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1. 2 6 13 1 SNALI SIGTRAN Application Server List I nitiate Synopsis This command attaches a list of SIGTRAN links to an Application Server AS The SIGTRAN links provide the SCTP associations to reach the AS See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of SI GTRAN signaling configuration Syntax SNALI AS SEOQ SNLINK Prerequisites The AS has already been initiated The specified SIGTRAN link has already been initiated e ASIGTRAN link cannot be specified in more than one hunt sequence position for this server The server hunt sequence combination must not already be initiated The SIGTRAN links attached to the server must be M3UA and their peers be able to process ASs that is not act as Signaling Gateways ASNLINK cannot be attached to more than 32 ASs The SNTYPE of the SNLINK cannot be M2PA Attributes CONFIG Examples SNALI AS 1 SEQ 1 SNLINK 1 6 13 2 SNALE SIGTRAN Application Server List End Synopsis This command ends a relationship between an Application Server AS and a SIGTRAN link Syntax SNALE AS SEQ Prerequisites The AS sequence combination has already be initiated The last entry in a list of SIGTRAN links attached to an AS cannot be removed unless the AS is blocked Attributes CONFIG Examples SNALE AS SEOQ 115 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 13 3 SNALP SI
2. 9 4 6 2005 11 16 14 40 01 0 231 155 8462 2005 11 16 14 45 01 0 368 159 8762 2005 11 16 14 50 01 0 380 164 9062 System Measurements File Format Field Field Example Range Description 1 Date 2005 11 16 yyyy mm dd Date when measurements collected 2 Time 14 40 01 hh mm ss Time when measurements collected 3 NOVLD 0 0 to 65535 The number of periods of congestion overload during the measurement period Maximum load average measurement taken 4 MAXLOAD 380 3 8 0 to 10000 over 1 minute based on the UNIX load average multiplied by 100 The average load on the system based on 5 LOADAVG 164 1 64 0 to 10000 the UNIX load average measurement taken over the measurement period multiplied by 100 6 PERIOD 9062 0 to 4294967295 Duration of measurement period in seconds 9 5 RDC Configuration and Usage This section provides a guide to the configuration of the Signaling Gateway for RDC operation the text demonstrates by example the man machine language MML commands and parameters required to invoke those services that transfer data to and from the RDC 9 5 1 RDC Initialization Initialize the RDC using the CNRDI command CNRDI RDC 1 IPADDR 123 123 123 12 USER ANONYMOUS PASSWORD ANONYMOUS Unblock the RDC using the MNBLE command LABEL MYWORKSTN MNBLE RDC 1 Check the status of the RDC with the STRDP command 155 e e Dialegic Chapter 9 Remote Data Centre Operation
3. Note A message arriving from M2PA is considered as arriving from the MTP domain This example identifies two incoming routes IR 1 from SIGTRAN IP and IR 2 from the MTP side IR 1 and IR 2 go to the Routing Key Table 1 for routing key analysis If the analysis fails or the destination found by the analysis Application Server AS1 is out of service the Signaling Gateway discards messages from IR 1 The Signaling Gateway however attempts to route messages from IR 2 to Destination 2 only discards those messages if the SS7 route C7RT 1 is also out of service This example identifies two incoming routes IR 1 from SIGTRAN IP and IR 2 from the MTP side IR 1 goes to Routing Key Table 1 for routing key analysis IR 2 also goes to Routing Key Table 1 for analysis however if analysis fails or the destination found by analysis either a MTP or SIGTRAN IP route or Application Server is out of service it attempts to route to Destination 2 The routing key table has one entry as follows The entry that routes all SS7 messages with DPC 2 and CICs 1 to 128 to Destination 1 There are two Destinations Destination 1 routes to Application Server 1 Destination 2 routes all messages to the MTP side Example MML for the routing part of the above configuration is as follows Note The Destinations Point are configured first followed by the Routing Key Tables and then finally the Incoming Routes SGDPI DEST 1 RTPRI NONE AS 1 SG
4. D 2 The latest software and documentation supporting SS7G2x products is available on the web at http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling The product data sheet is available at http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling For more information on Dialogic SS7 products and solutions visit http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling When used for M3UA backhaul operation the Signaling Gateway may operate with an ASP operating either an Dialogic M3UA Application Server or an Application Server provided by a third party vendor See the Dialogic SS7 Protocols Programmer s Manual for SIGTRAN Host Software for documentation on the configuration and use of a Dialogic M3UA Application Server 1 3 Applicability This manual is applicable to SS7G2x units with software V3 02 and later installed This manual is not applicable when operating as a Signaling Interface Unit SIU or as a DSC Protocol Converter DSC See the Dialogic SS7G2x SIU Mode User Manual and the Dialogic SS7G2x DSC Mode User Manual for descriptions use of these modes of operation 1 4 Hardware Overview The Signaling Gateway may be purchased as one of two equipment types SS7G21 and SS7G22 Each equipment type uses the same chassis and operates with the same software but differ in the type of pre installed SS7 Signaling boards This provides options in the numbers and types of links and port
5. 5 3 2 MTP3 Specific Timers MTP3 ITU timers are given in Table 5 Table 5 MTP3 ITU Timers Geen egen did Description 1 500 to 1200 1000 Delay to avoid message mis sequencing on changeover 2 700 to 2000 1500 Waiting for changeover acknowledgement 3 500 to 1200 1000 eee diversion delay to avoid mis sequencing on 4 500 to 1200 1000 Waiting for changeback acknowledgement first attempt 5 500 to 1200 1000 Waiting for changeback acknowledgement second attempt 6 500 to 1200 1000 Delay to avoid message mis sequencing on controlled rerouting 10 30 to 60 sec 45 sec Waiting to repeat signaling route set test message 12 800 to 1500 1200 Waiting for uninhibit acknowledgement 13 800 to 1500 1200 Waiting for force uninhibit 14 2000 to 3000 3000 Waiting to start signaling route set congestion test 17 800 to 1500 1000 aix hu avoid oscillation of initial alignment failure and link 22 180 to 360 sec 270 sec Local inhibit test timer 23 180 to 360 sec 270 sec Remote inhibit test timer 24 N A N A Reserved MTP3 ANSI timers are given in Table 6 Table 6 MTP3 ANSI Timers TO anae eee ds Description seconds 1 500 to 1200 1000 Delay to avoid message mis sequencing on changeover 2 700 to 2000 1500 Waiting for changeover acknowledgement 3 500 to 1200 1000 diee diversion delay to avoid mis sequencing on 4 500 to 1200 1000 Waiting for changeback acknowledgement first attempt 5 500 to
6. EPP RESET YES PAGE 2 EPP Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Output Format Ethernet Port Measurements Page ETH RXKBYTE RXPKT RXERR RXDROP 1 0 0 0 2 96324 135705 0 3 0 0 0 4 3760 3273 0 EXECUTED Ethernet Port Measurements 0 4204E5 0 33615 Page ETH RXFIFO RXFRAME RXCOMP RXMULT 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 EXECUTED 0 0 0 0 1 of 2 TXKBYTE TXPKT 0 28169 0 12503 2 of 2 TXFIFO TXCOLLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4444 0 3455 TXERR TXDROP PERIOD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 16 16 TXCARRIER TXCOMP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 41 2 34 41 2 34 41 2 34 41 PERIOD 16 34 41 16 34 41 16 34 41 16 34 41 Dialegic 93 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 10 3 MSPCP Measurements PCM Print Synopsis This command prints traffic measurements for PCMs The measurements are cumulative between system startup and the next time the measurements are reset The fields have the following meanings e PCM PCM on a board FMSLIP Frame Slip count OUTSYN Out sync transitions ERRSEC Errored Seconds count SEVSEC Severely Errored seconds count PERIOD Time since measurements on the route were last reset Specified in hours minutes and seconds Syntax MSC7P C7LINK RESET Prerequisites f specified the PCM must be initiated and on an unbl
7. Major MJR Major MJR Major MJ R 47 50 PR send fail Hard disk full Board cong The Signaling Gateway is unable to transfer information to an RDC for a Periodic Report Possible problems include no RDCs available directory does not exist on RDC for this PR write failure on RDC If the problem clears then the alarm will clear at the next successful transfer of data for the Periodic Report The hard disk drive capacity for a Continuous Record has reached its limit Either there is no more space on the hard disk drive to store data or this continuous record has the maximum amount of data stored for it on the hard drive In both cases records is discarded until an RDC recovers and all stored records are transferred from the Signaling Gateway The alarm will then clear A board has reached a congestion threshold Boards repeatedly entering congestion indicate a need to increase the dimensioning of the switch NONE SYS REPORT RECORD BPOS Diagnostic code Major MJR 53 PCM mismatch The PCMTYPE setting is inconsistent with the hardware settings on the board SYS PCM Major MJR 61 Software mismatch The system has only partially been upgraded and a full software update is required The system is running in safe mode running limited management software No circuits have been brought into service SYS Major MJ R 62 C7 link Cong A
8. Optionally the file may be backed up to a subdirectory DIRECTORY of the account on the RDC Note During execution of this command the system may not respond for up to three minutes while the command is being executed Syntax CNBUI RDCz DTYPE FILE DIRECTORY Prerequisites The RDC should be initiated and not blocked The DTYPE can only be CONFIG or SOFTWARE f the RDC is the local RDC a FILE name of SDC or SGW is not allowed Attributes None Examples CNBUI RDC 1 DTYPE CONFIG FILE SDC e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u M LLL 2 6 5 5 CNMOI Configuration Monitor Initiate Synopsis This command initiates the monitoring of an object on the Signaling Gateway An object is currently a C7LINK For signaling the STS monitors information sent from the EQU of the signaling link and the RTS monitors information received by the signaling link Syntax CNMOI C7LINK STS RTS Prerequisites f specified the C7LINK has already been initiated and must have a TS and EQU The PCM on which STS exists must have already been initiated and STS must be within the correct range for the PCM type 0 to 31 for E1 and 1 to 24 for T1 PCMs The PCM on which RTS exists must have already been initiated and RTS must be within the correct range for the PCM type 0 to 31 for E1 and 1 to 24 for T1 PCMs
9. 10 The Signaling Gateway supports the Message Transfer Part MTP in accordance with ITU Recommendations Q 700 Q 704 and Q 707 and ANSI operation in accordance with ANSI T1 111 When a link set contains two or more signaling links the Signaling Gateway supports load sharing and the full changeover and changeback procedures in accordance with ITU T Q 704 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u M D 2 The Signaling Gateway supports up to 128 TDM SS7 signaling links allowing the Signaling Gateway to interface over TDM to a maximum of 64 other signaling points If required each signaling link in a link set can be terminated on a separate signaling board providing additional resilience The Signaling Gateway can have a presence in up to four separate IP subnets The Signaling Gateway supports up to 32 M2PA SS7 signaling links allowing the Signaling Gateway to interface over IP to a maximum of 32 other signaling points M2PA is supported in accordance with the IETF SS7 MTP2 User Peer to Peer Adaptation Layer specification SCTP is supported in accordance with IETF RFC 2960 and RFC 3309 Stream Control Transmission Protocol The Signaling Gateway supports communication with up to 200 Application Servers Processes ASPs for backhaul operation over M3UA M3UA is supported in accordance with the IETF RFC 3332 SS7 MTP3 User Adap
10. 108 6 12 4 SGDPP Signaling Gateway Destination Point Print 108 6 12 5 SGIRI Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Inttiate sss 109 6 12 6 SGIRC Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Change 110 6 12 7 SGIRE Signaling Gateway Incoming Route End 110 6 12 8 SGIRP Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Print 111 6 12 9 SGRKI Signaling Gateway Routing Key Inttiate necne 112 6 12 10SGRKE Signaling Gateway Routing Key End 113 6 12 11SGRKP Signaling Gateway Routing Key Print 113 6 13 SIGIRAN Commands EE 114 6 13 1 SNALI SIGTRAN Application Server List Initiate eects 115 6 13 2 SNALE SIGTRAN Application Server List End 115 6 13 3 SNALP SIGTRAN Application Server List Print sse 116 6 13 4 SNAPI SIGTRAN Application Server Initlate ncc 116 6 13 5 SNAPE SIGTRAN Application Server End 117 6 13 6 SNAPP SIGTRAN Application Server Print 117 6 13 7 SNNAI SIGTRAN Network Appearance Initlate ccc cece eee ee eee 118 Dialegic Contents 6 13 8 SNNAE SIGTRAN Network Appearance End 118 6 13 9 SNNAP SIGTRAN Network Appearance Print 119 6 13 10SNSLI SIGTRAN Signaling Link Initiate sess HI 120 6 13 11SNSLC SIGTRAN Signaling Link Change 121 6 13 12SNSLE SIGTRAN Signaling Link End 121 6 13 13SNSLP SIGTRAN Signaling Link Print 122 6 14 Status ele El EE 123 6 14 1 STALP Status Alarm Print 124 6 14 2 STAPP Status Application Server Print 125 6 14 3 STBOP Status
11. 2 5 2 6 System Capabilities Maximum number of signaling boards 3 Number of 10 100 1000 Mbit sec Ethernet interfaces 4 Signaling Capabilities Per System Maximum number of SS7 Signaling Links including M2PA 128 Maximum number of M2PA Signaling Links 32 Note A system supports up to 128 SS7 links where each link can be used for either M2PA or MTP2 The number of SS7 links used for M2PA reduces the number of links available for MTP2 and vice versa For example if 32 SS7 links are used for M2PA 96 links are available for MTP2 Maximum number of SS7 link sets 64 Maximum number of SS7 routes 128 per network Maximum number of Networks 4 Maximum number of Application Servers 200 Maximum number of Application Servers 200 Maximum number of M3UA routes 200 Maximum number of Network Contexts 4 Physical I nterfaces Per Signaling Board SPCI2S T1 E1 PCM interfaces 2 SPCI2S SS7 V 11 serial interfaces 2 SPCI4 T1 E1 PCM interfaces 4 SS7HDP T1 E1 PCM interfaces 4 TDM Signaling Capabilities Per Signaling Board Maximum number of SS7 Signaling Links SPCI4 SPCI2S 4 Maximum number of SS7 Signaling Links SS7HDP 64 Note The system limit for a Signaling Gateway is still 128 SS7 Signaling Links even when three SS7HDP boards are installed 15 e e Dialegic Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration 3 1 Installation Note The Signaling Gateway shoul
12. GATEWAY for a range of IP addresses within that network as defined by a network mask MASK Syntax IPGWI IPGW MASK GATEWAY IPNW Prerequisites The IP gateway ID has not been initiated Two gateways cannot have overlapping IP addresses Attributes CONFIG Examples IPGWI IPGW 1 MASK 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY 194 192 185 1 IPNW 128 66 1 0 6 7 4 I PGWE Internet Protocol Gateway End 78 Synopsis This command removes an IP route via an IP gateway Syntax IPGWE IPGW Prerequisites The IP gateway ID has already been initiated Attributes CONFIG Examples IPGWE IPGW 1 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 7 5 IPGWP Internet Protocol Gateway Print Synopsis This command prints out routes via IP gateways Syntax IPGWP IPGW Prerequisites f specified the gateway ID should already have been initiated Attributes None Examples IPGWP Output Format IP Gateway Configuration IPGW MASK GATEWAY IPNW 1 255 255 255 0 143 123 202 122 128 66 1 0 2 255 255 255 0 111 155 153 111 143 44 174 0 EXECUTED Dialogic 79 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 8 MML Commands The MML commands include MMLOI MML Log Off Initiate MMLOP MML Log Off Print MMLOS MML Log Off Set MMPTC MML Port Change MMPTP MML Port Print 80 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4
13. MML Log Off Set MMPTC MML Port Change MMPTP MML Port Print Maintenance Commands MNBLI Maintenance Blocking Initiate MNBLE Maintenance Blocking End MNINI Maintenance Inhibit Initiate MNINE Maintenance Inhibit End MNRSI Maintenance Restart System Initiate Measurement Commands MSC7P Measurements SS7 Print MSPCP Measurements PCM Print MSSLP Measurements SIGTRAN Link Print MSSYP Measurements System Print Remote Data Centre Commands 164 RDCRI Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Initiate RDCRC Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Change RDCRE Remote Data Centre Continuous Record End RDCRP Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Print RDPDI Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Initiate RDPDE Remote Data Centre Periodic Data End RDPDP Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Print RDPRI Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Initiate RDPRC Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Change RDPRE Remote Data Centre Periodic Report End e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 ee eee A E Ale RDPRP Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Print Signaling Gateway Commands SGDPI Signaling Gateway Destination Point Initiate SGDPC Signaling Gateway Destination Point Change SGDPE Signaling Gateway Destination Point End SGDPP Signaling Gateway Destination Point Print SGIRI Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Initiate SGIRC Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Change SGIR
14. Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Change RDPRE Remote Data Centre Periodic Report End RDPRP Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Print Dialegic 97 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 11 1 RDCRI Remote Data Centre Continuous Record I nitiate 98 Synopsis This command initiates a continuous record collection for which collected data is transferred via Ethernet to a Remote Data Centre RDC The period is the maximum amount of time allowed before the transfer of a block of continuous records must be performed The minimum number of records that must be collected before the transfer of records can be performed should be specified The label is used as the directory name on the Remote Data Centre RDC that the files are written to Syntax RDCRI RECORD CRTYPE PERIOD MINREC RDC1 LABEL RDC2 Prerequisites The record has not already been initiated The Signaling Gateway must have an IPADDR f the record is an alarm record an alarm record must not already exist e RDC1 must already be initiated f specified RDC2 must already be initiated f specified RDC2 must not equal RDC1 Limitations Before transfer to a RDC can take place the directory represented by the label must exist on the remote site PERIOD must be in the range 30 seconds to 30 minutes Attributes CONFIG Examples RDCRI RECORD 1 CRTYPE ALARM PERIOD 00 05 00 MINREC 100 RDC1 1 LABEL AL
15. STRDP 9 5 2 Continuous Records Continuous records once created are automatically transferred to the hard drive of the RDC The user can configure the transfer interval ranging from 30 seconds to 24 hours A different directory should be specified for each record type A file is created on the RDC during the first transfer for each record type during any 24 hour period beginning at midnight Filenames are unique identifying the date of transfer in the form YYYYMMDD Alarm Data As alarms are generated they are stored in the alarm logs on the converter A record of these alarms can also be transferred to an RDC The following examples describe how a continuous record of type ALARM is initialized RDCRI RECORD 3 CRTYPE ALARM PERIOD 00 30 00 MINREC 100 RDC1 1 LABEL ALARMS The RDCRI command creates record number 3 that is of type ALARM The contents of the record is transferred to the RDC when either the period or minrec minimum number of records conditions are met RDC number 1 is the primary RDC no secondary RDC has been identified Records are transferred to the ALARMS directory on the RDC 9 5 3 Periodic Reports Periodic reports once created are periodically transferred to the RDC The user can configure the transfer interval ranging from five minutes to 24 hours Each report type should be collected in a different directory A file is created on the RDC during the first transfer for each report type du
16. flexibility See Section 6 5 Configuration Commands on page 48 for further information regarding default routing 1 9 10 Resilience 1 9 10 1 I P Resilience The Signaling Gateway has four IP ports These ports may be configured with IP addresses in separate IP networks to allow greater IP resilience on the Signaling Gateway IP addresses are configured using the CNSYS command The CNSYS command also allows the user to configure the default IP gateway for the unit while the PGWI command allows the user to configure additional IP gateways 13 Dialegic Cw OO As the Signaling Gateway supports static rather than dynamic IP routing the Signaling Gateway may not be configured with different IP addresses within the same IP network Instead resilience between two IP ports within the same network can be achieved by using IP port bonding which allows two physical IP ports to be bonded together in an active standby configuration under a single IP address See Section 7 6 1 IP Port Bonding on page 142 for more information 1 9 10 2 Dual Operation 14 The Signaling Gateway may be configured as part of a Dual Resilient pair that is two SS7G2x units appearing to the network as a single point code If the SS7 network loses accessibility of one unit the point code status remains unaffected Figure 3 shows a dual resilient system with two Dialogic SS7G2xs products connected to an STP in the SS7 network and an M3UA ASP To achieve this co
17. DEST DABEL Prerequisites f specified the destination index exists Either an RKTAB or DEST must exist The incoming route does not already exist The NC DOMAIN combination has not already been specified nor does it form a superset or subset of an existing NC DOMAIN combination Note This check takes into account one or more routing elements marked as a wild card Attributes CONFIG Examples SGIRI IR 1 DOMAIN IP RKI 1 109 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 12 6 SGIRC Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Change Synopsis This command changes the configuration of a Signaling Gateway incoming route For RKTAB DEST a value of null is supported null indicates a wildcard value and means any value null is the default value for an RKTAB DEST entry Note The value null cannot be used for these parameters elsewhere in the system unless explicitly specified in the command Syntax SGOPC IR RKTAB DEST LABEL Prerequisites The incoming route already exists f specified the destination index exists The NC DOMAIN combination has already been initiated Either an RKTAB or DEST must exist Attributes CONFIG Examples SGIRC IR 1 DEST 5 6 12 7 SGI RE Signaling Gateway I ncoming Route End Synopsis This command ends the configuration of a Signaling Gateway incoming route Syntax SGIRE IR Prerequisites The incoming route alr
18. causes the command to be aborted Changing Configuration Data Many configuration commands require that certain other commands have been entered first for example to block a link before removing a boards configuration These rules are described on a per command basis as prerequisites Command Responses The Signaling Gateway does not in general produce output unless in response to an operator command The only exception to this is the auto log off warning message and the log off message when log off is initiated automatically The auto log off warning message is as follows WARNING Auto log off imminent When a syntactically correct command has been issued to the Signaling Gateway acceptance is indicated by the Command Executed output as follows EXECUTED An invalid command is not acted upon The Signaling Gateway indicates command rejection by issuing one of the responses in Table 1 Only the first error detected in a command is indicated Table 1 Command Rejection Responses Response Reason for Rejection UNACCEPTABLE COMMAND UNKNOWN COMMAND The command is valid but not in the current state of the equipment for example changing a signaling link configuration without blocking The command is not recognized NO SYSTEM RESOURCES INVALID PARAMETER NAME The requested command cannot be executed due to unavailable system resources A parameter name has been entered that is not valid f
19. iscarded as appropriate Periodic report data is discarded Interaction with the hard disk is no longer possible No further use of Critical the hard disk is attempted until the Diagnostic CRT 46 Hard disk fail system is restarted The most likely SYS 0 3 code cause is a physical failure of the hard disk drive The system has detected that one or more power supplies have failed Critical The system is able to operate with 63 PSU failure the loss of a single power supply SYS PSU ID 3 0 CRT b ut the power supply must be replaced at the earliest possible opportunity The system has detected a failure Critica of one or more or its cooling fans CRT 72 Fan failure leading to an inadequate cooling SYS 0 3 0 supply The faulty fan s should be replaced immediately Critica The system has detected that one CRT 76 CPU warning or more of the CPUs is likely to fail SYS 3 Critica t The system has detected that one CRT 2 UE or more of the CPUs has failed EN 2 Critica The system has detected that one S 78 Memory failure or more of its memory modules has SYS 3 CRT fai ailed Major S MJ R 1 PCM loss Loss of signal at PCM input port PCM PCM 2 0 Major PCM input port contains the Alarm 2 AIS Indication Signal all ones on all PCM PCM 2 0 MJR timeslots Major Frame sync Loss of frame alignment on PCM MJ R 3 os port PCM PCM 2 0 Major A frame slip occurred on the PCM MJR 4 Frame slip port This alarm event is given for PCM
20. 0 0 0 0 0 1183455 1809415 0 0 0 0 0 0 2077 45 01 1 301 2368 0 0 0 0 0 0 145 1379 0 0 0 0 0 0 2377 45 01 4 10220775 7212808 0 0 0 0 0 0 1270164 3077831 0 0 0 0 0 0 2377 Field Field Example Range Description 1 Date 2005 11 16 yyyy mm dd Date when measurements collected 2 Time 14 40 01 hh mm ss Time when measurements collected 3 ETH 1 1 to 4 Ethernet port number Number of kilobytes of data received 4 RXKBYTE 10220775 0 to 4294967295 in kilobytes 5 RXPKT 7212808 0 to 4294967295 Number of packets of data received 6 RXERR 0 0 to 4294967295 Number of receive errors detected Number of received packets dropped by the 7 RXDROP 0 0 to 4294967295 device driver 8 RXFIFO 0 0 to 4294967295 The number of FIFO buffer errors received The number of packet framing errors 9 RXFRAME 0 0 to 4294967295 received 10 RXCOMP 0 0 to 4294967295 The number of compressed packets received 11 RXMULT 0 0 to 4294967295 The number of multicast frames received 12 TXKBYTE 1270164 0to4294967295 Number of kilobytes of data transmitted in kilobytes 13 TXPKT 3077831 0 to 4294967295 Number of packets of data transmitted 9 4 3 2001 12 31 13 2001 01 01 01 2001 11 22 19 PCM Measurements File Format 07 25 600 1 1 5 50 20 500 01 00 86400 1 2 90 1000 1000 1000 07 38 3600 2 1 1 0 0 0 Field Title Example Range Description Date when measurements 1 Date 2001 12 31 yyyy mm dd collected 2 Time 13 07 25 hh m
21. 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7RTI C7RT 1 DPC 1 LS1 1 LS2 2 C7RTI C7RTz2 DPC 2 L81 2 SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 11 LABEL INTER SG C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 1 1 TS 1 3 16 LS 1 SLCz0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 SNLINK 1 LS 2 SLC 0 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 IPADDR 194 192 185 111 LABEL IP Host SNAPI AS 1 NC 1 DPC 2 RC 1 LABEL IP Host SNALI AS 1 SEQ 1 SNLINK 2 SGDPI DEST 1 AS 1 LABEL IP Host SGDPI DEST 2 RTPRI MTP LABEL SS7 Net SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 2 DEST 1 SGRKI RKI 2 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 1 DEST 2 SGIRI IR 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 MNBLE BPOS 1 MNBLE SNLINK 1 amp 2 MNBLE C7LINK 1 amp amp 2 MNBLE AS 1 162 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Chapter 12 Command Summary Alarm Commands ALCLS Alarm Class Set ALCLP Alarm Class Print ALFCP Alarm Fault Code Print ALLIP Alarm List Print ALLOP Alarm Log Print ALREI Alarm Reset Initiate ALTEI Alarm Test Initiate ALTEE Alarm Test End Configuration Commands CNBOI Configuration Board Initiate CNBOE Configuration Board End CNBOP Configuration Board Print CNBUI Configuration Back Up Initiate CNMOI Configuration Monitor Initiate CNMOE Configuration Monitor End CNMOP Configuration Monitor Print CNPCI Configuration PCM Initiate CNPCC Configuration PCM Change CNPCE Configuration PCM End CNPCP
22. 24 port 70r8 Default 8 DEST Signaling Gateway Destination Point ID 1to 512 O to 12 DI RECTORY Directory name on a remote data centre text character DISCARD Whether data can be discarded Y or N Default 2 N One of DOMAIN Domain IP MTP DPC 5S7 destination point code 0 to 16777215 The type of saving loading operation to be One of DTYPE performed from a remote data centre See SOFTWARE Section 5 2 Remote Operations on CONFIG page 37 LICENSE DUPLEX Specifies whether a connection is duplex Y Y or N Default N or simplex N Specifies whether the Signaling Gateway s END end of the SIGTRAN link is acting as eithera C or S client C or a server S Signaling processor hardware identifier in the format xy EQU where i x 1to3 x board position BPOS y 1to64 e y signaling link within the board NOTE V 11 links can only use processors 1 and 2 Ethernet port number in the range 1 to 4 where ETH 1 corresponds to physical port ENET 1 e ETH 2 corresponds to physical port ETH ENET 2 1to4 e ETH 3 corresponds to physical port ENET LNK A ETH 4 corresponds to physical port ENET LNK B PCM frame format e G704 Normal E1 format described in G 704 e CRC4 Normal E1 format with CRC4 checksum generation One of e CRCAC Normal E1 format with CRC4 G704 checksum generation Compatible with CRC4 Default non CRC4 operation CRC4C B FF SF 12 frame multiframe D3 D4 SF G704 for El ESF 24
23. 4 Dialegic See 2 6 6 4 C7LSP CCS SS7 Link Set Print 69 6 6 5 C7RTI CCS SS7 Route Initiate cece erect eee nens 70 6 6 6 C7RTC CCS SS7 Route Change 71 6 6 7 C7RIE CCS 5S7 ROULG ENG is cesare steiere gen KE Ee ES RA ENEE EE EE 72 6 6 8 C7RIP CCS SS7 Ro te Print iiu A SE A 72 6 6 9 C7SLI CCS SS7 Signaling Link Initiate ssesssesss mm 73 6 6 10 C7SLC CCS SS7 Signaling Link Change ssessssemmH 74 6 6 11 C7SLE CCS SS7 Signaling Link End 75 6 6 12 C7SLP CCS SS7 Signaling Link Print 75 6 7 IP Comriands co Eb i eR ERE E RR RENE EXER RE E DURAN imaged ae iis 76 6 7 1 PEPS Set Ethernet Port Gpeed memes 77 6 7 2 IPEPP Display Ethernet Port Speed ci ccccce cece eee eee ee teeta en eens 77 6 7 3 IPGWI Internet Protocol Gateway Initiate 78 6 7 4 IPGWE Internet Protocol Gateway End 78 6 7 5 PGWP Internet Protocol Gateway Print 79 6 8 MME Commands dee dee Mise teas XR Deg EE eg ee deg deeg gu PURUS 80 6 8 1 MMLOI MML Log Off Initiate I memememe nemen 81 6 8 2 MMLOP MML Log Off Print 81 6 8 3 MMLOS MML Log Off Get 82 6 8 4 MMPTC MML Port Change 82 6 8 5 MMPTP MML Port Print iiuiee oo centered eem EENEG GE RE ERR eed 83 6 9 Maintenance Commande 84 6 9 1 MNBLI Maintenance Blocking Initiate eee eee mH 85 6 9 2 MNBLE Maintenance Blocking End ssssssssssseeeemmemm 86 6 9 3 MNINI Maintenance Inhibit In
