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1. Figure 1 14 Board allocation in the basic frame 0 3 Configuration description e SMUls SIUIs HSCls ALUI and UPWRs must be configured SMUls are configured invariably in the front slots 6 and 8 HSCIs configured in the back slots 7 and 9 ALUI in the front slot 16 and UPWRs in both front and back slots 17 18 and 19 20 e IFMlIs and BFlls in the left half frame and CDBls in the right half frame must be configured Their configuration slots are fixed e When the networking is to provide narrowband signaling interfaces Fixed Calling Control Unit and Signaling Process Units FCSUs E1_Pool Interface Units EPlls CKlls Broadband Signaling Gateway boards BSGls and Multimedia Signaling Gateway Units MSGlIs are configured in the basic frame 0 When the networking is not to provide narrowband signaling interfaces Fixed Calling Control Units FCCUs BSGIs and MSGls are configured in the basic frame 0 e AnFCSU and an EPI must be configured in pairs and inserted in the same slots at the front and back e CKlls are configured invariably in the slots 13 and 15 Each CKII occupies 2 slots e When CKlls are not configured the back slots 12 16 are not inserted with other boards e For FCCU FCSU BSGI MSGI compatible slots 2 5 and 12 15 it is recommended to configure FCCUS FCSUS from left to right and BSGIs MSGIs from right to left e For empty slots without boards configured it
2. CH C 10 100BT 40 100BASE T COM a Ss 10 100BT 10 100BASE T C HUAWEI Figure 2 13 Front panel of the MRIA On the MRIA there are two groups of interfaces and each group has three interfaces the upper interface is the serial port for commissioning the middle one is the 10 100 Mbit s network interface for stream transmission and the lower one is reserved for future use 2 11 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers None 2 11 5 Configuration Calculation The number of MRIAs is equal to the number of MRCAs 2 30 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 12 BSGI 2 12 1 Functions The Broadband Signaling Gateway BSGI is used to process the IP packets after the IFMI level 1 dispatch It implements the following protocols e UDP e SCTP e MTP layer 2 user adaptation M2UA e M3UA e V5UA e IVA e MGCP e H 248 The BSGI then performs level 2 dispatch of such messages to the FCCU or FCSU for processing of transaction layer or service layer Figure 2 14 shows the protocol stack of the BSGI EEN Dm a Ma y l de 3 ER MGCP Hau Wi U A U Stack Stack TA A A SCTP UDP IF BSGI Figure 2 14 Protocol stack of the BSGI The alarm information generated by the BSGI is reported to the SMUI
3. o o RUN ALM o ACT Oo BSTS BSTS LINE1 LINE2 N gt Sebo nerh D a Tele EA ER N Go 4 TE ate D ae ne oe E HUAWEI Figure 2 22 Front panel of the CKII Table 2 31 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the CKII Table 2 31 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the CKII Indicator Meaning Status description Flashing 2 seconds on and 2 seconds off indicates that the board is to be configured RUN Running indicator Flashing 1 second on and 1 second off indicates that the board runs normally ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty When the indicator lights it indicates the active board is being used ACT Active standby Kee ak ad status indicator When the indicator is off it indicates the standby board is being used 2 49 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 18 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 18 5 Configuration Calculation When SoftX3000 interworks with the narrowband SS7 network the CKII is required and a maximum of one pair of CKIIs can be configured 2 50 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U
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5. Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Where functional frames are installed in different service processing cabinets depends on cabinet configuration modes Refer to 1 2 Cabinet Configuration Frames are installed upwards from the bottom of a cabinet with expansion convenience taken into consideration ll Configuration notes If less than 4 frames are installed in a service processing cabinet empty holes must be covered with blank filler panels 1 4 4 MRS cabinet When the number of equivalent subscribers is greater than 100 000 it is required to configure an MRS cabinet The MRS cabinet contains a power distribution frame and an MRS6000 frame The position and number of the installed frames are fixed and invariable 1 5 Cabinet Accessories 1 5 1 Power Distribution Frame L Overview of Power Distribution Frame The power distribution frame PDF is installed at the top of an N68 22 cabinet which complies with the International Electrotechnical Commission 297 standard Its height is 2 U and its depth is 420 mm Two channels of 48 V power supply are diverted into a power distribution frame where lightning protection and overcurrent protection operations are performed and finally 6 groups of 48 V power supply are distributed to the functional frames in the cabinet In addition the power distribution frame keeps monitoring the voltage of lead in power and th
6. e A frame has temperature detection and fan speed adjustment functions 1 6 2 Frame Classification Overview of Frame Classification Depending on different board types configured Softx3000 frames fall into basic frame O basic frame 1 expansion frame and media resource frame Il Basic frame 0 1 Functions Basic frame O is mandatorily configured in the integrated configuration cabinet The basic frame 0 provides a number of external interfaces such as clock E1 and IP At a configuration of a single frame the complete service processing can be achieved by the basic frame 0 EI Note In the basic frame 1 CKlls cannot be configured but IP Forward Modules IFMIs Back insert FE Interface Units BFlis and Central Database Boards CDBls can be configured The IFMIs BFIIs provide IP interfaces In the basic frame 0 CKlls IFMIs BFlls and CDBIs can be configured 2 Physical structure Configuration of front and back boards in the basic frame 0 is illustrated in Figure 1 14 1 15 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Back Board SlotNo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 46 17 18 19 20 F F E F B B B B 1 1 CC Cl s S CA SCH EHNEN U U F E C Cc c Cl om M Ki SOURCE RER EI P P Front M M U U U U U U B B 1 1 I U W WW Board 1 if D 1 I 1 I I H I R R F F E F M M M M C C Cc S S S S S S S S G G G G U U U U I
7. number of IFMIs number of FCSUs number of FCCUs number of BSGIs number of MSGIs 12 1 0 GI Note 12 is the total number of the slots available for CDBls IFMIs FCSUs FCCUs BSGIs and MSGls in an expansion frame e AnFCSU and an EPII must be configured in pairs and inserted in the same slots at the front and back e In each expansion frame it is recommended to configure FCCUs FCSUs from left to right in the left half and configure BSGIs MSGls from right to left in the right half When empty slots are still left after FCCUs FCSUs BSGIs MSGIs have been configured in the left right half the empty slots are available for BSGIs MSGIs FCCUs FCSUs e For empty slots without boards configured it is required to cover them with blank filler panels V Media resource frame 1 Functions If the capacity of equivalent subscribers is less than 100 000 a media resource frame is configured to provide resource media streams to implement MRS functions 2 Physical structure Configuration of front and back boards in a media resource frame is illustrated in Figure 1 17 Back Board Slot No M M M M M M S S M MIMIM MIMIA U U Front R R R R R R M M R R R R R R E P El Board C C C C C C U U Cc C C C C C U W W A JAJAJAJA A l l A A A A A A l R R Figure 1 17 Board allocation in a media resource frame 1 19 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS Soft
8. F IF FE Ee de EL efe cd Je s S S ES u u fu fu Figure 1 15 Board allocation in the basic frame 1 3 Configuration description e When the number of IFMIs is greater than 2 or the number of CDBls is greater than 2 a basic frame 1 is required e SMUls SIUIs HSCls ALUI and UPWRs must be configured SMUls are configured invariably in the front slots 6 and 8 HSCIs configured in the back slots 7 and 9 ALUI in the front slot 16 and UPWRs in both front and back slots 17 18 and 19 20 1 17 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture e Inthe slots 2 5 IFMIs are preferred in the slots 12 15 CDBls are preferred If empty front slots are still left after IFMIs and CDBls have been inserted the left slots are available for FCSUs FCCUs BSGIs MSGIs and EPIls e Itis recommended to configure FCCUS FCSUS from left to right and configure BSGIs MSGls from right to left e AnFCSU and an EPI must be configured in pairs and inserted in the same slots at the front and back e For empty slots without boards configured it is required to cover them with blank filler panels IV Expansion frame 1 Functions Optional expansion frames may be configured as service processing frames depending on the subscriber capacity Expansion frames cannot exist by itself they must cooperate with the basic frame 0 to provi
9. 1 4 1 Overview of Cabinet ClassificatiON ee se ee AR GR RA Re Ee ee RA Re ee ee ee ee 1 5 1 4 2 Integrated configuration Cabinet 1 5 1 4 3 Service processing Cabinet EES EE SERE EE EE Re EER EERDER GE KEPER GER AE Ee Ee ee 1 5 14 4 lee le AE EE OE RE ER RE OE EE 1 6 1 5 Cabinet AGGESSONES its ke liada til tii train 1 6 1 5 1 Power Distribution Frame 1 6 19 2 EamBOR EE ER lero Stas do liber EE e e o ee been 1 10 1 53 Air DEE COR strain a ee tds 1 11 1 54 LAN SWITCH e eet eta ta eet Geet ts Baad 1 12 1 6 OSTA Frame ci A aa eae ae ee 1 14 1 6 1 Frame Structures di dai 1 14 1 6 2 Frame Classification DEE 1 15 TOS EE OE NE RE RE NT 1 20 Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards ees ee Ra a aa EER EER RAGE Ge ER AR ER KERR Ge Ge AR Re ER KERR Re Ge Ge ee ee Rek RR RR Rae 2 1 2 1 LOgiCal StrUCture eg E da 2 1 2 1 1 Overview of Logical Structure ee ee ke ee ek ee GR Re ee ee Re ee ee Re ee ek ke ee 2 1 ARE Un ed le eli RE RE aaant 2 2 2 1 3 System Support Module 2 3 2 1 4 Signaling Processing Module 2 3 2 1 5 Service Processing Module 2 4 2 1 6 Back Administration Module 2 5 2 2 Classification of Board ies seed SE Bene ESE SEA dada heen 2 5 2SEGEU SE A DE DE hee ER DR GE AR RR ES hee Recta E EE 2 7 2 3 RUN CUONS AR een ada BEN EE ae Gede A E stats De ede AE ene iol 2 7 2 3 2 Klee ee er EE 2 8 2 3 8 INdiGatOrS EE E eae ede 2 9 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Tabl
10. 25 2 9 2 Technical Specifications A 2 25 ZRII CAS e e ee do teed 2 26 2 9 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 26 2 9 5 Configuration Calculation siosio A O nc cn cnn ke ee ee ke ee 2 27 2A0MREA id A Wl ae ae ee 2 27 2 101EUNEUDNS EE Es ER EER DE Ee EE Ee ER OE BR ee Ee ee ee 2 27 2 10 2 Technical Gpechtcations nn nn ee ee ee ee ee rca 2 27 2 10 3 ll Le ee EE 2 28 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table of Contents 2 10 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 29 2 10 5 Configuration Calculation ee ee ee AR ee AR ee AR ee AR ee ee rra 2 29 STEIMES 2 29 DA A a e e EA GE EE 2 29 2 11 2 Technical Gpechtcations A 2 29 A Me Ve e EE 2 30 2 11 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 30 2 11 5 Configuration Calculation czesne ee ee ER ee AR Re AR ee AR ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 2 30 2 12 BSSl EER Set a a ER 2 31 Kabul GEI EE 2 31 2 12 2 Technical Gpechtcations nn ee ee ee ee ee rca 2 32 2 12 le Le e e EE 2 32 2 12 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 33 2 12 5 Configuration Calculation eirin ee Re AR ee AR ee ee ee AAE 2 34 ZV SIMS EE 2 34 ZV Se MEUNCIONS EE 2 34 2 13 2 Technical SpecificationS ee se Ee Re AE EE GR RR RA Ee ee ee ee ER RA Re ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 2 35 ZAS lte ee EEN 2 36 2 13 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 37 2 13 5 Configuration Calculation ee ee ee ee AR ee AR ee AR EENE 2 37 ZABALA A a ds TIA desea 2 37 PAIE TAIE PUNCUOMS O RN 2 37 2 14 2 Technical Gpechtcations cnn rnn naar Re ee
11. 4 2 IEC 1000 4 3 IEC 1000 4 4 IEC 1000 4 5 10 100BASE TX RJ 45 Interface type 100BASE FX SC Console management interface RJ 45 Functions Weight 4kg 1 13 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Category Parameter Specification Remark 10 100 Mbit s adaptive network 24 port Interfaces 4Q0BASE FX A 2 interface Console interface 1 Power consumptio 30 W n 1 6 OSTA Frame 1 6 1 Frame Structure The Huawei OSTA platform is adopted in SoftX3000 as the hardware platform The OSTA platform has both the shared resource bus and the Ethernet bus and enables SoftX3000 to be in good universality and high reliability This is applicable to the exchange and transfer of variable length data packets of the SoftSwitch equipment The OSTA platform is structured in a standard frame which is 19 inches wide and 9U high Front boards and back boards are installed as shown in Figure 1 13 Ethernet communication Interface boards boards Interface boards Power boards Back boards Backplane AX Front boards N pd Service boards System Service boards Alarm Power boards management board boards Figure 1 13 Overall structure of the OSTA frame In the OSTA frame front boards include service boards system management boards and alarm boards
12. 5 1 2 Technical Specifications Table 5 1 shows the technical specifications of the SoftX3000 clock system 5 1 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX30 00 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System Table 5 1 Technical specifications of the SoftX3000 clock system No Item Specification Lowest Stratum 2 clock 4x10 7 accuracy Stratum 3 clock 4 6x10 6 Stratum 2 clock able to synchronize with the clock with the accuracy of 4x10 7 Pull in range Network Stratum 3 clock able to synchronize with the clock with the 1 access accuracy of 4 6x10 6 parameter Maximum Stratum 2 clock 5x10 10 per day frequency offset Stratum 3 clock 2x10 8 per day Initial maximum Stratum 2 clock lt 5x10 10 per day frequency offset Stratum 3 clock lt 1x10 8 per day Ideal working MRTIE 1ms status MRTIE ns axs 1 2 x b x s2 c where s indicates time with the unit as second The unit of Long term MRTIE is nanosecond ns 2 phase change Hold working Stratum 2 clock status a 0 5 b 1 16x10 5 c 1000 Stratum 3 clock a 10 b 2 3x10 4 c 1000 Clock 3 working Fast pull in locked holdover and free run mode 4 Input EG See Figure 5 1 tolerance Note Lowest accuracy is the maximum value of the offset to the nominal frequency in a long term 20 years in the case of no external reference frequency free run mode Maximum frequency offset is the maximum value of t
13. Call Signaling local port of the MSGI When all subsequent H 323 CALL Signaling messages arrive at IFMI IFMI dispatches them according to the manually configured relationship between H 323 Call Signaling local port and MSGI module number Note e Each MSGI is configured with a group of consecutive H 323 Call Signaling local ports The whole SoftX3000 is configured with one H 323 Call Signaling well known port 1720 e Inthe H 323 protocol a normal call process includes a Q 931 TCP connection and an H 245 TCP connection Q 931 TCP connection and H 245 TCP connection vary with different calls All Q 931 messages of the same call are transferred through the same TCP connection Similarly all H 245 messages of the same call are transferred through the same TCP connection 3 The MSGI processes H 323 RAS and H 323 Call Signaling protocols and subsequently dispatches them according to different principles Level 2 dispatch principles of H 323 RAS messages are shown in Table 3 2 Level 2 dispatch principles of H 323 Call Signaling messages are shown in Table 3 3 3 10 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Table 3 2 Level 2 dispatch principles of H 323 RAS messages Message type Path AdmissionRequest ARQ a type of call related request 1 The MSGI queries the database on the local board for the correspondence between EndPoin
14. Downlink path in SoftX3000 for H 323 The downlink path for H 323 signaling is described in Table 3 4 Table 3 4 Downlink path for H 323 messages Message type Path 1 For the first message of a call the FCCU FCSU dispatches it to an MSGI capable of processing H 323 RAS according to the loading sharing principle H 323 RAS Meanwhile the FCCU FCSU records in its database the module number of that MSGI For the subsequent messages of the same call the FCCU FCSU dispatches them directly to the corresponding MSGI according to the recorded MSGI module number 2 The MSGI processes H 323 RAS and UDP messages 3 The MSGI dispatches messages to an appropriate IFMI according to the local IP address carried in the UDP packet to be delivered H 323 RAS 4 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BFII through a fixed connection 5 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BFII and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the DEI 3 12 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Message type Path 1 For the first message of a call the FCCU FCSU dispatches it to an MSGI capable of processing H 323 Call Signaling according to the loading sharing principle Meanwhile the FCCU FCSU records in its database the module numb
15. For the first message of a call the MSGI dispatches it to any available FCCU FCSU according to the load sharing principle and meanwhile records in its own database the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU 2 For subsequent messages of the same call the MSGI dispatches them directly to the corresponding FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU in its database 4 The FCCU FCSU processes the SIP service messages Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for SIP over UDP is illustrated in Figure 3 10 Core LAN Switch Shared resource bus Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 10 Downlink path for SIP over UDP 3 15 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 1 For the first message of a call the FCCU FCSU dispatches it to an MSGI capable of processing SIP according to the loading sharing principle Meanwhile the FCCU FCSU records in its database the module number of that MSGI For the subsequent messages of the same call the FCCU FCSU dispatches them directly to the corresponding MSGI according to the recorded MSGI module number 2 The MSGI processes SIP and UDP messages 3 The MSGI dispatches messages to an appropriate IFMI according to the local IP address carried in the UDP packet to be delivered 4 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then tr
16. In addition operator can choose to send part or all of data to a specified module if for example a CRC check proves the inconsistency of data IL CRC check To guarantee the consistency of data between the BAM and SoftX3000 the SoftX3000 OMC system provides CRC technique to the consistency of data Periodically the BAM sends a CRC request to SoftX3000 to conduct the data check table by table Through a CRC check you can know whether or not a data table is consistent between the BAM and SoftX3000 At finding inconsistency of data the BAM originates a data setting request to SoftX3000 If the number of data setting attempts exceeds a specified value the BAM generates and reports an alarm In this case operator can set or load data to keep the consistency of data 4 17 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System IV Data backup To guarantee the security of data the system provides a function to back up the BAM registration files and configuration files to a specified folder In the event of a system failure operator can restore data from the backup of the database files and configuration files There are two ways to carry out data backup e Automatic backup of BAM data It is applicable to a relatively small volume of traffic During the execution of the backup command the system does not accept any service requests e Manual backup of BAM data You can back up s
17. N Caution Never use the reset button RST to reset the board Instead execute the RST BRD command in the maintenance console to ensure that the reset reason information is saved in the BAM 2 3 5 Configuration Calculation Number of FCCUs MAX ROUNDUP BHCA number of pairs of FCSUs x 400k 400k ROUNDUP number of trunks processed x 50000 9000 number of subscriber processed number of pairs of FCSUs x 50000 50000 0 2 4 FCSU 2 4 1 Functions As the front board the Fixed Calling Control and Signaling process Unit FCSU is used together with the back board EPII in pairs The FCSU enables the following functions The FCSU implements processing of call control and protocols such as MTP3 ISUP INAP MGCP H 248 H 323 SIP R2 M3UA IUA V5UA and DSS1 Figure 2 5 shows the protocol stack of the FCSU 2 11 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards H 323 RAS H 323 CALL SIP Stack MSGI MTP1 SCTP UDP UDP TCP Figure 2 5 Protocol stack of the FCSU e The FCSU generates bills and has bill pool Each FCCU can store up to 160 thousand of bills The detailed bills are transmitted to iGWB through the shared resource bus for processing e The alarm information generated by the
18. SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name NI Network Indicator OPC Originating Point Code OSTA HUAWEI Open Standards Telecom Architecture Platform PCM Pulse Code Modulation PCI Peripheral Component Interconnect POTS Plain Old Telephone Service PSTN Public Switched Telephone Network RAS Registration Admission and Status RRQ Registration Request SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol SI Service Indicator SIP Session Initiated Protocol SIUI System Interface Unit SQL Structured Query Language SMUI System Management Unit SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SS7 Signaling System No 7 SSM Synchronization Status Message TCP Transmission Control Protocol TDM Time Division Multiplex UDP User Datagram Protocol UPWR Universal Power URQ Unregistration Request V5UA V5 User Adaptation Layer A 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name WS WorkStation A 4
19. SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 9 3 Indicators Figure 2 11 shows the front panel of the SIUI SIUI L 10 100BT1 COM3 be a 10 100BT2 I gt m Figure 2 11 Front panel of the SIUI 2 9 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers The SIUI provides an 8 bit DIP switch S3 used for setting unit frame IDs Table 2 14 shows the corresponding settings Table 2 14 Table of SIUI switch corresponding to frame ID Switch bit 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Frame ID 0 on on on on on on on on 1 on on on on on on on off 2 on on on on on on off on 3 on on on on on on off off 2 26 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Switch bit 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Frame ID 4 on on on on on off on on 5 on on on on on off on off 6 on on on on on off off on 7 on on on on on off off off 8 on on on on off on on on 9 on on on on off on on off 2 9 5 Configuration Calculation The number of SIUls is equal to the number of SMUIs 2 10 MRCA 2 10 1 Functions The Media Resource Control Unit MRCA is the front board in the resource expansion frame and used in pair with the back board MRIA Each MRCA can function as independent media resource server The MRCA processes the audio signals in real time It collects
20. SoftX3000 iGWB z software iGWB Terminal system NMS Network Management System BAM Back Administration Module WS Workstation iGWB iGateway Bill billing gateway system Figure 4 2 Logic structure of terminal system Note e For working principles of the billing gateway software refer to Chapter 6 Bills and Billing System in this manual and U SYS iGateway Bill User Manual For working principles of the NMS software refer to the related user manual e The BAM and the iGWB communicate with SoftX3000 respectively achieving system operation and maintenance and bill management e The BAM and the NMS interact through the standard Man Machine Language MML Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP thereby achieving the centralized maintenance and management of SoftX3000 by the NMS The NMS provides an access interface to its upper NMS e Usually the BAM and workstations communicate through Ethernet interface by using TCP IP They may also communicate through serial port by making use of the communication gateway Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System 4 2 1 BAM Software The BAM software running on the BAM enables operator to manage and maintain the system including managing and maintaining the Softx3000 running data traffic measurement data and alarm information SoftX3000 provides a complete set of practical operation and maintenance methods and tools to guara
21. System Chapter 1 System Architecture 1 5 2 Fan Box Overview of Fan Box A fan box is installed at the bottom of each service frame It is designed for heat dissipation purposes ll Appearance of Fan Box The appearance of a fan box is shown in Figure 1 8 1 Fan box body 2 Fan 3 M3x25 pan head screw assembly 4 M3x8 pan head screw assembly 5 Fan box monitor board Figure 1 8 Fan box structure Each fan box accommodates six fans The diameter of each fan is 119 mm and the thickness of each fan is 32 mm lll Front View The front view of a fan box is shown in Figure 1 9 1 Captive screw 2 Fan state indicator Figure 1 9 Front view of a fan box Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture If all the fans work well the state indicator turns green and blinks at a frequency of 1 Hz Otherwise the fans may work abnormally the communication monitor board may be faulty or the power supply for the fan box may fail IV Rear View Figure 1 10 shows the rear view of a fan box 1 RS485 port for power input connected with fan box monitor cable Figure 1 10 Rear view of a fan box V Product Performance A speed adjustment technique is used in the fans On the premise of normal heat dissipation and reliable running the rotate speed of the fans can be controlled The fans are hot swappable The running state of the fans can be kno
22. Unit EPII e broadband interface unit IP Forward Module IFMI e Back Insert FE Interface Unit BFII of the IFMI e Clock Interface Unit CKII ll Features of EPII The EPI implements E1 T1 framing and line interface functions It interworks with the signaling processing module through internal HW lll Features of IFMI and BEI The IFMI and the BEI work in pair The BFII is the back board of the IFMI The IFMI provides 100 Mbit s Ethernet interfaces to connect with the media gateways MG The IFMI implements convergence of IP signaling streams and distributes them to the BSGI or MSGI to process messages of the following layers e User datagram protocol UDP e Transport control protocol TCP e Stream control transmission protocol SCTP IV Features of CKIl The CKII provides Building Integrated Timing Supply BITS and 2 MHz line clock interfaces The clock signal interfaces are used to meet the clock requirements in the case of narrowband networking 2 2 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 1 3 System Support Module l Overview of System Support Module The system support module implements the following functions e Software and data loading e Device management and maintenance e Inter board communications It contains the following boards e System Management Unit SMUI e System Interface Unit SIUI e Hot Swap and Control Unit H
