS and ISDN signaling transport across IP without control from a softswitch The granularity of these con

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