24. 6 8 1 Synopsis MMLOI MML Log Off Initiate Dialogic This command ends the current logon session and allows a new session to be used on the port It does not affect other MML sessions Syntax MMLOI Prerequisites This command ends the current logon session and allows a new session to be used on the port It does not affect other MML sessions Attributes CONFIG Examples MMLOI 6 8 2 Synopsis This command prints the current logon time out parameters Syntax MMLOP MML Log Off Print MMLOP PORT Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples MMLOP MMLOP PORT 1 Output Format Log on timeouts PORT 1 2 3 4 EX ECUT ED TLO 30 25 25 25 TLOW 25 20 30 35 81 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 8 3 MMLOS MML Log Off Set Synopsis This command sets the current log on time out TLO and timeout warning TLOW parameters If TLOW is set to zero the automatic time out is disabled If port PORT is omitted the command applies to all ports Syntax MMLOS TLO TLOW PORT Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples MMLOS TLO 35 MMLOS TLOW 19 6 8 4 MMPTC MML Port Change 82 Synopsis This command sets the data input output parameters for serial and telnet data ports Note Only serial port 2 COM2 is accessible by the user Syntax MMPTC PORT BAUD DBITS PARI
25. Attributes CONFIG Examples CNTDS DATE 2001 10 03 TIME 18 32 21 6 5 20 CNTDP Configuration Time And Date Print Synopsis This command is used to print the system date and time Syntax CNTDP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNTDP Output Format 2001 10 03 09 04 02 EXECUTED 60 D e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Seene 2 6 5 21 CNTOS Configuration Timeout Value Set Synopsis This command is used to change the value of a timer for a particular signaling system The user should specify the timer type TTYPE the timer itself TO and time that it should be set to expressed in either seconds TSEC or milliseconds TMSEC Note Some signaling system timer values are not changeable See the CNTOP command to verify timer values See Section 5 3 Signaling Gateway Timers on page 38 for the definition of signaling system specific timers Syntax CNTOS TTYPE TO TSEC TMSEC Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples CNTOS TTYPE MTP3 TO 7 TSEC 30 6 5 22 CNTOP Configuration Timeout Value Print Synopsis This command is used to print the value of either a single timer or all the timers for a particular protocol module Refer to CNTOS command to set timer values Syntax CNTOP TTYPE TO Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNTOP TTYPE MTP3 Output Format Timeout Value
26. Board Print 126 6 14 4 STCRP Status C7 Route Print 127 6 14 5 STC7P Status C7 Link Print cce rr eH AER EE RU NEUE RR 128 6 14 6 STEPP Status Ethernet Port Print 129 6 14 7 STIPP s Status IP BER oe erect eroe AE EEN EE Rel see ERE PEE 130 6 14 8 STPCP Status PCM Print mmm ne emen enne 131 6 14 9 STRDP Status Remote Data Centre Print ssssssssesee 132 6 14 10STSLP Status SIGTRAN Link Print 133 6 14 11STSYP Status System Print eor ottenere Rx rhe mE EE EEN 134 7 Configuration Overview sssssssssssssssee Ims memes se emen nnn 135 7 1 System Hardware and Signaling Confiouratton mm 135 7 1 1 System Configuration ssssssssssssssesn meme sese meme een 135 7 1 2 Bosrde apncd PCS edu deelen geed Ad feat Cae uec Ur e lb ae Ur nile Pe EN 136 7 2 Signaling Configuration repre etes awed eh erre a RR doug ERE TRE REY RE RENE 136 72 1 SST Configuration i nere ec o Urea Ee E use ada aed Rer teste FED PEREAT 136 7 2 2 M3UA Configuration sage dE see Eae ter tr RR X ERR E RE RU A Rii 138 7 3 Routing Configuration usce teer ee Aaa kid eeu D ere od as Cree etc ees 139 7 4 Management and Operations sss mense meme sese memes nnns 141 Ze Default Routing roe eoe ettet Xa ret ere Grm peter on Ue XR eda ele adi ee erede ek medie 141 7 5 1 Configuring Default Routing 141 76 RESINENCE irinen 142 T 6 L iP Port BONING EE 142
27. Code TU16 TU24 ITU operation with 24 bit Point TU24 Code ANSI ANSI ANSI operation with 24 bit Point Code A timeslot within a PCM interface on a board used for monitoring information sent by the monitored object The format is XX y zz xx 1to3 STS where y 1to4 xx board position BPOS zz 1to 31 e y PCM within a board e zz timeslot www 0 to 255 Subnet mask for the network to which the 8 _ SUBNET Signaling Gateway is connected specified XXX cae Bee ee gee 0 using dot notation that is www xxx yyy zzz YYY to 255 zzz 0 to 255 20d Subnet mask for the network to which www 0 to 255 SUBNET2 the Signaling Gateway is connected Xxx 0 to 255 Default specified using dot notation that is yyy 0 to 255 255 255 255 0 WWW XXX YYY 222 zzz 0 to 255 3 d Subnet mask for the network to which www 0 to 255 SUBNET3 the Signaling Gateway is connected xxx 0 to 255 Default specified using dot notation that is yyy 0 to 255 255 255 255 0 WWW XXX Yy eng zzz 0 to 255 4th Subnet mask for the network to which Www 0 to 255 SUBNET4 the Signaling Gateway is connected xxx 0 to 255 Default specified using dot notation that is yyy 0 to 255 255 255 255 0 WWWOOOCYY y 222 zzz 0 to 255 The priority the PCM is given to provide clock synchronization e 0 Indicates never provide clock synchronization SYNCPRI 0 to 32 Default 0 e 1 Highest priority that PCM should 9 SEH provide clock synchroniza
28. Configuration PCM Print CNRDI Configuration Remote Data Centre Initiate CNRDC Configuration Remote Data Centre Change CNRDE Configuration Remote Data Centre End CNRDP Configuration Remote Data Centre Print CNSWP Configuration Software Print CNSYS Configuration System Set CNSYP Configuration System Print CNTDS Configuration Time and Date Set CNTDP Configuration Time And Date Print CNTOS Configuration Timeout Value Set CNTOP Configuration Timeout Value Print CNTSP Configuration Timeslot Print CNUPI Configuration Update Initiate CNXCI Configuration Cross Connect Initiate CNXCE Configuration Cross Connect End CNXCP Configuration Cross Connect Print CCS SS7 Signaling Commands C7LSI CCS SS7 Link Set Initiate C7LSC CCS SS7 Link Set Change C7LSE CCS SS7 Link Set End C7LSP CCS SS7 Link Set Print Dialegic 163 Dialegic Chapter 12 Command Summary C7RTI CCS SS7 Route Initiate C7RTC CCS SS7 Route Change C7RTE CCS SS7 Route End C7RTP CCS SS7 Route Print C7SLI CCS SS7 Signaling Link Initiate C7SLC CCS SS7 Signaling Link Change C7SLE CCS SS7 Signaling Link End C7SLP CCS SS7 Signaling Link Print IP Commands IPEPS Set Ethernet Port Speed IPEPP Display Ethernet Port Speed IPGWI Internet Protocol Gateway Initiate IPGWE Internet Protocol Gateway End IPGWP Internet Protocol Gateway Print MML Commands MMLOI MML Log Off Initiate MMLOP MML Log Off Print MMLOS
29. DFLT When a route is specified as default messages destined for DPCs within the network context that have not been configured by the system is sent to the default route Syntax C7RTC C7RT NC DPC LS1 LS2 LSH LABEL Prerequisites f specified LS2 must have same SS7MD NI NC and OPC as LS1 f specified LS1 must have same SS7MD NI NC and OPC as LS2 The specified route has already been initiated Any link set specified has already been initiated The DPC NC combination associated with the route s link sets must be different for each route f changing any parameter other than the LABEL all SS7 signaling links must be blocked Note After blocking an SS7 link cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked Only one default route can be configured per network context f a default route is specified a network context cannot be configured with a DPC of 0 Attributes CONFIG Examples C7RTC C7RT 1 NC 1 LS1 2 71 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 6 7 C7RTE CCS SS7 Route End Synopsis This command is used to end an SS7 Signaling Route Syntax C7RTE C7RT NC Prerequisites All SS7 signaling links must be blocked Note After blocking an SS7 link cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked The specified route and NC combination has alrea
30. LABEL INTERLINK 144 D e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic EUR 2 On Signaling Gateway 2 configure the IP addresses as follows and restart CNSYS IPADDR 194 192 185 12 IPADDR2 194 192 185 12 MNRSI On Signaling Gateway 2 configure the link sets as follows C7LSI LSz1 O0PCz2 DPCz1 LSSIZE z2 SS7MD ITU14 NI 2 NC 1 C7LSI LSz2 0PCz2 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NI 2 NC 1 On Signaling Gateway 2 configure the SIGTRAN link as follows SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2PA IPADDR 194 192 185 11 IPADDR2 192 195 185 11 END C On Signaling Gateway 2 configure the signaling links as follows C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 1 1 TS 1 1 1 LS 1 SLC 1 C7SLI C7LINK 2 SNLINK 1 LSz2 SLCz0 On Signaling Gateway 2 configure the SS7 routes as follows C7RTI C7RT 1 DPC 1 LS1 1 L 2 2 NC 1 LABEL SEP1 C7RTI C7RT 2 LS1 2 DPC 2 NC 1 LABEL INTERLINK Linkset 1 is configured for both Signaling Gateways and has a destination point code of the SS7 switch Linkset 2 is a special linkset that has the same OPC and DPC It is used to route messages destined for CI Cs on the partner Signaling Gateway C7 route 1 is used to route calls from the Signaling Gateways to the SS7 switch if LS1 is not available the signaling is routed via the partner Signaling Gateway using LS2 This is the C7 route assigned to circuit groups 7 6 3 Multihoming An inherent property of the SCTP layer on the Signal
31. M D 6 13 5 SNAPE SIGTRAN Application Server End Synopsis This command ends an Application Server AS Syntax SNAPE AS Prerequisites The server has already be initiated There are no SIGTRAN links attached to the server The server is not part of a destination The server must be blocked Attributes CONFIG Examples SNAPE AS 1 6 13 6 SNAPP SIGTRAN Application Server Print Synopsis This command prints information relating to a SIGTRAN Application Server AS Syntax SNAPP AS Prerequisites f specified the AS has already be initiated Attributes None Examples SNAPP Output Format SIGTRAN Application Server Configuration AS DPC NC RC PCMD NASP LABEL 1 55 1 5 ANY 0 AS1 2 44 2 44 ANY 2 AS2 EXECUTED 117 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 13 7 SNNAI SIGTRAN Network Appearance Initiate Synopsis This command initiates a relationship between a Network Context and a Network Appearance on a per SIGTRAN link basis See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of SIGTRAN signaling configuration Syntax SNNAI NC SNLINK SS7MD NA Prerequisites The SNLINK has been already initiated The SS7MD associated with the NC cannot be different to a SS7MD associated with a NC anywhere else in the system There is a one to one relation between NC and NA on a SNLINK T
32. NACTIVE Network address is inactive ACTIVE Network address is available for data transfer BLOCKED Network address is blocked The Retransmission TimeOut RTO is a time between 500 and 6000 milliseconds where SCTP waits before retransmitting an octet to an IP address The timeout dynamically changes based on line conditions and provides an indication on the quality of the connection to that IP address Syntax STSLP SNLINK Prerequisites f specified the SIGTRAN link should already have been initiated Attributes None Examples STSLP SNLINK 1 Output Format Page 1 of 2 SIGTRAN Signaling Link Status SNLINK SP STATUS SCTP STATUS LABEL d AVAILABLE ESTABLISHED 2 BlOCKED EXECUTED Page 1 of 2 SIGTRAN Signaling Link Status SNLINK IPADDR STATUS IPADDR RTO IPADDR2 STATUS IPADDR2 RTO LABEL T ACTIVE 500 ACTIVE 1500 2 BlOCKED EXECUTED 133 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 11 STSYP Status System Print Synopsis This command provides a summary of the load uptime and alarms on the system The meaning of each field in the output is as follows CPU A string identifying the CPU type and speed MEMORY The amount of RAM in the system UPTIME The length of time the application software has been running NRESTART The number of times the system has restarted since factory installation LOADAVGI The UNIX load average measurement taken over one min
33. NC 1 DPC 2 RC 2 LABEL AS2 SNAPI AS 3 NC 1 DPC 3 RC 3 LABEL AS3 SNALI AS 1 SEQ 1 SNLINK 1 SNALI AS 2 SEQ 1 SNLINK 1 SNALI AS 2 SEQ 2 SNLINK 2 SNALI AS 3 SEQ 1 SNLINK 2 7 3 Routing Configuration The routing model for the Signaling Gateway can be broken into three parts incoming route selection routing key processing and destination selection An Incoming Route IR identifies the side from which signaling data originates MTP messages are considered to arrive from either the MTP domain over an SS7 link set LS using MTP2 or M2PA SS7 links C7LINK or the SIGTRAN IP domain over a M3UA SIGTRAN link SNLINK The SS7 link set or M3UA SIGTRAN link identifies the network NC and SS7 format SS7MD of the message The IR configuration either explicitly identifies a destination or a routing key table RKTAB that is used to identify a destination DEST Incoming routes are managed using the SGIRx commands If the Signaling Gateway determines that a Routing Key Table RKTAB should be looked up data from the message is compared with routing keys components such as NC SI NI OPC DPC CICS in a routing key table If a match is found and the Destination Point DEST for that routing key combination is in service the routing key s Destination Point is used otherwise if the incoming route also had a Destination Point associated with it then that default destination is used Routing k
34. OUT OF SERVICE DEACTIVATED EXECUTED 128 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 ccS SS7 Signalling Link Status C7LINK L2 STATE Dialogic Page 2 of 2 L3 STATE L3 BLOCKING STATUS BLOCKED AVAILABLE LIITD sss UNAVAILABLE ss 2 22 2229 2222 222 2222 see DEACTIVATED gt 1 2 IN SERVICE 3 INITIAL ALIGN 4 OUT OF SERVICE EXECUTED 6 14 6 Synopsis STEPP Status Ethernet Port Print This command provides the status of Ethernet ports on the system The parameters output are ETH The Ethernet port identity PARTNER Identifies the other port member of a port bonding team SPEED The speed of the Ethernet port 10 100 1000 DUPLEX Whether the port is FULL or HALF Duplex STATUS Whether the port is UP or DOWN If the port is in a team and it is up the status indicates instead whether the port is ACTIVE or in STANDBY Syntax STEPP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STEPP Output Format ETH PARTNER SPEED DUPLEX STATUS 1 DOWN 2 100 FULL UP 3 4 1000 FULL ACTIVE 4 3 1000 FULL STANDBY EXECUTED 129 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 7 STIPP Status IP Print Synopsis This command sends four ICPM Internet Contr
35. PCM 2 0 each occurrence of a frame slip PCM port is receiving a Remote Alarm Indication This usually Major indicates that the remote end is 5 Remote alarm either failing to achieve frame PCM PCM 2 0 MJ R ali SC Ge gnment or that it is experiencing a high bit error rate on the received signal t The Class column provides the initial default setting of the alarm class for each fault code The alarm class for any particular alarm code is configurable using the ALCLS command and can be viewed using the ALCLP command Changing the alarm class for an event type changes the Severity indicated by the LEDs and or relays 147 Dial Gei Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing Table 9 Alarm Fault Codes Continued Severity LED Major MJR CODE Name BER gt 1 10 5 Event Description The input PCM signal contains a Bit Error Rate BER in excess of 1 in 100 000 as measured on the frame alignment pattern This is usually due to faulty cabling or a faulty PCM board at the remote end CATEGORY PCM PCM Class t DI AG Major MJR BER gt 1 10 3 The input PCM signal contains a Bit Error Rate BER in excess of 1 in 1000 as measured on the frame alignment pattern This is usually due to faulty cabling or a faulty PCM board at the remote end PCM PCM Major MJR Major MJR is C7 link fail Fan warning An SS7 signaling link has failed Usually due to incorrect configuratio
36. RDC has previously been ended but a file transfer was already in progress subsequent CNRDIs using that RDC fail with NO SYSTEM RESOURCES until the file transfer has completed To configure the Signaling Gateway to act itself as an RDC the user must specify a local address 127 0 0 1 together with the siuftp account name and password Note Local operation functions only if the ftp server on the system is active Syntax CNRDI RDC IPADDR USER PASSWORD LABEL Prerequisites The RDC is not already initiated The IP address is not already in use Attributes CONFIG Examples CNRDI RDC 1 IPADDR 255 123 0 124 USER JOHN PASSWORD BAZZA123 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Seene 2 6 5 13 CNRDC Configuration Remote Data Centre Change Synopsis This command is used to change the configuration of a Remote Data Centre RDC Syntax CNRDC RDC IPADDR USER PASSWORD LABEL Prerequisites The RDC is already initiated and blocked f specified the IP address is not already in use Remote data operation must be allowed by the system Attributes CONFIG Examples CNRDC RDC 1 1PADDR 194 192 184 77 USER JOHN PASSWORD BAZZA23 6 5 14 CNRDE Configuration Remote Data Centre End Synopsis This command is used to end a Remote Data Centre RDC Syntax CNRDE RDC Prerequisites The RDC is already
37. SCTP association to an adjacent Application Server Process or Signaling Gateway specified by one IPADDR or two IPADDR2 IP addresses as well as the host HPORT and peer PPORT SCTP port The user should specify the type of SIGTYPE link SNTYPE and which IP end END the Signaling Gateway is acting as For M2PA the SIGTRAN link is associated with a SS7 link by the C7SLI command For M3UA a default SS7 mode SS7MD and network context NC can be specified This allows the user to designate an SS7 format and mode of operation to a link If the user requires the SNLINK to exist in multiple networks the user should not specify a default network context nor an SS7 mode instead they should associate it with a Network Appearance using the SNNAI command prior to unblocking If two IP addresses are specified the first IP address is used until it proves unreliable in which case the second IP address is used When SECURE is set to Y the SIGTRAN link does not come into service on unblocking if it receives messaging from a peer that has an IP address not associated with the SIGTRAN link Note Normal operation for M2PA would be to set one end to client and the other end to server The signaling gateway provides the ability for both ends to operate as client however in this case the SECURE parameter must be set to Y See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of SI GTRAN signaling configuration Synta
38. SS7G2x There are contacts for each severity Critical Major and Minor See the SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual for information on the location pinout and rating of the Alarms connector Alarm events class category and ID may be reported to an SNMP manager Activation of SNMP V1 support and the SNMP MIB are described in Chapter 10 SS7G2x SNMP MIB A system operator can obtain a listing of the current alarm status ID class fault title occurrence time and title using the ALLIP management terminal command described in Section 6 4 4 ALLIP on page 44 A system operator can access a log of the current and previous alarms using the ALLOP management terminal command described in Section 6 4 5 ALLOP on page 45 The Alarm Log has the capacity for up to 200 entries each entry detailing the ID title alarm class fault title occurrence time status active or cleared and cleared time if appropriate If a new fault occurs when the log is full the oldest entry that is either cleared of lower class or equal class is overwritten in that order of preference The operator may request a display of the log at any time and may remove entries that have cleared status The alarm log may also be reported to a Remote Data Centre RDC See Section 9 Remote Data Centre Operation on page 151 for the configuration and operation of an RDC and for the format of the alarm log records 1 9 7 M3UA Backhaul Operation 12 The Signal
39. STCRP C7RT NC Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STCRP Output Format CCITT SS7 Route Status C7RT NC DPC ROUTE STATUS CONG LEVEL LS1 STATUS LS2 STATUS LABEL 1 Il 2 Available 0 Available 2 1 2 Available 0 Unavailable Available 64 4 99 Unavailable 0 Unavailable EXECUTED 127 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 5 STC7P Status C7 Link Print Synopsis This command requests a status report of the SS7 signaling links or SS7 link sets L2 STATUS Possible values are n service Out of service Proc outage Aligned rdy e Init align Align not rdy L3 STATUS Possible values are Available Unavailable Congested Deactivated the link has been deactivated Blocked the link is blocked L3 BLOCKING STATUS Possible values are NHR The link is remotely inhibited NHL The link is locally inhibited BLKR The link is remotely blocked COIP Changeover is in progress CBIP Changeback is in progress LIIP Local link inhibiting is in progress LUIP Local link uninhibiting is in progress Syntax STC7P PAGE C7LINK STC7P PAGE LS Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STC7P Output Format ccS SS7 Signalling Link Status Page 1 of 2 C7LINK LS EQU TS SNLINK L2 STATUS L3 STATUS 1 1 1 3 1 3 16 BLOCKED 2 t 1 4 1 4 16 IN SERVICE AVAILABLE 3 2 33 3 3 16 INITIAL ALIGN UNAVAILABLE 4 2 3 4 3 4 16
40. Supply Unit RDC Remote Data Centre SCTP Stream Control Transmission Protocol SIGTRAN Signaling Transport SS7 Signaling System Number 7 SSH Secure Shell STP Signaling Transfer Point e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S SEP Signaling End Point SNM Signaling Network Management TDM Time Division Multiplexing 167 Dialegic Index A alarm commands 41 ALCLP 42 ALCLS 42 ALFCP 43 ALLI P 44 ALLOP 45 ALREI 46 ALTEE 47 ALTEI 46 alarms list of 146 log 12 backhaul configuration 160 operation 12 backup system software 24 C CD ROM updating software from 24 commands alarm 41 attributes of 40 character set 21 configuration 48 dangerous 22 entering 21 format 21 groups of 40 IP 76 maintenance 84 measurement 89 MML 80 notation for 40 parameters for 30 remote data centre 97 responses 22 signaling gateway 106 SIGTRAN 114 SS7 signaling 66 status 123 summary of 163 syntax 21 configuration backup to RDC 25 changing data 22 default routing 141 examples backhaul 160 dual resilient operation 161 168 M2PA longhaul 160 initial 17 M3UA 138 of system 135 procedure 19 routing 139 routing example 140 signaling 136 SS7 136 update from CD ROM 26 update from RDC 26 update from startup 26 updating data 26 configuration commands 48 CNBOE 49 CNBOI 49 CNBOP 50 CNBUI 50 CNMOE 51 CNMOI 51 CNMOP 52 CNPCC 53 CNPCE 53 CNPCI 52 CN
41. and to turn on and off certain features and signaling systems on the Signaling Gateway If the IP address used to login to the unit for the telnet session is changed the user is automatically logged out of the session However the user can log in again without delay using the new IP address The user can specify whether they wish to allow ftp access to the Signaling Gateway by using the FTPSER parameter The Signaling Gateway can act as an ftp server to allow update of configuration software and purchasable licenses For security it is recommended that ftp server access is switched off when the user does not need to execute these functions The user can disable FTPSER by setting the parameter to N Activation or deactivation of the ftp server takes immediate effect The user can specify whether they wish to restrict access to the Signaling Gateway so that it operates only over secure shell SSH by using the SECURE parameter By default there is no restriction allowing the use normal telnet and ftp access The user can enable SECURE operation by setting the parameter to Y Activation or deactivation of SECURE operation takes immediate effect Activation of SNMP requires a system restart When a password is specified all new MML sessions apart from serial port 2 COM2 require a password before entry Note PADDR IPADDR2 IPADDR3 I PADDRA correspond to physical Ethernet ports ENET 1 ENET 2 ENET LNK A ENET LNK B respectively as marked
42. at user defined intervals typically allowing for example hourly reports of traffic measurements on a per SS7 link basis The reports are formatted as a CSV file 9 3 1 C7 Link Traffic Measurements Measurements collected on a per CCS SS7 signaling basis can be transferred periodically to the RDC These measurements can optionally be reset at the expiry of each interval 9 3 2 PCM Traffic Measurements Measurements collected on a per PCM basis can be transferred periodically to the RDC These measurements can optionally be reset at the expiry of each interval 151 e e Dial GSIC Chapter 9 Remote Data Centre Operation 9 3 3 SI GTRAN Link Traffic Measurements Measurements collected on a per SIGTRAN link basis can be transferred periodically to the RDC These measurements can optionally be reset at the expiry of each interval 9 3 4 Ethernet Port Traffic Measurements Measurements collected on performance data associated with Ethernet ports can be transferred periodically to the RDC These measurements can optionally be reset at the expiry of each interval 9 3 5 System Measurements Measurements collected on system performance data can be transferred periodically to the RDC These measurements can optionally be reset at the expiry of each interval 9 4 RDC File Formats This section specifies the file formats for records that are sent from the Signaling Gateway to a Remote Data Centre RDC As shown in the examples the recor
43. command deassigns a board from a board position Syntax CNBOE BPOS Prerequisites A board has been defined for the specified board position No signaling processor on the board has been allocated to a signaling link No PCM on the board is configured The board has been blocked Attributes CONFIG Examples CNBOE BPOS 3 49 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 3 CNBOP Configuration Board Print Synopsis This command gives a print out of all configured boards Syntax CNBOP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNBOP Output Format Board Configuration BPOS BRDTYPE SIGTYPE 1 SPCI2S 4 2 Sei 3 SPCI2S 4 2 S87 EXECUTED 6 5 4 CNBUI Configuration Back Up I nitiate Synopsis 50 This command backs up either the configuration data or the current software distribution to a Remote Data Centre RDC A filename FILE should be entered on the command line without a suffix The command automatically reads the filename with a suffix The command determines the suffix from the DTYPE parameter For example if the user specifies FILEZCFG and DTYPEZCONFIG the full filename would be CFG CF4 The file suffix and default filename for each DTYPE is as follows For DTYPE CONFIG the filename suffix is CF3 If a filename is not specified the default is SDC e For DTYPE SOFTWARE the filename suffix is oz If a filename is not specified the default is sgw
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45. frame multiframe ew ESF SF for T1 CRC6 ESF format with CRC6 CRC6 checksum generation CRC4G706 e CRC4G706 CRCA G 706 compatible mode NOTE Out of CRC4 multiframe E Bits are transmitted as zeroes 0 to 12 FILE File name on a Remote Data Centre RDC text characters 31 Dial Gei Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions 32 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Name Description Range Notes FTP Password enabled parameter Set to Y FTPPWD to enable ftp password protection or N to YorN Default Y disable password protection Indicates wener the Signaling Gateway can act as a ftp server or not Set to Y to a FIPSER enable the ftp server or N to disable the ftp TM Default N server An IP gateway used to reach other networks WWW 0 to 255 when the destination is not on the local sub Xxx 0 to 255 GATEWAY net Specified using dot notation that is yyy 0 to 255 Default 0 0 0 0 WWW XXX YYY ZZZ zzz 0 to 255 2905 for M3UA SNLINKs HPORT Host SCTP port 1 to 65535 3565 for M2PA SNLINKs INHIBIT Invoke revoke MTP3 management inhibiting YorN Default N of an SS7 signaling link www 0 to 255 Internet Protocol IP address of the xxx 0 to 255 IPADDR Signaling Gateway Ethernet port 1 specified 0to2 Default 0 0 0 0 using dot notation that is www xxx yyy zzz YYY to 255 zzz 0 to 255 www 0 to 255 Internet Protocol IP address of the xxx 0
46. identifier PORT 1to4 NOTE Port 1 is not physically accessible 9 2905 for M3UA The SCTP port associated with the peer on a SNLINKs PPORT SIGTRAN link 1to 65535 3565 for M2PA SNLINKs The type of periodic report e MSC7 periodic reporting of traffic measurements for CCS SS7 links One of MSPCM periodic reporting of traffic MSC7 measurements for PCMs e MSSL PRTYPE MSSL periodic reporting of traffic MSPCM measurements for SIGTRAN links e MSEP periodic reporting of Ethernet MSER port measurements MSSY e MSSY periodic reporting of System measurements One of Default NONE DTRDSR for PTMODE Mode for serial port DTRDSR ports 1 and 2 TELNET for TELNET ports 3 and 4 RANGE CIC range 0 to 4095 The routing context of a SIGTRAN link RC within an Application Server O to 2147483647 RDC Remote Data Centre RDC identifier 1to4 First choice RDC for a continuous record or RUE periodic report Lud Second choice RDC for a continuous record RDC2 or periodic report 0to4 Default 0 Zero indicates no RDC is assigned The identifier for a continuous data RECORD collection record 1108 REPORT The identifier for a periodic data collection 1to5 report RESET Performs a reset operation Y or N Default 2 N 34 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Dialegic Name Description Range Notes RESTART RKI Specifies the type of rest
47. initiated The RDC is blocked The RDC is not attached to a continuous record or periodic report Attributes CONFIG Examples CNRDE RDC 1 55 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 15 CNRDP Configuration Remote Data Centre Print Synopsis This command is used to print out the Remote Data Centre parameters The password is not printed Syntax CNRDP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNRDP Output Format Remote Data Centre Configuration RDC IPADDR USER PASSWORD LABEL 1 194 192 184 33 JOHN RK KAI PRIMARY 2 127 0 0 1 siuftp FO IO K Local EXECUTED 6 5 16 CNSWP Configuration Software Print Synopsis This command is used print out the version numbers of the software operating on the main CPU and signaling boards within a Signaling Gateway The command also displays the library version numbers for each protocol configured on the unit Syntax CNSWP Prerequisites None Attributes None Output Format Software Configuration SS7G20 v3 02 Board Codefiles SYS SPCI v1 16 Protocol Libraries MTP3 CPU v5 01 MTP2 SPCI v5 03 EXECUTED 56 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u M D ee 6 5 17 CNSYS Configuration System Set Synopsis This command is used to enter the system identity string personality setting IP address of the Signaling Gateway system reference number