23. W None ion 2 3 3 Indicators Figure 2 4 shows the front panel of the FCCU 2 9 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System FCCU ALM Ge RST g OFFLINE COM Figure 2 4 Front panel of the FCCU Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 3 shows the meanings of indicators on the front panel of the FCCU Table 2 3 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the FCCU Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane To pull the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 3 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 10 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards
24. back boards are interface boards and Ethernet communication boards Power boards can be installed either at the front or at the back That front back installation mode separates the functions of the front boards from the back boards which simplifies the board design and orients the board functions towards unification Therefore the complexity of the hardware can be minimized and the reliability of the system can be improved In addition the board installation mode also 1 14 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture widens the universality of the boards and enhances the flexibility of the system configuration In SoftX3000 all frames can be used universally Each frame is designed in the width of 21 standard board slots System Management Units SMUIs System Interface Units SIUls Hot Swap and Control Units HSCIs Alarm Units ALMIs and Universal Power Modules UPWRs occupying the width of 2 standard board slots must be configured in the fixed slots of the frame occupying the width of 9 standard board slots The remaining 12 slots are used for service boards and interface boards Service frame has the following characteristics e A frame is 19 inches wide and 9U high e A fan box is installed at the bottom of each service frame e A frame accommodates both front and back boards All cables are led out from the rear of the frame e Each frame has 21 slots
25. bills gt gt Final bills Figure 6 3 Ticket processing diagram of iGWB EI Note e The active and standby iGWBs and SoftX3000 are interconnected in dual planes That is there are four communication channels among the active and standby SMUls the active and standby LAN Switches and the active and standby iGWBs The iGWBs and the SMUls are able to judge the current state of the communication channels Interruption of any of the channels does not break the normal transmission of tickets e An active iGWB and a standby iGWB are configured in the system for dual host and real time backup purposes against possible loss of charging data due to a single host failure e For details about the GWB refer to U SYS Gateway Bill User Manual 3 The iGWB and the bill collector at the billing center communicate with each other through the standard File Transfer Protocol FTP or File Transfer Access amp Management Protocol FTAM to guarantee the reliable transfer of final bills to the billing center EI Note If the FTP is used the GWB functions as the server and the bill collector as the client If the FTAM is used the iGWB functions as the responder and the bill collector as the initiator which is similar to the FTP communication mode 6 9 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System 6 5 Bill Storage 6 5 1 Overview of Bill Storage There are two categories o
26. current state of the power supply modules In addition the ALUI reports the state information of the power supply modules to the SMUI in the local frame through the serial port bus The SMUI in the media resource frame reports the information to the BAM through the LAN Switch for alarming purposes The alarm information 7 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box lll Alarm path for power distribution frame Alarm path for the power distribution frame in the integrated configuration cabinet After collecting alarm information from the power distribution frame through the RS485 serial port of the SIUI the SMUI reports the information to the BAM through the LAN Switch for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box Alarm path for the power distribution frame in a service processing cabinet After collecting alarm information from the power distribution frame through the RS485 serial port of the SIUI the SMUI in the bottom expansion frame in the cabinet reports the information to the BAM through LAN Switch for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated
27. e o o ALM RUN oe e DOMA DOMB Q O HUAWEI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Figure 2 10 Front panel of the SMUI Table 2 12 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the SMUI Table 2 12 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the SMUI Indicator Meaning Status description Network port D eos E e The indicator is always on when the physical connection is normal LINK connection AE We otherwise it is off indicator Network port When the indicator flashes it indicates that some data is being ACT data flow received or transmitted The flashing frequency indicates the size of indicator the data flow ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second RUN R unnng Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds indicator Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds Bus domain When the indicator lights it indicates that the SMUI in domain A DOMA erg indicator controls the shared resource buses Bus domain When the indicator lights it indicates that the SMUI in domain B DOMB erg indicator controls the shared resource buses 2 24 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 8 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset th
28. ees 4 18 4 6 2 Characteristics of Software Patch 4 19 4 6 3 Structure of Software Patch 4 20 4 6 4 Implementation of Software Patch 4 21 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table of Contents Chapter 5 Clock GOEIE EE EE EE EE EE EE AE EN EE EE 5 1 9 1 Introducir ttc EE OR EE EE ER EE OE EE NE 5 1 9 11 Features EMS A ge GE ER ee E E Ge ER ee ge Ee GE EE 5 1 5 1 2 Technical Gpecfcatons ee se Re EE GR ER RA Ee ee ee GR ee no Re ee ee ee ee ee ee Re Re ee ee ee ee 5 1 5 2 Clock Synchronization Principle ee ee ee Re Re AR AA ni ee ee AARE ee ke ee ee 5 3 5 2 1 Overall Structure of Clock System esse ee se ee Re ee Re RR ee ee ek ee ee ee 5 3 5 2 2 Implementation of Clock System Gvpnchrontzaton sesse se ee ee Re ee ee 5 5 Chapter 6 Charging System use ese ER RE EE RR RR RE ER ER RE RE EER ER RR RE ER RR RE Ee ER RR RE Ee ER RR RE Ee ER RR RE KEER RR RE Ee EER RR RE EER ee 6 1 6 1 Basic CONCEPtS isd EE adi ee N ee gek Eis 6 1 6 1 1 Overview of Basic Concepts ee ee GR ER RA Ee GR EA RA Ge ee ee ee ee Re Re ee ee ee ee 6 1 6 1 2 SoftX3000 Charging ese ee ee ee Re ee ee Re ee Ge Re ee Ge Re ee Ge Re ee Ge Re ee ee Re ee ee ee 6 1 671 3 Offdini DIG Ee ER AE GE ER Eo iia 6 1 6 44 Online DINING sita 6 1 6 2 Ticket Categories uu Ee cael AG A aes 6 2 6 2 1 Overview of ticket categories ee AR Ee rca ee Re ee ee Re ee ee rca 6 2 6 2 2 Detailed ticket ii EE Eaa eaten ERGE a
29. frame Figure 1 21 Ethernet dual planes Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture e Normal communication path Normally there are two paths for a processing board A in the frame A to communicate with a processing board C in the frame B as shown in Figure 1 22 External External etwork cabl network cable External External network cabl network cable Figure 1 22 Normal communication path e Cross communication path In case that the HSCI 1 in the frame A or the HSCI 0 in the frame B is faulty the communication path for the processing boards A and C is shown in Figure 1 23 External network cable External network cable Figure 1 23 Cross communication path 1 23 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture A Caution Because the SMUIs in the slots 6 and 8 are in different IP address segments 172 20 X X and 172 30 X X the GE line between the LAN Switches does not participate in the loading of system programs and data That is the loading path does not have a cross case lll H 110 bus 1 Functions As shown in Figure 1 24 there is one H 110 bus in one frame The bus provides a switching capability of 4096 time slots The H 110 bus provides the following functions e Service changeover between active and standby FCSUs e Transmission channel for reference clock signal
30. frame e Alarm path for front boards except the ALUI and the UPWR After collecting alarm information from the MRCAs in the local frame through the shared resource bus the SMUI in the media resource frame reports the information to the BAM through the LAN Switch for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box e Alarm path for back boards For the back boards the HSCI the SIUI and the MRIA the corresponding front boards collect respective state and subsequently report to the SMUI in the local frame through the shared resource bus The SMUI delivers the state information about the back boards to the ALUI in the local frame through the serial port bus Consequently the ALUI drives the indicators on its front panel to indicate the state of the back boards A board may be in the state of uninstalled normal or abnormal In addition the SMUI in the media resource frame reports the information to the BAM through the LAN Switch for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box e Alarm path for the UPWR The ALUI in the media resource frame collects state signals of the power supply modules in the local frame through the backplane and then drives the corresponding indicators on its front panel to indicate the
31. indicator interface one alarm row indicator interface and one alarm column indicator interface Monitor cable of the power distribution frame is connected to the RS485 serial port marked with COM1 and COM2 IV Power distribution to cabinet components The six channels of power supply from a power distribution frame are distributed to the components inside the cabinet as shown in Figure 1 6 and Figure 1 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Power distribution frame Power distribution frame SH Se ne sya sws Swe Sw1 SW2 SW3 SW4 SW5 SW6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 E 1 CN16IP frame 3 CN16IP frame 6 d Es 2 Basic frame 0 7 CN16IP frame 5 3 KVM LCD 4 LAN Switch O 2 3 LAN Switch 1 3 CN16IP frame 4 Hard disk array BAM 3 A GWB 0 4 CN16IP frame iGWB 1 A Integrated configuration cabinet Service processing cabinet Figure 1 6 Switch allocation of a power distribution frame in an integrated configuration cabinet and in a service processing cabinet Power distribution frame SW1 sw2 SW3 SWA SW5 SW6 Blank filler panel MRS frame Blank filler panel Blank filler panel MRS cabinet Figure 1 7 Switch allocation of a power distribution frame in an MRS cabinet 1 9 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch
32. install maintain and operate the product Organization This manual introduces the hardware architecture component interworking mechanism and subsystems of alarm billing and clock in SoftX3000 There are ten chapters in the manual e Chapter 1 System Architecture profiles hardware architecture of SoftX3000 as well as the important components e Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards details the functions and features of all boards used in SoftX3000 e Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles presents the signaling and protocols processing paths applied in SoftX3000 e Chapter 4 Terminal System details interoperation maintenance and management between terminal components such as BAM iGWB emergency workstation and client e Chapter 5 Clock System provides more information about the features specifications and synchronization principle of the clock system in SoftX3000 e Chapter 6 Charging System focuses on the charging and billing process and mechanism in SoftX3000 e Chapter 7 Alarm System details on alarm system architecture the functions and features of alarm box and alarm console and alarm reporting path e Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations collects the definitions of terms and acronyms that are used in this manual Intended Readers The manual is intended for the following readers e NGN network planning experts e NGN network administrators e NGN system engineers Conventions The manual uses
33. is able to provide complete service processing functions at the minimum configuration Service processing cabinet Optional This type of cabinet may be configured A service processing cabinet is composed of power distribution frame expansion frame media resource frame and air deflector Media Resource Server MRS cabinet Optional An MRS cabinet is composed of power distribution frame and MRS frame This cabinet is required when you choose to configure a physically separate MRS 1 4 2 Integrated configuration cabinet I Configuration guidance In an integrated configuration cabinet iGWB hard disk array BAM LAN Switch LCD KVM air deflector basic frame and power distribution frame must be configured Other components are optional If you choose a separate MRS an expansion frame must be configured at the near top of the integrated configuration cabinet Otherwise a media resource frame needs to be configured there ll Configuration notes If neither an expansion frame 01 nor a media resource frame 01 is configured at the near top of the integrated configuration cabinet then standard blank filler panel must be used to cover there The media resource frame accommodates MRCA and MRIA only 1 4 3 Service processing cabinet I Configuration guidance One service processing cabinet accommodates a maximum of 4 OSTA frames The functions of a service processing cabinet are subject to the boards inserted in it
34. is required to cover them with blank filler panels lll Basic frame 1 1 Functions 1 16 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture When the capacity of equivalent subscribers is greater than 1 000 000 the number of IFMIs is greater than 2 and the number of CDBIs is also greater than 2 In that case a basic frame 1 needs to be configured to provide IP Ethernet interfaces externally and provide central database internally GI Note e Because a maximum of 4 pairs of IFMIs and 2 pairs of CDBIs are configured in SoftX3000 at most one basic frame 0 and one basic 1 are required for the whole system e In the basic frame 1 CKlls cannot be configured but IP Forward Modules IFMIs Back insert FE Interface Units BFlIs and Central Database Boards CDBIs can be configured The IFMIs BFlIs provide IP interfaces In the basic frame 0 CKIls IFMIs BFlIs and CDBIs can be configured 2 Physical structure Configuration of front and back boards in the basic frame 1 is illustrated in Figure 1 15 Back Board SlotNo 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 w td a is dal iS ie 17 48 19 20 rk EA i ie amp 1 Jt uMyJMimMmi Myi s S e e B ed e A ed AG Front F F Jiji ft om M ajo ES ES ESA ERR lel e Board M M Z VA U U B B G G S G uw w je ig F l R R ele e e Re Ee eye ele MiM M M mum Ja Ss S S s ye e e G C G G EF
35. level of threshold an alarm is generated whenever the free space exceeds the second level of threshold an alarm is generated and calls are restricted CQ Note Before an FCCU FCSU is loaded or upgraded it is necessary to execute certain ticket related commands on the workstation against possible ticket loss For example it is necessary to execute an immediate ticket fetching command to store original tickets to the BAM 6 5 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System 6 3 4 GWB The GWB is resident between SoftX3000 and the billing center It provides the following features e Receiving tickets e Pre processing tickets e Buffering tickets e Providing billing interface 6 3 5 BAM The BAM stores IP Centrex tickets IP Centrex tickets generated by the FCCU FCSU are transferred from the IP Centrex ticket pool of the FCCU FCSU to the BAM directly 6 3 6 Billing Center The billing center carries out billing functions in the offline mode and outputs the final communication fee lists for subscribers 6 4 Functioning Principles of Charging System 6 4 1 Overview of Functioning Process in Charging System A functioning process of the SoftX3000 charging system is illustrated in Figure 6 2 Ticket pool Basic frame 0 Centrex ticket pool Metering soft table LAN Switch FCCU FCSU in integrated configuration cabinet Ticket pool Centrex ticket p
36. management functions The BAM and the GWB constitute the background of SoftX3000 which is responsible for operation maintenance and bill management functions The physical structure of SoftX3000 is illustrated in Figure 1 1 O TM AT FE EE EE Standby iGWB To the billing center To the billing center LAN Switch in plane 1 a i Active iGWB LAN Switch in plane 0 Hub To the network anagement center WS WS Background WS Workstation FE Fast Ethernet Figure 1 1 Physical structure of SoftX3000 GE Gigabit Ethernet 1 1 2 Inter Device Communication The frames communicate with each other through two LAN Switches LAN Switch in the plane O and LAN Switch in the plane 1 Each frame is connected to both LAN Switches through network cables respectively Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture The communication between the frames and the BAM GWB is achieved through the two LAN Switches The BAM and the GWB are connected to both LAN Switches through network cables respectively The BAM and the GWB are connected to a hub using a network cable respectively The workstations communicate with the BAM and the iGWB over TCP IP in the client server model The BA
37. number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number The correspondence between BSGI board number and the combination of IP protocol type local IP address local SCTP port number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number must be configured manually That is level 1 message dispatch also called bearer signaling message dispatch 3 The BSGI processes IP SCTP and M3UA messages and subsequently transfers them to the ISUP and SCCP dispatch modules of the board itself The ISUP and SCCP dispatch modules perform a level 2 dispatch through the Ethernet bus according to the following principles e For ISUP messages the BSGI dispatches them to an FCCU FCSU responsible for their CIC according to the NI OPC DPC and CIC of the messages e ForSCCP messages the BSGI dispatches them to an FCCU FCSU responsible for their transactions according to the TCAP INAP transaction ID 4 The FCCU FCSU processes the ISUP INAP messages 3 4 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for ISUP INAP over M3UA is illustrated in Figure 3 4 Shared resource bus E Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 4 Downlink path for ISUP INAP over M3UA 1 The FCCU FCSU transmits received messages to a BSGI through the Ethernet bus according to the BSGI module number of the associated M3UA link 2 The BSGI processes
38. on the alarm box 7 4 2 Software Alarm Reporting Path Signaling program may not interwork with the opposite office A circuit may transit to a different state due to operations on the opposite office Service may fail to be processed CPU may be overloaded All those cases are associated with software alarms Both the SoftX3000 software and the BAM can cause the generation of software alarm For the SoftX3000 software modules such as the signaling processing module and the call control module their alarms are sent to the alarm module which will transfer the alarms to the alarm server module on the BAM For the BAM its alarms are directly sent to the alarm server module for further processing 7 8 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name A ALUI Alarm Unit ARQ Admission Request B BAM Back Administration Module DEI Back insert FE Interface Unit BITS Building Integrated Timing Supply BRQ Bandwidth Request BSGI Broadband Signaling Gateway BHCA Busy Hour Call Aftempt c CDBI Central Database Board CIC Circuit Identification Code CKII Clock Interface Unit CPU Central Processing Unit CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check D DDN Digital Data Network DOPRA Distributed Object Oriented Programmable Real
39. on the connection process state transition resource occupancy telephone number information transfer and control information streams relating to the terminal users trunk circuits signaling links and interface protocols The tracing information can be preserved for future reference In this way powerful fault analysis and location capabilities can be provided for users e Signaling analysis Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Signaling analysis provides a built in signaling analysis tool software which is developed independently by Huawei The software works along with the trace management functions to analyze the signaling interaction processes in an online or offline way Signaling analysis provides strong maintenance approaches to quickly locate the cause of a fault and also to optimize the configuration of signaling links IL Alarm console The alarm console correctly reflects the alarms recorded in the BAM in real time Through the alarm console operator can query and view all alarms as well as managing the alarms Alarm information includes the alarm name generation and restoration time alarm level locating information and recovery recommendations lll Traffic measurement report system Traffic measurement traffic statistics performs measurements and statistics on the services and objects of a variety of call types By analyzing the statistic data t
40. or several patches used to correct software errors to create a patch file based on a particular software version The creation of a patch file is carried out in the offline mode ll Background patch management module The background patch management module is a component of the BAM software The background patch management module provides the following functions e Providing command interfaces for operator to manage and maintain patches e Maintaining the consistency of the module patch configuration table and the module patch state table with SoftX3000 according to patch commands typed by operator and information returned from SoftX3000 e Transferring patch files to SoftX3000 e Generating corresponding patch reports 4 20 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Ill Host patch management module The host patch management module is a component of the SoftX3000 host software It provides the following functions Processing patch related maintenance interfaces and related commands from the BAM Maintaining the consistency of the module patch state table with the BAM according to patch commands typed by operator Receiving patch files and detaching them to the patch area of SoftX3000 Writing patch files to a flash memory Restoring patches whenever the system restarts Synchronizing patches of standby boards with respectively active boards 4 6 4 Implem
41. s requirements call tickets are analyzed and processed and the specific fee consumed by each subscriber or trunk during a period of time is calculated with defined charging regulations taken into consideration This process is carried out on a dedicated device in the offline mode and thus unnecessarily conducted in real time which is called offline billing Generally a billing center is responsible for offline billing 6 1 4 Online billing The online billing system is responsible for providing in the shortest time call tickets generated by SoftX3000 to a settlement center through the network so that service provider can obtain the latest fee information of customers against possible or potential profit loss 6 1 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System CQ Note The SoftX3000 charging system is implemented in the online mode The online billing functions can be implemented either by the BAM or through the GWB 6 2 Ticket Categories 6 2 1 Overview of ticket categories Depending on different charging methods call tickets fall into three categories e Detailed tickets e Metering tickets e Statistical tickets The statistical tickets are used for the measuring the charging information pertaining to a particular type of calls in an office 6 2 2 Detailed ticket Overview of detailed ticket A detailed ticket records all charging details of a conversa
42. service processing modules and monitoring their running state BAM Service Monitoring the Security Manager and when appropriate restarting the BAM server Bill A bill process responsible for collecting and sorting IP Centrex bills Statistics A traffic measurement or called traffic statistics process responsible for processing traffic measurement data such as creating traffic measurement tasks and querying measurement results Warn A warning process responsible for processing equipment alarms and BAM alarms providing alarm reports and alarm query functions for workstations and driving the alarm box 4 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System e Maintain A maintenance process responsible for processing equipment maintenance commands such as patching programs and tracing signaling e Dataman A data configuration process responsible for processing data configuration and data backup such as processing call prefix and equipment data lll Characteristics of BAM 1 High reliability A carrier class SOL Server is used as the large database system A Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks RAID 1 technique is employed thus programs are designed with multi layer self monitoring measures for the purpose of conveniently achieving data backup and restoration and ensuring data security 2 Client Server structure The BAM software is integrated with communica
43. system restarts only the patches in the run state will be restored The patches in the active state will not be restored because it is a temporary state If certain patches are no longer required you can execute the RMV command to delete them that is transit their respective states to be idle 4 22 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System Chapter 5 Clock System 5 1 Introduction 5 1 1 Features When SoftX3000 provides narrowband signaling to connect with other devices it is required to configure the clock system to implement clock synchronization The SoftX3000 clock system adopts advanced digital phase lock loop and reliable software phase lock technologies and has the following features e The system enables stratum 2 clock including category A and category B stratum 3 clock and enhanced stratum 3 clock for choice which meet the requirements for DC1 DC2 and DL DTM e The specifications of the clocks conform to the ITU T recommendations e The structure can be customized flexibly and stratum 2 and stratum 3 clocks can be selected through termianls e The software has powerful functions such as display alarm and maintenance and operation functions The operators can use the maintenance terminal to control the reference clock and phase lock mode e The system has powerful phase lock capability and is applicable to different clock transmission conditions
44. the following conventions L General conventions Convention Description Arial Normal paragraphs are in Arial Arial Narrow Warnings Cautions Notes and Tips are in Arial Narrow Boldface Headings are in Boldface Convention Description Courier New Terminal Display is in Courier New ll Symbols Eye catching symbols are also used in the manual to highlight the points worthy of special attention during the operation They are defined as follows N Caution Means reader be extremely careful during the operation Note Means a complementary description Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Architecture see esse ee ER RE EE ER RR src 1 1 Av PhysiGal Archite EE 1 1 1 1 1 Hardware Composition of GoftX 2000 1 1 1 1 2 Inter Device Communication 1 1 1 1 4 System Capacity orriarekin GE DE Ke Rd EEN BARE DE Ke ER kon ee BEE aie 1 2 1 2 Cabinet Configuration ee ee e AR EE ER EARE EA EA AEEA ee AEA EAE ee ee AE ER REAR 1 2 1 2 1 Overivew of Cabinet Configuration eie ee ee ee ee ek ke ee ek Re ee ek Re ee ee ee ke ee 1 2 1 2 2 Cabinet Configuration of Less than 100 000 Equivalent Subscribers 1 2 1 2 3 Cabinet Configuration of Less than 100 000 Equivalent Subscribers 1 3 AS DIE 1 4 1 4 Cabinet Classification cortita ltda toda dt 1 5
45. to indicate the state of the back boards A board may be in the state of uninstalled normal or abnormal Alarm path for the UPWR The ALUI collects state signals of the power supply modules through the backplane and then drives the corresponding indicators on its front panel to indicate the current state of the power supply modules In addition the ALUI reports the state information of the power supply modules to the SMUI through the serial port bus The SMUI reports to the BAM through the LAN for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box Note The ALUI does not provide indicators to indicate the working and in position state of the two front UPWRs but provides indicators to indicate the state of the two back UPWRs The ALUI collects alarm information of UPWRs through two serial port lines embedded on the backplane ll Alarm path for media resource frame Hardware fault information and alarm information from the media resource frame are reported through the path as shown in Figure 7 3 7 6 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System Shared resource bus Backplane Serial port bus Shared resource bus Media resource frame Alarm box Basic frame 0 Figure 7 3 Hardware alarm reporting path for media resource
46. According to the contents of an alarm ticket operator can locate the problem of the charging data Because the basic call information is recorded in an offline billing process an alarm ticket can be based on to calculate the conversation fee 6 2 3 Metering ticket SoftX3000 provides 20 charging meters for each subscriber or trunk group to accumulate the charging meter counts of different types of calls Usually the charging meter is applicable to intra office calls Whenever a call is made SoftX3000 converts call elements such as call distance conversation duration and service attribute to an equivalent metering count and accumulates the count on the charging meter of the subscriber or trunk Periodically all counts of a charging meter accumulated during a defined time period are output and the value of the charging meter is cleared to zero SoftX3000 uses a metering ticket to store the accumulation of metering counts pertaining to the same type of calls for each subscriber or trunk group 6 2 4 Statistical ticket In the format of charging meter a statistical ticket records the statistics of charging information pertaining to the same type of calls during a specified period of time A single office provides six statistical tables e Intra office metering statistical table e Outgoing metering statistical table e Incoming metering statistical table e Transit metering statistical table e Free call statistical table e Trunk duratio
47. BFII 3 1 7 V5 2 over VSUA I Uplink path The uplink processing path in SoftX3000 for V5 2 over V5 User Adaptation Layer V5UA is illustrated in Figure 3 13 E e FE FE TO gt 10 Shared resource bus Ethernet bus l F M l A GOOD TEZO CS o coon coomn l B F S l M G E l Frame A Figure 3 13 Uplink path for V5 2 over V5UA 1 The BFII provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection 2 The IFMI processes the MAC messages and subsequently dispatches them to a designated BSGI through the Ethernet bus for further processing based on the IP protocol type SCTP local IP address local SCTP port number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number The correspondence between BSGI board number and the combination of IP protocol type local IP address local 3 18 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System 4 Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles SCTP port number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number must be configured manually That is level 1 message dispatch also called bearer signaling message dispatch The BSGI processes the IP SCTP and V5UA messages and subsequently dispatches messages to an FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between V5 link and FCCU FCSU module number The correspondence between V5 l
48. Basic frame 1 Expansion frame 05 9U 09 9U Expansion frame Blank filler panel 3U 13 9U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Basic frame 0 00 9U Expansion frame Expansion frame 04 9U 08 QU Expansion frame 12 9U MRS6000 frame 13U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U LCD KVM 1U Hard disk array 3U Blank filler panel 1U iGWB standby 1U Blank filler panel 1U GWB active 1U Expansion frame Expansion frame Expansion frame Blank filler panel 3U 03 9U 07 QU 11 9U Blank filler panel 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Air deflector 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 3U Expansion frame Expansion frame 02 9U 06 QU Expansion frame Blank filler panel 3U 10 9U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 2U Figure 1 3 Cabinet configuration with a capacity greater than 100 000 equivalent subscribers 1 3 Cabinet Features SoftX3000 adopts N68 22 cabinets One cabinet can accommodate a maximum of 4 standard 19 inch frames N68 22 cabinet is assembled with electrolytic zinc coated cold rolled steel sheet and screws fe
49. CDBI covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 22 Technical specifications of CDBI Category Parameter Specification Fixed subscriber locating 9000 times per second Gateway resource management 5500 times per second Functions Outgoing trunk circuit selection of local office 6300 times per second Tandem call circuit selection 4300 times per second Interfaces RS232 serial port 1 Power consumption NA 16W 2 14 3 Indicators Figure 2 18 shows the front panel of the CDBI 2 38 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System CDBI ALM nn RST J OFFLINE COM Figure 2 18 Front panel of the CDBI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 23 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the CDBI Table 2 23 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the CDBI Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the b
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51. DM is illustrated in Figure 3 16 rel ll Core LAN Switch H 110 bus Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 16 Standby processing path for signaling over TDM 1 The El interface of the EPII 0 provides a TDM PCM interface to access standard 64 kbit s or 2 Mbit s SS7 signaling links 2 The EPII 0 processes MTP1 messages and extracts signaling time slots 3 Because the FCSU 0 is faulty the EPII 0 automatically sends signaling time slots to the EPII 1 through the H 110 bus 4 The EPII 1 transfers the signaling time slots to the FCSU 1 through the internal HW 5 The FCSU 1 processes both MTP2 and MTP3 messages The FCSU 1 analyzes the DPC carried by a message If the message is destined to the board itself the FCSU 1 dispatches based on the Sl the message to the service layer of the 3 21 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles board itself to process the user layer message Otherwise the FCSU 1 transfers the user layer message based on the NI OPC DPC and CIC to a designated FCCU FCSU through the Ethernet bus for further processing EI Note If the EPII providing E1 trunk circuits is faulty the system cannot change over the service through the H 110 bus 3 22 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Chapter 4 Terminal System 4 1 Hardware Arch
52. E EER RR RE EE ER RR RE ER ER RR RE EE Ee ER 3 1 3 1 Processing Path for Signaling over IP 3 1 3 1 1 ISUP INAP over MTP3 M2UA ee ee ese ee ee ee i ee ke ee Ge Re ee aiaeei Ge nn ee ee rra 3 1 3 1 2 ISUP INAP Over M3UA RE RE OE N 3 3 3 13 MGGBP H 248 over UDP oct 3 5 KW eo eg EE 3 8 LTA SIP over TEE 3 13 Ser DSS TOMA ida ia 3 16 SL NDZ EES 3 18 3 2 Processing Path for Signaling over IDN 3 20 3 2 1 Normal processing path 3 20 3 2 2 Standby processing Daf 3 21 Chapter 4 Terminal System iiiar esse EER RE ER ER RE RE ER RR RE RE EER RR RE RE ER RR RE EE SANS RE KEER RR RE Ee ER RR RE EE ER RR KERKE ER RR RE EER ee 4 1 4 1 Hardware Architecture sissies seg ees bee geb geoes ee ed SE RD oe be ee ge ke Gee Se SE ER oes bees gee ie 4 1 4 2 Software Architecture iii ee se criticada ed Ee ed GR EG dd abad 4 3 Bee 4 5 e De ITT 4 10 4 2 3 Communication Gateway Software 4 12 4 3 Operation Security sis EE Ee OG dd dl Dad da 4 13 4 3 1 Gommand Group EE A a 4 13 4 3 2 Workstation Management 4 14 4 3 3 User Account Management 4 14 4 3 4 ogon RN UE 4 14 4 3 D LOCKING TIME ER RE ooo 4 14 4 4 Data Storage mii tall el elves 4 15 4 4 1 Storage of BAM Data ici ld 4 15 4 4 2 Storage of SoftX3000 Data 4 15 4 4 3 Storage of Supplementary Service S see se ee Ee ee nn ee ee nn rro nn 4 16 45 Data Oper ET 4 16 4 6 Software Patch Management ees ee de ek ee de ee nono ee ee GR ee ee A EEE 4 18 4 6 1 Basic Concepts ie lied alien esi eee
53. E ER ER RE RE ER KERR RE RR ER RE RE RR RR RE Ee RR RR RE Ee RR RR RE Ee ER RR RE KEER KERKE KEER RR KEER RR 7 1 ANS NS Es EE EE DA OGE GES Ee ek AR ERK ER GEES ER ee GR ERG ee EE Ee 7 1 7 2 Alarm Categories and Alarm Level 7 2 1 2 1 Alafm Gategories citas 7 2 1 2 2 Alam Lovells sounen iin N ER RE RE OE N ES 7 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table of Contents 7 3 Alarm Box and Alarm Console 2 ccccccceceeeeeceeaeeeeeeeeececeaeeaeceeeeeeesecsanaeeeeeeesesesniaeeeeeess 7 3 LE Ru BOX octet etter das 7 3 3 2 Alatm Bee edi dic 7 4 1 AAlarm Reporting PA S iii ta 7 5 7 4 1 Hardware Alarm Reporting Path 7 5 7 4 2 Software Alarm Reporting Path 7 8 Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations sesse see ee ek ER RE RA Re Ge EA AE ER RE RA cnn Ee AE ER KERE ERA Re ne Ee ee ee ee A 1 Vi Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Chapter 1 System Architecture 1 1 Physical Architecture 1 1 1 Hardware Composition of SoftX3000 U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System hereinafter referred to as SoftX3000 is composed of Open Standards Telecom Architecture Platform OSTA frame Back Administration Module BAM and iGateway Bill the billing gateway hereinafter referred to as iGWB physically OSTA frames contained in N68 22 cabinets construct the host of SoftX3000 implementing service processing and resource
54. ENT a es 2 45 2 172 Technical Specification E 2 45 A EER fai A te aha a aa Ae vat 2 46 2 17 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 17 5 Configuration Calculator a A O wre eee 2116 Ge anat tandas Ke ee te EE Se NICO ee 2 18 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 18 5 Configuration Calculation ccccccecceeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeneees Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles cooommmm 3 1 Processing Path for Signaling over IP 3 1 1 ISUP INAP over MITPAMZUA ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 3 1 2 ISUP INAP over M3UA taaan 3 1 3 MGCP H 248 over EA 314 A Pi EE GE Ee ees E E Ss toes ce SS SIP ver UDP cana DS abel DE elaine ete 31 6 DSST over UA cid dd its Bille Vo 2 OVER Ml os Ee EE EE DE EE EE DE ence 3 2 Processing Path for Signaling over TDM ese ee ee ee ee 3 2 1 Normal processing Palmira 3 2 2 Standby processing path ENEE Chapter 4 Terminal System uss ee ee EER EER ARE ERGER EER EE ERROR RR RE EE ER Re nenes 4 1 Hardware Architaetufe se EE EE ii 4 2 Software Architecture et EE EE N ER DE RE SE N SE ER EG Ee 4 2 1 BAM Software ee ee A d 4 2 2 OAM Software AAA 4 2 3 Communication Gateway Goitware sees ee ee ee ee ee 4 3 Operation Security EER EE EE NEK SE Oe de EN UR Ge Eg Ee ee ED tees Gee De ay 4 3 1 Command Group EE o ee ea 4 3 2 Workstation Management ee ee ee AA ee ee ee 4 3 3 User Account Management 4 3 4 Logon TIMO N EE ic 4 3 5 Locking TIME ss O EG le 4 4 D
55. FCSU is reported to the SMUI through the shared resource bus EI Note The difference between the FCSU and the FCCU is that the FCSU can process narrowband signaling MTP2 messages while the FCCU cannot The FCSUs work in active standby mode 2 12 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System 2 4 2 Technical Specifications Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark SIP and H 323 subscribers Call processing 900 KBHCA pair BHCA is the acronym for Busy capability MGCP and H 248 terminals Hour Call Attempt 300 kBHCA pair Maximum number of trunks POUW pair Each FCSU pair can simultaneously support 9000 Maxi Tr which is applicable to light traffic ante of WS subseribers SO0U0i pal offices For example it is required Functions SUE SIP subscribers 50000 pair that the BHCA value of the FCSU module is less than 300 k H 323 subscribers 25000 pair Maximum number of IP 90 pair supermarkets Number of 64 kbit s links S None Number of 2 Mbit s links None Used for commissioning providing RJ45 sockets on the panel Interfaces RS232 serial port 1 provided with hot swappable protection Power consumpt NA 26 W None ion 2 4 3 Indicators Figure 2 6 shows the front panel of the FCSU 2 13 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System ALM
56. Frame A Figure 3 2 Downlink path for ISUP INAP over MTP3 M2UA 1 The FCCU FCSU transmits received messages to a BSGI through the Ethernet bus according to the BSGI module number of the associated M2UA MTP3 link 2 The BSGI processes the M2UA and MTP3 messages determines an IFMI according to the source IP address of the IP packets and subsequently dispatches associated messages to the determined IFMI through the Ethernet bus 3 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection 4 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BFII and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the BFII 3 1 2 ISUP INAP over M3UA I Uplink path The uplink processing path in SoftX3000 for ISUP INAP over M3UA is illustrated in Figure 3 3 3 3 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles F d Shared resource bus Frame A Figure 3 3 Uplink path for ISUP INAP over M3UA 1 The BEI provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection 2 The IFMI processes the MAC messages and subsequently dispatches them to a designated BSGI through the Ethernet bus for further processing based on the IP protocol type SCTP local IP address local SCTP port
57. GWB in real time The alarm information generated by the FCCU is reported to the SMUI through the shared resource bus Note The difference between the FCCU and the FCSU is that the FCSU can process narrowband signaling MTP2 messages while the FCCU cannot The FCCUs work in active standby mode 2 3 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of FCCU covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption 2 8 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table 2 2 Technical specifications of FCCU Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark SIP and H 323 terminals 500 k BHCA pair Call processing BHCA is the acronym for Busy Hour capability MGCP and H 248 Call Attempt terminals 300 k BHCA pair Maximum number of 9000 pair trunks POST subscribers 50000 pair Each FCCU pair can simultaneously Functions support 9000 trunks and 50000 V5 subscribers subscribers which is applicable to 50000 pair light traffic offices In such offices it M ber of Stee SS is required that the BHCA value of SIP subscribers the FCCU module is less than 300k 50000 pair H 323 subscribers 25000 pair Maximum number of IP supermarkets SSC pone Used for commissioning providing RJ45 sockets on the panel Interfaces RS232 serial port 1 provided with hot swappable protection Power consumpt NA 16
58. Gre RST gt Lo 8 m OFFLINE Figure 2 6 Front panel of the FCSU Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 4 shows the meanings of indicators on the front panel of the FCSU Table 2 4 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the FCSU Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane While pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 4 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 14 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards N Caution Never use the reset button RST to reset the board Instead execute the RST BRD command in the maintenance console to ensure that the reset reason information is saved in
59. M Back Administration Module WS Workstation NIC Network Interface Card LAN Local Area Network Figure 4 3 Network configuration of BAM Note The IP address of the NIC1 is 172 20 200 0 invariably The IP address of the NIC2 is 172 30 200 0 invariably Il Components of BAM Software The components of the BAM software are shown in Figure 4 4 4 6 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System BAM Some C Shake hand SNMP Interface Security Manager WS E Figure 4 4 BAM software components The BAM software is composed of the following parts SQL Server Storing the variety of service data and providing database support for the variety of service servers Logman An operation log process responsible for recording the operation log and providing log query functions and malicious operation tracing functions for clients MML Server Communicating with workstations managing operator authorities interpreting commands input from workstations and dispatching workstation commands SNMP Agent Providing a standard SNMP interface to the NMS Exchange A communication module between the BAM and the equipment responsible for providing program and data loading functions and dispatching messages returned from the equipment Security Manager A function management module of the whole equipment software responsible for managing other
60. M periodically backs up the data to the emergency workstation Once the BAM becomes faulty the emergency workstation takes the responsibility of the BAM as long as its network cables are connected to both LAN Switches in the planes 0 and 1 respectively 1 1 3 System Capacity In an actual deployment the capacity of the system depends on the quantity of configured OSTA frames which fully meets the requirement of smooth expansion At maximum 18 OSTA frames can be configured 1 2 Cabinet Configuration 1 2 1 Overivew of Cabinet Configuration SoftX3000 provides two modes of cabinet configuration as follows e Cabinet configuration of less than 100 000 equivalent subscribers e Cabinet configuration of more than 100 000 equivalent subscribers 1 2 2 Cabinet Configuration of Less than 100 000 Equivalent Subscribers Standard configuration built in media resource board BAM GWB server applicable to a capacity which is less than 100 000 equivalent subscribers Figure 1 2 shows the cabinet configuration of this mode Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Integrated configuration cabinet Service processing cabinet Pow er distribution frame Pow er distribution frame Blank filler panel 3U Kegig 01 9U frame Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 3U Air deflector 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 3U Basic frame i 00 9U Blank
61. O O O O O GI 10 100BT1 10 100BT2 10 100BT3 10 100BT4 10 100BT510 100BT6 DOMA DOMB HUAWEI Figure 2 21 Front panel of the HSCI Table 2 29 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the HSCI 2 46 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 29 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the HSCI Indicator Meaning Status description When the indicator lights it indicates that the corresponding DOMA Bus domain indicator SMUI controls the shared resource buses in domain A When the indicator lights it indicates that the corresponding DOME Bus domain indicator SMUI controls the shared resource buses in domain B There are six LINK indicators The indicators are always on as NEWARK pon long as the physical connection is normal otherwise they are LIN connection indicator There are six ACT indicators When the indicator flashes it Network interface indicates that some data is being received or transmitted The ACT data flow indicator flashing frequency indicates the size of data flow Fast flashing means the data flow is large and slow flashing indicates that the data flow is small 2 17 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers None 2 17 5 Configuration Calculation Number of HSCls 2 x number of CN16IP frames 2 18 CKII 2 18 1 Functions The Clock Interface Unit CKII is a back board of b
62. SCI Il Features of SMUI and SIUI As the main control board of a frame the SMUI implements program loading and control for all devices in the system data configuration and working status control functions lll Features of HSCI The HSCI implements the following functions e Bridge connection of left shared resource bus with right one e board hot swap control e intra frame Ethernet bus exchange 2 1 4 Signaling Processing Module I Overview of Signaling Processing Module This module provides signaling protocol processing functions It contains the following boards e MTP2 processing unit of the Fixed Calling Control and Signaling process Unit FCSU e Broadband Signaling Gateway BSGI e Multimedia Signaling Gateway Unit MSGI ll Features of FCSU The MTP2 processing unit of the FCSU implements processing of messages on SS7 signaling MTP2 layer over narrowband E1 It communicates with the Fixed Calling Control Unit FCCU and FCSU through the internal peripheral component interconnect PCI bus 2 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards lll Features of BSGI The BSGI implements coding and decoding of the following protocols e H 248 e MGCP e ISUP e MTP3 e MTP layer 3 user adaptation M3UA e UDP e SCTP It distributes the messages to the FCCU and FCSU for processing through the Ethernet bus IV Features of MSGI The M
63. SGI implements coding and decoding of TCP UDP and such multimedia signaling protocols as SIP H 323 including H 323 RAS and H 323 Call Signaling and subsequently distributes the messages to the FCCU and FCSU for processing through the Ethernet bus 2 1 5 Service Processing Module l Overview of Service Processing Module This module is composed of the following boards e Fixed Calling Control Unit FCCU e Fixed Calling Control and Signaling process Unit FCSU e Central Database Board CDBI ll Features of FCCU The FCCU processes the following messages e H 323 e SIP e MGCP e H 248 e R2 e Digital signaling system No 1 DSS1 e V5 It also processes messages above MTP layer 3 such as MTP layer 3 intelligent network application part INAP and ISDN user part ISUP messages It also provides charging function and stores bills in SoftX3000 2 4 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards lll Features of FCSU The FCSU enjoys all the functions of the FCCU In addition it can receive and process the MTP2 messages sent from the EP II through the internal HW IV Features of CDBI The CDBI stores the following centralized resources Inter office trunk resources Resource capability status Subscriber data IP Centrex data It enables call resources query of the service processing units 2 1 6 Back Administration Module The back adminis
64. SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 3 1 Processing Path for Signaling over IP 3 1 1 ISUP INAP over MTP3 M2UA I Uplink path The uplink path in SoftX3000 for Integrated Services Digital Network User Part ISDN User Part or ISUP Intelligent Network Application Protocol INAP over MTP3 SS7 MTP2 User Adaptation Layer M2UA is illustrated in Figure 3 1 i li FE FE itch Core LAN Switch mu cn D Shared resource bus i I l B B S FIJE SIIS M MI MI GI G U df l l l l Frame A E E Ethernet bus l C SYE coomn coom Figure 3 1 Uplink path for ISUP INAP over MTP3 M2UA 3 1 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles CQ Note If the destination BSGI and FCCU FCSU are resident in a different frame the dispatch path passes the HSCI and core LAN Switch in the local frame the HSCI in the destination frame with the destination FCCU FCSU and the destination BSGI and destination FCCU FCSU 1 The BEI provides an external Internet Protocol IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection 2 The IFMI processes the Media Access Control MAC messages and subsequently dispatches them to a designated BSGI through
65. Shared resource bus enables SMUls to load manage and maintain all loadable boards in the same frame such as IFMI BSGI FCCU FCSU CDBI MRCA MSGI 2 Implementation 1 20 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture As shown in Figure 1 19 there are 2 shared resource buses namely A and B in one frame The bandwidth of each shared resource bus is 2 Gbit s The states and resources of shared resource buses are arbitrated and managed by the SMUI Shared resource bus A Shared resource bus B EENE lt ia FB Front board Figure 1 19 Shared resource buses The SMUI in the slot 6 manages the front boards in the left half of the frame through the shared resource bus A The SMUI in the slot 8 manages other front boards except ALUI and UPWR in the right half of the frame through the shared resource bus B The HSCls in the slots 7 and 9 are connected respectively to the shared resource buses through the internal PCI bus and thus the shared resource buses are interconnected Therefore the SMUI in the slot 6 makes full use of the HSCI in the slot 9 and the shared resource bus B to manage front boards in the right half of the frame the SMUI in the slot 8 makes full use of the HSCI in the slot 7 and the shared resource bus A to manage front boards in the left half of the frame ll Ethernet bus 1 Functions e Ethernet bus serves as an inter board service co