48. key as well as the Routing Context RC that uniquely identifies the routing key to the peer host application across the SIGTRAN link Application Servers are managed using the SNAPx commands and are associated to SIGTRAN links using the SNALx commands 138 e e Dialogic 5S7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic D 2 Figure 8 M3UA Backhaul Example AG PC2 CICS 1 128 ASP 1 193 145 185 152 Signaling ER AS2 Gatewa PC2 r CICS 129 256 193 145 185 151 ASP 2 193 145 185 153 7 AS3 PC3 CICS 1 128 Figure 8 demonstrates a Signaling Gateway communicating over SIGTRAN links with two ASPs ASP 1 is running two AS instances AS1 processes CICs 1 to 128 in PC 2 and AS2 processes CICs 129 to 256 also in PC 2 ASP 2 is also running two AS instances AS3 processes CICs 1 to 128 in PC 3 and AS2 processes CICs 129 to 256 also in PC 2 Note that AS2 is running on ASP1 and ASP2 The two ASPs could be load sharing processing for the AS or one could be active while the other standby The configuration of load sharing is performed by the ASPs Example MML for the above configuration is SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S IPADDR 193 145 185 152 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 LABEL ASP1 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S IPADDR 193 145 185 153 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 LABEL ASP2 SNAPI AS 1 NC 1 DPC 2 RC 1 LABEL AS1 SNAPI AS 2
49. of a single point code or multiple point codes The Signaling Gateway M3UA architecture uses open standards interfaces providing flexibility scalability and resilience It is easy to add or reconfigure M3UA Application Servers and Signaling Gateways to meet demands for new services or increased capacity The Signaling Gateway also supports SIGTRAN M2PA protocol to talk to other Point Codes over IP links rather than TDM M2PA may be used to connect within the central office or for longhaul links over IP The SIGTRAN Signaling Gateway SGW functionality is provided as a software option on the SS7G21 and S7G22 Signaling Servers To enable this functionality order and install the SS7SBG20SGW software license A unit with the SGW Mode license installed and enabled is referred to as a Signaling Gateway throughout this manual When the software license is either not installed or deactivated the SS7G21 and SS7G22 act as SS7 Signaling Interface Units SIUs providing an interface to SS7 networks for a number of distributed application platforms via TCP IP LAN In this mode the units implement the SS7 Message Transfer Part MTP and a number of User Parts ISUP SCCP TCAP MAP 1S41 and INAP See the SS7G2x SIU Mode User Manual for a detailed description of this mode of operation The SS7G21 and SS7G22 when fitted with the DSC Mode software license operate as a protocol converter It provides protocol interworking between any pair of telephon
50. on the rear of the SS7G2x chassis The SIU supports resilient IP connectivity when the user configures a team of two ports in an active standby role Two IP bonding teams can be created from the four ethernet ports available A bonding team assigned a single IP address consists of a primary active port and a secondary standby port The secondary port IP address should be set to one of the following values e STANDBY The configured IP address acts as the standby port in a team with IPADDR e STANDBY2 The configured IP address acts as the standby port in a team with IPADDR2 STANDBY3 The configured IP address acts as the standby port in a team with IPADDR3 STANDBYA The configured IP address acts as the standby port in a team with IPADDRA See Section 7 6 1 IP Port Bonding on page 142 for more information The system is delivered with a pre configured default IPADDR set to the value of 192 168 0 1 This is set to allow the user to have immediate access to the telnet interface over a private network As part of their initial configuration the user should change the I PADDR to a value consistent with their IP network The personality parameter is used to select customer specific non standard operating functionality for the Signaling Gateway To achieve the standard operating functionality the personality should be set to the default value that is zero Unless otherwise notified all customers should select the standard operat
51. telnet connections for configuration and management All ports provide identical functionality and operate using text based MML Man Machine Language commands in accordance with CCITT recommendations The serial and telnet ports allow the user to configure the Signaling Gateway for operation and to carry out subsequent modifications to the configuration They allow the user to read the current status of the various signaling entities and to view the current active alarms and a history of past alarm events Dialegic EE The Signaling Gateway provides SNMP V1 support to allow the reporting of alarms to an SNMP manager See Chapter 10 SS7G2x SNMP MIB for more information The Signaling Gateway has alarm indicators on the front panel and alarm relays for connection to an integrated management system 1 7 Configuration and Program Storage All configuration data is stored on hard disk and is automatically recovered after system restart Configuration data may optionally be backed up to a remote computer previously backed up configurations can be reloaded All operating software is stored on hard disk and is automatically initiated after system restart The operating software can be updated either by reading a new software release from CD ROM or by FTP transfer from a remote computer In both cases software update is initiated by MML command See Section 4 11 Updating System Software on page 24 for details Following a software updat
52. the following protocols may be run on the unit by purchasing the licenses SS7SBG20ISUP SS7SBG20SCCPCL connectionless SCCP SS7SBG20SCCPCO connection orientated SCCP SS7SBG20TCAP SS7SBG20MAP SS7SBG201S41 SS7SBG20INAP For the SGW Mode of operation which incorporates the protocols MTP2 MTP3 M3UA and M2PA inter links the user needs to purchase the license SS7SBG20SGW If the user also requires to use M2PA Network facing links this will require purchase of the license SS7SBG20M2PA For the DSC Mode of operation which incorporates the protocols MTP2 MTP3 ISUP ISDN DPNSS and M2PA inter links the user needs to purchase the license SS7SBG20DSC If the user also requires to use M2PA Network facing links this will require purchase of the license SS7SBG20M2PA At this point in the process there is no need to know details of the specific Dialogic SS7G2x product on which the option is to be installed the target SS7G2x The order ships through the normal supply channels and the user receives a paper Licence Certificate The certificate contains the full licence terms for using the SS7G20 software option and a unique Licence ID that is needed to activate the licence When the Licence Certificate is received the user should first read the full terms of the software licence e f the user does not agree with the software licence terms they must contact their sales channel for a refund and must not activate
53. to 255 IPADDR2 Signaling Gateway Ethernet port 2 specified Default 0 0 0 0 using dot notation that is www xxx yyy zzz YYY 0 to 255 zzz 0 to 255 www 0 to 255 Internet Protocol IP address of the 0 to 255 IPADDR3 Signaling Gateway LNKA port specified od M Default 0 0 0 0 using dot notation that is www xxx yyy zzz YYY 0 to 255 zzz 0 to 255 www 0 to 255 Internet Protocol IP address of the 8 IPADDRA Signaling Gateway LNKB port specified et to 2 Default 0 0 0 0 using dot notation www XXXx yyy Zzz yyy 0 to 255 zzz 0 to 255 IPGW c reference for an Internet Protocol 1to31 ateway www 0 to 255 IPNW IP network identifier specified using dot xxx 0 to 255 Default 0 0 0 0 notation that is WWW xxx yyy zzz yyy 0 to 255 zzz 0 to 255 IR Logical reference for a incoming route 1 to 32 The input timeslot in a cross connection in the case of a duplex cross connection this is also the output timeslot for the reverse direction The format is xx 1 to 3 ITS KEENE y 1to4 where zz 1to 31 xx board position BPOS e y PCM within a board e zz timeslot 0 to 12 m Text label text character O f bs oe Default LC PCM line coding AMI e HDB3 for E1 B8ZS e B8ZS for T1 LI NES Number of MML lines per page 10 to 99 Default 25 LSH Load share across link sets YtoN Default N Logical reference of an SS7 link set which LS can contain a number of signaling links Tn 65 Dialogic SS7G2x Sign
54. which SYS 0 3 0 prevents normal operation Critical CRT This event indicates that the user Critical has invoked the alarm test for CRT 18 Alarm Test 3 alarm class 3 using the ALTEI command SYS 0 3 0 T The Class column provides the initial default setting of the alarm class for each fault code The alarm class for any particular alarm code is configurable using the ALCLS command and can be viewed using the ALCLP command Changing the alarm class for an event type changes the Severity indicated by the LEDs and or relays 146 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 9 Alarm Fault Codes Continued Dialegic pond CODE Name Event Description CATEGORY ID Class t DI AG The Signaling Gateway has detected the onset of an internal overload condition This is usually due either to exceptionally high traffic rates or failure conditions causing additional invocation of Critical maintenance procedures During CRT 32 SI overload the Signaling Gateway will Eu H 3 H continue to operate as normal Should the condition occur on a frequent basis for example during the busy hour every day the condition should be reported to your support representative Failure of communication with all Critical remote data centres Continuous 41 All RDC fail records are written to hard disk or SYS 0 3 0 CRT di ER
55. 1200 1000 Waiting for changeback acknowledgement second attempt 38 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u D 2 Table 6 MTP3 ANSI Timers Continued TO aul mi edi ds Description seconds 6 500 to 1200 1000 Delay to avoid message mis sequencing on controlled rerouting 10 30 to 60secs 45 sec Waiting to repeat signaling route set test message 12 800 to 1500 1200 Waiting for uninhibit acknowledgement 13 800 to 1500 1200 Waiting for force uninhibit 14 2000 to 3000 3000 Waiting to start signaling route set congestion test 17 800 to 1500 1000 Ee avoid oscillation of initial alignment failure and link 21 N A N A Reserved Local inhibit test timer 22 180 to 360 sec 270 sec NOTE This timer is referred to as timer T20 in the ANSI specification Remote inhibit test timer 23 180 to 360 sec 270 sec NOTE This timer is referred to as timer T21 in the ANSI specification 24 N A N A Reserved 5 3 3 SCTP Specific Timers SCTP specific timers are given in Table 7 Table 7 SCTP Specific Timers TU eviimmantonds milliseconds Reser 1 100 to 500 500 Minimum retransmission timeout RTO 2 100 to 60000 2000 Maximum retransmission timeout RTO 3 T1 to T2 1000 Retransmission timeout RTO initial value 4 100 to 3000 1000 SCTP Heartbeat t
56. 194 192 184 111 194 192 198 120 ASP1 2 SGM3UA S 2 ANSI 111 143 134 122 111 111 123 100 ASP2 EXECUTED Page 2 of 2 SIGTRAN Signaling Link Configuration SNLINK HPORT PPORT SRTX SECURE LABEL d 2905 2905 2 N Dual EXECUTED 122 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 14 Status Commands The status commands include STALP Status Alarm Print STAPP Status Application Server Print STBOP Status Board Print STCRP Status C7 Route Print STC7P Status C7 Link Print STEPP Status Ethernet Port Print STIPP Status IP Print STPCP Status PCM Print STRDP Status Remote Data Centre Print STSLP Status SIGTRAN Link Print Dialogic 123 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 1 STALP Status Alarm Print Synopsis This command requests an alarm status report summary The interpretation of the ID field in the listing is dependent on the alarm type see Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing The fields have the following meanings SYS The number of system alarms PCM The number of PCM alarms e SIG The number of signaling alarms e CLA1 The number of minor alarms CLA2 The number of major alarms CLA3 The number of critical alarms Syntax STALP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STALP Output Format Alarm Status SYS PCM SIG CLA1 CLA2 CLA3 1 0 1 2 0 0 EXECUTED 124 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Si
57. 2 1 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE M2 PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 11 HPORT 3566 PPORT 3566 LABEL SEP2 2 C7LSI LS 1 OPC 3 DPC 1 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7LSI LS 2 OPC 3 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 1 1 TS 1 3 16 LS 1 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 EQU 2 1 TS 2 3 16 LS 1 SLC 1 C7SLI C7LINK 3 SNLINK 1 LSz2 SLCz0 C7SLI C7LINK 4 SNLINK 2 LS 2 SLC 1 SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYP SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYP E1 SYNCPRI 1 E1 SYNCPRI 1 JU U U DD U CTUTRTI CTRTZI NCSTI DECZST L8121 CTRTI CTRTZ2 NC 1 DPCZ2 Lh8122 SGDPI DEST 1 RTPRI MTP LABEL SEP1 2 SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 1 DEST 1 SGRKI RKI 2 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 2 DEST 1 SGIRI IR 1 NC 1 RKTAB 1 MNBLE BPOS 1 amp 2 MNBLE SNLINK 1 amp 2 MNBLE C7LINK 1 amp amp 4 11 3 Dual Resilient Configuration Figure 14 Example Dual Resilient Configuration SG 1 LS1 towards PC2 SS7 Network NC 1 M3UA IP Links 195 193 185 11 IP Host PC 2 NC 1 195 193 185 111 SG 2 LS2 Inter SG PC2 M2PA over IP NC 1 Linkset 195 193 185 12 161 e e Dialegic Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples The following configuration commands are for SG1 and SG2 where SG1 and SG2 are in DUAL operation and SG1 SG2 and the IP host are acting as a single Point Code Note the configuration of LS2 between the two SGs and the use of this link set for routes to the
58. 24 250 The current settings can be displayed by entering the CNSYP command CNSYP The configuration is displayed in the format shown below System Configuration UNITID 0004238734ef SYSID SYSREF 0 PASSWORD RR AD he Be FTPPWD N FTPSER Y SECURE N PER 0 IPADDR 172 28 148 99 SUBNET 255 255 255 0 IPADDR2 170 28 148 100 SUBNET2 255 255 255 0 IPADDR3 170 28 148 101 SUBNET3 255 255 255 0 IPADDRA 0 0 0 0 SUBNET4 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY 172 28 148 1 SNMP N SGW Y DSC N SIU N EXECUTED 17 e e Dialegic Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration 18 Note The protocol and mode parameters are only present if licensed When a protocol or mode is active the parameter shows the value Y and when inactive the parameter shows the value y The new IP address parameters is initialized with immediate effect If the IP address used to login to the unit for the telnet session is changed the user is automatically logged out of the session However the user can log in again without delay using the new IP address The Ethernet connection should be verified by attempting to ping the SGW from a computer connected to the same Ethernet network using the following command ping 123 124 125 126 If the Signaling Gateway has been configured correctly it responds to the ping and the host machine displays a message confirming communication with the Signalin
59. 440 550 ft 7 T1 short haul 550 660 ft e 8 T1 long haul LBO OdB e 9 T1 long haul LBO 7 5dB 10 T1 long haul LBO 15dB 11 T1 long haul LBO OdB TR62411 One of the following SPCI2S 4 2 SPCI2S 8 2 SPCI4 4 4 e SPCI4 8 4 SS7HDP 64 4 O to 11 Default e Ofor El e lforT1 C7LI NK Logical reference for an SS7 signaling link 1to 128 C7RT Logical reference of an SS7 route 1to 128 CLA Alarm class number One of e 0 Unreported the alarm is logged but it does not trigger an alarm relay and is not included in SNMP output e 1 Minor triggering the MNR alarm LED and relay e 2 Major triggering the MIR alarm LED and relay e 3 Critical triggering the CRT alarm LED and relay 0 to3 CODE Fault code of a system alarm 1to 256 CONFIRM Confirmation of a password used to provide password control access to MML 0 to 12 text character CRTYPE The type of continuous record ALARM alarms that have been reported to the alarm log ALARM Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Dialegic Name Description Range Notes Calendar date in the format uL m xxxx 1990 to 2037 DATE 8 yy 01 to 12 XXXX 4 digit year a zz 01 to 31 e yy 2 digit month e zz 2 digit day DBITS Number of data bits on V
60. 7 6 2 Dual Resilient Operation eerie iirde en rns i eee eee emen 143 Esc REM IT ulsfoisallore D 145 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing oe eeteed eer eere ivre reri Lr da reve aris epe dadas 146 9 Remote Data Centre Operation 151 9 1 Local Data Centres sre EK WD REESE E DR ER EUN RARI UR E FIR REA 151 9 2 Continuous Records sapisanan aa ton aaee ERE Ru PED KR RR E aden AERE 151 9 3 Periodic Reporting siio eR ER RR ERRARE ERR ERL SES RU aa RAN ERE NERA ER Rd 151 9 3 1 C7 Link Traffic Measurements nemen memes 151 9 3 2 PCM Traffic Measurements sssssssssssssee senem senem ees 151 9 3 3 SIGTRAN Link Traffic Measurements emen mes 152 9 3 4 Ethernet Port Traffic Measurements sssssssssssseeeenmmememe emen 152 9 3 5 System Meas remlents i e ires EEN exta rns EAE o e EN Ra ua ENNEN d ERES CREER KO KE AC d 152 9 4 RDC ile Formats rite vies wees ERU CU ER CHEER EROR LAUR TH EE AN A UR 152 9 4 1 Alarm Record File Format seggt ge b egEeN ENEE mrt x e REX EXE RE RE Tas 152 9 4 2 Ethernet Port Measurements File Format 153 9 4 3 PCM Measurements File Format 153 9 4 4 SS7 Link Measurements File Format 154 9 4 5 SIGTRAN Link Measurements File Format 155 9 4 6 System Measurements File Format 155 9 5 RDC Configuration and Usage 155 9 5 1 RDCIlIhitializatiOr oorr Ey Le er XXX REA ERE FEX EFE ATE eins dada REIR 155 9 5 2 Continuous RECONdS EE 156 9 5 3 Perio dIC Reports scie Hp REES LEN E
61. 7 Changing Configuration Data 22 4 8 Command RESPONSES emgesat e e Cos er ies rere Vedi cea Fee ER dure ge Lael DER vane 22 GC WE Kee 23 4 10 Backing Up System Software 24 4 10 1 Software Backup to a Remote Data Centre 24 4 11 Updating System Software 24 4 11 1 Software Update from a Remote Data Centre 24 4 11 2 Software Update from CD ROM 24 4 11 3 Software Update from Gtartup memes eren 25 4 12 Backing Up Configuration Data 25 4 12 1 Configuration Backup to Remote Data Centre 25 4 13 Updating Configuration Data ecce cmn ex enne ne aa Ea n a NNN E 26 Dialegic Contents 4 13 1 Configuration Update from a Remote Data Centre 26 4 13 2 Configuration Update from CD ROM 26 4 13 3 Configuration Update from SGtartup mme 26 4 14 System Licenses e ee ed lacs ebbe udo nea vestre beter Eur paid as 27 4 14 1 Purchasing System LUcenses meme ene 27 4 14 2 Installing System Licenses cc meme eene 28 4 14 3 License Update from Remote Data Centre 28 4 14 4 License Update by EIR m I eene R eee eese 29 5 Parameter Definitions SEENEN EEN pter he x ER EXER NEE REENEN EE gees cies N E 30 SE Parameter Table eR M AE uina a Fen Ra EE 30 5 2 Remote OperaLiolils iecore rts dese ege A O TA RM RES 37 5 3 Signaling Gateway Timers mms enemies e esee 38 5 3 1 Signaling Gateway Specific Timers sss 38 5 3 2 MMTP3 Specific TIMES ist RR REEEERRRAR RR RR RIRERREMIDXIMEMA LIP ER RA RP IRRI
62. ALCLP CLA 2 Output Format Alarm Fault Codes CODE CLA TITLE 11 2 Processorl fail EXECUTED 42 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 6 4 3 ALFCP Alarm Fault Code Print Synopsis This command gives a printout of the alarm class of the specified fault code s The alarm class CLA is used to determine whether the alarm is classed as Minor Major or Critical and in turn governs the alarm LED relay and SNMP alarm that are activated when the condition exists Each alarm code CODE has a factory set default class See Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing for the factory default for each alarm code Syntax ALFCP CODE Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples ALFCP ALFCP CODE 8 Output Format Alarm Fault Codes CODE CLA TITLE 8 2 In band AIS EXECUTED 43 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 4 4 ALLIP Alarm List Print 44 Synopsis This command gives a printout of all ACTIVE fault codes stored in the system s alarm log Each fault code CODE is associated with an alarm class CLA which may be Minor Major or Critical The alarm class in turn governs which alarm LED relay or SNMP alarm is activated when the condition exists The command provides an indication of the time that the alarm occurred OCCURRED the alarm class CLA indicating either a System PCM or signaling failure as well as an
63. ARM e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Go 2 6 11 2 RDCRC Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Change Synopsis This command changes the parameters for a continuous record collection for which collected data is transferred via Ethernet to a Remote Data Centre RDC The period is the maximum amount of time allowed before the transfer of a block of continuous records must be performed The label is used as the directory name on the RDC that the files are written to Syntax RDCRC RECORD PERIOD MINREC RDC1 RDC2 LABEL Prerequisites The record must already be initiated f specified RDC1 must already be initiated f specified RDC2 must already be initiated f specified RDC2 must not equal RDC1 Limitations Before transfer to a RDC can take place the directory represented by the label must exist on the remote site PERIOD must be in the range 30 seconds to 30 minutes Attributes CONFIG Examples RDCRC RECORD 1 PERIOD 00 05 00 MINREC 100 RDC1 1 LABEL ALARM 99 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 11 3 RDCRE Remote Data Centre Continuous Record End Synopsis This command ends a continuous record If DISCARD is set to Y any data associated with the continuous record is discarded If DISCARD is not set to Y and if there is data awaiting transfer the end continuous record is rejected Syn
64. C BCI C RANGE For DPC OPC NI SI NC BCIC and RANGE a value of null is supported null indicates a wildcard value and means any value null is the default value for a routing key entry Note The value null cannot be used for these parameters elsewhere in the system unless explicitly specified in the command Syntax SGRKI RKI RKTAB NC OPC2 INI2 SI DPC RANGE BCIC DEST Prerequisites The routing key ID has not already been specified The routing key combination has not already been specified nor does it form a superset or subset of an existing routing key Note This check takes into account one or more routing elements marked as a wild card e The destination ID has already been initiated f SI is set to SCCP the BCIC RANGE parameters cannot be specified f one of BCIC RANGE are specified the other must be specified For circuit related keys the CIC ranges specified for an NC OPC NI DPC combination must not overlap existing ranges for that combination f an OPC or DPC are specified the NC cannot be wildcarded BCIC cannot be negative f the routing key has a destination to an AS the NC DPC parameters are required and must match with the AS NC DPC Attributes CONFIG Examples SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB NC 1 0PC 55 DPCz33 DEST 1 112 D e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic ERN 2 6 12 10 SGRKE Signaling Gateway Rou
65. DE commands Syntax RDPRI REPORT PRTYPE PERIOD LABEL RDC1 RESET RDC2 Prerequisites The report has not already been initiated e f specified RDC2 cannot have the same value as BDCT e RDC1 must already have been initiated f specified RDC2 must already be initiated Limitations Before transfer to an RDC can take place the directory represented by the label must exist on the remote site Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPRI REPORT 1 PRTYPE MSC7 PERIOD 01 00 00 RDC1 1 LABEL S 7 103 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 11 9 RDPRC Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Change Synopsis This command changes parameters relating to a report collection period for which data is collected and transferred over Ethernet to a Remote Data Centre RDC Reports for outgoing route traffic measurements can be specified The label is used as the directory name on the RDC that the files are written to The period is the interval between which data is collected It is rounded to the nearest 5 minute interval Data can be added or deleted from the periodic report using the RDPDI or RDPDE commands Syntax RDPRC REPORT PERIOD LABEL RDC1 RDC2 RESET Prerequisites The report must already be initiated e f specified RDC2 cannot have the same value as RDC1 f specified RDC1 must already be initiated f specified RDC2 must already be initiated L
66. DPI DEST 2 RTPRI MTP SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB 1 DPC 2 BCIC 1 RANGE 128 NC 1 DEST 1 SGIRI IR 1 NC 1 DOMAIN IP RKTAB 1 SGIRI IR 2 NC 1 DOMAIN MTP RKTAB 1 DEST 2 140 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 7 4 Management and Operations Entities such as boards SS7 links SIGTRAN links and Application Servers after configuration are considered to be in the blocked state The configuration exists in the system for these entities but these entities are not considered to be active To activate an entity the MNBLI command should be used To temporally deactivate an entity the MNBLE command should be used The status of entities such as boards SS7 links SIGTRAN links and Application Servers can be examined using the STxxx set of commands Alarms that occur on the Signaling Gateway can be view using the ALLOP and ALLIP commands 7 5 Default Routing The Signaling Gateway offers a Default Routing service This service allows the Signaling Gateway to onward route MTP Message Signal Units MSUs with unknown Destination Point Codes DPCs It also provides a mechanism for Signaling Network Management messages to be generated for unknown Point Codes Figure 10 shows a typical system that uses Default Routing The SPCs with Point Codes 1 2 and 3 can each communicate with many Point Codes within the MTP Network not all of which the SS7G2x has been configured to know about
67. Dialegic Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual www dialogic com Copyright 2005 2007 Dialogic Corporation All Rights Reserved You may not reproduce this document in whole or in part without permission in writing from Dialogic Corporation All contents of this document are furnished for informational use only and are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Dialogic Corporation or its subsidiaries Dialogic Reasonable effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in the document However Dialogic does not warrant the accuracy of this information and cannot accept responsibility for errors inaccuracies or omissions that may be contained in this document INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH DIALOGIC PRODUCTS NO LICENSE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY ESTOPPEL OR OTHERWISE TO ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS IS GRANTED BY THIS DOCUMENT EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN A SIGNED AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND DIALOGIC DIALOGIC ASSUMES NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER AND DIALOGIC DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY RELATING TO SALE AND OR USE OF DIALOGIC PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE MERCHANTABILITY OR INFRINGEMENT OF ANY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF A THIRD PARTY Dialogic products are not intended for use in medical life saving life sustaining critical control or safety systems or in nuclear
68. E Signaling Gateway Incoming Route End SGIRP Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Print SGRKI Signaling Gateway Routing Key Initiate SGRKE Signaling Gateway Routing Key End SGRKP Signaling Gateway Routing Key Print SI GTRAN Commands SNALI SIGTRAN Application Server List Initiate SNALE SIGTRAN Application Server List End SNALP SIGTRAN Application Server List Print SNAPI SIGTRAN Application Server Initiate SNAPE SIGTRAN Application Server End SNAPP SIGTRAN Application Server Print SNNAI SIGTRAN Network Appearance Initiate SNNAE SIGTRAN Network Appearance End SNNAP SIGTRAN Network Appearance Print SNSLI SIGTRAN Signaling Link Initiate SNSLC SIGTRAN Signaling Link Change SNSLE SIGTRAN Signaling Link End SNSLP SIGTRAN Signaling Link Print Status Commands STALP Status Alarm Print STAPP Status Application Server Print STBOP Status Board Print STCRP Status C7 Route Print STC7P Status C7 Link Print STEPP Status Ethernet Port Print STIPP Status IP Print STPCP Status PCM Print STRDP Status Remote Data Centre Print STSLP Status SIGTRAN Link Print 165 Dialogic 166 Glossary AS Application Server A logical entity serving a specific Routing Key An example of an AS is a virtual switch element handling all call processing for a unique range of PSTN trunks identified by an SS7 SIO DPC OPC CIC range Another example is a virtual data
69. E z2 NI 2 NC 1 C7LSI LSz3 O0PC z1 DPC 4 SS7MD ITU14 LSSIZE 2 NI 2 NC 1 C7SLI C7LINK 1 LS 1 EQU 2 1 TS 1 3 16 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 LS 1 EQU 3 1 TS 2 3 16 SLC 1 C7SLI C7LINK 3 LS 2 EQU 2 2 TS 1 4 16 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 4 LS 2 EQU 3 2 TS 2 4 16 C7SLI C7LINK 5 LS 3 EQU 2 3 TS 3 3 16 C7SLI C7LINK 6 LS 3 EQU 3 3 TS 3 4 16 SLC 1 C7RTI C7RT 1 NC 1 DPC 2 LS1 1 LABEL STP1 C7RTI C7RT 2 NC 1 DPC 3 LS1 2 LABEL STP2 C7RTI C7RT 3 NC 1 DPC 4 LS1 3 LABEL SEP2 C7RTI C7RT 4 NC 1 DPC 5 LS1 1 LS2 2 LABEL SEP1 S S S S SS7 M2PA Operation The Signaling Gateway is capable of replacing TDM SS7 links with signaling links operating over IP providing the equivalent functionality to MTP layer 2 by using the SIGTRAN M2PA protocol Typically M2PA signaling links would be used when the Signalling Gateway is either offering longhaul over IP operation between two SEPs or when two Signaling Gateways are acting as a single Point Code and the inter Signaling Gateway SS7 link is provided by M2PA over IP For M2PA operation rather than associating an EQU or TS with an SS7 signaling link C7LINK the SS7 link is instead associated with a SIGTRAN link SNLINK defined to be of type M2PA The SIGTRAN link is used to identify a SCTP Association as being used for M2PA operation 137 d d i Dia 2g1C Chapter 7 Configuration Overview Figure 7 M2PA Example TDM IP Sign