66. Time Architecture DPC Destination Point Code DRQ Disengage Request DSS1 Digital Subscriber Signaling No 1 E EP II E1_Pool Interface Unit F FCCU Fixed Calling Control Unit FCSU Fixed Calling Control Unit and signaling process Unit FTAM File Transfer Access and Management Protocol A 1 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations Abbreviation Full name FTP File Transfer Protocol G GUI Graphical User Interface H H 248 H 248 MeGaCo protocol HSCl Hot Swap and Control Unit HTTP Hyper Text Transport Protocol l IFMI IP Forward Module GWB GateWay Bill INAP Intelligent Network Application Part IRQ Information Request ISUP Integrated Services Digital Network User Part ISDN User Part IUA ISDN User Adaptation Layer K KVM Keyboard Video Mouse L LCD Liquid Crystal Display M M2UA SS7 MTP2 User Adaptation Layer M3UA SS7 MTP3 User Adaptation Layer MAC Media Access Control MG Media Gateway MGCP Media Gateway Control Protocol MML Man Machine Language MRCA Media Resource Control Unit MRIA Media Resource Interface Unit MRS Media Resource Server MSGI Multimedia Signaling Gateway Unit MTP1 SS7 Message Transfer Part Level 1 MTP1 SS7 Message Transfer Part Level 2 MTP3 SS7 Message Transfer Part Level 3 A 2 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U
67. Windows 2000 Server and SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition are installed on the emergency workstation A Caution As shown in Figure 4 1 the emergency workstation and LAN Switches are interconnected through dotted lines indicating the paths are not available in normal cases In case that the BAM fails to function it is required to connect the emergency workstation and LAN switches exactly so that the emergency workstation can replace the BAM to function temporarily IV Workstation SoftX3000 terminals include maintenance terminals and operation terminals The terminals achieve data configuration device state query and maintenance functions Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP is installed on a workstation 4 2 Software Architecture The software of the SoftX3000 terminal system includes local maintenance system BAM workstation and communication gateway network management system NMS and billing gateway system iGWB The local maintenance system and the billing gateway are mandatory in the SoftX3000 terminal system the NMS is optional The logic structure of the SoftX3000 terminal system is illustrated in Figure 4 2 4 3 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Upper NMS Local maintenance system T e 9 Terminal OAM BAM software lt gt 8 E Software io DN S ws TEN RB ee
68. X3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture 3 Configuration description e A media resource frame is configured at the near top of the integrated configuration cabinet or of a service processing cabinet lts frame number is 1 or 5 e SMuUls SIUls HSCls ALUI and UPWRs must be configured SMUIs are configured invariably in the front slots 6 and 8 HSCIs configured in the back slots 7 and 9 ALUI in the front slot 16 and UPWRs in both front and back slots 17 18 and 19 20 A Media Resource Control Unit RCA and a Media Resource Interface Unit MRIA are configured in pairs The slots 0 5 and 10 15 are available for them MRCAs and MRIAs must be configured at the same slot numbers e A maximum of 12 MRCAs and 12 MRIAs can be configured in one frame e Number of media resource frames ROUNDUP number of required MRCAs 112 e Itis recommended to configure MRCAs in available slots from both sides of the frame inwards e For empty slots without boards configured it is required to cover them with blank filler panels 1 6 3 Bus As shown in Figure 1 18 each OSTA frame has four types of bus AM AA AA BB Back board B B B B B B B B B B B B eC HD We WO OL Wy d BD ID D Y S Lg FB Front board E H Figure 1 18 Buses in a frame Serial port bus H 110 bus Shared resource bus B Shared resource bus A Ethernet bus B cz0m mid L Shared resource bus 1 Functions
69. able selecting 75 ohm coaxial cable 8 bit switch ON switch 120 ohm twisted pair 8 bit switch OFF 2 17 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Switch Meaning Switch choice 75 ohm coaxial cable switch ON indicates that the shell of the E1 receiving cable of the EPII is connected to the protection Used to select whether ground the shell of the El S2 receiving cable of the The default status is ON EPII is connected to the protection ground 120 ohm coaxial cable switch OFF indicates that the shell of the E1 receiving cable of the EPII is not connected to the protection ground 75 ohm coaxial cable switch ON indicates that the shell of the E1 transmitting cable of the EPII is connected to the protection Used to select whether ground the shell of the El 3 transmitting cable of the The default status is ON EPII is connected to the protection ground 120 ohm coaxial cable switch OFF indicates that the shell of the E1 transmitting cable of the EPII is not connected to the protection ground 4 Board reset switch None ep Used for commissioning Nous and testing 2 5 5 Configuration Calculation The number of EPIls is equal to the number of FCSUs 2 6 IFMI 2 6 1 Functions The IP Forward Module IFMI boards are the front boards in basic frame 0 and basic frame 1 an
70. ackplane Serial port bus __ Alarm box Figure 7 2 Hardware alarm reporting path for basic frame and expansion frames Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System Alarm path for front boards except the ALUI and the UPWR After collecting alarm information from the front boards through the shared resource bus the SMUI reports the information to the BAM through the LAN for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box Alarm path for back boards For the back boards the HSCI the SIUI and the BFIl without processors the corresponding front boards collect respective state and subsequently report to the SMUI through the shared resource bus For the back boards the EPII the CKIl and the ALUI with processors respective state is directly reported to the SMUI through the serial port bus on the backplane After collecting the information about the back boards the SMUI reports the information to the BAM through the LAN for alarming purposes The alarm information will be displayed on the alarm console on the workstation and audio visual alarms will be generated on the alarm box In addition the SMUI delivers the state information about the back boards to the ALUI through the serial port bus Consequently the ALUI drives the indicators on its front panel
71. ackplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane While pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 14 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 39 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 14 5 Configuration Calculation The system can be configured with a maximum of two pairs of CDBls The configuration principle is that one pair of CDBls is configured for every one million of equivalent subscribers Number of pairs of CDBls ROUNDUP number of equivalent subscribers unit thousand 100 Note If there are special demands or obvious expansion demands a small capacity system can be configured with two pairs of CDBls 2 15 ALUI 2 15 1 Functions The Alarm Unit ALUI is a front board and installed in slot 17 in each frame It provides the following functions e Communicating with the SMUI through the serial cable and accepting the instructions and commands from the SMUI to control indicators e Checking the chassis temperature and reporting the related information to the SMUI through the serial port cable e Collecting fault detection signals and in position signals of four power modules reporting the logically synthesized signals as t
72. al planes for inter component communication channels and provides inter component communication and active standby configuration functions Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System A Caution Chapter 1 System Architecture LAN Switch in an integrated configuration cabinet can be only connected with the HSCI the iGWB server network port the emergency workstation and the BAM ll Technical Specifications Category Parameter Specification Remark MAC address 16 K 64K MAC and 16 K IP address table Buffer size 6 MB Transfer mode Store and forward Network and flow 9113 switching control Supporting IEEE 802 3x defined flow control full Flow control duplex Back pressure flow control semi duplex VLAN 802 1Q 4 K VLAN Spanning Tree Supported Category service Supported Priority level IEEE 802 1p IEEE 802 1d IEEE 802 1p IEEE802 1Q IEEE Supported i Functions standards 802 3u IEEE 802 3x and Huawei Group Management Protocol HGMP 10 100BASE TX 100 meters for category 3 4 5 shielded unshielded twisted pair Maximum length of 100BASE FX 2000 meters for 62 5 125 m cable multi mode optical fiber 15 000 meters for 10 m single mode optical fiber EE UL 1950 CSA22 2 950 IEC 950 EN60950 CE y AS NZ 3260 FCC Part 15 Subpart J Class A Electromagnetic EN55022 CISPR 1993 Class A VCCI Class A compatibility ITE C tick IEC 1000
73. ance personnel can maintain SoftX3000 through the Web remote maintenance system in a remote manner e A bi directional data channel is established between the Client Agent and the Server Agent and between the remote maintenance workstation and the BAM to transfer ordinary requests and active reports between the remote maintenance workstation and the BAM e Softx3000 supports to traverse Proxy and firewall SoftX3000 supports user authentication and WindowsNT Challenge Response NTLM authentication at the Proxy Server Through the tunnel technique based on Hyper Text Transport Protocol HTTP an HTTP port is made public to outside by the firewall which is enough to achieve the traversing through firewall e Before being transferred data is encrypted to ensure the security and data is compressed to save the bandwidth e Softx3000 supports access policy control such as authorization based on the IP address of a remote maintenance workstation authorization based on a time segment and real time authorization for an unauthorized remote maintenance workstation e Softx3000 supports remote maintenance personnel to communicate with local maintenance personnel in the text format thus saving phone call fees during a maintenance process Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System e Softx3000 supports to monitor maintenance operations and requests from remote clients in real ti
74. and generates DTMF signals plays and records audio clips and provides multi party conference function The MRCAs work in load sharing mode 2 10 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of MRCA covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 15 Technical specifications of MRCA Category Parameter Specification Functions Processing capacity 240 channels board Interfaces RS232 serial port 1 Power consumption NA 40 W 2 27 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System 2 10 3 Indicators Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Figure 2 12 shows the front panel of the MRCA ALM RUN RST OFFLINE Figure 2 12 Front panel of the MRCA Table 2 16 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the MRCA Table 2 16 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the MRCA Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and
75. ansfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection 5 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BEI and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the BFII 3 1 6 DSS1 over IUA I Uplink path The uplink processing path for Digital Subscriber Signaling No 1 DSS1 over ISDN User Adaptation Layer IUA is illustrated in Figure 3 11 ii E FE FE B gt TO n i Shared resource bus Gr fi Pe O EO E Ethernet bus CS o czo coon coom Frame A Figure 3 11 Uplink path for DSS1 over IUA 1 The BEI provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 2 The IFMI processes the MAC messages and subsequently dispatches them to a designated BSGI through the Ethernet bus for further processing based on the IP protocol type SCTP source IP address IP address of the opposite device source port number port number of the opposite device destination IP address destination port number SoftX3000 and local SCTP port number The correspondence between BSGI board number and the combination of IP protocol type source IP address source port number destination IP address destination port number and local SCTP port number mus
76. ard of a frame and the units are installed in slots 6 and 8 in each OSTA frame As the front boards the SMUIs are used together with the back boards SIUls in pairs with the following functions e Configuring shared resource buses and managing their status 2 22 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards e Managing all boards in the frame reporting their status to BAM and controlling the status of the indicators on the front panel of the ALUI through serial port bus and shared resource bus e Loading and managing system program and data The SMUls work in active standby mode 2 8 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of SMUI covers two aspects e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 11 Technical specifications of SMUI Category Parameter Specification Remark Used for commissioning providing RJ45 RS232 serial port 1 sockets on the panel provided with hot swappable protection Interfaces RS422 master slave 1 Providing physical interfaces together with serial port the SIUI Asynchronous serial 1 Used to connect with the monitoring board port for TTL level in the fan frame FONE ENT 14w None consumption 2 8 3 Indicators Figure 2 10 shows the front panel of the SMUI 2 23 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System SMUI LINK ACT o
77. ardware detection Hardware detection as follows is implemented by individual boards e Running state of the local board normal abnormal active standby e Multi frame synchronization out of synchronization e Clock e Channel faults e Online offline 2 Software detection Through software detection logic errors beyond the control of hardware detection can be found e Self loop test of board e CRC check e Memory check e Data consistency check 7 1 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System ll Alarm generation subsystem The alarm generation subsystem collects information about the encountered fault and generates a detailed record of alarm in various tables to notify maintenance personnel for necessary handling purposes The alarm generation subsystem is composed of an alarm module on SoftX3000 an alarm server module on the BAM an alarm console and an alarm box See Figure 7 1 The alarm module on SoftX3000 collects alarm information reported from other SoftX3000 modules and the iGWB and then transmits the collected information to the BAM The alarm server module on the BAM analyzes information about all alarms including those generated by the BAM and stores the information In addition the alarm server module informs the alarm box to generate audio visual alarms and meanwhile reflects the alarm details and troubleshooting recommendations on the alarm console
78. asic frame 0 Each CKII occupies two back slots 15 and 16 or 13 and 14 It provides the following functions e Providing the clock signals in conformity with the specifications of BELLCORE GR 1244 CORE stratum 2 clock and ITU T G 812 Type II clock e Supporting Synchronization Status Message SSM function in conformity with the ITU T G 781 recommendation e Its external synchronous clock interface complying with the requirements of the ITU T G 703 and ITU T G 704 templates The CKlls work in active standby mode 2 47 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 18 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of CKII covers two aspects e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 30 Technical specifications of CKII Category Parameter Specification Remark 2 Mis ae 2 Used to connect with BITS clock device clock input interface E1 line 2 MHz clock 2 Used to connect with the EPII to extract 2 Interfaces input interface MHz click signals as reference RS422 differential 8 kHz clock output interface used to 16 provide clock source for the EPlls in the interface expansion frames rower NA 15W None consumption 2 18 3 Indicators Figure 2 22 shows the front panel of the CKII 2 48 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards CKII
79. ata Storage es RS Ee e 4 4 1 Storage of BAM Data sesse sees oos Ee NS Ee GE KEES OER Kyk eb ee 4 4 2 Storage of SoftX3000 Data 4 4 3 Storage of Supplementary Services ee ee neern ER Ee EE 4 6 Software Patch Management 4 0 1 Basic Re ee 4 6 2 Characteristics of Software Patch 4 19 4 6 3 Structure of Software TEE 4 20 4 6 4 Implementation of Software Patch 4 21 Chapter 5 Clock Systainer 5 1 A o DEE 5 1 EW ET 5 1 51 2 Technical ele e 5 1 5 2 Clock Synchronization Principle AEN 5 3 5 2 1 Overall Structure of Clock System iese ee ee ee ee 5 3 5 2 2 Implementation of Clock System Synchronization sesse 5 5 Chapter 6 Charging SyStem sccccsessseeeeeeesseseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeesenseneeeeeeesees 6 1 6 1 Basi GoneeptE EER EE EE HE EA EE ae ee GE Ge eg 6 1 6 1 1 Overview of Basic Concepts ee RR ee ee 6 1 6 1 2 SoftX3000 hard RE EE oe N ager ve Ge et Ee EE N 6 1 6 13 Offline DN dla RD daa 6 1 6 1 4 Online Dille EER DRS EE a car ae ep 6 1 GEN Ne Leid 6 2 6 2 1 Overview of ticket Categories 6 2 GR EW e 6 2 6 2 3 Metering nckei ee RA ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 6 4 6 2 4 Statistical ticket A A i ate 6 4 6 3 Logical Structure of Charging System EE 6 5 6 3 1 Overview of Logical Structure of Charging System issie 6 5 6 3 2 Call Control Module of FCCU FCSU esse ee ees ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 6 5 6 3 3 Ticket Pool of FCCU FOSU en 6 5 DEENEN 6 6 So DAM AAN 6 6 6 3 6 Billing Ken EE 6 6 6 4 Functioning Prin
80. aturing light weight simple structure and high versatility The fire proof materials conform to the Underwriter Laboratory UL standards The cabinet surface is NC purple gray and NC silver gray and the rack is NC purple gray As the front back doors of the cabinet adopt double door mode the installation space is thus saved and operations to the equipment are facilitated The side panels are just hung on the cabinet thus facilitating installation The front and back doors and the bottom plate have minute air vents and are configured with air filters inside The cabinet adopts front in back out and bottom to top ventilation mode so that it has excellent heat dissipation and dust proof functions Dimensions of a cabinet 2200 mm height x 600 mm width x 800 mm depth Height of available space of a cabinet 46 U 1 U 44 45 mm 1 4 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Weight 130 kg as an empty cabinet or 400 kg with full configuration 1 4 Cabinet Classification 1 4 1 Overview of Cabinet Classification SoftX3000 cabinets fall into the following types according to cabinet components and actual configurations Integrated configuration cabinet Mandatory This cabinet must be configured to provide external interfaces such as IP clock signals and TDM to outside and bridge SoftX3000 and BAM for communication charging and storing purposes This cabinet
81. ce processing unit Service processing module m EE module f Basic frame ee System support module _ Equipment management unit Ethernet bus shared resource bus Broadband Multimedia signaling signaling processing processing i unit unit EH Internal PCI bus Hw E1 interface Fu niere MTP2 Service processing unit 8 processing unit unit Line interface signaling processing module module Expansion frame n Figure 2 1 Logical structure of SoftX3000 2 1 Service processing module iGWB 0 El A iGWB 1 N E Emergency w workstation i E BAM c h Ws Ws Back administration module Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards CQ Note The media resource frame that implements embedded MRS functions only contains media resource control module MRCA and media resource interface module MRIA For the detailed information refer to sections MRCA and MRIA 2 1 2 Line Interface Module Overivew Of Line Interface Module This module provides the physical interfaces to meet the system networking requirements It contains the following boards e Narrowband interface unit E1_Pool Interface
82. chnical SPSCHICAUON Sie errar 2 27 210 3 Indicatofs EE Ai A ee ent 2 28 2 10 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 29 2 10 5 Configuration Calculator ona 2 29 AMA a Eeer 2 29 Ws ol ere EE SO EO RE EE ER 2 29 2 11 2 Technical Specifications doe ee he ete a 2 29 Be iS GIG ALOIS ER o Ee Relate ie 2 30 2 11 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 30 2 11 5 Configuration Calculation ee RR ee ee 2 30 Ads Bere EE EE 2 31 2 12 FUNCIONS been es EE AA dd al bil 2 31 2 12 2 Technical Specifications ss EENS ER a 2 32 ES AE SR GR RE AD ie 2 32 2 12 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 33 2 12 5 Configuration Calculator EE ER anes RE BEE EE n 2 34 PEALE E A E at orcas 2 34 BVO FUNCION ee 2 34 2 13 2 Technical Specifications oooococccnnnncccccccnncconanccncnnnnnnnnanrrnccncnnnnnnns 2 35 Ee eis eie EE RE as 2 36 2 13 4 DIP Switches and JUMperS coins 2 37 2 13 5 Configuration ee e aut is 2 37 A A eet ene eer ee ee etn 2 37 214 RUNCIONS ted 2 37 2 14 2 Technical Specifications caia 2 38 2143 MOCOS AR lb dl 2 38 2 14 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 39 2 14 5 Configuration Calcular 2 40 2 TALU E 2 40 ay Eine ss EG EE Ee ee EE 2 40 2 15 2 Technical Specifications en 2 40 21503 MICA ue a OE AE OE carci es 2 41 2 15 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 43 2 15 5 Configuration Calculation si ER Ee ES tina cote 2 43 ENE BE EE ER OE ea 2 43 A A a 2 43 2 16 2 Technical Specifications ee 2 43 2 16 3 ne ee 2 44 2 16 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 45 2A A EE 2 45 enken A A nt Par
83. ciples of Charging SysteM sesse ees ee ee ee 6 6 6 4 1 Overview of Functioning Process in Charging SysteM 6 6 6 4 2 Description of Ticket Buffer in FCCU FCSU icccccccccccocacccnnonnnnnnnnos 6 7 6 4 3 Storing Tickets in Ticket Pool 6 7 6 4 4 Converting Meter Table Records to Tickets 6 7 6 4 5 Processing Centrex Tickets usina tte 6 7 6 4 6 Ticket Processing in IGWB cinc i tias 6 8 GE ee E 6 10 6 5 1 Overview of Bill Storage e 6 10 6 5 2 Description of Bill Storage Folders on iGWB Gener sesse 6 10 6 53 Storage of Original TCKGIS isis 6 10 6 5 4 Storage of GEN UE 6 11 Chapter 7 Alarm System seccceeeesseeeeeeeeeenseseneeeeeeseeeeeeneeeeeeeesseneeeeeeeensees 7 1 7 1 Structure of Alarm System AE 7 1 7 2 Alarm Categories and Alarm Levels e 7 2 7 2 1 Alarm Categories ana RR IG 7 2 TeL Alam CU Ses ii o ee ee ee ts ee eee 7 3 7 3 Alarm Box and Alarm Console vicio ia 7 3 7 3 O e ee tah BA Y ee 7 3 7 82 PALAU CONS OMG eg ee ee e 7 4 7 4 Alarm Reporting Paths oooonocccccccnnncccccccccccononnnnnccononcnnnnnnnccnnnnnnnnnnn cnn 7 5 7 4 1 Hardware Alarm Reporting Pat 7 5 7 4 2 Software Alarm Reporting Path ees ee ee ee Re ee ee ee 7 8 Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations esse ee ee ee RE ER EE EER EER Ke A 1 HUAWEI U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle V300R001 U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Technical Manual Volume Architecture
84. d used together with the back board DEI in pairs The IFMI is used to receive and transmit IP packets process Media Access Control MAC layer messages distribute IP messages and provide IP interfaces together with the BFII The alarm information generated by the IFMI is reported to the SMUI through the shared resource bus The IFMIs work in active standby mode 2 6 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of IFMI covers three aspects e Functions 2 18 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 8 Technical specifications of IFMI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark IP packet forwarding 32000 bit s pair Functions capability None Interfaces RS232 serial port Used for commissioning providing RJ45 sockets on the panel provided with hot swappable protection Power l NA 16W consumption None 2 6 3 Indicators Figure 2 8 shows the front panel of the IFMI IFMI ee LINK ACT o e ALM RUN RST Pe OFFLINE COM Figure 2 8 Front panel of the IFMI Table 2 9 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the IF MI 2 19 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 9 Meanings of indicators on the fron
85. database and the encryption algorithm of the password 4 3 4 Logon Time The SoftX3000 OMC system supports to restrict operator to log on to the system during a specified time segment Operator can execute the commands in the authorized command group only if the operator logs on to the system during the specified time segment 4 3 5 Locking Time If operator does not perform any operations on the system for a specified period of time the maintenance system will be locked automatically To unlock the system the correct operator password must be typed against unauthorized access to the system The 4 14 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System purpose is to further guarantee the validity and security of the operations performed on the system Click on System Auto Lock Setting to set the auto locking time 4 4 Data Storage Data of SoftX3000 falls into three types namely BAM data SoftX3000 data and supplementary service data 4 4 1 Storage of BAM Data All BAM data is stored in the SQL Server of the BAM Through the data management program on the BAM operator authorities can be managed in a hierarchical manner BAM data can be either automatically backed up at a scheduled time point or backed up due to a manual intervention For example if what is modified is significant you can choose to back up the data manually 4 4 2 Storage of SoftX3000 Data Sof
86. de service processing functions 2 Physical structure Configuration of front and back boards in an expansion frame is illustrated in Figure 1 16 Back Board Slot No Ele lelele e alelels le le elele lee lle slelsls Isle sls ls ESA ES ES elslelelele Front u U U U ju ui P S 1 ju pa fi D faye U Board v 1 pp M M eile ile le e le E LU P elelelele lel o U mim m m m m U W w ele lelelelkel l s leles ls lele 4 R elelelelel elelelelele lulululu 0 fo fo do dw da bile le ile NS i jae la le la do BEN EEN EEN ENE elelele lele SSA ESA ESA ES ES elele le le le elelelelel e s lels ls tele ila lalaki mom lwo lo lu w ple e lle le lla bile le le le ls mimimimim om Flele le le le SSA ESA ESA ES ES elele le le le elelelelel e elelele kele i ie ir de da f U u lu lu u u Figure 1 16 Board allocation in an expansion frame 3 Configuration description e SMUls SIUls HSCls ALUI and UPWRs must be configured SMUls are configured invariably in the front slots 6 and 8 HSCIs configured in the back slots 7 and 9 ALUI in the front slot 16 and UPWRs in both front and back slots 17 18 and 19 20 1 18 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture e Slots 0 5 and 10 15 are available for FCSUs FCCUs BSGls EPlls and MSGls e Number of expansion frames MAX ROUNDUP number of CDBls
87. e CKlls The reference clock can be designated to 2 Mbit s or 2 MHz according to the actual conditions 2 The active and standby CKlls provide two groups of H 110 bus clocks to the EPIIs through H 110 bus to ensure the clock synchronization of the EPlls in the frame 3 Through four 8 kbps clock cables the active and standby CKlls in the basic frame can provide 8 kbps clock to the EPlls in slots O and 1 of one expansion frame 4 The EPII in the expansion frame provides two groups of H 110 bus clock signals to the other EPIls in the frame through H 110 bus 5 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System Chapter 6 Charging System 6 1 Basic Concepts 6 1 1 Overview of Basic Concepts A complete process of charging a particular subscriber or trunk begins with the off hook of the calling party or incoming of a trunk call and ends with the generation of a bill for the particular subscriber The entire process falls into two stages e Softx3000 charging e Offline billing or online billing 6 1 2 SoftX3000 Charging SoftX3000 records all information on each call conversation and generates a detailed ticket or a metering ticket based on pre determined charging data A ticket refers to a data unit which is generated in SoftX3000 for a call and is used to accommodate original charging information in a particular format 6 1 3 Offline billing According to service provider
88. e board 2 8 5 Configuration Calculation Number of SMUIs 2 x number of CN16IP frames 2 9 SIUI 2 9 1 Functions The System Interface Unit SIUI is the back insert interface board of the SMUI and the SIUls are installed in back slots 6 and 8 of the frame Its functions are as follows Providing the SMUI with Ethernet interface The SIUI is configured correspondingly to the SMUI one by one Implementing level conversion for two asynchronous serial port signals from the front board and providing physical interfaces for three asynchronous serial ports Implementing level conversion and providing physical interfaces for the 8 KHz synchronous reference clock Identifying frame ID through setting the DIP switches The SIUIs work in active standby mode 2 9 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of SIUI covers two aspects Interfaces Power consumption Table 2 13 Technical specifications of SIUI Category Parameter Specification Remark Interfaces asynchronous serial port signals from the 10 100 Mbps thernetinterfac 2 Connected with the HSCs in slots 7 and 9 Implementing RS485 level conversion for the system boards and providing two physical interfaces for the asynchronous serial port to connect with the power distribution monitoring system RS485 interface 2 Power consumption NA AW None 2 25 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000
89. e branch of the navigation tree Expand the MML command tree and operator can find a number of MML command nodes Double clicking an MML command node opens the corresponding command input window and assistant window What operator needs to do is to type a command and set values for parameters The MML module will automatically generate a command report to dispatch Through the MML module operator can perform a variety of operations on SoftX3000 such as data configuration performance management and subscriber management 2 Maintenance navigation tree module The maintenance navigation tree module displays maintenance command sets in a tree form Maintenance operations may be associated with trace and device panel The maintenance navigation tree module provides the following functions e Maintenance management Maintenance management provides multiple maintenance control methods such as query display switchover reset isolation block and activation By using these maintenance control methods efficient management and maintenance can be performed on the hardware components system resources signaling links clock links and physical ports of the SoftSwitch system as well as the gateways and terminals under its control e Trace management Trace management provides functions such as connection tracing signaling tracing interface tracing and message interpretation By using these functions a real time and dynamic trace can be conducted
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91. e state of distributed power When necessary an audio alarm will be generated The power consumption of a power distribution frame is 20 W ll Appearance e Front view The front view of a power distribution frame is shown in Figure 1 4 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture LIGHTNING UN E ew We ama aw awe mus PROTECTION N ON YS a j N LIGHTNING N es e Ol ci EEN PON 7 LON 9 PROTECT ON NIT OF ALARM 1 Running indicator 2 Alarm indicator 3 Sound mute switch 4 6 48V1 outlet control 7 9 48V2 outlet control 10 Front panel of lightning protection switches switches unit Figure 1 4 Front view of a power distribution frame There are two indicators on the front panel of the power distribution frame Table 1 1shows the meanings of the indicators Table 1 1 Meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the PDF Indicator Full name Color State Meaning of state Blinking once There are power inputs and the PDF is every second working well RUN O Green RRE There is no power input or the power Off EE i distribution frame fails e Alarming indicating faults are Alarm S BEER encountered in the power distribution ALM indicator Rgd frame Off No fault is encountered The sound mute switch on the f
92. e warranty of any kind express or implied About This Manual Release Notes The manual applies to U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System V300R001 Related Manuals The related manuals are listed in the following table Manual Content U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Technical Manual System Description It provides an overall introduction to SoftX3000 including product features applications and technical specifications U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle It details on the hardware architecture component interworking mechanism and subsystems of alarm billing and clock in SoftX3000 U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Maintenance Manual Routine Maintenance It guides the maintenance engineers to perform daily maintenance monthly maintenance and yearly maintenance tasks on equipment U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Maintenance Manual Emergency Maintenance It guides the maintenance engineers to perform recovery operations in the case of emergencies such as congestion of global service AMG and TMG and failure of host and BAM U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Maintenance Manual Parts Replacment It guides the maintenance engineers on how to replace hardware components such as boards fan frame LAN Switch and hard disk U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Hardware Installation Manual It details the installation procedure of SoftX3000 hardware co
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94. ed in the backplane and drives the indicators on the ALUI to indicate the working status of the UPWR The UPWR adopts the 2 2 backup working mode 2 16 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of ALUI covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption 2 43 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table 2 26 Technical specifications of ALUI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark The output currents for the voltages Input voltage From 76Vto 36V are 50 A 40 A 8 A and 4 A Voltage respectively Output voltage 3 3V BV 12V None Indication interface for power output Interfaces failure and 1 None in position power unit Power NA 20W None consumption 2 16 3 Indicators Figure 2 20 shows the front panel of the UPWR UPWR ALM RUN o o HUAWEI Figure 2 20 Front panel of the UPWR Table 2 27 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the UPWR 2 44 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 27 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the UPWR Indicator Meaning Status description Power fault When the indicator lights it indicates that the power module is in ALM Ee indicator faulty status RUN Power running When the indicator lights it i
95. ee ee ee 2 38 AE ee EE 2 38 2 14 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 39 2 14 5 Configuration Calculation eere ianen ee AR ee AR ee AR ee AR ee ee ee ee ee TAAR 2 40 ve AL ER RE EN EE EE RO EE 2 40 2151 Functions DELER EE ese eA sale ee ee E GE RR Ee 2 40 2 15 2 Technical Gpechtcations A 2 40 E gll Le ee EE 2 41 2 15 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 43 2 15 5 Configuration Calculation ee ee ee ee ER ee A narran rr 2 43 e RU OR EE N EE N EE EO eg 2 43 2 16 Ga WEI EE 2 43 2 16 2 Technical Gpechtcations ee ee ee AE ER ER Re AA Ee ee ee ee EA Re Re ee ee ee ee ee Re de ee ee ee 2 43 E Wl Le He e 2 44 2 16 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 45 RA ie MEE NS 2 45 LATA W I EE Eg Ee ee ge Ge ee 2 45 2 17 2 Technical SpecificationS ee ee ee AE GR ER Re AA Ee ee ee ee ee RA Re Ge ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 2 45 ZAS WAAC ALLS ti ge ee oi Sod cid cat eg a 2 46 2 17 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers 2 47 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table of Contents 2 17 5 Configuration Calculation ee ee ee ee Re a e AR ee AR ee ee ee rn 2 47 mde ER OE ita 2 47 2 18 Ee EE 2 47 2 18 2 Technical Gpechtcattons nn nn ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee ee ee ee 2 48 Kat e ee 2 48 2 18 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers i hioin aeann Ee AA Ee ee ee ee Ee Re ee ee ee ee a 2 50 2 18 5 Configuration Calculation ee ee ee AR ee AR ee AR ee AR ee AR ee ee ee ee 2 50 Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing PrincipleS see E
96. eee Ane ane 6 2 6 2 3 Metering tiCkKe ticos NE EE HO EE ER N N 6 4 6 2 4 Statistical ticket si wees hel el ee el ages ele Eg 6 4 6 3 Logical Structure of Charging System nan nnnnn cnn rrnnnn rca r ee ee rara 6 5 6 3 1 Overview of Logical Structure of Charging System iese ee se ee ee ee ee 6 5 6 3 2 Call Control Module of FCCU FCSU ee ee se ee ee Re ee ee RR ee Ge Re ee ek ee ee ee 6 5 6 3 3 Ticket Pool of FCECL 6 5 LE AR ET AR AR RE T 6 6 6 39 EE 6 6 6 3 0 BIMI COMO ER EE EE EE N RE 6 6 6 4 Functioning Principles of Charging System ese de se de ee Ee AA ee ee ee Re ee ee ee rara 6 6 6 4 1 Overview of Functioning Process in Charging System ee se ee ee ke ee Re ee 6 6 6 4 2 Description of Ticket Buffer in FCECL 6 7 6 4 3 Storing Tickets in Ticket Pool 6 7 6 4 4 Converting Meter Table Records to Tickets 6 7 6 4 5 Processing Centrex Tickets EK EE ER SE ER GRA ESE Ke De ee ER Ee dE 6 7 6 4 6 Ticket Processing in i GWB ee ee ee ee ee ee Re ee Ge Re ee Re ee Ge Re ee ee nr 6 8 60 BI S OPAaA GC MR EE EE EE RE EN N ED 6 10 6 5 1 Overview of Bill Storage ee ee ee AR Re eter ek Re ee Re ee Ge Re ee ee Re ee ee ke ee ee 6 10 6 5 2 Description of Bill Storage Folders on GWB Server ee ees ee ee ee ee ke ee ee 6 10 6 5 3 Storage of Original Tickets ee se ee ee ee Ge ee Ge Re ee nano REA ee ee nc 6 10 6 0 4 5torage of Final Bill8 EES Ae Eg Ge N EE Se ee ER ee eg 6 11 Chapter 7 Alarm System ee esse ee RE EE ER R
97. em e Prefix The optional prefix can be any string of characters Usually the office name is used such as New York By default it is the character b e File serial number The mandatory file serial number is an incremental number from 00000001 to 99999999 e Suffix The suffix can be configured By default it is dat IV Final bill file Generation of a final bill file depends on both the length of the file and the generation duration of the file Both conditions take effect simultaneously and equally Calculating from the start time of the generation of a final bill file the file will be ended whenever the file length reaches its upper limit or the generation duration reaches its upper limit Subsequently a new final bill file will be created Afinal bill file contains one or more final bills as shown in Figure 6 6 Finalbill1 Final bill2 Final bill3 Final bill 4 oy Final billn Figure 6 6 Format of final bill file CQ Note After the bill collector of the billing center has collected a final bill file the file is not removed from the iGWB because it is still used for routine query purposes The iGWB will remove that final bill file only after the file expires V Format of final bill The contents of final bills are stored in final bill files Each final bill is structured with the same length and in the same format The charging system provides the following types of final bills for the billing center e Fi
98. entation of Software Patch The service maintenance system provides a number of simple commands for operator to patch software or remove patches in the online mode such as LOAD ACT DEA RUN and RMV A host software patch may be in one of the four states namely idle deactive active and run Idle Initial state indicating the memory does not contain the software patch Deactive The software patch has been loaded to the patch area but not been activated That is the patch codes are not running Active The patch has been activated and the patch codes are running This is a commissioning state Run The patch is launched into service formally A patch in this state cannot transit to the previous state The only approach is to delete the patch The state transition for patch is illustrated in Figure 4 6 LOAD Ide Deactive RMV RMV RMV ACT DEA Run le RUN Active Figure 4 6 Patch state transition The active state is a temporary state A patch in this state is commissioning If you observe a period of time and find the system commissioning can be conducted normally 4 21 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System please transit it to the run state by using the RUN command If you find the patch still has defects you can execute the DEA command to transit it to the deactive state Whenever the
99. er of that MSGI For the subsequent messages of the same call the FCCU FCSU dispatches them directly to the corresponding MSGI according to the recorded MSGI module number 2 The MSGI processes H 323 Call Signaling and TCP messages H 323 Call Signaling 3 The MSGI dispatches messages to an appropriate IFMI according to the local IP address carried in the TCP packet to be delivered 4 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BFII through a fixed connection 5 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BFII and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the DEI 3 1 5 SIP over UDP I Uplink path The uplink processing path in SoftX3000 for Session Initiation Protocol SIP over UDP is illustrated in Figure 3 9 re ls Core LAN Switch lt gt Core LAN Switch TEO OT Shared resource bus ek Ve Pel RSS i Ethernet bus czo CS o coon COOT ER Frame A l Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System 1 2 Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles The BEI provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection The IFMI processes MAC messages and subsequently judges the destination port of the UDP message If the destination port i
100. erator s logon time G_GUEST is a command group with the lowest authority An operator or workstation assigned with this command group can only execute five pre determined commands related to the operator or workstation itself 4 3 2 Workstation Management Workstation refers to a computer on which operator sends command requests If a workstation is not registered the workstation can only be used at the G_GUEST level and only the commands of the G_GUEST level can be executed on that workstation By default the BAM is set to a super workstation that is the BAM owns the G SYS command group Workstation management includes adding deleting workstation setting querying workstation information and setting alarm output switch of workstation Only the super operator of the system is able to conduct workstation management operations 4 3 3 User Account Management The SoftX3000 OMC system identifies each operator by user name uniquely After an operator account with a particular user name and specific attributes has been deleted you can create a new account with the same user name and attributes However the authorities of the deleted account are not automatically transferred to that new account In this way those disabled or deleted accounts cannot be used to log on to the system In addition operator password has been encrypted before it is stored in the database The security of the ciphertext is guaranteed by the safety mechanism of the
101. ernet bus according to BSGI function configuration and load sharing principle 3 The BSGI processes MGCP H 248 lower layer protocol messages and subsequently dispatches them according to the principles described in Table 3 1 3 6 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Table 3 1 MGCP H 248 level 2 message dispatch paths for BSGI Message type Path Remark 1 The BSGI sends messages to a CDBI capable of dispatching MGCP H 248 messages Registration messages 2 The CDBI queries the correspondence table N from a media gateway between media gateway domain name and TU pertaining FCCU FCSU module number and subsequently transfers messages to the FCCU FCSU module responsible for managing the gateway or termination The BSGI dispatches messages to a pertaining FCCU FCSU according to Request ID For The range of permanent event messages with Request ID 0 Notiy messages fom 2 the BSGI transfers them to a CDBI which will Request ID Is g y query the FCCU FCSU module number the Eu aie termination belongs to and then transfer j messages to that module The BSGI transfers messages to a CDBI The DeleteConnection DLCX messages from a media CDBI queries the FCCU FCSU module number None the termination belongs to and then transfers gateway messages to that module The range of EE messages Tom The BSGI dispatch
102. es messages to a pertaining Transaction ID is a media gateway to SoftX3000 FCCU FCSU according to Transaction ID assigned by the FCCU FCSU 4 The FCCU FCSU processes the MGCP H 248 messages Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for MGCP H 248 over UDP is illustrated in Figure 3 6 3 7 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles pr Core LAN Switc Shared resource bus Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 6 Downlink path for MGCP H 248 over UDP 1 For the first messages of a call the FCCU FCSU chooses a BSGI based on the load sharing principle For the subsequent messages of the same call the FCCU FCSU dispatches them to that BSGI 2 The BSGI processes MGCP H 248 codec and UDP messages According to the source IP address carried in the UDP packet the BSGI compares the source IP address with the IP addresses of IFMIs and chooses an IFMI of the IP address system for dispatch purpose 3 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection 4 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BEI and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the BFII 3 1 4 H 323 over IP H 323 includes H 323 Call Signaling Q 931 H 245 and H 323 RAS Registration Admission and Status H 323 Call Signaling is ca
103. exible networking models According to the actual situations the alarm box can be connected to either the BAM or the alarm workstation The alarm box provides powerful serial port communication functions There are eight serial ports designed in the alarm box four RS 232 serial ports and four RS 422 ports A maximum of five serial ports are available for external 7 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System 10 11 communications The communication distance of the RS 232 serial ports can reach 80 meters The communication distance of the RS 422 serial ports can reach 100 meters The alarm box provides the system down messaging function When the system breaks down a system down message is reported to the alarm box The alarm box provides the alarm sound function The volume of the alarm sound produced by the alarm box can be adjusted manually Alarm sound for major minor and warning alarms can be muted However alarm sound for critical alarms cannot be muted for the purpose of ensuring the normal running of the system The alarm box provides remote alarming and remote alarm sound control functions By connecting to a sound box the alarm box can transfer alarm information to a maximum of 30 meters in real time Alarm sound can also be muted through the remote alarm sound control The remote alarm sound control can be placed a maximum of 30 meters away from the a
104. f bills e Original tickets Tickets sent from SoftX3000 to the iGWB e Final bills Bills provided by the iGWB for the billing center On receipt of original tickets from SoftX3000 the iGWB stores them and then processes them including sorting the tickets and converting their format to generate final bills Subsequently the iGWB stores the final bills in a particular format 6 5 2 Description of Bill Storage Folders on iGWB Server By default the bill storage directory on the GWB is described as follows D frontsave Storing original tickets E backsave Storing final bills D other mml Storing user information files used by the MML server D other log Storing log files D other alarm Storing history alarms 6 5 3 Storage of Original Tickets There is a subfolder for example X3KF named after the specific product title in both D frontsave and E backsave The directory structure for original ticket files is fixed See Figure 6 4 6 10 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System D FrontSave X3KF Date Original ticket file Original ticket file Original ticket file Original ticket file Figure 6 4 Directory structure for original ticket files Original tickets are stored in different date folders that is original tickets on the same day are stored in the same folder named after that date For example all original ticket files on Ja
105. faulty The board runs The board is not in Sam normally position indicator Back board 11 y 13 status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in een normally position indicator Back board 12 14 status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in SE normally position indicator 2 42 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Status description Indicator Meaning Red Green Off Back board 13 15 status The board is faulty The board runs The l board is not in GE normally position indicator Back power l UPWR modile st tus The power module The board runs The back power module is ane is faulty normally not in position indicator Back power UPWR inodul status The power module The board runs The back power module is indicator is faulty normally not in position 2 15 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 15 5 Configuration Calculation The number of ALUls is equal to the number of CN16IP frames 2 16 UPWR 2 16 1 Functions The Universal Power UPWR can be a front board or a back board It provides power supply for all the other boards in the frame Each UPWR occupies two slots in front slots 17 and 18 or back slots 19 and 20 of each frame The ALUI collects the information of the UPWR through the serial cable embedd
106. filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 3U Air deflector 2U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 3U Hard disk array 3U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 1U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 1U iGWB standby 1U Blank filler panel 1U Sa iGWB active 1U Blank filler panel 3U Blank filler panel 2U Blank filler panel 2U LCD Liquid Crystal Display KVM Keyboard Video Mouse Figure 1 2 Cabinet configuration with a capacity less than 100 000 equivalent subscribers Note On the integrated configuration cabinet the lower iGWB is the active device and the upper iGWB works in the standby mode 1 2 3 Cabinet Configuration of Less than 100 000 Equivalent Subscribers Standard configuration separate Media Resource Server MRS BAM GWB server applicable to a capacity which is greater than 100 000 equivalent subscribers Figure 1 3 shows the cabinet configuration of this mode 1 3 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture MRS cabinet Integrated configuration cabinet Service processing cabinet 1 Service processing cabinet 2 Service processing cabinet 3 Pow er distribution frame Pow er distribution frame Pow er distribution frame Pow er distribution frame Pow er distribution frame Blank filler panel 3U Expansion frame 01 9U
107. gory Parameter Specification SIP 1000 PPS Functions H 323 CALL Signalling 866 PPS H 323 RAS 1111 PPS Interfaces RS232 serial port 1 Power consumption NA 16W 2 13 3 Indicators Figure 2 17 shows the front panel of the MSGI MSGI OFFLINE Figure 2 17 Front panel of the MSGI Table 2 21 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the MSGI Table 2 21 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the MSGI Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty 2 36 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Indicator Meaning Status description RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period for normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane While pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 13 4 DIP Switches and Ju
108. h E1 line and transmit the extracted signals to the CKII through 2 M clock line The CKII board locks this reference clock and creates a clock required by SoftX3000 e The opposite device locks the clock of SoftX3000 The CKII can output a stable stratum 2 clock which can therefore serve as the reference clock to synchronize lower level devices In this case the reference clock of SoftX3000 is BITS device I SoftX3000 locks the clock of the opposite device Figure 5 3 shows the clock signal path when SoftX3000 locks the clock of the opposite device E1 2 1 Basic frame 4 Expansion frame 1 Expansion frame 8 Figure 5 3 Clock signal path when SoftX3000 locks the clock of the opposite device 1 The EPII is connected to the opposite device through E1 or T1 line which provides 2 MHz clock 2 Through two clock cables double layer shielding coaxial cable is adopted for these 2 MHz clock cables the two shielding layers are connected and the cable connectors are 75 ohm SMB connectors the EPII connected with E1 or T1 line is 5 5 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System connected to the active and standby CKlls in the basic frame to import the 2 MHz reference clock CQ Note Only the EPII that is connected with E1 or T1 line can output 2 MHz clock signals In the actual application if there are four EPlls in the basic frame two EPlls tha
109. h boards is not backed up in the flash memory of the local board Whenever such a board is started data must be loaded from the BAM If data setting operations are carried out on the BAM the setting operations affect both the active and standby boards simultaneously It does not take place that modification of the data on the active board leads to a backup on the standby board 4 4 3 Storage of Supplementary Services Data of supplementary services such as wake up service and hotline service of PSTN subscribers is dynamically stored in the database of SoftX3000 To protect the supplementary service data the following measures are taken in the system e Consistency check for supplementary service data is carried out periodically Inconsistent data will be cleared as long as it is found e Whenever a subscriber modifies his supplementary services a piece of dynamic data is generated on SoftX3000 and meanwhile the data is transferred to the BAM for backup This is a kind of incremental backup e Periodically the BAM sends a request to SoftX3000 to back up supplementary service data for restoration purposes in case of a SoftX3000 database failure This is a kind of complete backup In addition whenever a board starts it actively sends a request to the BAM to restore the dynamic data of supplementary services of PSTN subscribers e Whenever the standby board is switched to be active it actively sends a request to the BAM to restore the supple