70. GTRAN Application Server List Print Synopsis This command reports the relationship between a SIGTRAN Application Server AS and SIGTRAN links Syntax SNALP SNALP AS SNALP SNLINK Prerequisites The server hunt sequence combination has already be initiated Attributes None Examples SNALP Output Format Application Server List Configuration AS AS LABEL SEQ SNLINK SNLINK LABEL 1 AS1 1 1 ASP1 1 AS1 2 2 ASP2 2 AS2 1 3 ASP3 EXECUTED 6 13 4 SNAPI SIGTRAN Application Server Initiate Synopsis This command initiates an adjacent Application Server AS An AS is a logical entity representing an SS7 end point that can process either circuit related or non circuit related signaling The end point is represented by a routing context which uniquely identifies a routing key combination of SIO DPC OPC and CIC range See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of SI GTRAN signaling configuration Syntax SNAPI AS DPC RC NC PCMD NASP LABEL Prerequisites The AS has not already been initiated No other AS can use the routing context No more than 32 ASs can be configured with the same DPC NC combination All ASs within the same DPC NC combination must have the same PCMD value Attributes CONFIG Examples SNAPI AS 1 DPC 555 RC 1 NC 1 116 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u
71. MLOS 82 MMPTC 82 MMPTP 83 MTP3 ANSI timers 38 ITU timers 38 O operation general 20 P parameter definitions 30 PCMs measurements file format 153 on signaling boards 136 traffic measurements 151 periodic reports in RDC operation 151 156 R remote data centre initialization 155 operation 151 software backup 24 software update 24 remote data centre commands 97 RDCRC 99 RDCRE 100 RDCRI 98 RDCRP 100 RDPDE 101 RDPDI 101 RDPDP 102 RDPRC 104 RDPRE 104 RDPRI 103 RDPRP 105 remote operation types 37 routing configuration 139 169 Dialegic default 13 S SCTP timers 39 signaling boards PCMs 136 physical interfaces 15 TDM signaling capabilities 15 types of 39 signaling configuration 136 signaling gateway connectivity 9 general description 8 hardware overview 9 timers 38 signaling gateway commands 106 SGDPC 107 SGDPE 108 SGDPI 107 SGDPP 108 SGIRC 110 SGIRE 110 SGIRI 109 SGIRP 111 SGRKE 113 SGRKI 112 SGRKP 113 SIGTRAN commands 114 SNALE 115 SNALI 115 SNALP 116 SNAPE 117 SNAPI 116 SNAPP 117 SNNAE 118 SNNAI 118 SNNAP 119 SNSLC 121 SNSLE 121 SNSLI 120 SNSLP 122 SIGTRAN link traffic measurements 152 SNMP MIB 158 software backup to RDC 24 downloading 16 update from CD ROM 24 updating from RDC 24 updating from startup 25 SS7 signaling commands 66 C7LSC 68 170 C7LSE 69 C7LSI 67 C7LSP 69 C7RTC 71 C7RTE 72 C7RTI 70 C7RTP 72 C7SLC 74 C7SLE 75 C7SLI 73 C7SLP 75 status com
72. MTP type and point code size SS7MD the SS7 Network Identifier NI and the logical network NC it belongs in Link sets are managed using the C7LSx commands 136 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 2 An SS7 Route C7RT identifies the link sets that are used to reach an eventual Destination Point Code DPC Two SS7 routes cannot have the same DPC within the same network An SS7 route utilizes link sets LS1 and LS2 to adjacent points to reach an eventual destination An adjacent point can be a Signaling Transfer Point STP where SS7 information is forwarded on into the SS7 network or the eventual destination SS7 routes are managed using the C7RTx commands SS7 MTP2 Operation An SS7 signaling link C7LINK processor EQU receives and transmits SS7 signaling information over a timeslot TS on an E1 or T1 bearer or a serial V 11 interface An SS7 Signaling link is identified uniquely within an SS7 link set by the Signaling Link Code SLC Signaling links are managed using the C7SLx commands Figure 6 SS7 Signaling Example Signaling Gateway Figure 6 demonstrates a Signaling Gateway routing to two SS7 Signaling End Points SEP The first SEP is reached by a pair of STPs while the second SEP is reached directly from the Signaling Gateway Example MML for the above configuration is C7LSI LSz1 O0PCz1 DPC 2 SS7MD ITU14 LSSIZE 2 NI 2 NC 1 C7LSI LSz2 0PCz1 DPCz3 SS7MD ITU14 LSSIZ
73. PCP 54 CNRDC 55 CNRDE 55 CNRDI 54 CNRDP 56 CNSWP 56 CNSYP 59 CNSYS 57 CNTDP 60 CNTDS 60 CNTOP 61 CNTOS 61 CNTSP 62 CNUPI 63 CNXCE 64 CNXCI 64 CNXCP 65 continuous records in RDC operation 151 156 D dangerous commands 22 default routing 141 example of 142 download software 16 dual resilience configuration 161 example of 144 operation 14 143 overview of 143 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 F fault codes list of 146 file formats alarm record 152 Ethernet port measurements 153 in RDC operation 152 PCM measurements 153 SIGTRAN link measurements 155 SS7 link measurements 154 system measurements 155 FTP access 23 G glossary of terms 166 H hardware overview 9 installation 16 inter unit signaling links M2PA 144 interfaces 9 IP commands 76 IPEPP 77 IPEPS 77 IPGWE 78 IPGWI 78 IPGWP 79 L licenses installing 28 purchasing 27 update via FTP 29 liceses update from RDC 28 local data centres 151 log off procedure 20 log on procedure 20 longhaul configuration 160 longhaul operation M2PA 13 M M2PA inter unit signaling links 144 longhaul operation 13 M3UA backhaul example 139 backhaul operation 12 configuration 138 maintenance commands 84 Dialegic MNBLE 86 MNBLI 85 MNINE 87 MNINI 87 MNRSI 88 management operations 141 measurement commands 89 MSC7P 90 MSEPP 92 MSPCP 94 MSSLP 95 MSSYP 96 MML commands 80 MMLOI 81 MMLOP 81 M
74. PI RE IM E EMEND REUS 156 9 5 4 Software e 157 9 5 5 Configuration BACKUP se brenda zx xia HR RR RE RUNE 157 9 5 6 Configuration Update ees eter peer bR E En ERR EX DER ERU ERURRERRRRITIMEREARYTYRAXUR 157 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic 9 5 7 Software Option Installatton cc een teed 157 10 S7G2x SNMP MIB oorr RR RR ERR is Ed ade eases eee ta 158 11 Worked Configuration Examples icici meme enemies 160 11 1 Backhaul Confiouration cc Hmm sese emen see e messes 160 11 2 M2PA Longhaul Configuration ssssssssssssessmemememenememememe s memes 160 11 3 Dual Resilient Configuration sss mememememememe senem een 161 11 3 1 SGT ConflguratiOh ror rer ete rebus dere bre eene etc cesi edid bere hein 162 11 3 2 SG Z Configuratio a eter creo rb obere Kt Spese ka eed FE pir Lh 162 12 Command Summary 163 OSS ANY oo eodd EMEN I ILU IM 166 pr dcr 168 Figures 1 M3UA Backhaul Confiouration cc mmm eene sese se esse nnn 13 2 M2PA Longhaul Configuration resres niao nee meses esee enemies 13 3 Dual Resilient Configuration ssssssssssssrrssrsstrnttu ntr r ntina trnu memes nene eene enn nnn 14 4 Multiple IP Nepworks ung erected SC nh tee teehee EE denda Rea ie e ed ne be Fed n 135 5 Physical ConfigufatioDi ss der er eee tuer iden peret tud eese tata ial b canna tases Fa dk epa E te p tate 136 6 57 Signaling Example ree ter eie i mer besser Ca E i
75. R gt 1 10 3 The PCM is encountering a Bit Error Rate BER of 10 3 BER gt 1 10 5 The PCM is encountering a BER of 10 5 The Clock Status field is one of the following OK The board is detecting a valid PCM signal which could potentially be used for synchronization Standby The board is detecting a valid PCM signal which will be used for synchronization in the event of failure of the active clock source Active The board is detecting a valid PCM signal which is currently providing synchronization for the Signaling Gateway Not OK The input to the board is not currently suitable for use as a synchronization source Fault A fault has been detected on the board which prevents it being used as a synchronization source Syntax STPCP Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples STPCP Output Format PCM Status PCM SYNCPRI PCM Status Clock 1 3 1 PCM Loss Fault 1 4 2 SYNC Loss Not OK 2 3 3 AIS Not OK 2 4 4 RAI OK 3 3 1 OK Active 3 4 1 OK OK EXECUTED 131 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 9 STRDP Status Remote Data Centre Print Synopsis This command requests a status report for the Remote Data Centres RDCs The status can be one of the following OK The RDC is available to receive data Initiating Initiating connection to the RDC Failed The RDC is not available to receive data Blocked The RDC is user blocked from receiving data File transfe
76. RIRIRRES 38 b 3 3 SSCTP Specific TIME S eset erret ee deeg Eege EE 39 5 4 Board Types cx steer EID NE DCUM AM EI MF ines 39 6 Command Definitions ooa net gies terae eder abd in Obra RE TERIS RR Free Ra qe 40 6 1 Command GFOUPpS EE 40 6 2 Command Notations use NEE s Gude Fer EE UE Ea DN SE Dato bebe aa ete ka ed ied 40 6 3 Command Attributes iirrainn kni k inani tra be RR RRRAURERIERAARURRRPERR NERA PERI RRRIEK AR 40 6 4 Alarm Comman enee Eeselen ect beg dede Puget Ze EEN ede use Gre 41 6 4 1 ALCLS Alarm Class Set SES ENEE serene tex eng i aa ENEE 42 6 4 2 ALCEP Alarm Glass Print pecie ret n eei eek m Pe e EE Ek ee ud 42 6 4 3 ALFCP Alarm Fault Code Print sssesssssssssseee mmm rens 43 6 4 4 ALLIP Alarmi List Print eege reese Eeer 44 6 4 5 ALEOP Alarm LOG Print ccr m XR RA DEEN EE EE 45 6 4 6 ALREI Alarm Reset Initiate cece ee mme 46 6 4 7 ALTEI Alarm Test Initlate meme mme 46 6 4 8 ALTEE Alarm Test End esee nite ee nk hk HERR EARRAT RIA RR ENNEN EEN 47 6 5 Configuration Commands iere mehr bren thx e cenae plene ex cae ERR ERG AR REX KR EUER CE se A 48 6 5 1 CNBOI Configuration Board Initlate cesses 49 6 5 2 CNBOE Configuration Board End 49 6 5 3 CNBOP Configuration Board Print 50 6 5 4 CNBUI Configuration Back Up Initiate eee eee eee en eee 50 6 5 5 CNMOI Configuration Monitor Inttiate cece eee Hes 51 6 5 6 CNMOE Configuration Monitor E
77. SS7 network Note While this example shows a linkset with M2PA SS7 links over IP between the two Signaling Gateways the linkset could equally contain SS7 links utilizing timeslots on a PCM between the two Signaling Gateways 11 3 1 SG 1 Configuration CNSYS SYSID SS7G2x 1 IPADDR 194 192 185 11 CNBOT BPOS 1 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNPCI PCM 1 3 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 C7LSI LSz1 O0PC 2 DPC 1 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7LSI LSz2 0PCz2 DPCz2 LSSIZEz2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7RTI C7RT 1 DPC 1 LS1 1 L 2 2 C7RTI C7RT 2 DPC 2 L 1 2 SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 12 LABEL INTER SG C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 1 1 TS 1 3 16 LS 1 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 SNLINK 1 LS 2 SLC 0 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 IPADDR 194 192 185 111 LABEL IP Host SNAPI AS 1 NC 1 DPC 2 RC 1 LABEL IP Host SNALI AS 1 SEQ 1 SNLINK 2 SGDPI DEST 1 AS 1 LABEL IP Host SGDPI DEST 2 RTPRI MTP LABEL SS7 Net SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 2 DEST 1 SGRKI RKI 2 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 1 DEST 2 SGIRI IR 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 MNBLE BPOS 1 MNBLE SNLINK 1 amp 2 MNBLE C7LINK 1 amp amp 2 MNBLE AS 1 11 3 2 SG 2 Configuration CNSYS SYSID SS7G2x 2 I1PADDR 194 192 185 12 CNBOI BPOS 1 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNPCI PCM 1 3 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 C7LSI LSz z1 O0PCz2 DPCz1 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7LSI LS 2 OPC 2 DPC
78. SS7 signaling link is encountering congestion SIG C7LINK Major MJ R 64 Power warning The system has detected that the voltage on one or more power rails is out of range This is usually due to either a faulty power supply module or a faulty board causing excessive current consumption SYS Major MJR 65 Assoc fail A SIGTRAN signaling link has failed Usually due to incorrect configuration connectivity fault or inactive signaling at the remote end SIG SNLINK Major MJR 66 NIF event ind Diagnostic event relating to the Nodal Interworking Function Persistent events of this type should be reported to your support representative NONE t The Class column provides the initial default setting of the alarm class for each fault code The alarm class for any particular alarm code is configurable using the ALCLS command and can be viewed using the ALCLP command Changing the alarm class for an event type changes the Severity indicated by the LEDs and or relays 149 Dial Gei Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing Table 9 Alarm Fault Codes Continued support contact for further information e CODE Name Event Description CATEGORY ID Class t DI AG Diagnostic event relating to the Maior Network Interface Function MJR 67 NIF err ind Persistent events of this type NONE 2 should be repo
79. SSLP command description for SNLINK measurements NCONG Congestion counter PERIOD Time since measurements on the route were last reset Specified in hours minutes and seconds ALIGN Number of failed signaling link alignment attempts SUERR Number of signal units in error TBUSY Duration of local busy condition TCONG Duration of link congestion NDISCARD Number of MSUs discarded due to congestion NEVENT Number of congestion events leading to MSU discard Syntax MSC7P PAGE C7LINK RESET Prerequisites If specified the SS7 signaling link must be initiated and unblocked Attributes None Examples MSC7P C7LINK 1 MSC7P e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic LLL 2 Output Format SS7 Link Traffic Measurements Page 1 of 2 C7LINK OSSDUR RXNACK RXMSU RXOCT TXMSU TXOCT RTXOCT NCONG PERIOD T 0 0 188 4136 188 4136 0 0 00 46 39 2 0 0 188 4136 188 4136 0 0 00 46 39 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 46 39 EXECUTED SS7 Link Traffic Measurements Page 2 of 2 C7LINK ALIGN SUERR TBUSY TCONG NDISCARD NEVENT PERIOD 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 46 39 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 46 39 3 92 0 0 0 0 0 00 46 39 EXECUTED 91 Di e alegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 10 2 MSEPP Measurement Ethernet Port Print Synopsis This command prints the traffic measurements for each Ethernet port on the system taken over a period of time The meaning of each field in the
80. STS is not already assigned elsewhere on the system for output RTS is not already assigned elsewhere on the system for output Asignaling link can only be monitored once Attributes CONFIG Examples CNMOI CT7LINK 1 STS 3 3 15 RTSz5 3 16 6 5 6 CNMOE Configuration Monitor End Synopsis This command ends the monitoring of an object An object is currently only an signaling link Syntax CNMOE C7LINK Prerequisites The C7LINK is being monitored Attributes CONFIG Examples CNMOE C7LINK 1 51 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 7 6 5 8 52 CNMOP Configuration Monitor Print Synopsis This command is used to obtain a print out of the objects being monitored An object is currently only a signaling link For signaling the STS monitors information sent from the EQU of the signaling link and the RTS monitors information received by the signaling link Syntax CNMOP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNMOP Output Format Monitoring Configuration C7LINK STS RTS 1 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 EXE CUTED CNPCI Configuration PCM Initiate Synopsis This command configures a PCM PCM for T1 or E1 operation PCMTYPE on a board such that it is available for signaling or voice The command optionally configures the PCM to be used as a potential synchronization source for the system SYNCPRI The command also allows the frame form
81. SYS command which also contains more details of other options The Password value shows kK KKK i a password is set and blank if a password is not set Syntax CNSYP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNSYP Output Format 0004238734ef 28 148 99 4255 255 0 28 148 100 255 255 0 28 148 101 4255 255 0 0 0 255 255 0 28 148 1 System Configuration UNITID SYSID SYSREF 0 PASSWORD ERREK K FTPPWD N FTPSER Y SECURE N PER 0 IPADDR 172 SUBNET 255 IPADDR2 170 SUBNET2 255 IPADDR3 170 SUBNET3 255 IPADDRA 0 0 SUBNET4 255 GATEWAY 172 SNMP N SGW c DSC N SIU N EXECUTED Note The protocol and mode parameters are only present if licensed When a protocol or mode is active the parameter shows the value Y and when inactive the parameter shows the value N n 59 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 19 CNTDS Configuration Time and Date Set Synopsis This command is used to specify the date DATE and time TIME as used by the system System time is used by the Signaling Gateway to indicate the time an alarm occurred or cleared and to provide timestamps for such things as measurements and data records See the CNTDP command to verify the time and date settings Syntax CNTDS DATE TIME Prerequisites The date cannot be changed if periodic reports or continuous records are configured
82. Signaling Gateway offering the longhaul of SS7 signalling over M2PA The Signaling Gateway is connected to a Signaling End Point SEP on the TDM side and an SEP on the IP side Each SEP treats the Signaling Gateway as an STP to reach its destination SEP On the TDM side board 1 is used to terminate two SS7 E1 PCMs with clock being taken from SEP 1 Each PCM carries 1 timeslot with SS7 signaling to SEP 1 On the SIGTRAN IP side two M2PA associations are used to convey two SS7 signaling links to SEP 2 The Point Code of the gateway equipment is 3 the SEPs are Point Codes 1 and 2 respectively 160 e e Dialogic 5S7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic D 2 Note Potentially routing keys are not required in this scenario the user could simply configure a the incoming route to go directly to the TDM destination Routing keys are present since they allow the Signaling Gateway to validate the DPC in the received data message Figure 13 M2PA Longhaul Configuration SEP2 Signaling Gateway EC S NC 1 194 192 185 11 PC 3 194 192 185 111 The complete set of commands required to configure the entire system is as follows CNSYS SYSID SGW1 IPADDR 194 192 185 111 MNRSI CNBOI BPOS 1 BRDTYP CNBOI BPOS 2 BRDTYP CNPCI PCM 1 3 PCMTY CNPCI PCM 2 3 PCMTY SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2 PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 11 HPORT 3565 PPORT 3565 LABEL SEP
83. TY SBITS LINES PTMODE Prerequisites No user must be logged on to the port affected For the telnet ports only the LINES parameter can be changed Attributes CONFIG Examples MMPTC PORT 2 BAUD 300 MMPTC PORT 2 SBITS 2 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 8 5 MMPTP MML Port Print Synopsis Dialogic This command gives a printout of the attributes of the serial port Where the PORT parameter is omitted the printout is provided for all ports The connected port executing this command is marked with a Note Only serial port 2 COM2 is accessible by the user Syntax MMPTP PORT Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples MMPTP PORT 1 MMPTP Output Format Serial Port Configuration PORT BAUD DBITS SBITS PARITY LINES 1 9600 8 1 NONE 20 2 1200 7 2 EVEN 8 3 25 4 25 EXECUTED NONE TELNET PTMODE DTRDSR o ri TELNET CONNECTED 83 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 9 Maintenance Commands The maintenance commands include e MNBLI Maintenance Blocking Initiate MNBLE Maintenance Blocking End MNINI Maintenance Inhibit Initiate MNINE Maintenance Inhibit End MNRSI Maintenance Restart System Initiate 84 D e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic L 2 6 9 1 MNBLI Maintenance Blocking I nitiate Synopsi
84. The SS7G2x connects to two STPs that have been explicitly configured to know about more Point Codes than the SS7G2x 7 5 1 Configuring Default Routing Default Routing is configured using the C7RTI command with the DPC parameter set to DFLT An additional route is configured with the LS1 and LS2 parameters identifying the link sets to the STPs and the PC set to DFLT Routing MSUs When the Default Route is configured on receipt of an MSU for an unknown DPC the message is sent out on an available link set in the Default Route or discarded Route Set Test SEPs send the Signaling Gateway RST messages for unknown Point Codes The SS7G2x regenerates these messages and sends them to the STPs that responds to the Signaling Gateway with appropriate SNM messages Transfer Prohibited Transfer Allowed On receipt of TFA or TFP from one of the STPs in the Default Route the Signaling Gateway regenerates and broadcasts these to all SEPs not in the Default Route 141 d d i Dia GSIC Chapter 7 Configuration Overview Figure 10 System Using Default Routing Unknown Network Signaling Gateway 7 6 Resilience 7 6 1 I P Port Bonding The Signalling Gateway allows the user to configure a resilient IP connection across an IP port bonding team of two ports in an active standby configuration Up to two port teams may be created using the four Ethernet ports on the SIU Each team has a single IP address configured with a primary act
85. Update I nitiate Synopsis This command is used to update configuration data software or a license on the Signaling Gateway The operation involves reading files containing either configuration data software or a license from a Remote Data Centre if specified or CD ROM and loading it into memory Optionally the file may be read from a subdirectory DIRECTORY of the account on the RDC A FILE name should be entered on the command line without a suffix The command automatically reads the file name with a suffix The command determines the suffix by use of the DTYPE parameter For example the file CFG CF3 for a DTYPE of CONFIG would be entered as CFG The filename suffix for DTYPE CONFIG is CF3 The filename suffix for DTYPE SOFTWARE is tgz The filename suffix for DTYPE LICENSE is lic If not specified the default filename for a DTYPEZCONFIG is SDC If not specified the default filename for a DTYPE SOFTWARE is sgw If not specified the default filename for a DTYPE LICENSE is sgw Note During execution of this command there system may not respond for up to 3 minutes while the command is being executed Syntax CNUPI DTYPE RDC DIRECTORY FILE Prerequisites f the RDC is specified it should be initiated and not blocked Attributes CONFIG Examples CNUPI RDC 1 DTYPE CONFIG DIRECTORY AUTH FILE CFG 63 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 25 CNXCI Configura
86. When log off is initiated a message consisting of the system identity followed by logged off at calendar date time of day is output to the operator s terminal The Signaling Gateway then initiates the appropriate procedure to end the connection to the operator s terminal 20 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 4 3 Command Character Set and Syntax The only characters used for commands and parameters are The letters A to Z and a to z referred to as lt letter gt The case of characters in command names and parameter names is not significant The digits O to 9 referred to as lt digit gt hyphen CR FE5 SP space dollar amp ampersand asterisk colon semicolon solidus full stop period and equals sign The DEL Delete character or the BS Backspace character is used to delete characters on the current line The CAN character Ctrl X is used as an abort character It is possible to indicate several simple values for the same parameter by grouping parameter arguments using the operators amp or amp amp For example 3 amp 6 indicates the simple parameter arguments 3 and 6 A sequence of consecutive simple parameter arguments is indicated by writing the lower and upper simple parameter arguments separated by amp amp hence 4 amp amp 8 indicates the simple parameter arguments 4 5 6 7 and 8 Comments are allowed
87. active or C cleared See Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing for definitions of the alarm code specific parameters Syntax ALLOP CODE ALLOP CLA Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples ALLOP CODE 20 ALLOP CLA 1 amp amp 2 ALLOP Output Format SYSTEMIDENT1 Alarm Log 1996 12 01 00 00 54 ALP CODE ID DIAG CLA OCCURRED CLEARED TITLE 107 1 103 O 1 A 2001 10 30 10 54 48 2001 10 30 10 54 53 PCM loss 74 1 104 0 2 A 2001 10 30 10 54 27 2001 10 30 10 59 53 PCM loss EXECUTED Note The C or A character in the CLA field indicates the current status as A active or C cleared The meaning of the ID field depends on the alarm code and is described in Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing 45 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 4 6 ALREI Alarm Reset Initiate Synopsis This command removes alarms that have cleared from the alarm log Attempts to remove commands that do not have the status CLEARED are rejected If parameter ALP is omitted all alarms with status CLEARED are removed Syntax ALREI ALP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples ALREI ALP 100 ALREI 6 4 7 ALTEI Alarm Test I nitiate Synopsis The command generates an active test alarm of the specified class which is entered in the alarm log Alarm tests can be useful for validating the operation of hardware such as LEDS and alarm relays as well as ensuring proper communic
88. alarm code specific identifier ID and diagnostic field DIAG See Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing for the definitions of the alarm code specific parameters Note The meaning of the ID field depends on the alarm code and is described in Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing Syntax ALLIP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples ALLIP Output Format SYSTEMIDENT1 Alarm List active alarms 1996 12 01 00 00 54 ALP CODE ID DIAG CLA OCCURRED CLEARED TITLE 107 1 103 01A 2001 10 30 10 54 48 PCM loss 74 1 104 02 A 2001 10 30 10 54 27 PCM loss EXECUTED e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 6 4 5 ALLOP Alarm Log Print Synopsis This command gives a printout of the alarm log If no code or class is entered the whole log is output Each fault code CODE is associated with an alarm class CLA which may be Minor Major or Critical The alarm class in turn governs which alarm LED relay or SNMP alarm that is activated when the condition exists The command provides and indication of the time the alarm occurred OCCURRED and if it has done so the time the alarm cleared CLEARED The output from the command indicates the alarm class CLA indicating either a System PCM or signaling failure as well as an alarm code specific identifier ID and a diagnostic field DIAG The C or A character in the CLA field indicates the current status as either A
89. aling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Dialegic Name Description Range Notes LS1 Primary link set associated with an SS7 1to 64 route LS2 Secondary linkset associated with an SS7 1to 64 route Maximum number of SS7 links allowed in the link set The link set size is used to LSSIZE determine the load sharing algorithm used 110 16 across the link set 56kbits signaling mode e 0 64 kbits s used Default 0 e 1 56kbits s enabled bit 8 not used M56K modes 3 and M56K 2 48kbits s enabled bits 7 and 8 not 0 to 4 4 can only be set on used boards with 3 Recover clock from V 11 interface SIGTYPE 557 4 Transmit clock to V 11 interface www 0 to 255 MASK IP network mask specified using dot xxx 0 to 255 notation that is WWW xxx yyy zzz yyy 0 to 255 zzz 0 to 255 The minimum number of records held by MINRE the Signaling Gateway before transfer 100 to 200 NA Network appearance 0 to 2147483647 NASP Number of ASP required in load sharing 0 to 32 Default 0 mode NC Signaling Gateway SS7 network context 1to4 NI Network Indicator for an SS7 link set 0 to 3 OPC 5S7 Originating Point Code 0 to 16777215 The output timeslot in a cross connection in the case of a duplex cross connection this is also the input timeslot for the reverse direction The format is xx 1to3 OTS Xx y zz y 1to4 where zz lto 31 xx bo
90. aling Signaling SG PC3 SEP PC 2 193 145 185 154 193 145 185 151 Figure 7 shows an example of a Signaling Gateway connected to a SEP on the TDM side and a SEP on the IP side Example MML for the SI GTRAN M2PA part of the above configuration is SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 11 HPORT 3565 PPORT 3565 LABEL SEP2 1 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE M2 PA END C IPADDR 194 192 185 11 HPORT 3566 PPORT 3566 LABEL SEP2 2 C7LSI LSz2 0PCz3 DPCz2 LSSIZEz2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7SLI C7LINK 3 SNLINK 1 LS 2 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 4 SNLINK 2 LS 2 SLC 1 C7RTI C7RT 2 NCz1 DPC 2 L81 2 7 2 2 M3UA Configuration The Signaling Gateway employs M3UA to backhaul SS7 information to an SS7 resident application The Signaling Gateway uses the Stream Control Transmission Protocol SCTP to provide a reliable transport protocol operating on top of IP The relationship between the SCTP node on the Signaling Gateway and a peer node is known as an association The Signaling Gateway employs the M3UA protocol to support the transport of any SS7 MTP3 user signaling for example ISUP and SCCP messages over IP using the services of SCTP In backhaul operation the Signaling Gateway communicates over an SCTP association using M3UA to an Application Server Process ASP An ASP is a host computer serving as an active or backup process of an App
91. ame is user configurable 9 1 Local Data Centres As the Signaling Gateway can act as an ftp server the Signaling Gateway itself can act as a Remote Data Centre locally storing files and providing RDC services Configuration in the manner is particularly useful as a backup when loss of communication with normal RDCs occur When the unit is configured to store continuous records and periodic reports locally the user is responsible for the management of the file space used on the Signaling Gateway If the file system becomes full the Signaling Gateway is no longer able to back up files locally A full file system has no other impact on the operation of the Signaling Gateway and the user is able to correct the problem by removing files from within the siuftp account 9 2 Continuous Records Continuous records provide the capability to transfer records to an RDC on a continuous basis in near real time The minimum number of records collected prior to transfer and the maximum time interval before the transfer is attempted are configured by the user This allows the user complete control over when records are transferred to the remote data centre within system limits Continuous recording can be configured to support the occurrence and clearing of alarms to an RDC The records are formatted as a comma separated variable CSV text file 9 3 Periodic Reporting Periodic reports can be configured to support the transfer to an RDC of data
92. and noting the following The additional link set between the two Signaling Gateways should have the local point code and the adjacent point code set to the same value Each route to a destination signaling point should be configured to use the network link set as the primary link set and the inter Signaling Gateway link set as the secondary link set Load sharing must be disabled When connecting to a pair of adjacent STPs each STP must have a route declared on each Signaling Gateway and in all cases the inter Signaling Gateway link set must be specified as the secondary link set A route must be configured to the other half of the dual Signaling Gateway system this must use the inter Signaling Gateway link set as the only link set In addition the link set between the two halves of the dual Signaling Gateway system must be designated as a special link set The method of achieving this depends on the equipment and configuration tools in use as follows 143 d d i Dia 2g1C Chapter 7 Configuration Overview Use the C7LSI command to initiate a link set with the same values for the OPC and DPC parameters and the value of the DUAL parameter set to zero 7 6 2 3 M2PA Inter Unit Signaling Links The Signaling Gateway supports the use of M2PA SIGTRAN links for inter Signaling Gateway communication M2PA SS7 links use the SCTP IP protocol to transmit signaling data Use of IP links between the units rather than TDM SS7 links allow t