110. he running conditions of the SoftSwitch the gateways the whole network and the terminals can be known which provides the basic data for the planning design operation management and maintenance of the telecommunication network 4 2 3 Communication Gateway Software The communication gateway provides a new way for the communication between the BAM and workstations that is serial port communication To achieve such communication interconnect the BAM and respective workstations through serial port cables The communication gateway includes a communication gateway at the BAM and another communication gateway at the workstation responsible for converting messages between TCP IP network port protocols and RS232 serial port protocols CQ Note If the terminal system is networked through a LAN the BAM and the workstations communicate by using TCP IP Therefore it is unnecessary to configure the communication gateway at the BAM generally The communication gateway at a workstation is installed along with the client software If the alarm box is connected to the workstation it is required to start and configure the communication gateway The alarm box and the workstation can communicate normally only after the appropriate configuration is conducted 4 12 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System 4 3 Operation Security The SoftX3000 OMC system can be operated by multiple
111. he relative frequency offset in a unit period during the non stop running of the clock Pull in range is the maximum frequency bandwidth of the input clock signals that the clock can lock MRTIE refers to the maximum peak peak delay change of the tested clock to an actual reference clock during the test 5 2 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System M I Peak peak jitter and wander amplitude log scale With the slope ratio of 20dB 10 octaves 1 2106 10 20 2 4k 18k 10k f Hz Figure 5 1 Maximum allowable input jitter and lower limit of wander For example if the jitter frequency of an input signal is 1 kHz and the amplitude is greater than 1 5 Ul and the system can still work normally it indicates that the signal meet the requirements Note UI is the unit interval The reciprocal of the freqency of digital signal is one UI For exmaple the UI of 2 048 Mbit s signal is 488ns 5 2 Clock Synchronization Principle 5 2 1 Overall Structure of Clock System Figure 5 2 shows the overall structure of the SoftX3000 clock system 5 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System Expansion frame n Figure 5 2 Overall structure of clock system The SoftX3000 clock system can be divided into clock interface module clock control module and clock distribution module Clock interface mod
112. he working status of the power system to the SMUI through the serial port cable and displaying power board working and in position status by its indicators e Reporting error information and lighting the fault indicator when the temperature sensor is faulty 2 15 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of ALUI covers two aspects e Interfaces e Power consumption 2 40 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table 2 24 Technical specifications of ALUI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark Interfaces RS232 serial port When J5 and J7 in the board are shorted this serial port is used as RS422 serial port to connect with the SMUI When J6 and J8 in the board are shorted this serial port is used as RS232 serial port provided on the front panel for commissioning usage In normal cases J5 and J7 are shorted Power consumption NA 2W None 2 15 3 Indicators Figure 2 19 shows the front panel of the ALUI ALUI 22 z D 2223222500000 NA hM ze 20 En 0000000000000 UPWRe UPWR RST COM HUAWEI Figure 2 19 Front panel of the ALUI Table 2 25 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the ALUI 2 41 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Table 2 25 Meanings of indicators o
113. ink and FCCU FCSU module number must be configured manually The FCCU FCSU processes the V5 messages Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for V5 2 over V5UA is illustrated in Figure 3 14 Shared resource bus E Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 14 Downlink path for V5 2 over V5UA The FCCU FCSU transmits received messages to a BSGI through the Ethernet bus according to the BSGI module number of the associated V5UA link The BSGI processes the V5UA and SCTP messages determines an IFMI according to the source IP address of the IP packets and subsequently dispatches associated messages to the determined IFMI through the Ethernet bus The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BEI and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the BFII 3 19 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 3 2 Processing Path for Signaling over TDM 3 2 1 Normal processing path The normal processing path for signaling over Time Division Multiplex TDM is illustrated in Figure 3 15 rel IS Core LAN Switch H 110 bus Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 15 Normal processing path for signaling over TDM 1 The El interface of an EPII provides a TDM Pulse Code Modulat
114. ion PCM interface to access standard 64 kbit s or 2 Mbit s Signaling System No 7 SS7 signaling links 2 The EPII processes Message Transfer Part Layer 1 MTP1 messages extracts signaling time slots and transmits them to the FCSU through internal HWs 3 The FCSU processes both Message Transfer Part Layer 2 MTP2 and Message Transfer Part Layer 3 MTP3 messages The FCSU analyzes the Destination Point Code DPC carried by a message If the message is destined to the board itself the FCSU dispatches based on the Service Indicator SI the message to the service layer of the board itself to process the user layer message Otherwise the FCSU transfers the user layer message to a designated FCCU FCSU for further processing based on the Network Indicator NI Originating Point Code OPC DPC and Circuit Identification Code CIC carried in the message Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles CQ Note If the destination BSGI and FCCU FCSU are resident in a different frame the dispatch path passes the HSCI and core LAN Switch in the local frame the HSCI in the destination frame with the destination FCCU FCSU and the destination BSGI and destination FCCU FCSU 3 2 2 Standby processing path In the event of a failure occurrence at the FCSU 0 which corresponds to the EPII 0 providing the E1 interface the processing path for signaling over T
115. is from the MML the data management console automatically activates the format conversion command to update the corresponding data file e On receipt of a format conversion command from the traffic measurement console the BAM carries out the conversion and writes the converted data to the data file of the corresponding module ll Data setting The BAM sends the data in a converted format to the corresponding module of SoftX3000 This is data setting After the data in the BAM is modified it is required to carry out data setting The time for data setting depends on the connection state between the BAM and SoftX3000 as well as the formatting switch If the BAM and SoftX3000 are in the online state data setting is automatically carried out whenever the data in the BAM is modified If both are in the offline state data setting will be carried out after they become online In the following cases data setting is required e After a data addition deletion or modification command is executed the BAM carries out data setting automatically e The data setting command is forced to execute All data sets are from data files The data management console supports to perform configuration operations on more than one client simultaneously At present data setting is only applicable to active boards The data on standby boards will be synchronized at the equipment side For the CDBI the BAM carries out data setting on both active and standby boards
116. itecture The hardware architecture of the SoftX3000 terminal system is illustrated in Figure 4 1 Basic frame 0 LAN Switch 1 Fo billing center Standby iGWB Emergency workstation Active IGWB Alarm box To network management center Ws ws WAN Wide Area Network BAM Back Administration Module WS Workstation Figure 4 1 Hardware architecture of terminal system L BAM The BAM functions as a server for the operation and maintenance system of the whole equipment bridging SoftX3000 and workstations The BAM is used to transfer maintenance commands from both local and remote workstations to SoftX3000 and direct responses from SoftX3000 to the proper operation and maintenance workstation as well as to implement storage and transfer of data such as alarm information and traffic measurement Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Note SoftX3000 is sometimes called foreground or host BAM is sometimes called background The BAM must be configured in the integrated configuration cabinet Windows 2000 Server and SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition are installed in the BAM The power consumption of the BAM is not greater than 250 W ll iGWB e GWB server The GWB server located between SoftX3000 and a billing center is responsible for receiving pre processing and buffering bills and providing billing in
117. ive standby mode 2 5 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of EPII covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 5 Technical specifications of EP II Category Parameter Specification Remark E1 interface 8 Used to connect with narrowband signaling network 8 kHz system Interfaces clcok input 2 Used to connect with the CKII board interface 2 MHz BITS clock 2 Used to provide clock source for the CKII output interface board Power oe aw None consumption 2 5 3 Indicators Figure 2 7 shows the front panel of the EPI 2 16 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System m N BKB ass RE EER D a HUAWEI Figure 2 7 Front panel of the EPII Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 6 shows the meanings of the indicators on the front panel of the EPII Table 2 6 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the EPII Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is faulty RUN Running When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is running indicator normally 2 5 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers Table 2 7 elaborates the meaning and use of DIP switches S1 S5 Table 2 7 Meaning and usage of DIP switches Switch Meaning Switch choice S1 Trunk c
118. ket or a metering ticket a complaint ticket is generated if the calling or called party subscriber or trunk requests it The difference of compliant ticket from ordinary ticket is that the charging complaint flag is enabled V Free call ticket Applicable situation Details of free calls are recorded A free call ticket is generated whenever a free call is made in spite of the charging attribute of the subscriber or trunk The difference of free call ticket from ordinary ticket is that the charging category is set to FREE Note A free call ticket is generated in the following cases e The charging category of subscriber is set to FREE e The payer in the associated charging case is set to FREE e An answer signal no charge ANN message from the opposite office is received VI Alarm ticket Application situation Softx3000 generates an alarm ticket because charging data is set incorrectly The format of an alarm ticket is the same as that of an ordinary ticket An alarm ticket records the details of the calling and called numbers and the duration of the conversation Other charging information will also be recorded if provided The 6 3 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System difference of alarm ticket from ordinary ticket is that the charging category is set to ALARM In addition partial ticket contents are always empty
119. larm box With both functions operator can operate and maintain the alarm box in a remote way The alarm box provides simple fault locating methods and convenient maintenance operations Through maintenance serial ports faults of the alarm box can be located quickly and exactly The alarm box supports a variety of power supplies including Alternating Current AC 220 V AC 110 V and Direct Current DC 48 V to meet international power supply needs The reliability security and ElectroMagnetic Compatibility EMC features of SoftX3000 have passed all environmental tests EMC tests and ElectroMagnetic Interference EMI tests The small alarm box appears simple Alarms are displayed graphically lt is easy to install an alarm box For more information about the alarm box refer to Universal Alarm Box User Manual delivered along with the alarm box 7 3 2 Alarm Console The alarm box only provides visible and audible alarm level information The alarm console on the workstation provides the details about alarms The frequently used alarm console is very significant for maintenance personnel To correctly reflect SoftX3000 alarms in real time the alarm console provides alarm view query and management functions as follows Real time view and conditional real time view of current alarms Composite query of a particular category of alarms and dynamic update of displayed results Detailed interpretation of alarm records and real
120. larms and event alarms which will probably cause the breakdown of the whole system such as failures and overload of key boards including the SMUI the SIUI the HSCI the CKII and the CDBI Major alarms Fault alarms and event alarms of boards or connections which will probably affect a part of the whole system such as failures of the FCCU FCSU the IFMI the BSGI the MSGI the MRCA and the MRIA and failures of communication links Minor alarms Fault alarms and event alarms which are associated with the normality of the running of boards or connections such as failures of the ALMI and PCM Warning alarms Fault alarms and event alarms which will probably not affect the performance of the whole system such as board switchover and restoration 7 3 Alarm Box and Alarm Console 7 3 1 Alarm Box Designed in an open structure the alarm box provides powerful functions and convenient maintenance as follows 1 2 The alarm box provides the four levels of alarms in both visible and audible ways The alarm box can be used in good coordination with the alarm console which is helpful to make full use of alarm console resources and is also convenient for operator to perform operations The alarm box only provides information about alarm levels The alarm console provides the details of alarms In that way the resources of the alarm box and the alarm console can be used in the most reasonable and effective manner The alarm box supports fl
121. me Once SoftX3000 is suspicious of a client the connection to that client is cut e Softx3000 provides a log to record all maintenance operations from clients for future reference SoftX3000 supports to generate a report recording the maintenance operations from clients 4 MML command lines and Graphical User Interfaces GUIs SoftX3000 provides MML command line interfaces which are compliant with International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector ITU T recommendations SoftX3000 also supports friendly GUIs e MML User can conduct data configuration performance management and maintenance on SoftX3000 in the MML manner e GUI User can manage alarm information trace signaling and interfaces and observe device state through GUI 5 Openness SoftX3000 employs the standard TCP IP protocols and distributed database technology complying with the Open Systems Interconnection OSI reference model SoftX3000 can be connected to a variety of large databases with transparent access thereby facilitating the provision of various value added services and intelligent services When necessary user can install peripheral devices such as hard disk array disk drive printer and Magneto Optical MO drive Moreover it is easy to add more operation and maintenance terminals 6 Optimized security measures e The log function provided by the BAM enables to correctly record all operations performed by operat
122. mentary service data 4 5 Data Operation When operator conducts data operations on a workstation the MML service on the BAM analyzes the associated commands and the configuration management service stores the modified data to the database of the BAM and converts the data format Subsequently the Exchange service on the BAM sends the successfully converted data to the data management system of SoftX3000 which will update the related service modules The data files sent from the BAM to SoftX3000 include DB_ dat in which indicates the associated module number 2 252 Different data files will be loaded to different service processing modules Data operation management includes data format conversion data setting Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC data backup and automatic format setting functions Data format conversion The BAM converts data in the operation and maintenance oriented format to a suitable format which can be identified and processed by service processing modules This is data format conversion Operator can choose to convert part or all of modified data 4 16 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Only the data after a format conversion can be loaded to service processing modules In the following cases data format conversion is required e Operator forces to generate a data file e If an addition deletion or modification command to be executed
123. mmunication channel for FCSUs FCCUs BSGIs MSGls IFMIs SMUIs and CDBIs in a basic frame and an expansion frame e Ethernet bus also serves as an inter board service communication channel for MRCAs and SMUls in a media resource frame 2 Implementation As shown in Figure 1 20 there are 2 Ethernet buses namely A and B in one frame The bandwidth of each Ethernet bus is 100 Mbit s Each Ethernet bus is connected to the HSCls in the slots 7 and 9 respectively 1 21 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Network cable LL FB Front board Figure 1 20 Ethernet buses EI Note SMUls are not directly connected to an Ethernet bus Instead the network ports of the 2 SIUls are interconnected to the 2 HSCIs through 4 external network cables achieving Ethernet dual planes 3 Ethernet dual planes As shown in Figure 1 21 frames are interconnected to core LAN switches in the integrated configuration cabinet through FE interfaces on HSCls The binding mode improves the reliability and communication bandwidth of physical connections achieving dual planes The core LAN Switches are interconnected through GE l LAN Switch GE Ll 4 e E LAN Switch lt gt External Internal network cable U External AERNDAE Gable network cable externally achieving cross planes External External network cable network cable CN16IP
124. mpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 13 5 Configuration Calculation Number of MSGIs ROUNDUP number of MSGls processing SIP number of MSGls processing H 323 Call Signaling number of BSGls processing H 323 RAS x 2 e Number of MSGls processing SIP BHCA of local subscribers x SIP subscriber proportion x 1 SIP subscriber proportion BHCA of trunks x SIP trunk proportion x 1 SIP trunk proportion 3600 110 e Number of MSGls processing SIP BHCA of local subscribers x SIP subscriber proportion x 1 SIP subscriber proportion BHCA of trunks x SIP trunk proportion x 1 SIP trunk proportion 3600 138 e Number of MSGls processing H 323 RAS protocol BHCA of local subscribers x H 323 subscriber proportion 3600 450 2 14 CDBI 2 14 1 Functions The Central Database Boards CDBIs are the front boards in basic frame 0 and basic frame 1 As the database of the equipment the CDBI stores all data of the following aspects e Call location e Gateway resources management e Outgoing trunk circuit selection 2 37 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards The CDBls work in active standby mode At maximum two pairs of CDBls can be configured The alarm information generated by the CDBI is reported to the SMUI through the shared resource bus 2 14 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of
125. mponents and matters needing attention during the installation process U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Software Installation Manual It covers the detailed procedure of installing SoftX3000 software including BAM server emergency workstation and client focusing on the key points that might cause installation failure U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Operation Manual Traffic Measurement It guides the engineers how to perform traffic measurement operations and how to analyze traffic measurement results U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Operation Manual Configuration Guide It guides the engineers how to configure various data in SoftX3000 including configuration steps preparations database table referencing relationships and command parameters U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Operation Manual Configuration Example It guides the engineers how to configure various data in Softx3000 including networking example configuration script key parameters and debugging guidance U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Operation Manual Service Application It covers the voice services IP Centrex services multi media services IN services and value added services supported by SoftX3000 focusing on the meaning operations example and points for attention of various services U SYS Gateway Bill User Manual It elaborates on the functioning principle of the Gateway Bill Also it teaches you on how to
126. n equivalent ticket and stores the ticket in the ticket pool Note Charging information in the metering mode is accumulated on the metering soft table of the respective subscriber or trunk 6 4 5 Processing Centrex Tickets For tickets generated by Centex users there are two tickets generation mode differed by the configuration commands If you execute MOD CXGRP to modify Centrex attributes and select NOT SEND for the parameter Send ticket to console on call completion the FCCU FCSU will 6 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System generate one CDR in the bill pool The CDR will be sent to the iGWB and there will be no ticket generated in the Centrex bill pool If you select other options for the parameter Send ticket to consol for instance DETAILED TICKET on call completion the FCCU FCSU will generate two tickets One ticket is stored in the ticket pool which will be sent to GWB in real time The other is stored in Centrex ticket pool which will be sent to Centrex console U Path for further processing Here is the processing procedure of the ticket in ticket pool The FCCU FCSU sends the ticket in the ticket pool through the shared resource bus HSC and LAN Switch to iGWB and stores in files Here is the processing procedure of CDR in the Centrex ticket pool 1 The U Path sends to SoftX3000 a request for fetching tickets 2 The FCCU FCSU se
127. n 1st 2002 are stored in the folder named 20020101 The length of an original ticket file can be configured as along as it does not exceed the maximum value Original ticket files are named in the format of b ten digits of file serial number bil such as b0000000001 bil and b0000000002 bil 6 5 4 Storage of Final Bills The directory structure for final bill files is shown in Figure 6 5 which can be configured 6 11 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System E BackSave Channel 1 Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Final bill file Figure 6 5 Directory structure for final bill files CQ Note Chapter 6 Charging System Final bill files can also be stored under channels directly It is recommended to store final bill files under the directory of channel and date Il Channel Bill files satisfying particular conditions are stored in the same channel For example bill files of different types can be stored in different channels that is each type of bills corresponds to one channel III Final bill file name Final bill files are named in the format of prefix file serial number suffix An example of final bill file name is DOOOOOOO1 dat 6 12 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging Syst
128. n statistical table The first four tables carry out the statistical analysis of respective call times and metering counts The free call statistical table carries out the statistic analysis of call times and duration of all free calls in the local office The trunk duration statistical table carries out the statistic analysis of call times and duration of calls through incoming trunks incoming and transit and outgoing trunks outgoing and transit used for charge audit between gateway offices Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System 6 3 Logical Structure of Charging System 6 3 1 Overview of Logical Structure of Charging System The logical structure of the SoftX3000 charging system is illustrated in Figure 6 1 Call control module GWB Billing center ieketpool o se gt BAM SoftX3000 Figure 6 1 Logical structure of charging system 6 3 2 Call Control Module of FCCU FCSU In SoftX3000 the call control module is responsible for generating tickets 6 3 3 Ticket Pool of FCCU FCSU The ticket pool stores the tickets generated by the call control module on the local board The active FCCU FCSU periodically synchronizes the tickets to the standby board against possible data loss due to board failures to the utmost extent SoftX3000 defines two threshold levels for the free space of the ticket pool Whenever the free space of the ticket pool exceeds the first
129. n the front panel of the ALUI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Status description Indicator Meaning Red Green Off y Failed to RUN Arda communicate with Dee IS The board is faulty the SMUI y Back board 0 00 status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in Ke normally position indicator Back board 1 01 SC The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in ES normally position indicator Back board 2 02 BEIS The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in EN normally position indicator Back board 3 i 03 Status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in ke normally position indicator Back board 4 04 bus The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in normally position indicator Back board 5 f 05 status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in Ge normally position indicator Back board 6 e 07 Status The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in E normally position indicator Back board 7 f 09 statis The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in Pras normally position indicator Back board 8 10 status The board is faulty EE EE ener indicator e y postion Back board 9 11 sats The board is faulty The board runs The board is not in a normally position indicator Back board 10 12 status The board is
130. ndicates that the power module works indicator normally 2 16 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers None 2 17 HSCI 2 17 1 Fun ctions The Hot Swap and Control Unit HSCI is a back board One pair of HSCls is installed in the back slots 7 and 9 in each frame It provides the following functions Bridging between left and right shared resource buses to ensure that the SMUIs in slots 6 and 8 can manage the front boards except ALUI and UPWR of the frame Switching of Ethernet buses in the frame Board hot swap control Board power on control Providing two pairs of heartbeat detection interfaces for the SMUI and HSCI Providing a 10 100 Mbit s auto sensing Ethernet connection between the active and the standby SMUI Providing six external FE interfaces The HSCls work in active standby mode 2 17 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of HSCI covers two aspects Interfaces Power consumption Table 2 28 Technical specifications of HSCI Category Parameter Specification Remark Interfaces 10 100 Mbit s Ethernet interface 6 Provided on the fornt panel 2 45 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Category Parameter Specification Remark Gene NA 16W None consumption 2 17 3 Indicators Figure 2 21 shows the front panel of the HSCI HSCI
131. nds the CDR in the Centrex ticket pool to U Path through shared resource bus IFMI BEI and LAN Switch CQ Note When the communication between the U PATH and the FCCU FCSU is interrupted the charging system will send the overflown tickets from Centrex ticket pool to BAM for temporary storage When the communication is restored and U Path sends ticket fetching requests to the FCCU FCSU the latter will retrieve the tickets stored in BAM and sends them to U Path for further processing For the ticket processing details in U Path the Centrex console refer to U Path Enterprise Communication Assistant User Manual 6 4 6 Ticket Processing in iGWB 1 The tickets in the ticket pool and metering tickets on the FCCU FCSU are sent in real time to the iGWB through the shared resource bus the HSCI and the LAN Switch and stored in files 2 TheiGWB performs processing on the original tickets including ticket sorting such as detailed tickets and metering tickets and format conversion from a binary format to a text format After being processed final bills are generated and stored in specific folders or paths For example ordinary bills and hotline bills are stored in different paths The processing of the iGWB on tickets is shown in Figure 6 3 6 8 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System Original tickets Ticket pool Ticket sorting Format conversion Final
132. ne ALUI Basic frame and expansion frame Front board None Front or back UPWR Basic frame and expansion frame board UPWR HSCI Basic frame and expansion frame Back board None 2 6 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Board Fiame Position Corresponding front or back board CKII Basic frame 0 Back board None Note In the board names F indicates Fixed network and I stands for Integrated 2 3 FCCU 2 3 1 Functions The Fixed Calling Control Unit FCCU implements call control and processing of the following protocols e MTP3 e ISUP e INAP e MGCP e H 248 e H 323 e SIP e R2 e DSS1 The FCCU also forwards the following types of messages e M3UA e ISDN Q 921 user adaptation IUA e V5 2 user adaptation V5UA Figure 2 3 shows the protocol stack of the FCCU 2 7 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards H 323 RAS H 323 CALL SIP Stack MSGI MTP1 SCTP UDP UDP TCP Figure 2 3 Protocol stack of the FCCU The FCCU generates and stores bills in its bill pool Each FCCU can store a maximum of 160 000 bills The generated bills are transmitted to i
133. ns Each command group comprises multiple commands The operator assigned with a particular command group is entitled to execute all the commands in the group However the commands related to authority and logging on cannot be allocated to any command group from G_0 to G 63 Only super operator has the authority to execute those commands An operator with G_SYS command group authorities is called super operator Similarly a workstation with G_SYS command group authorities is called super workstation In the same system there may be several super workstations but there is and should be only one super operator The default user name of the super operator is set when the BAM is installed The super operator cannot be changed Only the super operator is able to set passwords for other operators A super workstation may be set when the system is installed A super workstation may also be added by the super operator through the Add WS command and assignment of the G_SYS command group The super operator can control the whole system on any super workstation conveniently All operations related to authority management can only be performed by the super operator to ensure the centralized administration on other 4 13 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System operators for example modifying operator or workstation authority modifying commands in a command group and modifying op
134. ntee the normal running of the system minimize the business costs and improve the quality of communication service Networking of BAM The BAM is the core of the local operation and maintenance system Being the TCP IP server the BAM responds to connection requests from clients or workstations creates connections analyzes commands from clients and carries out appropriate processing Meanwhile the BAM responds to connection requests from the equipment creates connections achieves the communication between the BAM and the equipment and receives and processes data loading requests and alarms from the equipment The BAM provides two network interfaces to core LAN Switches thereby being connected to the HSCls in the basic frames The two network interfaces provided by the BAM are respectively in the same network segment with the active standby SMUIs two closed LANs connected to the equipment The connection to a client belongs to a different network segment an open operation and maintenance LAN The three network segments are invisible to each other In this way the network security is ensured to a certain extent and the dependence on the system security is reduced The network configuration diagram of the BAM is shown in Figure 4 3 4 5 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System S M U Basic frame 0 ESO Emergency workstation wso ws1 BA
135. of the workstation Other software module Alarm console 1 V Alannanodule Alarm server module KE gt ze SoftX3000 BAM Figure 7 1 Alarm generation subsystem The broken lines indicate that the alarm box can be either connected to the BAM or to the alarm workstation Besides from the alarm box and the alarm console operation and maintenance personnel can also obtain alarm information in the following ways e Device panel on the workstation e State indicators on each board For details about board indicators refer to Chapter 2 of this manual or online help pages of the maintenance system 7 2 Alarm Categories and Alarm Levels 7 2 1 Alarm Categories An alarm report output from the alarm console contains alarm category which indicates the nature of the alarm There are three categories of alarms namely fault alarms recovery alarms and event alarms Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System Fault alarms Alarms generated due to faults of hardware components or exceptions of significant functions Recovery alarms Alarms generated when the faulty components or abnormal functions are recovered Each fault alarm has a recovery alarm Event alarms Used for indication purposes Each event alarm does not have a fault alarm or recovery alarm corresponding to it 7 2 2 Alarm Levels Alarm levels identify the severity of alarms Critical alarms Fault a
136. ool Metering soft table Billing center FCCU FCSU Expansion frame n Figure 6 2 Functioning process of SoftX3000 charging system 6 6 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System 6 4 2 Description of Ticket Buffer in FCCU FCSU The ticket buffer of the FCCU FCSU is composed of the following components e A ticket pool that stores all tickets to be sent to iGWB e A Centrex ticket pool that stores the detailed tickets and metering soft table tickets to be sent to Centrex console U Path e A metering soft table that stores metering counts of both charging meters and statistical tables The FCCU FCSU has a memory of 180 MB Each ticket is 160 bytes in length Each pair of FCCU FCSU has a capacity of appropriately 1 1 million tickets 6 4 3 Storing Tickets in Ticket Pool Whenever a call ends the FCCU FCSU generates charging information and stores the information in the ticket buffer of the local board Generally the FCCU FCSU does not store tickets It sends the generated tickets to iGWB or U Path in real time When the FCCU FCSU is faulty the tickets are stored 6 4 4 Converting Meter Table Records to Tickets After storing the tickets in the ticket pool the system proceeds as follows 1 The system updates the metering soft table of the FCCU FCSU either periodically or immediately 2 The system converts the metering counts of each subscriber or trunk to a
137. or normal running of the active board 2 seconds Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds OFFLINE Plug in indicator When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane While pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 12 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 33 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 12 5 Configuration Calculation Number of BSGls MAX ROUNDUP number of BSGls processing MGCP subscribers number of BSGIs processing H 248 subscribers number of BSGIs processing V5 subscribers number of BSGIs processing ISUP call number of M2UA links required by the system 32 number of M3UA links required by the system 32 2 13 MSGI Number of BSGls processing MGCP subscribers BHCA of local subscribers x MGCP subscriber proportion x 1 MGCP subscriber proportion x 18 3600 2000 Number of BSGls processing H 248 subscribers BHCA of local subscribers x H 248 subscriber proportion x 1 H 248 subscriber proportion x 18 3600 2000 Number of BSGls processing V5 subscriber
138. ors e SoftX3000 supports to isolate a private network from the public network thereby achieving screening from outside e The relationship among configured data is not seeable to user which ensures the consistency of the data e Softx3000 supports to back up data in a scheduled way thereby improving the system ability of resisting emergencies 4 2 2 OAM Software The OAM software of SoftX3000 can be installed in both local and remote workstations Through communication with the BAM local and remote operation and maintenance functions can be achieved Workstations and the BAM can communicate through a LAN Wide Area Network WAN or serial port 4 10 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System In the client server mechanism a SoftX3000 operation and maintenance terminal functions as a client and the BAM as a server A client provides operation and maintenance interfaces for user The OAM software provides MML based graphical interfaces The OAM software is composed of the service maintenance system the alarm console and the traffic measurement report system Service maintenance system The MML based graphical terminal software is composed of the following functional modules 1 MML navigation tree module On the MML navigation tree operator can find the basic operation command sets of SoftX3000 Command sets with the same properties are classified on the sam
139. r 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles If the local port is Then IFMI Dispatches messages according to the manually An H 323 Call Signaling local port configured relationship between H 323 Call Signaling local port and MSGI module number Dispatches the message to an MSGI in load sharing An H 323 Call Signaling well known port mode When SoftX3000 serves as a Gatekeeper GK the destination port of the first H 323 CALL Signaling message initiated by the H 323 terminal is a well known port IFMI dispatches the message to an MSGI in load sharing mode IFMI returns an H 323 CALL Signaling message to the terminal with H 323 Call Signaling local port When all subsequent H 323 CALL Signaling messages arrive at IFMI IFMI dispatches them according to the manually configured relationship between H 323 Call Signaling local port and MSGI module number When SoftX3000 serves as an H 323 gateway GW the destination port of the first H 323 CALL Signaling message initiated by the H 323 terminal is destination port 1720 which is also the destination port for the H 323 CALL Signaling message that IFMI returns to the peer end IFMI dispatches the message to an MSGI in load sharing mode The H 323 CALL Signaling message that IFMI returns to the peer end server will include the H 323
140. red The 4 18 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System required patches are numbered depending on their creation time which involves patch number For example patch number 1 and patch number 2 lll Patch area A dedicated area in the memory of SoftX3000 used to store patches only IV Universal patch A software patch provided to solve common problems encountered in multiple offices running the same base version V Dedicated patch A software patch provided to solve unique problems encountered in an individual office VI Patch file A file accommodating multiple patches of the same base version 4 6 2 Characteristics of Software Patch L Developed based on a particular base software version A software patch is developed based on a particular base software version and serves that particular base software version only For example a patch for the base version A cannot serve for the base version B When a base software version is patched for specific times the version of the software needs to be upgraded That is all software patches of the original version are merged into a new version and software patches of the new version are released separately Il Multiple patches comprising one patch file One or more patches may be released whenever a problem is encountered Depending on their creation time the patches are numbered from 1 to theoretically 65535 Ac
141. ribers Number of pairs of IFMIs and BFlls ROUNDUP number of system equivalent subscribers unit thousand 50 CQ Note Because the IF MI is the front board of the DEI the number of BFIIs configured is equal to the number of IFMIs configured 2 20 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 7 BEI 2 7 1 Functions The Back insert FE Interface Unit BFII is the back interface board of the IFMI It is used to implement FE driver processing and enable the external physical interface of the IFMI The BEI is configured in pair with IFMI The BFlls work in active standby mode 2 7 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of BEI covers two aspects e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 10 Technical specifications of BEI Category Parameter Specification Interfaces 10 100 Mbps Ethernet interface 1 Power consumption 2W 2 7 3 Indicators Figure 2 9 shows the front panel of the BFII 2 21 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards BEI 10 100BT HUAWEI Figure 2 9 Front panel of the DEI 2 7 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers None 2 7 5 Configuration Calculation The number of BFlIs is equal to the number of IFMIs 2 8 SMUI 2 8 1 Functions The System Management Unit SMUI is the main control bo
142. ront panel is used to select whether or not to produce alarm sound pertaining to the power distribution frame If the switch is ON alarm sound will be produced whenever a fault is encountered in the power distribution frame if the switch is OFF alarm sound will be muted when a fault is encountered in the power distribution frame lll Back view There are input and output terminal blocks and monitor ports on the rear panel of a power distribution frame as shown in Figure 1 5 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture 48V IN o e er et et er Der De o OY y EV OUT 1 Power input terminal block 2 El H 04 J105 J10 6 JUL J 2 Power output terminal block Figure 1 5 Back view of a power distribution frame 3 External ports from monitor board The PDF receives two 48 V power inputs and provides six independent 48 V power outputs The connection positions of 48V power cables and BGND are marked on the power input and output terminal busbar A power distribution frame externally provides one RS485 serial port five channels of external Boolean value detection interfaces one cascade inlet and one cascade outlet for cabinet indicator alarm one cabinet
143. rried over Transmission Control Protocol TCP H 323 RAS is carried over UDP I Uplink path The uplink processing path in SoftX3000 for H 323 is illustrated in Figure 3 7 3 8 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System FE FE fe iB 1B IE LF yt fl ili fl Shared resource bus Ne cai E Ethernet bus E 7000 czv czv coon coon E Frame A E Figure 3 7 Uplink path in SoftX3000 for H 323 1 The BEI provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection 2 The IFMI processes MAC messages and subsequently distinguishes H 323 RAS messages from H 323 Call Signaling messages For H 323 RAS messages and H 323 Call Signaling messages the IFMI complies with different dispatch principles to an MSGI e Level 1 dispatch of H 323 RAS LA Note e Multiple MSGls can be configured manually to process H 323 RAS However at a single time point only one MSGI is processing RAS requests and other MSGls work in the standby mode e Incase of a small capacity of configurations you can load MSGI program and data to an IFMI so that the IFMI can function as an MSGI e Level dispatch of H 323 Call Signaling The IFMI judges and adopt different distribution policies for the destination port of the TCP message if it is a well known port 1720 or a local port 3 9 Chapte
144. s BHCA of local subscribers x V5 subscriber proportion x 18 3600 2000 BHCA of local subscriber x V5 subscriber proportion x 6 3600 5000 Number of BSGls processing ISUP call BHCA of ISUP trunks x 8 3600 2000 BHCA of ISUP trunks x 6 3600 5000 2 13 1 Functions The Multimedia Signaling Gateway Unit MSGI processes the following protocols UDP TCP H 323 including H 323 RAS and H 323 Call Signaling SIP Figure 2 16 shows the protocol stack of the MSGI 2 34 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards i MSGI i H 323 RAS H 323 CALL i i SIP Stack i UDP TCP l i IP Figure 2 16 Protocol stack of the MSGI The MSGls work in active standby mode The alarm information generated by the MSGI is reported to the SMUI through the shared resource bus Note When the BHCA of the system is less than 400 000 or the number of equivalent subscribers is less than 50 000 it is not necessary to configure the MSGI The configured IFMIs can provide all features of MSGI 2 13 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of MSGI covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption 2 35 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 20 Technical specifications of MSGI Cate
145. s inside the frame BB Back board B B B B B B B B B B B B FB Front board H 110 bus Figure 1 24 H 110 bus 2 Service backup function during a front board switchover process As shown in Figure 1 25 the processing path for narrowband Signaling System Number No 7 SS7 communication is E1 gt EPI 0 gt internal HW gt FCSU 0 In the event of FCSU switchover or failure the processing path for communication is E1 gt EPI 0 gt H 110 bus gt EPII 1 gt internal HW gt FCSU 1 A Caution The H 110 bus can implement the service backup function only when FCSUs switch over Because El is invariably configured on EPlls EPI switchover will cause interruption of trunk circuits and interruption of signaling links 1 24 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture 8xE1 p gt H 110 bus FCSU 1 Figure 1 25 FCSU switchover principle IV Serial port bus As shown in Figure 1 26 SMUIs manage through the serial port bus the boards that are not connected to a shared resource bus in a service processing frame Applicable boards include CKlls EPlls and ALUS The baud rate of the serial port bus is 38 4 kbit s BB Back board Serial port bus Figure 1 26 Serial port bus Slave nodes of master slave serial ports also include monitor board of power distribution box and fan box The baud rate for the monitor board to communica
146. s the SIP local port the IFMI performs the level 1 message dispatch according to the correspondence between SIP local port and MSGI module number If the destination port is an SIP service port the IFMI dispatches messages to any MSGI capable of processing SIP according to the load sharing principle EX Note 3 Each MSGI is configured with one SIP local port The whole SoftX3000 is configured with one SIP service port 5060 On receipt of the first SIP message carrying the service port number the IFMI dispatches it to an MSGI according to the load sharing principle The reply of that message carries the SIP local port number of the dispatched MSGI and is distributed out of SoftX3000 For the subsequent messages of the same call the IFMI dispatches them directly to that corresponding MSGI of the SIP local port number carried in the messages In case of a small capacity of configurations you can load MSGI program and data to an IFMI so that the IFMI can function as an MSGI Depending on different message types the MSGI performs the level 2 dispatch by complying with different principles as shown in Table 3 5 Table 3 5 Level 2 dispatch principles of SIP messages Message type Path 1 The MSGI queries the database on the local board for the correspondence between SIP User ID and FCCU FCSU 2 If the query is completed successfully the MSGI dispatches messages to the found FCCU FCSU Register If the query fails the MSGI
147. t are connected with E1 or T1 lines can be used to provide four channels of 2 MHz clock signals to the active and standby CKIl s 3 The active and standby CKlls provide two groups of H 110 bus clocks to the EPII boards through H 110 bus to ensure the clock synchronization of the EPlls in the frame 4 Through four 8 kbps clock cables the active and standby CKlls in the basic frame can provide 8 kbps clock to the EPlls in slots O and 1 of one expansion frame CQ Note Due to the limit of the cabling space on the front panel of the CKII each CKII can provide 16 channels of clocks only that is the whole system can be configured with a maximum of nine frames eight expansion frames and one basic frame with SS7 signaling interfaces 5 The EPII in the expansion frame provides H 110 bus clock signals to the other EPlls in the frame through H 110 bus ll The opposite device locks the clock of SoftX3000 Figure 5 4 shows the clock signal path when the opposite device locks the clock of SoftX3000 5 6 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System Basic frame 3 3 Expansion frame 1 Expansion frame 8 Figure 5 4 Clock signal path when the opposite device locks the clock of SoftX3000 1 The external active and standby BITSs are connected to the active and standby CKlis in the basic frame through two clock cables coaxial cables to provide reference clock for th
148. t be configured manually That is level 1 message dispatch also called bearer signaling message dispatch 3 The BSGI processes the IP SCTP and IUA messages and subsequently dispatches messages to an FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between D link and FCCU FCSU module number The correspondence between D link and FCCU FCSU module number must be configured manually 4 The FCCU FCSU processes the third layer messages of DSS1 signaling Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for DSS1 over IUA is illustrated in Figure 3 12 Core LAN Switch Shared resource bus apor Na t Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 12 Downlink path for DSS1 over IUA 1 The FCCU FCSU transmits received messages to a BSGI through the Ethernet bus according to the BSGI module number of the associated IUA link 3 17 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 2 The BSGI processes the IUA and SCTP messages determines an IFMI according to the source IP address of the IP packets and subsequently dispatches associated messages to the determined IFMI through the Ethernet bus 3 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection 4 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BFII and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the
149. t panel of the IFMI Indicator Meaning Status description Network interface LINK connection The indicator is always on when the physical connection is indicator normal otherwise it is off Two are available Network interface When the indicator flashes it indicates that some data is being ACK data flow indicator received or transmitted The flashing frequency indicates the size Two are available of the data flow ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second RUN Running indicator Flashing period for normal running 0 5 second Flashing period for normal running of the standby board 4 seconds When the board is plugged into a frame if the blue indicator lights it means that the board has contacted the backplane and the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make OFFLINE Plug in indicator the board fully inserted into the backplane While pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 6 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers There is one reset button RST used to reset the board 2 6 5 Configuration Calculation The system can be configured with a maximum of four pairs of IFMIs and BFlls The configuration principle is that one pair of IFMIs and BFlls is configured for every 500 thousand of equivalent subsc
150. tX3000 data may be stored in the flash memory of the corresponding board SoftX3000 data stored in the flash memory of the board When data is successfully loaded to the Basic Input Output System BIOS of a board the data is automatically backed up in the flash memory of the board Once the system is powered on and started data can be loaded from the BAM or from the flash memory of the board which is controlled by a soft setting switch on the BAM If data setting operations are carried out on the BAM the backup program module of the active board automatically backs up the modified static data to both the flash memory of the active board and the database in the memory of the standby board Moreover the backup program module of the standby board synchronizes the modified database in the memory of the standby board to the flash memory of the standby board at a scheduled time point Data of the SMUI and the FCCU FCSU is backed up in the flash memory of the corresponding board II SoftX3000 data not stored in the flash memory of the board Certain boards must accommodate a large volume of data For example the CDBI accommodates data about all subscribers trunks H 323 SIP MGCP and H 248 Such a volume of data is far larger than the capacity of the flash memory of the board 4 15 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Therefore the system configuration data of suc