93. ard position BPOS e y PCM within a board e zz Timeslot PAGE The page of data to be printed 1 to 10 Default 1 s One of Parity option on V 24 port ODD PARITY Affects transmit parity only parity is EVEN Default NONE ignored on receive NONE Used to specify the password for either 0 to 12 PASSWORD remote login access or to provide password text character control for Signaling Gateway MML PCM interface on a board in the format XX y PCM where a Gees xx board position BPOS y e y PCM within a board Application Server Point Code mode ANY If any Application Server is in service then the Point Code the Application Server exists within is One of PCMD considered to be up ANY e ALL Only when all the Application ALL Servers within a Point Code are in service will the Point Code they exist within be considered to be up 33 Dial Gei Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Name Description Range Notes One of PCMTYPE The type of PCM in use T1 El PCR Preventive Cyclic Retransmission Y or N Default 2 N PER Personality configuration 0 to 255 Default 0 A period of time in the format xx 00 to 23 XX Vy ZZ yy 00 to 59 here yy must be 00 PERIOD WASS REM when xx is 23 e xx 2 digit hour HENI zz 00 to 59 e yy 2 digit minute zz must be 00 e ZZ 2 digit second when xx is 23 V24 port
94. arms dkAlrmCategory 2 dkAlrmSys OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active system alarms dkAlrmCategory 3 dkAlrmClass OBJECT IDENTIFIER dkSysAlarms 2 dkClass1 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active Class 1 alarms dkAlrmClass 1 dkClass2 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active Class 2 alarms dkAlrmClass 2 dkClass3 OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active Class 3 alarms dkAlrmClass 3 159 e e Dialegic Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples 11 1 Backhaul Configuration The following is an example of a Signaling Gateway working in a backhaul configuration The Signaling Gateway is connected to a single Signaling End Point SEP on the TDM side On the IP side there is a single Application Server AS that processes circuit related messages The AS exists on two ASPs for resilience On the SS7 side boards 2 and 3 are used to terminate two SS7 E1 PCMs Each PCM carries 1 timeslot with SS7 signaling The Point Code of the gateway equipment is 1 which is the same as that of the application server Figure 12 E
95. art operation which can be one of the following NORMAL The system undergoes a full system restart resetting the hardware operating system and SIU software This is the default behavior NORMAL resets should be used for software upgrade or for maintenance events SOFT The system restarts the application software Prior to a soft restart the Signaling boards are reset SOFT resets may be used for a more rapid system restart after updating the system configuration or licenses However if a new software distribution is to be installed the system performs a NORMAL restart HALT The system shuts down without a subsequent restart Caution Once the system has been halted the only way to restart the unit is by physically pressing the Power switch on the front panel of the chassis Routing Key Index An identifier for either a complete routing key or part of a routing key One of NORMAL SOFT HALT 1to 512 RKTAB Routing Key Table A table of particular routing keys 1to8 RTPRI RTS Destination route priority A timeslot within a PCM interface on a board used for monitoring information received by the monitored object The format is XX y Zz where XX board position BPOS y PCM within a board e zz timeslot One of NONE e MTP xx 1 to 3 y 1to4 zz 1to 31 Default NONE SBITS Number of stop bits on V 24 port 1to2 Default 1 SECURE S
96. artment at 9800 Cavendish Blvd 5th Floor Montreal Quebec Canada HAM 2V9 Any authorized use of Dialogic s trademarks will be subject to full respect of the trademark guidelines published by Dialogic from time to time and any use of Dialogic s trademarks requires proper acknowledgement Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Other names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners Publication Date September 2007 Document Number 05 2304 004 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic See 2 Contents 1 OVERVIEW Se ee ee ro SE RE MR ce ee ee ee ee re 8 PME CT I IND edet 8 1 2 Related Iniformations s ic er RO RA TRE Re E LIRE RR PARLE ERE ER E AREE ENDE 8 XP Ie 9 1 4 Hardware Overview iie e EUR aa E REURR ER MER UR IRAK RIA ended FER IEIi NM ERA 9 P MEM descen 9 1 5 GontniectiViby suec ne rrr e t er ee ea ee eee 9 L User Interfaces iier rtt ek e tex Eye Eon x pt UR AER EEN AANEREN EES Ee 9 1 7 Configuration and Program Gtorage emen senem 10 SEEN SII Em 10 1 9 Functional S mtnaty ZE dE ee eG Re E e RE Re E IR Bu FEE RE E RE a 10 LLI Signaling enn E E A A RRT ERTA 10 1 9 2 Configuration Model rir a A A EA 11 1 9 3 Cross CONNECUONS senn ett d E ATA SEA A NEM ENA 11 19 4 Monitorning 3t dE O pp E A 11 19 5 Remote Data Centfes icsccctertscierneers aiani n e
97. at FF and line code LC to be configured See Section 7 1 2 Boards and PCMs on page 136 for a more detailed description of PCM configuration Syntax CNPCI PCM PCMTYPE SYNCPRI FF LC IDLE BM BUILDOUT Prerequisites The board on which the PCM exists has been initiated The PCM has not already been initiated For a PCMTYPE of E1 the LC can be set to HDB3 and the FF can be set to G704 CRC4 CRC4C or CRC4G706 For a PCMTYPE of T1 the LC can be set to AMI or B8ZS and the FF can be set to SF ESF or CRC6 An FF of CRC4G706 can only be set on a board type of SS7HDP The BUILDOUT parameter can only have a value of 0 for E1 and a value of 1 for T1s on boards of a type other than SS7HDP Attributes CONFIG Examples CNPCI PCM 1 1 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Gee 2 6 5 9 CNPCC Configuration PCM Change Synopsis This command allows changes to the configuration of a PCM Syntax CNPCC PCM PCMTYPE SYNCPRI FF LC IDLE BM BUILDOUT Prerequisites The PCM has already been initiated For a PCMTYPE of E1 the LC can be set to HDB3 and the FF can be set to G704 CRC4 CRC4C or CRC4G706 For a PCMTYPE of T1 the LC can be set to AMI or B8ZS and the FF can be set to SF ESF or CRC6 An FF of CRC4G706 can only be set on a board type of SS7HDP e The BUILDOUT parameter can o
98. ation with an SNMP manager without impacting the operation of the system Syntax ALTEI CLA 1 CLA 2 CLA 3 Prerequisites Only one test alarm can be active at any one time Test alarms can only be generated for classes 1 2 and 3 Attributes None Examples ALTET CLA 3 46 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u B D ee 6 4 8 ALTEE Alarm Test End Synopsis Clears a test alarm Syntax ALTEE Prerequisites The alarm test must already have been initiated Attributes None Examples ALTEE 47 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 Configuration Commands The configuration commands include CNBOI Configuration Board Initiate CNBOE Configuration Board End CNBOP Configuration Board Print CNBUI Configuration Back Up Initiate CNMOI Configuration Monitor Initiate CNMOE Configuration Monitor End CNMOP Configuration Monitor Print CNPCI Configuration PCM Initiate CNPCC Configuration PCM Change CNPCE Configuration PCM End CNPCP Configuration PCM Print CNRDI Configuration Remote Data Centre Initiate CNRDC Configuration Remote Data Centre Change CNRDE Configuration Remote Data Centre End CNRDP Configuration Remote Data Centre Print CNSWP Configuration Software Print CNSYS Configuration System Set CNSYP Configuration System P
99. base element handling all HLR transactions for a particular SS7 DPC OPC SCCP SSN combination The AS contains a set of one or more unique Application Server Processes ASPs of which one or more is normally actively processing traffic Note that there is a 1 1 relationship between an AS and a Routing Key ASP Application Server Process A process instance of an Application Server AS An ASP serves as an active or backup process of an Application Server for example part of a distributed virtual switch or database Examples of ASPs are processes or process instances of MGCs IP SCPs or IP HLRs An ASP contains an SCTP endpoint and may be configured to process signaling traffic within more than one Application Server AIS Alarm Indication Signal ANSI American National Standards Institute BER Bit Error Rate CCITT Consultative Committee on International Telegraphy and Telephony CCS Common Channel Signaling CIC Circuit Identification Code CPU Central Processing Unit DC Direct Current DSC Digital Signaling Converter DSR Data Set Ready DTE Data Terminal Equipment DTR Data Terminal Ready FTP File Transfer Protocol IETF Internet Engineering Task Force IP Internet Protocol ITU International Telecommunication Union LIU Line Interface Unit M2PA MTP 2 Peer to Peer Adaptation Layer M3UA MTP3 User Adaptation Layer MML Man Machine Interface Language MTP Message Transfer Part of SS7 signaling PCM Pulse Code Modulation PSU Power
100. below Configuration Update from Startup using FTP 1 Rename the software distribution to SDC CF3 2 Establish an FTP session see Section 4 9 FTP Access on page 23 3 Set the FTP transfer mode to Binary since the software file is a binary file 4 Transfer the configuration to the Signaling Gateway by entering the command put SDC CF3 SDC CF3 Note The Signaling Gateway uses a case sensitive file system Therefore it is necessary to specify SDC CF3 in uppercase 5 Terminate the FTP session by entering quit or bye 6 Establish an MML session and restart the unit by typing the MNRSI command The machine then boots and completes the upgrade Once the upgrade is complete the machine is accessible via the MML 26 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE Software Update from Startup using a CD 1 Place the CD containing the sgw tgz file in the CD ROM drive 2 Restart the system The new configuration is installed and started automatically 4 14 System Licenses Each mode of operation SIU DSC or SGW supports a number of different protocol and software options This section describes how additional licenses are purchased and installed on a system 4 14 1 Purchasing System Licenses The user should place an order using their normal sales channel quoting the item market name for the software option required The supported item market names are For the SIU Mode of operation
101. boots and completes the upgrade Once the upgrade is complete the machine is accessible via MML Check the licenses using the CNSYP command 29 Dial Gei Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions Sik 30 Parameter Table Table 2 lists all parameters and details the possible values All numeric parameters are entered and output in decimal notation lt text character gt is either lt lower case letter gt lt upper case letter gt lt digit gt or The use of quotation marks to delimit text strings is not required Table 2 Parameter Definitions Name Description Range Notes ALP Sequential reference number of an entry in the Alarm Log 1 to 9999 AS Logical reference for a SIGTRAN Application Server 1to 200 BCIC The circuit identification code of an SS7 circuit that is the base CIC of a CIC Range 0 to 4095 BPOS Board position number for signaling boards 1to3 BRDTYPE BUILDOUT Board type descriptor in the format XXXXXX y Z where XXXXXX board type e y number of signaling links configured on the board e z number of PCM ports on the board See Section 5 4 Board Types on page 39 The buildout type e 0 Setting for E1 devices e 1 T1 short haul 0 110 ft e 2 T1 short haul 0 110 ft 3 T1 short haul 110 220 ft e 4 T1 short haul 220 330 ft e 5 T1 short haul 330 440 ft e 6 T1 short haul
102. d only be installed by suitably qualified service personnel Important safety and technical details required for installation are given in the Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual In order to complete the installation of the Signaling Gateway unit follow the steps below 1 Connect a VT100 terminal to the unit see Section 3 2 2 Check whether a software download and upgrade is required see Section 3 3 3 Install any additional software option licenses that may have been purchased see Section 4 14 2 Installing System Licenses on page 28 4 Change the system type to act as a SIGTRAN Signaling Gateway see Section 3 4 5 Set the IP addresses of the unit see Section 3 4 6 Apply the configuration to the unit see Section 3 5 3 2 Connecting a VT100 Terminal A VT100 compatible terminal can be connected using a DKL29 cable to the serial port COM2 on the rear of the unit After pressing the carriage return Enter key the Signaling Gateway interface prompt is displayed Default serial port settings are 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bits and no parity bits The output on the VT100 screen is one of the following SS7G20 SIU logged on at 2004 01 20 14 52 29 to indicate SIU operation OR SS7G20 SGW logged on at 2004 01 20 14 52 29 lt to indicate SGW operation OR SS7G20 DSC logged on at 2004 01 20 14 52 29 lt to indicate DSC operation 3 3 Software Download Up to date information and sof
103. de release ina best EA der ee RS 137 3 M2PA TT 138 8 M3UA Backhaul Example oen adel rere dee ee ld oru eb eade ras Ere ides 139 9 Routing Configuration Exvample nmm memes memes sese memems siens nnn 140 10 System Using Default Routing 142 11 Dual Resilient Operation 144 12 Example Back Haul Configuration cece eee sene emen 160 13 M2PA Longhaul Conftouration emnes see enemies 161 14 Example Dual Resilient Configuration sssssssee emen mms 161 Tables 1 Command Rejection Responses sssssssssssssssemeee memes sese nemen eene nns 22 2 Parameter Defnitions sese menses enemies messe esee eme mese sese 30 3 Remote Operation TVD6S iet eerie EE ege rama x x Eua eege deg 37 4 Signaling Gateway Specific Timers 0 mmm semen een 38 5 GE ERR KN lan EE 38 6 IMUP3 ANSI Times cde RE RR ERAS D IG MEN A EE 38 T SCTPsSPECHCe TIMERS sxhgciet UTE 39 8 Board EEN 39 9 Elwen CH lege Le EE 146 Revision History Date Part Number Issue Description of Changes September 2007 05 2304 004 4 Updates for brand changes web sites and other minor corrections Updates to include support for resilient IP connectivity additional December 2005 05 2304 003 3 measurement and status commands STSYP MSSYP and MSEPP and other minor enhancements and corrections May 2005 05 2304 001 2 Supports the first production release March 2005 05 2304 001 01 1 Field Trial release Note The latest released issu
104. ds are provided in CSV Comma Separated Variable text file format 9 4 1 10 11 1 0 3 A 2001 01 01 00 00 35 Linkset fail 11 9 1 0 2 A 2001 01 01 00 00 35 C7 link fail 2 44 1 3 2 C 2001 01 01 00 00 28 2001 01 01 00 00 36 CR send fail 11 9 1 0 2 C 2001 01 01 00 00 35 2001 01 01 00 00 36 C7 link fail 10 11 1 0 3 C 2001 01 01 00 00 35 2001 01 01 00 00 36 Linkset fail Alarm Record File Format Field Title Example Range Description 1 ALP 10 1 to 9999 Sequence reference number of an entry in the alarm log 2 CODE 11 1 to 999 Fault code of a system alarm Identifier for alarm usage 3 i 1 0 to 9999 depends on the alarm code 4 DIAG 0 0 to 9999 Diagnostic of the alarm usage depends on the alarm code 5 CLA 3 0 to 3 Alarm class number Indication whether the alarm 6 ACTIVE c AorC is Active or Cleared 7 DATE OCCURRED 1970 01 01 yyyy mm dd Date the alarm occurred 8 TIME OCCURED 00 00 35 hh mm ss Time the alarm occurred 9 DATE CLEARED 1970 01 01 yyyy mm dd Date the alarm cleared 10 TIME CLEARED 00 00 36 hh mm ss Time the alarm cleared Up to 12 text 11 TITLE Linkset fail characters Title of the alarm 152 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 9 4 2 2005 11 16 14 2005 11 16 14 2005 11 16 14 2005 11 16 14 Ethernet Port Measurements File Format Dialegic 40 01 1 265 2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 119 1136 0 0 0 0 0 0 2077 40 01 4 4664602 3448084 0
105. dy been initiated Attributes CONFIG Examples C7RTE C7RT 1 NC 1 6 6 8 C7RTP CCS SS7 Route Print Synopsis This command shows the attributes of the specified SS7 Route or range of routes within a network context If no route or network context is specified the values for all routes are shown Syntax C7RTP C7RTP NC C7RTP C7RT NC Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples C7RTP Output Format CCITT SS7 Signaling Route Configuration C7RT NC DPC LS1 LS2 LSH LABEL 1 1 2 1 3 X LONDON 2 1 3 2 4 N EDINBURGH 3 1 DFLT 5 N DEFAULT 1 2 66 12 13 N BATH EXECUTED 72 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 6 6 9 C7SLI CCS SS7 Signaling Link I nitiate Synopsis This command is used to initiate a SS7 Signaling Link C7LINK The command allows the user to specify the signaling processor EQU Signaling Timeslot TS as well as which SS7 linkset LS the link belongs to The user may alternatively specify an M2PA SIGTRAN link SNLINK instead of a processor and timeslot for communication of SS7 information See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of the SS7 signaling configuration Syntax C7SLI C7LINK LS SLC EQU TS M56K PCR C7SLI C7LINK LS SLC SNLINK C7SLI C7LINK LS SLC EQU M56K PCR Prerequisites The specified link has not already been initia
106. e the Signaling Gateway automatically uses the saved configuration data so that there is no need to reenter the configuration parameters 1 8 IP Security The Signaling Gateway offers a number of security features to protect it from unwarranted access on its IP interface It is recommended that the user always enable the optional password protection on the management interface port and on the FTP server port if used For additional security the Signaling Gateway is also equipped to support telnet and FTP access using a Secure Shell SSH Unused ports are disabled to increase security against unintentional or malicious interference Additional security may be gained by separating management and signaling IP traffic This can be achieved by configuring specific Ethernet ports for traffic and utilizing other Ethernet ports for system management It should be understood that while the Signaling Gateway has been designed with security in mind it is recommended that Signaling Gateway accessibility over IP is restricted to as small a network as possible If the unit is accessible by third parties the use of a third party firewall should be considered 1 9 Functional Summary The functional summary is described in the following topics Signaling Configuration Model Cross Connections Monitoring Remote Data Centres Alarm Log M3UA Backhaul Operation M2PA Longhaul Operation Dual Operation Default Routing 1 9 1 Signaling
107. e the user must perform a system restart MML commands are restricted to the following safe mode commands CNSYS CNUPI and STRDP commands as well as the alarm log and configuration print commands If the user aborts the software update or the software update process fails the system alarm SW mismatch is activated and the user is restricted to safe mode commands If the user restarts the system in this state the system restarts in safe mode running limited configuration only software Note Prior to performing a system upgrade it is recommended that the user makes a backup of the system configuration using the procedures specified in Section 4 12 Backing Up Configuration Data on page 25 4 11 1 Software Update from a Remote Data Centre The procedure to perform a software update from a Remote Data Center RDC is as follows 1 The user should enter CNUPI DTYPE SOFTWARE RDC rdc id DIRECTORY subdirectory FILE filename to request that the software be updated from a RDC where the software update files are stored in a subdirectory in the ftproot Note The directory and filename are optional and when not used the system looks for the file sgw tgz in the ftproot directory If filename is specified it should be specified without an extension 2 Once the user has confirmed that the software should be upgraded the distribution file is transferred to the Signaling Gateway without further interaction with t
108. e Section 3 2 Connecting a VT100 Terminal on page 16 The MNRSI restart command should be used to restart the system in a different mode MNRSI should be used together with the mode in which the Signaling Gateway is expected to operate in after restart For SGW operation this is MNRSI SYSTYPE SGW The Signaling Gateway is configured with a default IP address of 192 168 0 1 If this address is not unique or not suitable for the existing network configuration it is necessary to change this value to a unique IP address in the Ethernet network to which it is connected Instructions for making this change are given below Using the VT100 compatible terminal the IP address is set by entering the system configuration command CNSYS For example to set the IP address to 123 124 125 126 the following command should be entered CNSYS IPADDR 123 124 125 126 It is also possible to configure a subnet mask if the unit is a member of a subnet The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 To set the subnet mask to a different value the following command should be used the example here sets a subnet mask of 255 255 255 192 CNSYS SUBNET 255 255 255 192 The management interface also allows an IP gateway address to be specified using the GATEWAY parameter This is set by default to 0 0 0 0 indicating that no gateway is present For example to set the gateway address to 123 124 125 250 the following command is used CNSYS GATEWAY 123 124 1
109. e a mapping of an NA into an NC or a default NC matching the AS NC the SNLINK is attached to All the underlying SNLINKs of an AS must have a mapping of an NA into an NC or a default NC matching the AS NC A C7LINK cannot be unblocked if an associated SNLINK is blocked A network facing M2PA C7LINK can only be unblocked if the Signaling Gateway is licensed for M2PA operation Note M2PA can be used for DUAL operation without a license Attributes CONFIG Examples MNBLE C7LINK 4 Output Format Unblocking C7LINK 1 EX ECUTED e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Ge 2 6 9 3 MNI NI Maintenance I nhibit I nitiate Synopsis This command initiates the inhibiting of SS7 signaling When specified without the INH parameter the C7 signaling link is deactivated and no further signaling is allowed When specified with INHIBIT Y the SS7 link inhibit message is sent over the signaling link Syntax MNINI C7LINK MNINI C7LINK INHIBIT Y Prerequisites When specified without the INHIBIT parameter the SS7 links have been initiated and are uninhibited Attributes CONFIG PROMPT Examples MNINI C7LINK 5 Output Format Inhibiting C7LINK 23 Inhibiting C7LINK 31 EXECUTED 6 9 4 MNI NE Maintenance Inhibit End Synopsis This command ends the inhibiting of C7 links The C7 link is activated and signaling is allowed to proceed When specified witho
110. e attachment between an outgoing route and a report Syntax RDPDE REPORT C7LINK SNLINK PCM Prerequisites The report has already been initiated An association between the report and the SS7 link has already been initiated Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPDE REPORT 1 C7LINK 1 101 Dialogic s 0000000 6 11 7 RDPDP Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Print Synopsis This command prints the outgoing routes associated with a periodic data collection report The command prints a list of report elements depending on the type of the report Syntax RDPDP REPORT Prerequisites The periodic report has been initiated Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPDP REPORT 1 Output Format Remote Data Centre Periodic Data REPORT C7LINK EjpbinbbpbmpBmb DI om GObik XECUTE 102 e e Dialogic 5S7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 2 6 11 8 RDPRI Remote Data Centre Periodic Report I nitiate Synopsis This command initiates a report collection period for which data is collected and transferred over Ethernet to a Remote Data Centre RDC Reports for outgoing route traffic measurements can be specified The label is used as the directory name on the RDC that the files are written to The period is the interval between which data is collected It is rounded to the nearest 5 minute interval Data can be added or deleted from the periodic report using the RDPDI or RDP
111. e blocked condition of boards signaling links remote data centres SIGTRAN links and SIGTRAN Application Servers and brings them into service The command restores configuration data to the lower levels of the Signaling Gateway and brings the timeslots into service Possible grouping are SS7 signaling links Boards Remote Data Centres RDCs SIGTRAN signaling links SIGTRAN Application Servers Note If an RDC has previously been blocked but a file transfer was already in progress subsequent MNBLE commands which use that RDC fail with NO SYSTEM RESOURCES until the file transfer is complete Syntax MNBL MNBL MNBL MNBL MNBL Pr e C7LINK BPOS RDC SNLINK AS 7 DI Di Di DI pm erequisites The item being unblocked has been initiated and is currently blocked When unblocking an SS7 link with a signaling processor EQU both the board containing the signaling processor and the board containing the signaling timeslot must already be unblocked An SS7 link with a signaling processor EQU cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked An SS7 link cannot be unblocked if it is on a C7 route that has more than one link set and those link sets have either different OPCs SS7MDs NCs or Nis An AS cannot be unblocked unless it has a SNLINK attached An M3UA SNLINK must have a default NC or a mapping of an NA into an NC An M3UA SNLINK must hav
112. e lowest numbered synchronization priority that is active and in service provides the clocking source for the Signaling Gateway If the current PCM providing clock for the system goes out of service the PCM with the next highest clock priority that is in service provides clock for the Signaling Gateway If a PCM s synchronization priority is set to 0 that PCM never provides clock for the system PCMs are managed using the CNPCx commands Figure 5 Physical Configuration Primary Clock Source Secondary Clock Source Tertiary Clock Source Figure 5 demonstrates a Signaling Gateway configured with three boards and six PCMs four E1 and two T1 connect to primary secondary and tertiary clock sources Example MML for the above configuration is CNBOT BPOS 1 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNBOI BPOS 2 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNBOT BPOS 3 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNPCI PCM 1 3 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 CNPCI PCM 2 3 PCMTYPE SYNCPRI 1 CNPCI PCM 1 4 PCMTYPE SYNCPRI 2 CNPCI PCM 2 4 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 2 CNPCI PCM 3 3 PCMTYPE SYNCPRI 3 CNPCI PCM 3 4 PCMTYPE SYNCPRI 3 7 2 Signaling Configuration 7 2 1 SS7 Configuration A Link Set LS is the set of signaling links between an Originating Point Code OPC on the Signaling Gateway and an adjacent Destination Point Code DPC When specifying a link set the user can specify the
113. e of this guide can be found at http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling Dialegic Chapter 1 Overview Chapter 1 Overview 1 1 General Description The Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Signaling Servers hereinafter sometimes referred to collectively as the SS7G21 and SS7G22 products individually as SS7G21 and SS7G22 respectively or individually or interchangeably as SS7G2x with the Dialogic SS7SBG20SGW SGW Mode software license installed and enabled operate as SIGTRAN Signaling Gateways hereinafter sometimes referred to as Signaling Gateway They provide an interface between SS7 and IP networks allowing SS7 information to be carried over IP to either IP resident signaling points and applications for example a soft switch or to another Signaling Gateway IETF SIGTRAN protocols are used to ensure interoperability with third party equipment The Signaling Server may be purchased as one of two equipment types SS7G21 and SS7G22 Each equipment type uses the same chassis and operates with the same software but uses different signaling boards See Section 1 4 Hardware Overview on page 9 for a fuller description of the Signaling Server hardware The Signaling Gateway uses the SIGTRAN M3UA protocol to backhaul SS7 signaling messages to IP resident Application Servers removing the need for Application Hosts to have dedicated SS7 MTP services or hardware Application Servers using the Signalling Gateway may be part
114. e target SS7G2x Once all this information has been entered the form should be submitted The user receives confirmation that their request has been submitted Subsequently they receive their Licence File by email For installing system licenses see Section 4 14 2 Installing System Licenses on page 28 4 14 2 Installing System Licenses This section describes how additional licenses are installed on an SS7G2x Each SS7G2x is licensed to run specific components of the protocol stack The CNSYP command provides a printout that shows which components are licensed on a particular unit Each unit is uniquely identified by a unit identity value which is displayed as the UNITID parameter in the CNSYP command output The License File purchased as described in Chapter 3 System Licenses is a simple text file The contents of the file are similar to the following FEATURE SGW_G20 INTEL 1 000 permanent uncounted HOSTID 00d0b8alabal SIGN 1EA48C256bb1a Normal operation of the license update procedure uses MML to update the system s purchasable licenses with the file taken directly from a Remote Data Centre RDC Note If the licensing upgrade fails the unit restores the previous licensing level 4 14 3 License Update from Remote Data Centre 28 The procedure to perform a license update from the a Remote Data Center RDC is as follows 1 The user should enter CNUPI DTYPE LICENSE RDC rdc id
115. ea DERRETE 12 9 6 Alartri E09 iio ER b O dee 12 19 7 M3UA Backhaul Operation eere NENNEN Ren ux ha E ER RR ER ERA eR ERR 12 1 9 8 M2PA Longhaul Operation 13 1 9 9 Default ROUGNG oto er erret ote ku E Mane E ERE SERE RRIREME RE A E RT 13 19 107 IIIa n a E A E A 13 2 Specification isro n dee dg a enai Red el eg ed e ee Hooks 15 2 1 Hardware Specificationiv iussi NEE E REEL EEESEES NEEN EEEE ERR GEES 15 2 2 System e ee EE 15 KE NEE dee le UE 15 2 4 Signaling Capabilities Per System ccc eee emen 15 2 5 Physical Interfaces Per Signaling Board sssssssee Henne 15 2 6 TDM Signaling Capabilities Per Signaling Board 15 3 Installation and Initial Configuration eeeaassaseseerrrerrrrrrrrrrnrnnnrrnrnnnrrnnnnn nrn nnn 16 3 L dnstallatiorisc ex eege tev E E E m ERE 16 3 2 Connecting a VEIOO Terminal tret en tete EES RETAANE EREA 16 3 3 Software Re TT ET 16 34 Lotte opt HESE eege UIT 17 3 5 Configuration Procedure ccccce cece ee emnes eee senem 19 4 Operation ege dee EE i ds hes ee haa Bede dG ig dee deena diag eA Kee ig NES de 20 ATs AGS Cia EE 20 4 2 Log On Off Proced re eege Hd ege NES REENEN ES DR HERR Nu E elie red EE 20 4 3 Command Character Set and Syntax ccc eter nena 21 4 4 Command Formats neri onnon eE EE EEE dee ols ad Eed EE dee deed ee 21 4 5 ELO FOSTER Eeer Se Ee 21 4 6 Dangerous COMMANGS iter eterne bet beta Yr PER ides iad beta EINE REIR FR dna 22 4
116. eady exists Attributes CONFIG Examples SGIRE IR 1 110 D e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic EEUU 2 6 12 8 SGIRP Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Print Synopsis This command prints the configuration of a Signaling Gateway incoming route Syntax SGIRP IR Prerequisites f specified the IR has already been initiated Attributes None Examples SGIRP Output Format Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Configuration IR NC DOMAIN RKTAB DEST LABEL 1 1 TDM A ORIG1 2 1 SIGTRAN 1 ORIG1 3 2 2 ORIG2 4 3 TDM 3 ORIG3 EXECUTED 111 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 12 9 SGRKI Signaling Gateway Routing Key I nitiate Synopsis This command initiates a routing key or partial routing key to determine a destination identifier The destination identifier is then used to select the outgoing destination The Signaling Gateway compares the routing keys with a data message in an attempt to find a data match If a match is found the destination identifier is then used to select a route to an eventual destination The user can define a number of different tables of routing keys In the routing model the incoming route identifies which routing table to use Apart from the routing key index and routing key table the routing key elements are optional and can be wildcarded with a null string A routing key is defined as a combination of NC NI SI OPC DP
117. ects Received 502 0 to 4294967295 Number of octetcs received Number of octetcs retransmitted Octets NOTE Not applicable for S Retransmitted 20 0 to 4294967295 M2PA SS7 links and is set to 0 See SIGTRAN Link measurements 10 MSU Transmitted 6512 0to4294967295 Number of MSU transmitted 11 MSU Received 6502 0 to 4294967295 Number of MSU received 12 Congestion Counter 10 0 to 4294967295 Number of congestion events occurred 154 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialogic 9 4 5 SI GTRAN Link Measurements File Format 2001 12 31 13 07 25 600 2 886 888 5 0 0 2001 01 01 01 01 00 86400 5 5000 6000 1000 1000 65 2001 11 22 19 07 38 3600 1 0 0 0 0 0 Field Title Example Range Description Date when measurements 1 Date 2001 12 31 yyyy mm dd collected 2 Time 13 07 25 hh mm ss Time when measurements collected 3 Period 600 O to 4294967295 Duration of measurement period in seconds 4 SIGTRAN Link 2 0 to 32 SIGTRAN Link Number 5 Chunks Received 886 O to 4294967295 Number of chunks received in the link Number of chunks 6 Chunks Transmitted 888 0 to 4294967295 transmitted in the link Chunks Number of chunks Retransmitted 5 0 to 4294967295 retransmitted in the link 8 Number of times out 0 0 to 4294967295 Duration in abort and of service shutdown states Out of service Duration of the link out of 9 duration 0 0 to 4294967295 service since last reset
118. ecure operation When active offers a higher level of security The use of the parameter is command specific See the CNSYS and SNSLI command descriptions for more information YorN Default N SEQ Sequence number 1 to 32 SG Reserved SI Reserved SIGTYPE SLC Type of software loaded onto signaling board Signaling link code uniquely identifying a signaling link within a link set S57 0 to 15 SNMP Whether SNMP should be active on the system YorN Default N SNRT Reserved SNTYPE The type of operation of the SIGTRAN link One of SGM3UA M2PA SNLINK Logical reference for a SIGTRAN link 1to 200 Dial Gei Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions 36 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Name Description Range Notes One of The speed of an Ethernet port The values 10 100 100 select 10 MHz 100 1 MHz and 1 GHz respectively An H 100 E SPEED appended to the value indicates half duplex 1000 Default AUTO operation values without the appended H 10H are full duplex operation 100H 1000H Number of times a packet of SI GTRAN information can be retransmitted before BER determining that the SI GTRAN link has gone 21010 out of service SS7 signaling mode e TU14 ITU operation with 14 bit Point Code One of e TU16 ITU operation with 16 bit Point e ITU14 SS7MD
119. erator command to the Signaling Gateway or at the expiry of an auto log off timer The two telnet connections provided are accessed using a standard telnet utility Only ports 8100 and 8101 can be used The default port 23 should not be used If a password is specified for the system when logging on the password is required before being allowed to continue If an incorrect password is entered the system again prompts for a password If an incorrect password is entered three times the port is disconnected For safety the password is never required on the serial port When the connection is established a message consisting of the system identity followed by logged on at calendar date time of day is displayed followed by the command prompt which is the less than symbol The logon session is ended either by operator command or at the end of an auto log off time out The system maintains two timers during the log on session an auto log off warning timer and a auto log off timer Both are restarted each time a new command is input When the auto log off warning time out expires an auto log off warning message is output to the terminal and any partially entered command is discarded The system then outputs a command prompt to the terminal If no command is input before the auto log off time out expires the log on session is ended The duration of both these timers is user configurable and can even be disabled completely
120. eway software without prior notification Table 9 Alarm Fault Codes un CODE Name Event Description CATEGORY ID Class t DI AG All signaling links in an SS7 signaling link set have failed Critical Usually due to incorrect 11 Link set fail configuration Point Codes or SIG LS 3 0 CRT v signaling timeslots connectivity fault or inactive signaling terminal at the remote end The Signaling Gateway has detected a fault with a signaling processor This may either be due to a faulty signaling processor board or due to the Signaling Gateway performing a controlled shutdown of a signaling processor following persistent overload of the processor in order to prevent the overload affecting the remainder of the system Usually due to faulty board which can be confirmed by changing SS7 links to an alternative processor board using 12 Board failure the C7LSC command or unusual SYS BPOS 3 0 signaling conditions which may be due to incorrect configuration or a mismatch of configuration between the Signaling Gateway and the remote end This alarm condition can only be cleared by manual intervention the user should block and unblock the affected board Note that a Processor Fail entry always appears in the alarm log when a board is unblocked this condition is identified by an event with identical Occurred and Cleared times Critical CRT The Signaling Gateway has 14 Self Test fail detected a self test failure
121. eys are managed using the SGRKx commands 139 d d i Dia GSIC Chapter 7 Configuration Overview A Destination Point DEST can route a message to an Application Server AS or to MTP using MTP2 or M2PA SS7 links for routing based on Point Code MTP routing can be selected by specifying an RTPRI of MTP AS routing can be selected by specifying an RTPRI of NONE and identifying the AS that the messages should be routed to Destinations are managed using the SGDPx commands It is worth noting that in many configurations routing key analysis is not required and the user can configure an Incoming Route to go directly to a Destination without having to explicitly provide routing key information such as Destination Point Codes for every eventual destination Figure 9 Routing Configuration Example Signaling Gateway Application Cer Lat G RK1 7 DPC 2 Ee gt CICs 1 to 128 Cem Do o m e d DPC 3 Figure 9 demonstrates example relationships between entities in the routing model Relationships with full lines indicate that there is an explicit relationship between the entities that is one entity selects the other Relationships with dotted lines indicate that the relationship is implicit for example if data arrives on a SIGTRAN link over M3UA it is implicitly coming from the SIGTRAN IP domain and similarly if data arrives on an SS7 link set it is implicitly arriving from the MTP domain
122. for the SDC CF3 file in the ftproot directory The unit indicates that the configuration has been successfully transferred by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNUPI command 2 The user should then restart the system by entering the MML command MNRSI 4 13 2 Configuration Update from CD ROM The procedure for a configuration update from CD ROM using MML is as follows 1 The user should enter CNUPI DTYPE CONFIG DIRECTORY lt subdirectory gt FILE lt filename gt to request that the configuration file be updated from CD ROM Note The directory and filename are optional and when not used the system looks for the SDC CF3 file in the CD ROM root directory The configuration file is uploaded from CD ROM The unit indicates that the configuration has been successfully updated by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNUPI command 2 The user should then restart the system by entering the MML command MNRSI 4 13 3 Configuration Update from Startup The user is also able to install a previously backed up system configuration from system start Note Installation of configuration from system start is not normal operating procedure and should only be used if the user is unable to install configuration via MML A failed installation of configuration from system start can result in the complete loss of system configuration The procedures to install configuration from system start using either FTP or CD are described
123. g Gateway the exact format and response of this message is operating system dependant If ping fails the user should check that the IP address was entered correctly and that there is no fault with the cabling to the Signaling Gateway Once the ping command shows that the Ethernet connection is valid it should be possible to access the management interface previously used on the VT100 compatible terminal via telnet This is achieved by establishing a telnet session to port 8100 or 8101 Note It is not possible to telnet to the standard telnet port 23 For example on a typical host console the following command starts a telnet session to a Signaling Gateway with an IP address of 123 124 125 126 telnet 123 124 125 126 8100 The telnet terminal displays the MML interface prompt SS7G20 SGW logged on at 2004 01 20 14 52 29 lt An optional password can be set to control remote access to the MML This is also done using the CNSYS command CNSYS PASSWORD password CONFIRM password If set a user opening a telnet session to the MML is prompted to enter a password for example SS7G20 SGW logged on at 2004 01 20 14 52 29 password Password access can be removed by specifying null values for the PASSWORD and CONFIRM parameters that is CNSYS PASSWORD CONFIRM For additional security the units support the use of Secure Shell SSH tunnelling for telnet and secure FTP operation The user should use the CNSYS command to re
124. ging the IP configuration of a Signaling Gateway it should be restarted using the MNRSI command Figure 4 Multiple I P Networks Signaling First IP Default IP Gateway Network Gateway 193 145 185 151 d M Cd IP Gateway 173 132 73 122 Second IP 173 132 73 21 Network Figure 4 demonstrates the Signaling Gateway configured to exist in multiple IP networks Example MML for the above configuration is CNSYS IPADDR 193 145 185 151 SUBNET 255 255 255 0 CNSYS IPADDR2 173 132 73 122 SUBNET2 255 255 255 0 CNSYS GATEWAY 193 145 185 149 MNRSI 135 d d i Dia GSIC Chapter 7 Configuration Overview 7 1 2 Boards and PCMs A Signaling Gateway contains a number of SS7 signaling boards located in individual board positions BPOS Signaling boards are managed using the CNBOx commands An SS7 signaling board can terminate up to two PCM PCM trunks for connection to either a Signaling End Point SEP or Signaling Transfer Point STP When configuring the PCM the user can specify whether it should act as E1 or T1 as well as its frame format FF and line code LC The configuration of a PCM also determines whether the port signal is to be used as the external clock synchronization source of the Signaling Gateway Each PCM can be assigned a synchronization priority SYNCPRI specifying the priority it has within the Signaling Gateway to receive the external clock for the system The PCM in the system with th
125. gnaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic ER 2 6 14 2 STAPP Status Application Server Print Synopsis This command provides the status of SIGTRAN servers It also provides the status of a link when it is serving the Application Server AS Definitions of the AS status BLOCKED The AS is blocked AVAILABLE The AS is available UNAVAILABLE The AS is unavailable NSUFF ASP The AS is available but it has insufficient ASPs active as configured in SNAPP only valid for load sharing Definitions of the ASP within the server DOWN The link attached to the server is down ACTIVE The link attached to the server is active NACTIVE The link attached to the server is inactive Definitions of TRMD Traffic Mode LS Load sharing mode OR Override mode e BC Broadcast mode Syntax STAPP AS Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STAPP AS 1 Output Format Application Server Status AS AS STATUS SNLINK ASP STATUS TRMD ASP ID AS LABEL 1 AVAIIABLE 1 ACTIVE LS AS1 2 AVAILABLE 2 DOWN LS AS2 2 AVAILABLE 3 INACTIVE iS AS2 3 BLOCKED EXECUTED 125 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 14 3 STBOP Status Board Print Synopsis This command requests a status report of boards on the system Possible status values are INACTIVE The board is not in operation RESETTING The board is undergoing a reset ACTIVE The board is o
126. gt DIRECTORY lt subdirectory gt to request that the license be updated from a RDC where the license file is stored in a subdirectory in the ftproot 2 Once the user has confirmed that the license should be updated the license file is transferred to the Signaling Gateway without further interaction with the user The unit indicates that the file has been successfully transferred by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNUPI command e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic ML 2 4 14 4 License Update by FTP The user is also able to install licenses from system start Note Installation of licenses from system start is not normal operating procedure and should only be used if the user is unable to install licenses via MML The procedure to install licenses from system start is as follows I 2 Establish an FTP session see Section 4 9 FTP Access on page 23 3 4 Transfer the software license to the Signaling Gateway by typing the command put sgw lic sgw lic Rename the purchased license file to sgw lic Set the FTP transfer mode to ASCII since the license file is a text file Note The Signaling Gateway uses a case sensitive file system Therefore it is necessary to specify sgw lic in lowercase 5 Terminate the FTP session by entering quit or bye 6 Establish an MML session and restart the unit by typing the MNRSI command The machine then
127. have the ability to work in conjunction with one another to realize a single SS7 signaling point where the operation of the Message Transfer Part MTP is distributed Failure or planned maintenance of one or other of the Signaling Gateways operating in Dual Mode therefore does not result in a loss of SS7 signaling capability The use of the dual functionality does introduce some restrictions that are described below The user is responsible for ensuring that these restrictions are acceptable otherwise the dual mode of operation may not be applicable 7 6 2 1 Overview of Dual Resilience The dual Signaling Gateway solution assumes that each Signaling Gateway has one or more signaling links facing the network The ability for each of the Signaling Gateways to communicate with each other is addressed by adding an additional link set containing one or two links for example LS2 in Figure 11 Dual Resilient Operation on page 144 between the two platforms This link set is used to convey network status and management messages between the two halves of the system and to pass signaling traffic as necessary On each Signaling Gateway there is a minimum of two link sets one connected to the adjacent signaling point and the other connected to the other half of the dual pair Each MTP route is configured so that the primary link set is the link set connected to the adjacent signaling point and the secondary link set is the link set connected
128. he NC cannot be the default value for this SNLINK The SNTYPE of the SNLINK cannot be M2PA Attributes CONFIG Examples SNNAI NC 1 SNLINK 1 SS7MD ITU14 NA 63 6 13 8 SNNAE SIGTRAN Network Appearance End Synopsis This command ends a relationship between an NC and NA on a per SNLINK basis Syntax SNNAE SNLINK NC Prerequisites The NC has already been initiated The SNLINK has already been initiated There is a configured relationship between NC and NA in this SNLINK There are no unblocked ASs using this SNLINK and NC combination f the SNLINK is unblocked there are NA mapping in other Network Contexts for the SNLINK Attributes CONFIG Examples SNNAE SNLINK 1 NC 1 118 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic ER 2 6 13 9 SNNAP SIGTRAN Network Appearance Print Synopsis This command gives a printout of the relationship between Network Contexts NCs and Network Appearances NAs on a per SNLINK basis Syntax SNNAP NC SNLINK Prerequisites f specified the NC or SNLINK has already be initiated Attributes None Examples SNNAP Output Format SIGTRAN Network Appearances NC SNLINK SS7MD NA 1 1 ITU14 63 2 2 ITU14 64 EXECUTED 119 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 13 10 SNSLI SIGTRAN Signaling Link I nitiate Synopsis This command initiates a SIGTRAN link A SIGTRAN link SNLINK provides an
129. he port is 9600 bits s 8 data bits 1 stop bit and no parity Serial port 1 COMI on the front panel is not supported on the SS7G2x Flow control can be set to either NONE or XON XOFF on the terminal used to communicate with the serial interface of the SS7G2x The commands that make up the Signaling Gateway Man Machine Interface Language MML are based on the CCITT blue book recommendations Z 311 to Z 317 In the following description input text numerals and characters that the user is expected to enter are shown in bold text and responses displayed on the screen are shown in fixed width text Syntax elements that are further defined are shown in angle brackets for example time of day 4 2 Log On Off Procedure To initiate a dialog with the Signaling Gateway the operator must log on to one of the MML interfaces To log on to the serial port when it is configured to use DTR DSR the connected terminal should assert DSR The Signaling Gateway asserts DTR in response and the user can then enter into a dialog with the Signaling Gateway The session is ended by operator command to the Signaling Gateway or by the terminal deasserting DSR or at the expiry of an auto log off timer The Signaling Gateway deasserts DTR in response to any one of these three To log on again DSR must first be deasserted To log on to the serial port when it is not configured to use DTR DSR the carriage return key should be entered The session is ended by op
130. he possible remote operation types Table 3 Remote Operation Types DTYPE Description SOFTWARE Selecting this operation allows the user to upload a new software version CONFIG Selecting this operation allows the user to upload a previously backed up version of the configuration LICENSE Selecting this operation allows the user to upload new software licenses 37 Dial Gei Chapter 5 Parameter Definitions 5 3 Signaling Gateway Timers 5 3 1 Signaling Gateway Specific Timers Table 4 shows the Signaling Gateway specific timers Timers for specific protocols are given in subsequent tables in this section Table 4 Signaling Gateway Specific Timers Range Default TO seconds seconds Description Wait for board response guard timer This timer starts when internal messages are sent to a signaling board and stopped when an 5 5 to 20 7 acknowledgement is received On timer expiry it reports an error If the internal message sent to a board related to setting up a speech path for a call then the call is released using internal token 135 MML wait for maintenance confirmation timer The timer is started when a MML maintenance request is performed It is stopped when a confirmation 7 2 to 10 3 from the remote site to the maintenance request is received On timer expiry a confirmation to the request is internally generated allowing further MML commands to be entered
131. he systems to be able to present a greater number of TDM links and PCMs to face the SS7 network In addition since the Signaling Gateway supports two IP ports and M2PA supports IP multihoming resilience between the units can be gained using redundant IP networks rather than the two SS7 boards that would be required to offer the same level of resilience 7 6 2 4 Example Figure 11 is an example of a DUAL resilient configuration using M2PA links for the resilient links between units Figure 11 Dual Resilient Operation SG 1 PC 2 LS1 NC 1 194 192 185 11 192 195 185 11 SG 2 PC 2 LS2 NC 1 Inter SS7G2x 194 192 185 12 192 195 185 12 Linkset shown as M2PA On Signaling Gateway 1 configure the IP addresses as follows and restart CNSYS IPADDR 194 192 185 11 1PADDR2 194 192 185 11 MNRSI On Signaling Gateway 1 configure the link sets as follows C7LSI LSz1 O0PCz2 DPCz1 LSSIZE z2 SS7MD ITU14 NI 2 NC 1 C7LSI LSz 2 0PCz2 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NI 2 NC 1 On Signaling Gateway 1 configure the SIGTRAN link as follows SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE M2PA IPADDR 194 192 185 12 IPADDR2 192 195 185 12 END C On Signaling Gateway 1 configure the signaling links as follows C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 1 1 TS 1 1 1 LS 1 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 SNLINK 1 LSz2 SLCz0 On Signaling Gateway 1 configure the SS7 routes as follows C7RTI C7RT 1 DPC 1 LS1 1 LS2 2 NC 1 LABEL SEP1 C7RTI C7RT 2 LS1 2 DPC 2 NC 1
132. he user The unit indicates that the file has been successfully transferred by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNUPI command 3 On completion the user should restart the system by executing the MNRSI command 4 11 2 Software Update from CD ROM The following procedure assumes that a CD ROM with the updated software has already been created Perform the software update as follows 1 Insert the CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Enter the following command 24 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u D CNUPI DTYPE SOFTWARE DIRECTORY lt subdirectory gt FILE lt filename gt to request that the software be updated from CD ROM Note The directory and filename are optional and when not used the system looks for the file sgw tgz in the CR ROM root directory 3 Prompts are displayed asking first if the user is certain that they wish to upgrade the software and then to put the first software update disk in the CD ROM drive The software is uploaded from the distribution CD to the Signaling Gateway The unit indicates that all files have been successfully transferred by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNUPI command 4 The user should restart the system by entering the MML command MNRSI 4 11 3 Software Update from Startup The user is also able to update the software from system
133. iled description of the SS7 Signaling configuration This command is used to initiate the SS7 link set Note that the DPC Destination Point Code is the adjacent Point Code for the link set Syntax C7LSI LS OPC DPC LSSIZE NI SS7MD NC Prerequisites The SS7 link set has not already been initiated The SS7MD associated with a NC cannot be different to an SS7MD associated with the same NC anywhere else in the system The NC DPC combination must be different for all link sets f SS7MD indicates 14 bit Point Code OPC and DPC must be less than or equal to 16383 f SS7MD indicates 16 bit Point Code OPC and DPC must be less than or equal to 65535 Only one OPC can exist within a network context Attributes CONFIG Examples C7LSI LSz1 NC 1 0PC 1 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NI 0 67 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 6 2 68 C7LSC CCS SS7 Link Set Change Synopsis This command allows changes to the configuration of an SS7 link set Syntax C7LSC LS OPC DPC LSSIZE NC INI2 1 Prerequisites The SS7 link set has already been initiated All configured SS7 links must be blocked Note After blocking an SS7 link cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked The LSSIZE cannot be set to less than the number of links attached to the link set DPC must be different across link sets If SS7MD i
134. imer 5 4 Board Types Table 8 shows the signaling board types Table 8 Board Types BRDTYPE Description SPCI2S 4 2 SS7G2x DSC Signaling board with 4 signaling links configured and 2 PCMs Used when configuring signaling boards with a SIGTYPE of SS7 SPCI4 4 4 SS7G2x DSC Signaling board with 4 signaling links configured and 4 PCMs Used when configuring signaling boards with a SIGTYPE of SS7 SS7G2x DSC Signaling board with 64 signaling links configured and 4 PCMs Used when SE configuring signaling boards with a SIGTYPE SS7 39 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 1 Command Groups The commands are broken down into a number of command groups as follows Alarm Commands Configuration Commands SS7 Signaling Commands P Commands MML Commands Maintenance Commands Measurement Commands Remote Data Centre Commands Signaling Gateway Commands SIGTRAN Commands Status Commands 6 2 Command Notation The following conventions are used in the command definitions tems in square brackets are optional tems separated by a vertical bar are alternatives only one of which can be used Curly brackets are used to designate a group of optional items of which at least one must be selected The sequence of three dots is used to indicate that a number of values can be entered linked by the amp or amp amp operator 6 3 Comma
135. imitations Before transfer to an RDC can take place the directory represented by the label must exist on the remote site Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPRC REPORT 1 PERIOD 01 00 00 RDC1 1 LABEL SS7 6 11 10 RDPRE Remote Data Centre Periodic Report End Synopsis This command ends a periodic report Syntax RDPRE REPORT Prerequisites The report has already been initiated There is no periodic data associated with the periodic report Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPRE REPORT 1 104 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 6 11 11 RDPRP Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Print Synopsis This command prints data relating to a periodic report collection period for which collected data is transferred to a Remote Data Centre RDC Syntax RDPRP Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPRP Output Format Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Configuration REPORT PRTYPE PERIOD RESET RDC1 RDC2 LABEL I MSC7 01 00 00 Y 1 2 SS7 EXECUTED 105 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 12 Signaling Gateway Commands The Signaling Gateway commands include 106 SGDPI Signaling Gateway Destination Point Initiate SGDPC Signaling Gateway Destination Point Change SGDPE Signaling Gateway Destination Point End SGDPP Signaling Gateway Destination Point Print SGIRI Signaling Gateway Incomi
136. in command input and can appear in any position on the command line A comment is defined as a character string enclosed between the separators solidus asterisk and asterisk solidus where the character string can contain any characters except the format effector characters HT Horizontal Tab LF Line Feed VT Vertical Tab FF Form Feed and CR Carriage Return and the sequence 4 4 Command Formats To allow easy command recognition and familiarization all the commands share a common five character format XXYYZ where XX Command group YY Function within group e Z Operation code The following operation codes are used e C Change e E End e I Initiate e P Print e S Set Note The term print refers to output to the serial port in use for the dialog procedure 4 5 Command Entry Each character entered is echoed to the operator s terminal The BS backspace or DEL delete character can be used to delete characters entered within the current line This causes the Signaling Gateway to output the sequence BS space BS On a visual display terminal this has the effect of deleting the last character entered from the display Commands can be entered whenever the command prompt has been output Commands are terminated by a semicolon followed by CR Commands may exceed one line on the terminal but may not exceed 100 characters If a command takes parameters a colon is used to separate
137. ing functionality See Section 7 1 1 System Configuration on page 135 for a more detailed description of system configuration Syntax CNSYS SYSID SYSREF PER SECURE FTPSER FTPPWD SNMP GATEWAY CNSYS IPADDR SUBNET CNSYS IPADDR2 SUBNET2 CNSYS IPADDR3 SUBNET3 CNSYS I PADDR4 SUBNET4 CNSYS PASSWORD CONFIRM 57 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions Prerequisites When changing the personality or activating deactivating signaling protocols all boards and groups within the system must be blocked A password if provided must be confirmed using the CONFIRM parameter to ensure that the password has not been mistyped The user cannot enter a PER parameter value that already exists in the system The user cannot specify an IP address subnet or gateway value that already exists in the system Attributes CONFIG Examples CNSYS SYSID STATION1 PER 2 IPADDR 255 123 0 123 58 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 5 18 CNSYP Configuration System Print Synopsis Dialogic This command is used to print the system configuration The configuration items include the unit identity UNIT ID Software options and the unit s IP configuration Software options not licensed on the unit do not appear in the list Most of these configuration items are set using the CN