151. te with the master node SMUI is 9600 bit s SMUls take advantage of shared resource bus and corresponding front boards to manage back boards without a processor such as SIUIs HSCIs EPlls and MRIA 1 25 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture SMUls take advantage of serial port bus ALUI and two serial port wires embedded in the backplane to manage UPWRs 1 26 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 1 Logical Structure 2 1 1 Overview of Logical Structure From the functional point of view the hardware structure of SoftX3000 is logically composed of the following five modules as shown in Figure 2 1 e Line interface module e System support module e Signaling processing module e Service processing module e Back administration module System support module FE interface FE interface Equipment unit management unit Data base processing unit BITS interface Jecke interface a EE unit signaling signaling rocessing unit processing unit Internal PCI bus HW E1 interface F MTP2 unit processing unit Line interface Signaling processing om Servi
152. terfaces The GWB server processes 1700 detailed bills per second The iGWB server must be configured in the integrated configuration cabinet Windows 2000 Server is installed in the iGWB server GWB servers are configured in the active standby mode The maximum power consumption is not more than 250 W e Hard disk array If you choose an IBM server as the GWB it is required to use IBM EXP300 hard disk array The standard configuration of the hard disk array is 10 1 inch hot swappable hard disks which can be expanded to a maximum of 14 hard disks The power consumption of the hard disk array is less than 200 W Note In case that the communication fails between the GWB and the billing center original bills will be buffered on the hard disk array for a maximum of 7 days lll Emergency workstation Emergency workstation software installed on an emergency workstation can automatically synchronize back up the data on the BAM through the network By default a synchronization request is initiated every 4 hours If the BAM stops working the emergency workstation can restore the BAM database by using the data backed up and substitute the BAM to work When the faulty BAM is recovered the previous 4 2 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System working mode can be switched back Therefore the emergency workstation mainly acts as a carrier of BAM data backup
153. the BAM 2 4 5 Configuration Calculation Number of pairs of FCSUs Number of pairs of FCSUs processing 64 kbit s signaling Number of pairs of FCSUs processing 2 Mbit s signaling e Number of pairs of FCSUs processing 64 kbit s signaling MAX ROUNDUP number of 64 kbit s signalings required by the system 32 ROUNDUP number of E1s bearing 64 kbit s signalings 8 e Number of pairs of FCSUs processing 2 Mbit s signaling ROUNDUP number of 2 Mbit s signalings required by the system 2 Note e Because the FCSU is the front board of the EPII the number of EPlls is equal to the number of FCSUs e Inthe actual deployment the signalings to the same destination signaling point may be dispersed to different EPlls In this case it is required to add FCSUs according to the configuration scheme 2 5 EPI 2 5 1 Functions The EPII is the E1 Pool Interface Unit and the back board of the FCSU The EPII enables the following functions e Processing messages on MTP1 physical layer e Providing narrowband signaling physical interfaces for the FCSU The EPII is configured in pair with FCSU e Implementing transfer of system clock and enabling clock synchronization function in a frame e Working with the front board FCSU to perform switchover between active and standby boards through H 110 bus 2 15 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards The EPlls work in act
154. the Ethernet bus for further processing based on the IP protocol type SCTP local IP address local Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP port number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number The correspondence between BSGI board number and the combination of IP protocol type local IP address local SCTP port number peer IP address and peer SCTP port number must be configured manually That is level 1 message dispatch also called bearer signaling message dispatch 3 The BSGI processes IP SCTP M2UA and MTP3 messages and subsequently transfers them to the ISUP and SCCP dispatch modules of the board itself The ISUP dispatch module dispatches the received messages to an FCCU FCSU responsible for their CIC through the Ethernet bus according to the NI OPC DPC and CIC in the messages The SCCP dispatch module dispatches the received messages to an FCCU FCSU responsible for their transactions according to the TCAP INAP transaction ID A Caution Media Gateway Control Protocol MGCP H 248 and SCTP can only be processed by a BSGI rather than MSGI or IFMI 4 The FCCU FCSU processes the ISUP INAP messages Il Downlink path The downlink path in SoftX3000 for ISUP INAP over MTP3 M2UA is illustrated in Figure 3 2 3 2 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Je Core LAN Switch Shared resource bus Ethernet bus
155. the M3UA and SCTP messages determines an IFMI according to the source IP address of the IP packets and subsequently dispatches associated messages to the determined IFMI through the Ethernet bus 3 The IFMI processes the MAC layer messages and then transfers the IP messages to a BEI through a fixed connection 4 The IP signaling message packets are driven by the BFII and then distributed out of SoftX3000 through the network cable connected with the BFII 3 1 3 MGCP H 248 over UDP Note R2 messages are carried in H 248 messages The processing paths for R2 messages are the same as those for MGCP H 248 messages 3 5 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles I Uplink path The uplink processing path in SoftX3000 for MGCP H 248 over User Datagram Protocol UDP is illustrated in Figure 3 5 y IF Core LAN Switch Core LAN Switch FE FE TO rn D Shared resource bus eee SERGE eee dence e eee eat REED H EEGEN Ethernet bus CS os Son a coon E I Frame A Figure 3 5 uplink path for MGCP H 248 over UDP 1 The BEI provides an external IP interface to receive IP packets communicated with media gateways processes physical layer messages and transfers the packets to an IFMI through a fixed connection 2 The IFMI processes MAC messages and subsequently dispatches them to a BSGI through the Eth
156. the ejector lever on the front panel can be pressed down to make the board fully inserted into the backplane When pulling the board out pull the ejector lever on the front panel When the blue indicator lights it is allowed to pull the board out 2 28 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 10 4 DIP Switches and Jumpers None 2 10 5 Configuration Calculation Number of MRCAs ROUNDUP number of media resource channels required 240 Note When the number of equivalent subscribers in the system is more than 100 thousand external MRS instead of the MRCA or MRIA must be configured 2 11 MRIA 2 11 1 Functions The Media Resource Interface Unit MRIA is the back board of the MRCA providing 10 100 Mbps interface for the external media streams 2 11 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of MRIA covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 17 Technical specifications of MRIA Category Parameter Specification Remark Functions 0 100 Mbps Ethernet 2 Used to transfer media streams interface Interfaces RS232 serial port 2 None SE ng ERA 2W None consumption 2 29 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 11 3 Indicators Figure 2 13 shows the front panel of the MRIA MRIA
157. through the shared resource bus The BSGls work in load sharing mode 2 31 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards 2 12 2 Technical Specifications The technical specifications of BSGI covers three aspects e Functions e Interfaces e Power consumption Table 2 18 Technical specifications of BSGI Category Parameter Specification Remark H 248 1800 PPS PPS means packets per second MGCP 1500 PPS None M2UA 5000 PPS None Functions M3UA 5000 PPS None V5UA 5000 PPS None IUA 5000 PPS None Used for commissioning providing RJ45 Interfaces GE seral 1 sockets on the panel provided with p hot swappable protection POURI lt NA 16w None consumption 2 12 3 Indicators Figure 2 15 shows the front panel of the BSGI 2 32 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System COM OFFLINE Figure 2 15 Front panel of the BSGI Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Table 2 19 shows the meanings of indicators on the front panel of the BSGI Table 2 19 Meanings of indicators on the front panel of the BSGI Indicator Meaning Status description ALM Fault indicator When the indicator lights it indicates that the board is reset or faulty RUN Running indicator Flashing period for loading program 0 25 second Flashing period f
158. time display of handling methods 7 4 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System e Printing of currently displayed alarms in the alarm interpretation format and printing in a real time way e Automatic paging message sent to maintenance personnel whenever an alarm is generated e Mute and reset functions and indicator operations 7 4 Alarm Reporting Paths 7 4 1 Hardware Alarm Reporting Path All boards used in SoftX3000 are intelligent For example all boards are able to monitor respective running state running conditions and external interfaces The boards are also capable of testing and indicating respective state and reporting exceptions to upper level devices The upper level devices can automatically monitor the running state of underlying devices Whenever exceptions are detected the upper level devices can report to further upper level devices and meanwhile take necessary handling measures such as blocking channels and switching active standby boards L Alarm path for basic frame and expansion frames Hardware fault information and alarm information from the basic frame and expansion frames are reported through the path as shown in Figure 7 2 RS485 serial port Por deren toe i i Shared resource bus KR i gt Serial port bus coomn O Do M S G l y y Shared resource bus Sen a gn Si lt lt lt TES B
159. tion in a particular format such as the calling and called parties the conversation duration and the service attribute Usually detailed ticket is applicable to toll calls According to different applicable situations detailed tickets are classified into five types e Ordinary ticket e Credit card ticket e Complaint ticket e Free call ticket e Alarm ticket ll Ordinary ticket Applicable situation Detailed tickets charging subscribers and trunks are ordinary tickets In the case of centralized charging two ordinary tickets are generated One charges the incoming trunk The other charges the subscriber with the calling number provided by the lower office The charging office is of centralized charging mode 6 2 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System Ill Credit card ticket Applicable situation Campus card users and company card users When a user makes a call by using a card number the charging number type is account card category or VISA card By default a third party is charged for the call The calling number is the card number The called number is the telephone number dialed by the credit card user The charged number is the account of the card used by the user IV Complaint ticket Applicable situation Subscriber wants to get the details of connected conversations No matter whether a call is charged in a detailed tic
160. tion server and database server The variety of maintenance tasks are carried out in the Client Server manner Local and remote clients are supported to simultaneously set data Maintenance operations can be performed conveniently and quickly 3 Remote maintenance SoftX3000 provides remote maintenance functions and supports flexible networking models SoftX3000 can be connected to a remote maintenance system through a Digital Data Network DDN E1 time slot frame relay X 25 network or dial up to Public Switched Telephone Network PSTN The following details a commonly used method iWeb remote maintenance scheme As shown in Figure 4 5 Huawei iWeb remote maintenance system based on the Internet enhances remote monitoring and encrypted data transmission thereby guaranteeing the security of the running of the equipment 4 8 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System Client Agent Remote WS LAN Switch Internet Server Firewall BAM Agent Client Agent Receiving data from remote maintenance workstations and transferring the data to the Server Agent Server Agent Receiving data from the Client Agent and transferring the data to the BAM Figure 4 5 Networking model of Web remote maintenance solution Web remote maintenance system has the following characteristics e The original system can be unnecessarily changed Operation and mainten
161. tlD and FCCU FCSU 2 If the query is completed successfully the MSGI dispatches messages to the found FCCU FCSU If the query fails the MSGI turns to a CDBI for the correspondence between EndPointID and FCCU FCSU On receipt of the found FCCU FCSU module number returned by the CDBI the MSGI dispatches messages to that FCCU FCSU for processing Meanwhile the MSGI records in its own database the correspondence between that EndPointID and that pertaining FCCU FCSU Other call related requests such as DisengageRequest DRQ The MSGI dispatches messages to an FCCU FCSU which is InfoRequest IRQ and determined according to manual data configurations BandwidthRequest BRQ Non call related requests such as RegistrationRequest RRQ and UnregistrationRequest URQ The MSGI dispatches messages in the same way as dispatching ARQs First the MSGI queries the database of the local board to obtain a desired FCCU FCSU module number If the query fails the MSGI turns to a CDBI for the FCCU FCSU module number Table 3 3 Level 2 dispatch principles of H 323 Call Signaling messages Message type Path H 323 user call message 1 For the first message of a call the MSGI query the MSGI which is processing H 323 RAS based on the key field Call ID to find the FCCU FCSU module associated with that call 2 On receipt of the query result the MSGI dispatches that H 323 Call Signaling message to the fo
162. tration module BAM is composed the following components BAM Workstations iGateway Bill LAN Switches Emergency workstation It is responsible for the system management and maintenance and bill processing In addition the core LAN Switches in the integrated configuration cabinet enable inter frame interconnection function 2 2 Classification of Boards As shown in Figure 2 2 the boards in SoftX3000 equipment can be divided into front boards and back board both of which are inserted into the backplane 2 5 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 2 Introduction to Boards Figure 2 2 Front board and back board Table 2 1 shows the boards used in SoftX3000 equipment Table 2 1 List of boards ig Corresponding front or back Board Frame Position board FCCU Basic frame and expansion frame Front board None FCSU Basic frame and expansion frame Front board Used in pairs EPII Basic frame and expansion frame Back board IFMI Basic frame Front board Used in pairs BFII Basic frame Back board SMUI Basic frame and expansion frame Front board Used in pairs SIUI Basic frame and expansion frame Back board MRCA Media resource frame Front board Used in pairs MRIA Media resource frame Back board BSGI Basic frame and expansion frame Front board None MSGI Basic frame and expansion frame Front board None CDBI Basic frame Front board No
163. tually the maximum patch number is limited by memory space A patch file includes all the patches pertaining to a particular software version Patches are released in the form of patch file The corresponding patch description file is released along with the patch file The patch description file details all the patches such as the problems to be eliminated by that patch file as well as some preventive measures 4 19 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 4 Terminal System lll Simple patching operations To patch the current software version in the in service mode without interrupting the running of the system what maintenance personnel need to do is to execute a simple MML command N Caution Because patching software in the online mode has a direct effect on the running of the central processor only the operator with system administrator authorities is allowed to perform patching operations IV Self healing ability In the event of an exception such as fault of the power supply of the system or system restart a patched board in SoftX3000 can be automatically restored to the original patching state without manual intervention 4 6 3 Structure of Software Patch A software patch is composed of three parts namely patch creation tool background patch management module and host patch management module I Patch creation tool The patch creation tool organizes the single
164. turns to a CDBI for the correspondence between SIP User ID user name or E 164 number and FCCU FCSU On receipt of the found FCCU FCSU module number returned by the CDBI the MSGI dispatches messages to that FCCU FCSU for processing Meanwhile the MSGI records in its own database the correspondence between that SIP User ID user name or E 164 number and that pertaining FCCU FCSU SIP user call 1 For the first message of a call the MSGI queries the database on the local board message for the correspondence between SIP User ID and FCCU FCSU 3 14 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles Message type Path SIP user call message 2 If the query is completed successfully the MSGI dispatches the message to the corresponding FCCU FCSU according to the found FCCU FCSU module number If the query fails the MSGI turns to a CDBI for the desired FCCU FCSU module number corresponding to SIP User ID On receipt of the found FCCU FCSU module number the MSGI dispatches the message to the corresponding FCCU FCSU and meanwhile records in its database the correspondence between SIP User ID and FCCU FCSU 3 For subsequent messages of the same call the MSGI dispatches them directly to the corresponding FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between User ID and FCCU FCSU in its database SIP trunk call message 1
165. ule The clock interface module includes the CKII board and EP II board The CKII provides 2 MHz and 2 Mbit s interfaces to connect with the external clock source such as BITS Through dedicated clock cable the system extracts the 2 MHz clock from E1 in the EP II as the reference clock Il Clock control module The clock control module contains workstation BAM server SMUI and serial port bus Through the clock control module the operator can perform data configuration maintenance and status query to the SoftX3000 clock system Ill Clock distribution module The clock distribution module includes the CKII dedicated clock cable and the H 110 bus The CKII is responsible for purifying the extracted clock driving it as 16 channels of differential clock signals and sending them to the specific EPII board in each expansion frame through dedicated clock cable The EPII board in each expansion frame provides 8 kHz clock signals to the other EP II boards in the frame through H 110 bus to synchronize the clock of the whole system 5 4 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 5 Clock System 5 2 2 Implementation of Clock System Synchronization There are two modes for synchronizing the clocks of SoftX3000 and opposite device e Softx3000 locks the clock of the opposite device If the opposite device can provide a stable stratum 3 or higher clock the EPII can extract clock signals throug
166. und FCCU FCSU If the query fails the MSGI turns to a CDBI for the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU On receipt of the found FCCU FCSU module number returned by the CDBI the MSGI dispatches that message to that FCCU FCSU for processing Meanwhile the MSGI records in its own database the correspondence between that Call ID and that pertaining FCCU FCSU 3 For subsequent messages of the same call the MSGI dispatches them directly to the corresponding FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU in its database H 323 trunk call message 1 For the first message of a call the MSGI dispatches it to any available FCCU FCSU according to the load sharing principle and meanwhile records in its own database the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU 2 For subsequent messages of the same call the MSGI dispatches them directly to the corresponding FCCU FCSU according to the correspondence between Call ID and FCCU FCSU in its database 3 11 Technical Manual Architecture 8 Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 3 Signaling and Protocol Processing Principles 4 The FCCU FCSU processes H 323 services Il Downlink path The downlink processing path in SoftX3000 for H 323 is illustrated in Figure 3 8 E Core LAN Switch lt gt Core LAN Switch Shared resource bus E Ee PT EE ER EE ED EE Es Ethernet bus Frame A Figure 3 8
167. users To ensure the security and convenience of the system different authorities are assigned to different operators and workstations The execution of an MML command depends on both operator authority and workstation authority Only when both conditions are satisfied can the command be executed An operator even a super operator is unable to perform all operations on any of the workstations which is a feature of such a kind of authority management Generally the workstations are distributed in different places This mechanism enables operator to control in a centralized way significant commands which are based on distributed management This mechanism guarantees both the security of the system and the flexibility of the system 4 3 1 Command Group Command group is the basic unit of authority assignment that is authorities are assigned to an operator or workstation in command groups Acommand may belong to one or more command groups When an operator or workstation is assigned with the authorities of a particular command group the operator or workstation is entitled to execute all the commands included in the particular group 66 command groups are defined in the SoftX3000 OMC system including G_0 G_63 G_SYS and G_GUEST G_SYS is designed for super operator and G_GUEST for operator GUEST G_0 to G_9 are preset command groups The majority of commands defined in the system are allocated to the ten groups according to their functio
168. wn by observing the indicators The fan box can be maintained through a remote network management terminal VI Technical Specifications Input voltage 58 V 40 V Maximum power consumption of a fan box 105 W Communication rate through RS485 9 6 kbit s 1 5 3 Air Deflector As show in Figure 1 11 an air deflector is used to smooth and divert air to a different direction and separate heat dissipation channels of the frames so that air can be taken in from the front and exhausted to the rear Moreover the pressure consumption of the air can be minimized through an air deflector An air deflector is 2 U high and 373 3 mm deep 1 11 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 1 System Architecture Power distribution frame Service frame Fan box Air deflector Service frame Front of a cabinet Rear of a cabinet Fan box Air deflector Service frame Fan box Figure 1 11 Heat dissipation channel inside a cabinet side view Air deflector is installed at a fixed position of a cabinet An air deflector is 2 U in height There are a number of ventilation holes on its plastic front panel as shown in Figure 1 12 Figure 1 12 Air deflector structure 1 5 4 LAN Switch I Functions In an integrated configuration cabinet Quidway S3526 LAN Switch of Huawei interconnects frames and servers achieves du
169. xed network intelligent bill e Fixed network ordinary detailed bill e Fixed network metering bill 6 13 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 6 Charging System e Fixed network metering statistical bill e Fixed network trunk duration statistical bill e Fixed network free call statistical bill e Supplementary service bill 6 14 Technical Manual Architecture amp Principle U SYS SoftX3000 SoftSwitch System Chapter 7 Alarm System Chapter 7 Alarm System Alarm management is a part of the fault management system in the OMC The fault management system includes a complete set of intelligent functional software which is able to detect isolate and correct the exceptional running of the managed device modules Whenever a fault which might affect services occurs to Softx3000 the corresponding module generates an alarm and the alarm management module reports the alarm to the operator The reported alarm is helpful for the operator to take appropriate measures to eliminate the fault 7 1 Structure of Alarm System The alarm system is composed of a fault detection subsystem and an alarm generation subsystem Fault detection subsystem Both the hardware and the software of the equipment keep being monitored Information of fault if encountered is reported in time so that the operator can handle the fault effectively The purpose is to ensure the secure running of the equipment 1 H
170. ystem data either by executing an MML command or through a database management tool V Automatic format conversion if not completed yet before BAM restart In case that the BAM is powered off exceptionally due to for example a power supply failure format conversion and data setting tasks about certain data may not be completed Whenever the BAM restarts the system checks whether or not there are uncompleted tasks If there are the system will automatically continue the format conversion and data setting tasks for the data 4 6 Software Patch Management Sometimes adaptive and corrective modifications to the host software are required during the running of SoftX3000 For example some found defects have to be eliminated from the system and some new functions have to be added to meet new service requirements Traditionally the host software was brought out of service for upgrade purposes However that method affected the services provided for users By patching the host software the software can be upgraded in the in service state which does not affect the quality of the provided communication services 4 6 1 Basic Concepts l Patch A segment of executable program codes used to replace the corresponding codes to be corrected or updated in the host software ll Patch number Several errors may be encountered when the system software is running In order to correct different software errors more than one software patch may be requi

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