138. ing Gateway can use the SIGTRAN protocol M3UA to backhaul SS7 information to an IP resident Application Server AS operating on one or more Application Server Processes ASPs Examples of Application Servers are Media Gateway Controllers or IP resident databases In both cases the Application Server can operate as a Signaling End Point SEP where SS7 User Part Protocols such as SCCP or ISUP operate above a M3UA layer on the host Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic Figure 1 M3UA Backhaul Configuration SS7 Links M3UA Links SS7G2x ER E Application Server AS 1 9 8 M2PA Longhaul Operation The Signaling Gateway is capable of replacing TDM SS7 links with signaling links operating over IP providing the equivalent functionality to MTP Layer 2 by using the SIGTRAN M2PA protocol One use of M2PA signaling links would be for the low cost longhaul of signaling traffic possibly involving SS7 SS7 protocol conversion Two Signaling Gateways would be required one either side of the IP connection translating between M2PA lt MTP2 See Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples for an M2PA Longhaul configuration example Figure 2 M2PA Longhaul Configuration SG1 SG2 MTP2 MTS MTP2 Signaling I d ban Signaling Links yee T N Links Signaling Links Bearer Channels 1 9 9 Default Routing The Signaling Gateway may be configured to use default routing This is designed to allow greater routing
139. ing Gateway that is used in SIGTRAN Signaling for example SS7 over M2PA is that it supports IP multihoming IP multihoming allows the SIGTRAN signaling link SCTP association to be configured to communicate with multiple IP addresses in an active standby relationship Multihoming offers a SIGTRAN signaling link significantly greater resilience since the link can be configured with multiple IP addresses to operate over separate Ethernet ports within wholly separate IP networks IP ports and local IP addresses on the Signaling Gateway may be configured using the CNSYS command see page 57 SIGTRAN links may be configured to communicate with multiple remote IP addresses using the SNSLI command see page 120 145 Dialegic HM Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing A system operator can obtain a listing of the current alarm status class category and ID of a SS7G2x using the ALLIP management terminal command described in Section 6 4 4 ALLIP on page 44 or a log of current and cleared alarms using the ALLOP management terminal command described in Section 6 4 5 ALLOP on page 45 Table 9 details the possible alarm types accessed by the ALLIP command Alarm status events may also be accessed reported by front panel LEDs relay connections and SNMP as described in Section 1 9 6 Alarm Log on page 12 Note The meaning of individual event codes in particular the coding of the DIAG field may be changed in subsequent releases of the Signaling Gat
140. intenance operations such as software license and configuration update without the use of MML as well as providing access to locally stored continuous records and periodic reports An FTP session should be established between the remote machine and the Signaling Gateway by entering the appropriate command on the remote machine s keyboard for example ftp 123 124 125 125 The FTP server can be activated or deactivated using the FTPSER parameter on the CNSYS command The appropriate user name and password to use depends on whether the FTPPWD option has been set to Y using the CNSYS MML command When FTPPWD Y FTP access must use the fixed user name siuftp in conjunction with the normal MML access password as configured by setting the CNSYS parameter PASSWORD Access to the Signaling Gateway using other user accounts except siuftp is denied Note also that access is denied if FTPPWD Y but there is no MML password When FTPPWDEN no FTP access is permitted Access with siuftp or any other user account is disabled Therefore the user is strongly advised to activate FTP password security The state of FTPPWD can be viewed using the CNSYP command For additional security the Signaling Gateway supports the use of Secure Shell SSH access for FTP operation The user should use the CNSYS command to allow only secure FTP access to the unit for example CNSYS SECURE Y For a client on a UNIX operating system the command
141. ion point has not already been initiated An AS if specified must serve only 1 destination f an AS is specified it must be initialized RTPRI cannot be set to NONE if an AS is not present NONE is the only value allowed for RTPRI if an AS is present Attributes CONFIG Examples SGDPI DEST 1 AS 1 6 12 2 SGDPC Signaling Gateway Destination Point Change Synopsis This command changes parameters on the Signaling Gateway destination point Syntax SGDPC DEST RTPRI AS LABEL Prerequisites The destination point has already been initiated f an AS is specified it must serve only one destination f an AS is specified it must be initialized RTPRI cannot be set to NONE if an AS is not present NONE is the only value allowed for RTPRI if AS is present f an AS is specified there cannot be any routing key in the system with a destination to this AS not having or not matching the NC DPC parameters with the AS NC DPC Attributes CONFIG Examples SGDPC DEST 1 AS 1 107 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 12 3 SGDPE Signaling Gateway Destination Point End Synopsis This command ends a Signaling Gateway destination point Syntax SGDPE DEST Prerequisites The destination ID has already been initiated The destination ID is not used elsewhere in the system Attributes CONFIG Examples SGDPE DEST 1 6 12 4 SGDPP Signaling Gateway Destinati
142. is command is used to obtain a printout of Cross Connect connection path s Syntax CNXCP PCM CNXCP OTS CNXCP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNXCP PCM 1 2 CNXCP OTS 1 1 16 CNXCP Output Format Path Configuration OTS ITS DUPLEX 1 1 16 2 1 16 Y EXECUTED 65 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 6 66 SS7 Signaling Commands The SS7 signaling commands include C7LSI CCS SS7 Link Set Initiate C7LSC CCS SS7 Link Set Change C7LSE CCS SS7 Link Set End C7LSP CCS SS7 Link Set Print C7RTI CCS SS7 Route Initiate C7RTC CCS SS7 Route Change C7RTE CCS SS7 Route End C7RTP CCS SS7 Route Print C7SLI CCS SS7 Signaling Link Initiate C7SLC CCS SS7 Signaling Link Change C7SLE CCS SS7 Signaling Link End C7SLP CCS SS7 Signaling Link Print e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 6 6 1 C7LSI CCS SS7 Link Set I nitiate Synopsis This command is used to initiate the SS7 link set LS between the point code of the unit the Originating Point Code OPC and an adjacent point code the Destination Point Code DPC The user should specify the maximum number of links in the link set LSSIZE the SS7 Signaling mode SS7MD which identifies the point code size and mode of operation and the Network Context NC the link set exists within See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more deta
143. it receives messaging from a peer that has an IP address not associated with the SIGTRAN link Note Normal operation for M2PA would be to set both ends to client Syntax SNSLC SNLINK END IPADDR IPADDR2 HPORT PPORT SRTX LABEL SECURE Prerequisites The SIGTRAN link has already been initiated and is blocked The END can only be Client C or Server S Attributes CONFIG Examples SNSLC SNLINK 1 PPORT 2905 6 13 12 SNSLE SIGTRAN Signaling Link End Synopsis This command ends the configuration of parameters on a SIGTRAN signaling link Syntax SNSLE SNLINK Prerequisites The SIGTRAN link has already been initiated and is blocked The SIGTRAN link cannot be ended if it is attached to an Application Server AS There cannot be any NC NA mapping configured on the SNLINK The SNLINK cannot be ended if it is associated with a C7LI NK Attributes CONFIG Examples SNSLE SNLINK 1 121 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 13 13 SNSLP SIGTRAN Signaling Link Print Synopsis This command prints the configuration of SIGTRAN signaling links Syntax SNSLP SNLINK PAGE Prerequisites f specified the SNLINK link has already been initiated Attributes None Examples SNSLP SNLINK 1 Output Format Page 1 of 2 SIGTRAN Signaling Link Configuration SNLINK SNTYPE SG END NC SS7MD IPADDR IPADDR2 LABEL 1 SGM3UA S 1 ITU14
144. itiate esses 87 6 9 4 MNINE Maintenance Inhibit End 87 6 9 5 MNRSI Maintenance Restart System Initiate ssssseesesssse 88 6 10 Measurement Commande 89 6 10 1 MSC7P Measurements SS7 Print 90 6 10 2 MSEPP Measurement Ethernet Port Print sssssssses eee 92 6 10 3 MSPCP Measurements PCM Print 94 6 10 4 MSSLP Measurements SIGTRAN Link Print 95 6 10 5 MSSYP Measurements System Print 96 6 11 Remote Data Centre Commandes enemies 97 6 11 1 RDCRI Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Initiate ssssusss 98 6 11 2 RDCRC Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Change 99 6 11 3 RDCRE Remote Data Centre Continuous Record End 100 6 11 4 RDCRP Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Print 100 6 11 5 RDPDI Remote Data Centre Periodic Datalnitiate eee es 101 6 11 6 RDPDE Remote Data Centre Periodic Data End 101 6 11 7 RDPDP Remote Data Centre Periodic Data brint e 102 6 11 8 RDPRI Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Initate cece eee 103 6 11 9 RDPRC Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Change 104 6 11 10RDPRE Remote Data Centre Periodic Report End 104 6 11 11RDPRP Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Print 105 6 12 Signaling Gateway Commandes 106 6 12 1 SGDPI Signaling Gateway Destination Point Initiate eee 107 6 12 2 SGDPC Signaling Gateway Destination Point Change 107 6 12 3 SGDPE Signaling Gateway Destination Point End
145. ive and secondary standby port Any IP port on the system may be the primary port in a team and any port may be the secondary port The primary port is a port configured with the IP address of the team and the secondary port is a port configured with a string to associate it with the primary port see Section 6 5 17 CNSYS on page 57 If the system detects that the Primary port has failed it passes the primary s MAC and Layer 3 address to the failover secondary adapter enabling it to act as the active port in the team On the restoration of the primary port the secondary port is removed from service and the primary port resumes control of its MAC and IP addresses The subnet mask of a secondary IP address in a team is ignored Data loss may occur between the actual failure of an IP connect and the detection of that failure and subsequent switching to the standby port All adapters in a team should be connected to the same hub or switch with Spanning Tree STP set to off Whenever teaming is activated or deactivated MMI sessions using those ports are reset An IP address may not teamed with itself an IP address of 0 0 0 0 another IP address already acting as a primary or standby in an IP team 142 e e Dialogic 5S7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u D 7 6 2 Dual Resilient Operation Two Signaling Gateways
146. k Management on DataKinetics products Copyright C 1999 2007 Dialogic Corporation All Rights Reserved The information in this document is subject to change without notice Enterprise number is 4032 Issue Date By Changes 2 08 Jul 02 GNK First published release DK GLOBAL REG DEFINITIONS BEGIN IMPORTS enterprises FROM RFC1155 SMI OBJECT TYPE FROM RFC1155 SMI The DataKinetics enterprise node datakinetics OBJECT IDENTIFIER enterprises 4032 The MIB version stands alone at the top level dkMibVer OBJECT TYP SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The current version of the MIB running on the agent Currently the following values are recognised DI Pre release Pre release First published release NRO I 158 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Diale 1C EE agic datakinetics 1 Top level nodes within DK4032 MIB dkSysInfo OBJECT IDENTIFIER datakinetics 2 The Alarms branch dkAlrmCategory OBJECT IDENTIFIER dkSysAlarms 1 dkAlrmPcm OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active PCM alarms dkAlrmCategory 1 dkAlrmSig OBJECT TYPE SYNTAX INTEGER ACCESS read only STATUS mandatory DESCRIPTION The number of active signaling al
147. lication Server for example part of a distributed virtual switch or database Examples of ASPs are processes or process instances of MGCs IP SCPs or HLRs An ASP is an SCTP endpoint and may be configured to process signaling traffic within more than one Application Server A SIGTRAN link SNLINK identifies both the SCTP Association and the peer ASP that uses the Association The user can configure the Peer IP addresses IPADDR and optionally IPADDR2 a second IP address for resilience a host port HPORT and a peer port PPORT The user can also configure the SIGTRAN link to act as an IP client or IP server END the network the SIGTRAN link exists in NC and the Point Code format that the SIGTRAN link uses SS7MD SIGTRAN links are managed using the SNSLx commands An Application Server AS is the logical entity serving a specific routing key An example of an Application Server is a virtual switch element handling all call processing for a unique range of PSTN trunks identified by an SS7 DPC OPC CIC range Another example is a virtual database element handling all HLR transactions for a particular SS7 DPC OPC SCCP SSN combination The Application Server contains a set of one or more unique SNLINKs of which one or more is normally actively processing traffic There is a 1 1 relationship between an Application Server and a specific routing key The user can configure an Application Server s Destination Point Code DPC of the routing
148. ling Gateways acting as a single Point Code MTP Default Routing Allocation of a default route to MTP System Hardware and Signaling Configuration System Configuration Each Signaling Gateway contains four Ethernet ports allowing it to communicate with four separate IP networks The Ethernet interface is used for the transfer of SS7 signaling information over IP for telnet communication with the management interface and the transfer of files such as those for software update and configuration backup using ftp between the Signaling Gateway and a remote server The fourth IP network IPADDR4 is reserved for management only and cannot be used for SIGTRAN operation A Signaling Gateway can be given a presence within an IP network using its first Ethernet port configured with an IP Address IPADDR and a Subnet Mask SUBNET If the Signaling Gateway is communicating with a destination that is not on the local subnet a default IP gateway GATEWAY can be configured Optionally the Signaling Gateway can be given a presence in up to two more subnets using additional Ethernet ports configured with a an IP addresses IPADDR2 or IPADDR3 and additional subnet masks SUBNET2 or SUBNET3 System level configuration is configured using the CNSYx set of commands Potentially the user may require communication with different IP gateways to reach other IP networks Additional IP Gateways can be configured using the IPGWx set of commands After chan
149. m ss EE collected Duration of measurement 3 Period 600 0 4294967295 ep period in seconds x 1to 3 PCM x y ki PCM Ti y 1to4 board id port id 5 Frame Slip counter 50 0 to 4294967295 Number of frame slips occurred 6 Out of synchronism 1000 0 to 4294967295 Number of out sync transitions transitions 7 Errored Seconds 20 0 to 4294967295 Number of Errored Seconds counter occurred 8 Severely Errored 500 0 to 4294967295 Number of Severely Errored Seconds counter Seconds 153 e e Dial 2 g1C Chapter 9 Remote Data Centre Operation 9 4 4 2001 12 31 13 07 25 600 3 1000 56 513 502 20 6512 6502 10 2001 01 01 01 01 00 864 SS7 Link Measurements File Format 00 2 5000 10 1000 1000 10 1000 1000 0 2001 11 22 19 07 38 3600 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Field Title Example Range Description Date when measurements 1 Date 2001 12 31 yyyy mm dd collected 2 Time 13 07 25 hh mm ss Time when measurements collected 3 Period 600 O to 4294967295 Duration of measurement period in seconds 4 SS7 Link 3 0 to 32 SS7 Link Number Duration of the link IN 5 In Service 1000 0 to 4294967295 SERVICE state Number of negative acknowledgement received NOTE Not applicable for 6 Negative ACK 56 0 to 4294967295 M2PA SS7 links and is set to 0 See SIGTRAN Link measurements 7 Octects Transmitted 513 0 to 4294967295 Number of octetcs transmitted 8 Oct
150. mands 123 STALP 124 STAPP 125 STBOP 126 STC7P 128 STCRP 127 STEPP 129 STIPP 130 STPCP 131 STRDP 132 STSLP 133 STSYP 134 system capabilities 15 capacity of 15 installation 16 licenses for 27 management 141 signaling capabilities 15 updating software 24 system licenses installing 28 purchasing 27 update from RDC 28 T timers MTP3 specific 38 SCTP specific 39 signaling gateway specific 38 traffic measurements C7 link 151 PCM 151 SIGTRAN link 152 U updating software 24 V VT100 terminal connecting 16
151. n signaling timeslot connectivity fault or inactive signaling terminal at the remote end The system has detected either the failure of one of the cooling fans or that a fan is likely to fail The cooling will remain adequate during this condition but the fan should be replaced at the next convenient opportunity SIG SYS C7LINK Major MJR 17 Alarm Test 2 This event indicates that the user has invoked the alarm test for alarm class 2 using the ALTEI command SYS Major MJR 20 Temperature The internal temperature is outside a preset threshold indicating either an internal fault or failure of the cooling arrangements Inspection should take place immediately SYS CPU ID Major MJR 33 Sync failure None of the PCM ports that have been configured as possible clock sources contain a valid PCM signal Under these conditions the Signaling Gateway will generate synchronisation using a local oscillator PCM Major MJR 35 PCM error ind Diagnostic event relating to the PCM functionality Persistent events of this type should be reported to your support representative NONE Major MJR 36 PCM event ind Diagnostic information relating to PCMs NONE Major MJR 39 System restart req The user has changed configuration parameters that require the system to be restarted before they can take effect The alarm will persist until the s
152. n IP address and a user name and password for the Signaling Gateway to use to logon to the RDC Data transfer to the RDC uses the File Transfer Protocol FTP Measurement reports are made on a configurable periodic basis Optionally since it can be configured as an FTP server the Signaling Gateway itself can be configured to act as an RDC thus allowing RDC operation to be performed locally on the Signaling Gateway itself See Chapter 9 Remote Data Centre Operation for a more detailed description of the capabilities and configuration of an RDC 1 9 6 Alarm Log The Dialogic SS7G2x product is able to detect a number of events or alarm conditions relating to either the hardware or the operation of the protocols Each alarm condition is assigned a severity class 3 Critical 2 Major 1 Minor and a category and ID which give more detail about the alarm There are a number of mechanisms described below by which these conditions can be communicated to management systems and ultimately to the system operator see Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing for a full list of alarm types and their reporting parameters Active alarms are indicated on the front panel of the unit by three LEDs showing the severity CRT MJR and MNR See the Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual for information on the location of these indicators Active alarms may be indicated remotely from the unit by connecting to relay outputs provided by the
153. n and whether MTP or IP has priority If MTP routing is selected the data message is sent out on an MTP SS7 route that matches the point code of the data message It is possible to configure MTP3 with a default route for use when it is undesirable to preconfigure all routes that are used See Chapter 7 Configuration Overview for a more detailed configuration discussion and Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples for some examples 1 9 3 Cross Connections The Signaling Gateway allows the user to set up cross connections semi permanent connections between an incoming timeslot on one PCM port and an outgoing timeslot on any PCM port These connections can either be simplex or duplex 1 9 4 Monitoring The Signaling Gateway allows the user to monitor TDM signaling links by dropping a copy of the signaling to a spare PCM port This allows for a protocol analyzer to be left connected to one PCM port and gives the user the ability to control remotely which signaling links are monitored Each monitored signaling link requires two timeslots on the spare PCM port one to monitor the send direction and the other for the receive direction 11 Dialegic Chapter 1 Overview 1 9 5 Remote Data Centres The Signaling Gateway supports the transfer of software updates configuration files alarm reports and periodic measurements over Ethernet to from a remote location the Remote Data Centre RDC Multiple RDCs can be configured by specifying a
154. naling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S PCM Traffic Measurements Periodic reports conveying PCM performance data can be configured using the RDPRI command PCMs are associated with the report using the RDPDI command PCMs can be removed from the report using the RDPDE command The PRTYPE parameter should be MSPCM SI GTRAN Link Traffic Measurements Periodic reports conveying SIGTRAN link performance data can be configured using the RDPRI command SIGTRAN Links SNLINK are associated with the report using the RDPDI command SIGTRAN Links can be removed from the report using the RDPDE command The PRTYPE parameter should be MSSL Ethernet Port Traffic Measurements Periodic reports conveying Ethernet performance data can be configured using the RDPRI command ETH ports are associated with the report using the RDPDI command ETH ports can be removed from the report using the RDPDE command The PRTYPE parameter should be MSEP System Measurements Periodic reports conveying system performance data can be configured using the RDPRI command There are no associated data types for use with this command The PRTYPE parameter should be MSSY 9 5 4 Software Update See Section 4 11 1 Software Update from a Remote Data Centre on page 24 for example MML that upgrades the Signaling Gateway software from an RDC 9 5 5 Configuration Backup See Section 4 12 1 Configuration Backup to Remote Data Centre on page 25 for e
155. nd 51 6 5 7 CNMOP Configuration Monitor Print 52 6 5 8 CNPCI Configuration PCM Initiate sssssssssssem eH 52 6 5 9 CNPCC Configuration PCM Change 53 6 5 10 CNPCE Configuration PCM End 53 6 5 11 CNPCP Configuration PCM Print 54 6 5 12 CNRDI Configuration Remote Data Centre Initiate nnnc 54 6 5 13 CNRDC Configuration Remote Data Centre Change 55 6 5 14 CNRDE Configuration Remote Data Centre End 55 6 5 15 CNRDP Configuration Remote Data Centre Print ssesssssesesessses 56 6 5 16 CNSWP Configuration Software Print 56 6 5 17 CNSYS Configuration System Get 57 6 5 18 CNSYP Configuration System Print 59 6 5 19 CNTDS Configuration Time and Date Get 60 6 5 20 CNTDP Configuration Time And Date Print 60 6 5 21 CNTOS Configuration Timeout Value Get 61 6 5 22 CNTOP Configuration Timeout Value Print 61 6 5 23 CNTSP Configuration Timeslot Print 62 6 5 24 CNUPI Configuration Update Initiate 0 eect eee Hee 63 6 5 25 CNXCI Configuration Cross Connect Initlate sese 64 6 5 26 CNXCE Configuration Cross Connect End 64 6 5 27 CNXCP Configuration Cross Connect Print 65 6 6 SS7 Signaling Commande sssrinin irena sese enemies enn nnn 66 6 6 1 C7LSI CCS SS7 Link Set Initiates sess eene 67 6 6 2 C7LSC CCS SS7 Link Set Change 68 6 6 3 C7ESE CCS SS7 Link Set Ce EE 69 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue
156. nd Attributes The following symbols are used to indicate command attributes CONFIG The command affects configuration data PROMPT A DANGEROUS command which must be confirmed by the operator 40 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 4 Alarm Commands The alarm commands include ALCLS Alarm Class Set ALCLP Alarm Class Print ALFCP Alarm Fault Code Print ALLIP Alarm List Print ALLOP Alarm Log Print ALREI Alarm Reset Initiate ALTEI Alarm Test Initiate ALTEE Alarm Test End Dialegic 41 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 4 1 ALCLS Alarm Class Set Synopsis This command assigns an alarm class value to a specified fault code s The alarm class CLA is used to determine whether the alarm is classed as Minor Major or Critical and in turn governs the alarm LED relay and SNMP alarm that are activated when the condition exists Each alarm code CODE has a factory set default class See Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing for the factory default for each alarm code Syntax ALCLS CLA CODE Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples ALCLS CLA 1 CODE 20 6 4 2 ALCLP Alarm Class Print Synopsis This command gives a printout of the fault codes belonging to a particular alarm class If the CLA parameter is omitted all fault codes are printed out Syntax ALCLP CLA Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples ALCLP
157. ndicates a 14 bit Point Code OPC and DPC must be less than or equal to 16383 Only one OPC can exist within a network context The NC DPC combination must be different for all link sets The NC OPC combination must be different for all link sets Attributes CONFIG Examples C7LSC LS 1 OPC 1 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 6 6 3 C7LSE CCS SS7 Link Set End Synopsis This command is used to end the SS7 link set Syntax C7LSE LS Prerequisites There should be no signaling links attached to the link set All configured SS7 links within the system must be blocked Note After blocking an SS7 link cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked There are no C7 Routes using this link set Attributes CONFIG Examples C7LSE LS 1 6 6 4 C7LSP CCS SS7 Link Set Print Synopsis This command obtains a printout of the attributes for the SS7 link set If no link is specified the values for all link sets are shown Syntax C7LSP LS Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples C7LSP Output Format ccs SS7 Link Set LS NC OPC DPC NI LSSIZE SS7MD 1 1 1 3 2 2 ITU14 2 2 2 4 0 2 ANSI EXECUTED 69 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 6 5 C7RTI CCS SS7 Route Initiate 70 Synopsis This command is used to initiate an SS7 Route C7RT to a Destinati
158. nfiguration the following additions to the normal configuration must be made 1 The configuration of an inter SS7G2x link set This has the same DPC and OPC This link set may consist of MTP2 links M2PA links or a combination of both 2 Each C7Route must be configured to use a preferred link set LS1 and a backup link set LS2 3 Each SS7G2x must be configured with a C7Route to the other SS7G2x using only LS2 Note Since both SS7G2xs have C7Links that are part of the same link set from the perspective of the adjacent point code care must be taken in the assignment of SLCs Figure 3 Dual Resilient Configuration M3UA Links SS7G2x 1 PC 1 SS7G2x 1 l PC 1 See Chapter 7 Configuration Overview for a more in depth discussion of Dual Resilient configuration LS1 LS2 Inter SS7G2x Linkset shown as M2PA e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic LLL 2 Chapter 2 Specification 2 1 Hardware Specification Full details of the Signaling Gateway hardware specification are given in the Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual 2 2 System Capacity The maximum capacity is dependent on the number and type of signaling boards installed The numbers given in this section are for a single unit Use of Signaling Gateways in dual pairs or in clusters proportionally increases the capacity of the overall system while still acting as a single SS7 point code 2 3 2 4
159. ng Route Initiate SGIRC Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Change SGIRE Signaling Gateway Incoming Route End SGIRP Signaling Gateway Incoming Route Print SGRKI Signaling Gateway Routing Key Initiate SGRKE Signaling Gateway Routing Key End SGRKP Signaling Gateway Routing Key Print e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic ERN 2 6 12 1 SGDPI Signaling Gateway Destination Point Initiate Synopsis This command initiates routing to a destination point identified by a routing key or incoming route Destination selection either selects an Application Server AS or attempts to route to the MTP or IP side on a priority basis If an Application Server is not configured the Signaling Gateway attempts to find a route to the Destination Point Code DPC of the received message over MTP or IP The user can configure whether to route the message via MTP or IP if the Point Code is available over both by setting the RTPRI parameter A destination can either be a route MTP or IP or a combination of both or a Application Server If both MTP and IP routes are specified the default priority indicates which route to the Point Code should be selected first if available MTPONLY and IPONLY state that no attempt to other domain should be made if the routes through these domains are unavailable Syntax SGDPI DEST RTPRI LABEL SGDPI DEST AS LABEL Prerequisites The destinat
160. nly have a value of 0 for EL and a value of 1 for T1s on boards of a type other than SS7HDP Attributes CONFIG Examples CNPCC PCM 1 1 SYNCPRI 3 6 5 10 CNPCE Configuration PCM End Synopsis This command ends the configuration of a PCM such that it is unavailable for voice or signaling Syntax CNPCE PCM Prerequisites No timeslot on the PCM has been assigned to voice signaling monitoring or cross connections The board on which the PCM exists has been blocked Attributes CONFIG Examples CNPCE PCM 1 1 53 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 11 CNPCP Configuration PCM Print Synopsis This command gives a printout of all the configured PCMs Syntax CNPCP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNPCP Output Format PCM Configuration PCM PCMTYPE LC FF SYNCPRI IDLE BUILDOUT 1 2 El HDB3 G704 6 2A 0 2 2 El HDB3 G704 1 2A 0 3 1 T1 B8ZS SF 2 2A T EXECUTED 6 5 12 CNRDI Configuration Remote Data Centre I nitiate Synopsis 54 This command is used to configure Remote Data Centre RDC so that data from periodic report or continuous recording can be transferred to that location The connection itself is established when the RDC is unblocked An RDC is an account with an FTP logon name USER and password PASSWORD on a remote system IPADDR operating as an FTP server No proprietary software is required to run on the remote system Note If an
161. ocked board Attributes None Examples MSPCP PCM 5 1 MSPCP Output Format PCM Traffic Measurements PCM FMSLIP OUTSYN ERRSEC SEVSEC PERIOD 359 57 60 23 1 23 00 00 3 4 12 35 33 4 01 00 00 4 4 53 55 4 0 01 00 00 EXECUTED 94 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic L 2 6 10 4 MSSLP Measurements SI GTRAN Link Print Synopsis This command prints traffic measurements for SIGTRAN signaling links The measurements are cumulative between system startup and the next time the measurements are reset The fields have the following meanings SNLINK SIGTRAN signaling link RXCK Number of data chunks received TXCK Number of data chunks transmitted RTXCK Number of data chunks re transmitted NOOS Number of times a SIGTRAN link has either been aborted or shutdown OSDUR Duration that the link was not in service PERIOD Time since measurements on the route were last reset Specified in hours minutes and seconds Syntax MSSLP SNLINK RESET Prerequisites If specified the SI GTRAN signaling link must be an initiated and unblocked Attributes None Examples MSSLP SNLINK 1 MSSLP Output Format SIGTRAN Link Traffic Measurements SNLINK RXCK TXCK RTXCK OSDUR NOOS PERIOD 1 54 6330 23 0 0 05 00 00 2 21 12 345 0 0 05 00 00 3 12 53 500 0 0 05 00 00 EXECUTED 95 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definiti
162. ol and Management Protocol Echo Request frames to the specified remote IP address and measures the maximum round trip time similar to the standard Unix ping command SEND shows the number of frames transmitted RECV shows the number of replies received and MAXRTD shows the maximum delay between sending a frame and receiving a reply in milliseconds The measurement is accurate to 10ms hence any value less than 10ms is displayed as lt 10 If the destination IP address is not reachable RECH is shown as 0 and MAXTP as Syntax STIPP IPADDR Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STIPP IPADDR 173 132 23 3 Output Format IP Status IPADDR SEND RECV MAXRTD 193 195 185 16 4 4 20 EXECUTED 130 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u D 6 14 8 STPCP Status PCM Print Synopsis This command requests a status report of the PCMs The PCM status is one of the following OK Normal operational state PCM Loss No signal sensed on the PCM input Sync Loss Loss of frame alignment since no frame synchronization has been received RAI Remote alarm indication The remote end indicates that is it is OK but also indicates that it is detecting an error condition AIS Alarm indication signal The remote side sends all ones indicating that there is an error condition or it is not initialized BE
163. on Point Code DPC within a Network Context NC An SS7 Route utilizes one LS1 or two LS2 link sets which route via adjacent point codes to reach the eventual destination DPC On a per network context basis a default MTP route may be specified On a per network context basis traffic for all point codes not known to the Signalling Gateway are routed to the default route A default route can be specified by setting the DPC value on the route to DFLT See Section 7 2 Signaling Configuration on page 136 for a more detailed description of the SS7 signaling configuration Syntax C7RTI C7RT DPC LS1 NC LS2 LSH LABEL Prerequisites The NC must be the same as the NC of the underlying link sets The DPC NC combination must be unique The link set specified has already been initiated e f the route is to an adjacent point code then all links in the linkset to that point code must be either inhibited or blocked Only one default Route can be configured per Network Context f a default route is specified a network context cannot be configured with a DPC of 0 Attributes CONFIG Examples C7RTI C7RT 1 LS1 1 DPC 130 LABEL ROUTE130 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 2 6 6 6 C7RTC CCS SS7 Route Change Synopsis This command is used to change the attributes of an SS7 Route The DPC parameter in this command supports an extra value
164. on Point Print Synopsis This command prints the configuration of routing parameters on a SS7 Signaling Gateway Syntax SGDPP DEST Prerequisites The destination ID has already been initiated Attributes None Examples SGDPP Output Format SS7 Routing Key Configuration DEST RTPRI AS LABEL 1 NONE 1 AS1 2 IP SGW2 3 MTP DEST3 EXECUTED 108 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic L 2 6 12 5 SGIRI Signaling Gateway Incoming Route I nitiate Synopsis This command initiates an incoming route on a Signaling Gateway The incoming route is selected by the network and domain TDM or SIGTRAN that a data message came from The network is specified on an SS7 link set on the TDM side and a SIGTRAN link on the SIGTRAN side An incoming route can either go directly to a destination or perform analysis of the received message to determine a destination If analysis fails or the destination determined by analysis is not available the incoming route can use the destination associated with it as a default destination For RKTAB DEST NC and DOMAIN a value of null is supported null indicates a wildcard value and means any value null is the default value for an RKTAB DEST entry Note The value null cannot be used for these parameters elsewhere in the system unless explicitly specified in the command Syntax SGIRI IR NC DOMAIN RKTAB
165. ons 6 10 5 MSSYP Measurements System Print Synopsis This command prints out system related measurements for load and congestion taken over a period of time The fields in the output have the following meanings NOVLD The number of periods of congestion overload during the measurement period MAXLOAD Maximum load average measurement taken over one minute based on the UNIX load average LOADAVG The average load on the system based on the UNIX load average measurement taken over the measurement period PERIOD The period the measurement was taken over Note Values are reset using the RESET parameter MSSYP RESET Y resets the measurement values to 0 Syntax MSSYP RESET Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples MSSYP Output Format System Measurements NOVLD 0 MAXLOAD 28 81 LOADAVG 2 28 PERIOD 18 36 55 EXECUTED 96 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 11 Remote Data Centre Commands The Remote Data Centre RDC commands include RDCRI Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Initiate RDCRC Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Change RDCRE Remote Data Centre Continuous Record End RDCRP Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Print RDPDI Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Initiate RDPDE Remote Data Centre Periodic Data End RDPDP Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Print RDPRI Remote Data Centre Periodic Report Initiate RDPRC
166. or this command EXTRA PARAMETERS Too many parameters have been entered MISSING PARAMETER A required parameter has not been input INCONSISTENT PARAMETER The parameters input are not valid together for the command MISSING DATA A parameter has no data INCONSISTENT DATA The values of parameters are inconsistent with each other or with data already entered into the system RANGE ERROR The value assigned to a numeric parameter is outside the valid range e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u L Table 1 Command Rejection Responses Continued Response Reason for Rejection The type of information grouping used in the input of the parameter INVALID INFORMATION GROUPING Value ic net valid INVALID INDICATOR This command contains a format character etc that is not valid for this command Command unable to execute due to an external error for example a GENERAL ERROR missing or write protected CDROM INTERNAL ERROR Command failed to complete due to internal error INVALID INFORMATION UNIT The value entered for a parameter is not valid for that parameter UNKNOWN SEPARATOR The character used to separate two parameters is not recognized 4 9 FTP Access The Signaling Gateway supports FTP server operation allowing the user to perform ma
167. output is as follows ETH Ethernet port number in the range 1 to 4 where ETH 1 corresponds to physical port ENET 1 ETH 2 corresponds to physical port ENET 2 ETH 3 corresponds to physical port ENET LNK A ETH 4 corresponds to physical port ENET LNK B RXKBTYE Number of kilobytes of data received in kilobytes RXPKT Number of packets of data received RXERR Number of receive errors detected RXDROP Number of received packets dropped by the device driver during the measurement period TXKBTYE Number of kilobytes of data transmitted in kilobytes TXPKT Number of packets of data transmitted TXERR Number of transmit errors detected TXDROP Number of transmit packets PERIOD The period over which the measurement was taken RXFIFO The number of FIFO buffer errors received RXFRAME The number of packet framing errors received RXCOMP The number of compressed packets received RXMULT The number of multicast frames received TXFIFO The number of FIFO buffer error transmitted TXCOLLS The number of collisions detected on the transmit side TXCARRIER The number of carrier losses detected on the transmit side TXCOMP The number of compressed packets transmitted Note Values are reset using the RESET parameter MSEPP RESET Y resets the measurement values to 0 Syntax MS EPP RESET PAGE Pr erequisites None Attributes None Examples MSI MSI 92
168. p to Remote Data Centre The procedure to perform a configuration backup to an RDC is as follows 1 The user should enter CNBUI RDC rdc id DTYPE CONFIG DIRECTORY lt subdirectory gt FILE lt filename gt to request that the configuration be backed up to an RDC where the configuration file lt filename CF3 gt is stored in a subdirectory in the ftproot Note The user should not use a filename of SDC when backing up to the local RDC The unit indicates that the configuration has been successfully backed up by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNBUI command 25 Dialegic Chapter 4 Operation 4 13 Updating Configuration Data Valid configuration data can be stored by the Signaling Gateway at a Remote Data Center RDC using the CNBUI command see Section 4 12 on CD ROM or on a remote machine accessible via FTP This configuration data can then be restored as described in the following subsections 4 13 1 Configuration Update from a Remote Data Centre The procedure to perform a configuration update from a Remote Data Center RDC is as follows 1 The user should enter CNUPI DTYPE CONFIG RDC rdc id DIRECTORY lt subdirectory gt FILE lt filename gt to request that the configuration be updated from a RDC where the configuration update file lt filename CF3 gt is stored in a subdirectory in the ftproot Note The directory and filename are optional and when not used the system looks
169. perational FAILED The board has failed and is out of service Syntax STBOP BPOS Prerequisites f specified the board should have already been initiated Attributes None Examples STBOP BPOS 1 Output Format Board Status BPOS STATUS Active Failed Blocked EXECUTED 126 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 6 14 4 STCRP Status C7 Route Print Synopsis This command shows the status of the specified SS7 route or range of routes within a network context If no route or network context is specified then the values for all routes are shown The command indicates whether a route is available or unavailable as well as indicating which routsets within the route are available or unavailable The command also provides the congestion state of the route Possible ROUTE STATUS values are Available Unavailable Available The route is available for traffic to the remote point code of the route Unavailable The route is unavailable for traffic to the remote point code of the route Possible CONG LEVEL values are 0 no congestion 1 20r3 indicating the level of congestion Possible LS1 STATUS and LS2 STATUS values are Available The linkset on the route is available for traffic to the adjacent point code Unavailable The linkset on the route is unavailable for traffic to the adjacent point code Syntax STCRP STCRP NC
170. r is to the lowest numbered available RDC Note If the system does not have an I PADDR then status indicates OK for communication with the RDC however no data can be transferred Syntax STRDP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STRDP Output Format Remote Data Centre Status RDC IPADDR RDCSTAT 1 25 03 203 52 Initiating 2 102 03 211 140 OK EXECUTED 132 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 2 6 14 10 STSLP Status SIGTRAN Link Print Synopsis This command requests the status of a SIGTRAN link Definitions for the status of the peer signaling process SP BLOCKED The signaling link is blocked UNAVAILABLE The signaling link is unavailable AVAILABLE The signaling link is available Note The SP STATUS is blank for M2PA SNLINKs Layer 2 status is provided by the STC7P command Definitions for SCTP Status are CONFIGURING Association is being configured COOKIE WAIT Association is waiting for a cookie COOKIE ECHOED Association has echoed a cookie CLOSED Association is closed NITIATING Association is initiating ESTABLISHED Association is established SHUTDOWN PENDING Association is pending shutdown SHUTDOWN SENT Association has sent shutdown SHUTDOWN RECEIVED Association has received shutdown SHUTDOWN ACK SENT Association has shutdown Definitions of the status of Links IP Addresses are
171. ring any 24 hour period beginning at midnight Filenames are unique identifying the date of transfer in the form YYYYMMDD Periodic report data can optionally be reset all values to zero following each file transfer SS7 Signaling Link Traffic Measurements Traffic measurement data can be generated for each SS7 signaling link The following examples describe how a periodic report is first created before SS7 Links C7LINK are selected as the collection points RDPRI REPORT 1 PRTYPE MSC7 PERIOD 01 00 00 RDC1 4 RESET Y LABEL C7LINK The RDPRI command creates report number 1 that is of type MSC7 The RDPRI command creates report number 1 that is of type MSC7 The contents of the report is transferred to the RDC once each period RDC number 4 is the primary RDC no secondary RDC is identified in the example Reports are transferred to the C7LINK directory on the RDC Because the RESET parameter has been set to Y data for each circuit group associated with this report is reset following each file transfer Once the periodic report has been initialized existing SS7 links can be dynamically associated with it using the RDPDI command or removed with the RDPDE command for example RDPDI REPORT 1 C7LINK 2 amp 3 RDPDE REPORT 1 C7LINK 3 The RDPDI command identifies SS7 links 2 and 3 as collection points for report 1 The RDPDE command removes SS7 link 3 from the report 156 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Sig
172. rint CNTDS Configuration Time and Date Set CNTDP Configuration Time And Date Print CNTOS Configuration Timeout Value Set CNTOP Configuration Timeout Value Print CNTSP Configuration Timeslot Print CNUPI Configuration Update Initiate CNXCI Configuration Cross Connect Initiate CNXCE Configuration Cross Connect End CNXCP Configuration Cross Connect Print 48 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u MM D ee 6 5 1 CNBOI Configuration Board Initiate Synopsis This command defines a new board on the system The user should specify the board position BPOS within the unit the physical type of the board BRDTYPE and the signaling type SIGTYPE which identifies the software that will run on the board See Section 7 1 2 Boards and PCMs on page 136 for a more detailed description of board configuration Syntax CNBOI BPOS BRDTYPE SIGTYPE Prerequisites No board has already been defined for the specified board position A board must physically exist for the board position and be licensed for the signaling gateway A board type of SS7HDP must have a signaling type of SS7 Attributes CONFIG Examples CNBOI BPOS 1 BRDTYPE SPCI4 4 4 SIGTYPE SS7 CNBOT BPOS 1 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNBOT BPOS 3 BRDTYPE SS7HDP 64 4 SIGTYPE SS7 6 5 2 CNBOE Configuration Board End Synopsis This
173. rted to your support representative Major F MJR 68 SNRT unavail Reserved SIG NC 2 Major 69 C7RT unavail One or more SS7 routes are SIG NC 2 MJR unavailable Major e One or more SIGTRAN Application MJR 70 AS unavail Servers are unavailable SIG NC 2 One or more SIGTRAN Application Major Servers are available but have MJR A AS under res insufficient number of ASP load SIG NC 2 sharing mode only Diagnostic event relating to the Major M2PA protocol layer Persistent MJR 73 M2PA event ind events of this type should be NONE 2 reported to your support representative Diagnostic event relating to the Maior M2PA protocol layer Persistent MJR 74 M2PA err ind events of this type should be NONE 2 reported to your support representative This event indicates that the user Minor has invoked the alarm test for MRN 16 Alarm Test 1 alarm class 1 using the ALTEI SYS 0 l command Minor This event indicates the time at MRN 19 System Restart which a system restart occurred SYS 0 l The Signaling Gateway has quit 34 Peu E selected a new PCM as the clock PCM PCM 1 synchronization source The system has detected a low Minor priority low level alarm condition MRN 79 Default alarm The user should contact their SYS 1 t The Class column provides the initial default setting of the alarm class for each fault code The alarm class for any particular alarm code is configurable using the ALCLS command and can be vie
174. s TTYPE TO TSEC TMSEC MTP3 1 60 MTP3 2 360 MTP3 3 120 MTP3 4 360 MTP3 5 5 MTP3 6 5 MTP3 7 3 MTP3 10 60 EXECUTED 61 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 5 23 CNTSP Configuration Timeslot Print 62 Synopsis This command is used to print the configuration of all timeslots on a PCM A timeslot on a PCM can be allocated to signaling voice cross connect monitoring or it can be unallocated Data is printed for a timeslot when it is acting as an outgoing timeslot A timeslot can act as an outgoing timeslot for the following types SIG Carries signaling information It forms a duplex connection OTS Acts as an outgoing timeslot for a cross connection It may form a duplex connection STS The outgoing timeslot monitoring the send direction of an object RTS The outgoing timeslot monitoring the receive direction of an object Note An object is currently only a signaling link For signaling the STS monitors information sent from the EQU of the signaling link and the RTS monitors information received by the signaling link Syntax CNTSP PCM Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples CNTSP PCM 3 3 Output Format PCM Timeslot Configuration TS TYPE C7LINK ITS 3 3 22 SIG 6 3 3 24 OTS 4 4 4 3 3 25 RTS 7 3 3 25 STS 8 EXECUTED e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 2 6 5 24 CNUPI Configuration
175. s This command initiates blocking for boards signaling links remote data centres SIGTRAN links and SIGTRAN Application Servers A blocking command removes from use the board link route or server covered by the command it also removes their configuration data from the lower levels of the Signaling Gateway and only configuration management maintains knowledge of their existence Possible grouping are SS7 signaling links Boards Remote Data Centres RDCs SIGTRAN signaling links SIGTRAN Application Servers If the grouping being blocked is already in the blocked state no action is taken If a C7 link has been inhibited the inhibiting is removed as part of the blocking action Syntax MNBLI MNBLI MNBLI MNBLI MNBLI C7LINK BPOS RDC SNLINK AS Prerequisites The item being blocked has been initiated When blocking a board all SS7 links on the board must already be blocked If this is the last RDC to be blocked then it cannot be blocked until all continuous records and periodic reports are ended An SNLINK of SNTYPE M2PA can only be blocked if its associated C7LINK is either blocked or inhibited Attributes CONFIG PROMPT Examples MNBLI SNLINK 12 MNBLI C7LINK 4 Output Format Blocking C7LINK 1 Blocking C7LINK 2 EX ECUTE D ER Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 9 2 MNBLE Maintenance Blocking End 86 Sy nopsis This command ends th
176. s are specified the link must be blocked and the C7 link s EQU board must be blocked To change the other parameters on the C7 link the link must be inhibited If M56K is set to 3 or 4 the TS cannot be specified and if M56K is not set to 3 or 4 the EQU must be specified Only EQU signaling processors 1 and 2 can be used if M56K is 3 or 4 If an SNLINK is present the EQU TS M56K and PCR cannot be present If an SNLINK is specified it s SNTYPE must be M2PA If an SNLINK is specified it must be initiated blocked and cannot be associated with any other SS7 link The command cannot change between SNLINK and EQU type C7LINKs SS7 links can use signaling processors 1 to 4 on a SPCIA or SPCI2S board or 1 to 64 on a SS7HDP board Attributes CONFIG Examples C7SLC C7LINK 4 EQU 2 3 TS 3 3 16 M56K 1 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 6 11 C7SLE CCS SS7 Signaling Link End Synopsis This command is used to end an SS7 signaling link Syntax C7SLE C7LINK Prerequisites The signaling link must be blocked The signaling link must not be monitored Attributes CONFIG Examples C7SLE C7LINK 1 6 6 12 C7SLP CCS SS7 Signaling Link Print Synopsis Dialogic This command is used to obtain a printout of the attributes of SS7 signaling link s If no link is specified all initialized links are output Syntax C7SLP C7LINK Prerequisites None Attributes None E
177. s available An SS7G21 may be purchased with one two or three SPCI2S boards where each board provides four SS7 links two T1 E1 interfaces and two V 11 serial ports per board or one two or three SPCI4 boards where each board provides four SS7 links and four T1 E1 interfaces per board An SS7G22 may be purchased with one two or three SS7HDP boards where each board provides 64 SS7 links and four T1 E1 interfaces per board with a system maximum of 128 SS7 links When T1 or E1 is selected the Signaling Gateway may be configured to pass the bearer channels from one PCM port to another effectively dropping out the signaling in line See Chapter 2 Specification for a full definition of the capabilities of the system 1 4 1 Part Numbers See the Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual for a full list of the ordering codes and definitions of all of the hardware variants of the two equipment types 1 5 Connectivity TDM SS7 signaling can interface to the Signaling Gateway using balanced 1544 kbit sec T1 balanced connections in accordance with G 733 or 2048 kbit sec E1 connections in accordance with G 703 SS7 signaling can also be presented on a V 11 56 64 kbit sec synchronous serial interface MP2A signaling used for communication between paired Signaling Gateways can be received at the conveter using 4 x 1 Gbit sec RJ 45 Ethernet interfaces 1 6 User I nterface The Signaling Gateway provides serial port and
178. sequence to log in for FTP access using the sftp application is sftp 1 ftp lt IP Address The user is also prompted to enter the password for the siuftp login account The secure connection to a unit can also be established from Windows operating system using the appropriate SSH software 23 Dialegic Chapter 4 Operation 4 10 Backing Up System Software The user can backup a binary copy of the Signaling Gateway software for restoration later 4 10 1 Software Backup to a Remote Data Centre The procedure to perform a software backup to an Remote Data Center RDC is as follows 1 The user should enter CNBUI RDC lt rdc id gt DTYPE SOFTWARE DIRECTORY subdirectory FILE filename to request that the software be backed up to an RDC where the software file lt filename tgz gt is stored in a subdirectory in the ftproot Note The user should not use a filename of sgw when backing up to the local RDC The unit indicates that the configuration has been successfully backed up by displaying the EXECUTED response to the CNBUI command 4 11 Updating System Software The configuration data stored in non volatile memory is not affected by a software update Normal operation of the software update procedure uses MML to update the software While a software update can take place while phone calls are in progress the new software is not activated until the system is restarted On completion of the software updat
179. set to system types that have been licensed for the unit See the CNSYP command Note SIU is always licensed Attributes PROMPT Examples MNRSI MNRSI RESET Y MNRSI SYSTYPE SGW Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 6 10 Measurement Commands The measurement commands include MSC7P Measurements SS7 Print MSEPP Measurement Ethernet Port Print MSPCP Measurements PCM Print MSSLP Measurements SIGTRAN Link Print MSSYP Measurements System Print Dialogic 89 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 10 1 MSC7P Measurements SS7 Print 90 Synopsis This command prints traffic measurements for SS7 signaling links The measurements are cumulative between system startup and the next time the measurements are reset The fields have the following meanings C7LINK SS7 signaling Link OOSDUR Duration that the link was not in service This field is not currently supported RXNACK Number of negative acknowledgements received Note RXNACK is not applicable for M2PA SS7 links and is set to 0 See the MSSLP command description for SNLINK measurements RXMSU Number of message signaling units octets received RXOCT Number of SIF and SIO octets received TXMSU Number of message signaling units octets transmitted TXOCT Number of SIF and SIO octets transmitted RTXOCT Octets retransmitted Note RTXOCT is not applicable for M2PA SS7 links and is set to 0 See the M
180. sites The specified link has already been initiated The specified PCM time slot is not already assigned elsewhere in the system The PCM on which the timeslot exists has been initiated If specified the board on which the EQU exists has been initiated If specified the PCM on which the timeslot exists has been initiated The timeslot is a valid timeslot number for the PCM type up to 31 for a E1 PCM and 24 for a T1 PCM The signaling processor specified by the EQU parameter must be equipped with a valid board type and not already assigned to a link All links within the link set must be blocked If the EQU PCR or M56K parameters are specified the link must be blocked and C7 links EQU board must be blocked To change the other parameters on the C7 link the link must be inhibited If M56K is set to either 1 or 2 all links on the same board for which M56K is set to 1 or 2 must also use the same M56K value that is only one mode of 56kbits s operation is supported on any board at one time However it is possible for some links to operate at 64kbits s while others operate at 56kbits s The signaling processor specified by the EQU parameter must be equipped with a valid board type and not already assigned to a link All links within the link set must be blocked Note After blocking an SS7 link cannot be unblocked until all the boards processing the SS7 signaling are blocked and then unblocked If the EQU PCR or M56K parameter
181. start Installation of software from system start is not normal operating procedure and should only be used if the user is unable to install software via MML A failed installation of software from system start can result in the system failing to operate The procedure to install software from system start using either FTP or CD is as follows Software Update from Startup Using FTP 1 Rename the software distribution to sgw tgz 2 Establish an FTP session see Section 4 9 FTP Access on page 23 3 Set the FTP transfer mode to Binary since the software file is a binary file 4 Transfer the software to the Signaling Gateway by typing the command put sgw tgz sgw tgz Note The Signaling Gateway uses a case sensitive file system Therefore it is necessary to specify sgw tgz in lowercase 5 Terminate the FTP session by entering quit or bye 6 Establish an MML session and restart the unit by typing the MNRSI command The machine then boots and completes the upgrade Once the upgrade is complete the machine is accessible via the MML 7 Check the software version using the CNSWP command Software Update from Startup Using a CD 1 Place the CD containing the file sgw tgz in the CD ROM drive 2 Restart the system The new software is installed and started automatically 4 12 Backing Up Configuration Data The user can backup a binary copy of the Signaling Gateway configuration for restoration later 4 12 1 Configuration Backu
182. strict telnet access to telnet via SSH tunnelling only For example CNSYS SECURE Y Note The unit does not provide a Secure Shell session connection Your SSH client may need additional configuration to allow SSH tunnelling without a session connection e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE Once activated a future user is required to set up an SSH tunnel prior to telnet access For a client on a Linux or Solaris like operating system login for telnet using the ssh application The ssh application should be invoked using a shellscript of the following form bin sh ssh 1 siuftp C f 1 L 2323 1 8101 sleep 5 telnet localhost 2323 3 5 Configuration Procedure Once the system architecture and protocol configuration is known it is necessary to set this configuration within the Signaling Gateway Configuration is achieved using MML commands as described in Chapter 6 Command Definitions An overview of configuration is provided in Chapter 7 Configuration Overview and example configurations are described in Chapter 11 Worked Configuration Examples 19 Dialegic Chapter 4 Operation Chapter 4 Operation 4 1 General The Signaling Gateway can be configured by the user from either serial port 2 COM2 on the rear panel or by using telnet over the Ethernet interface The serial port can be configured over a range of baud rates and parity The default configuration for t
183. tation Layer 1 9 2 Configuration Model MTP data messages are considered to arrive at either an MTP3 link set or an M3UA SIGTRAN link The link set or M3UA SIGTRAN link identifies the network and SS7 format of the message MTP3 link sets can exist above a TDM MTP2 signaling link or a signaling link utilizing a M2PA SIGTRAN link for communication over IP The decision as to how to process the data message is performed by the incoming route The incoming route is identified by the network and domain either MTP or IP that a message arrives from The incoming route then determines whether the message requires further analysis of the data prior to destination selection by looking up a routing key table or whether a destination can immediately be selected If the Signaling Gateway determines that a routing key table be looked up the data from the data message is compared with routing keys in a routing key table If a match is found and the destination for that routing key is in service that destination is used Otherwise if the incoming route also has a destination associated with it that default destination is used If no routing key table is associated with it the default destination is used A destination can route a data message to either an Application Server AS or to MTP MTP over MTP2 or MTP over M2PA Selection of whether MTP or IP routing is used is determined by the availability of the data messages point code in the MTP or IP domai
184. tax RDCRE RECORD DISCARD Y Prerequisites The report has already been initiated There is no continuous data associated with the continuous record Attributes CONFIG Examples RDCRE RECORD 1 6 11 4 RDCRP Remote Data Centre Continuous Record Print Synopsis This command prints data relating to a continuous record for which collected data is transferred to a Remote Data Centre RDC Syntax RDCRP Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples RDCRP Output Format Remote Data Centre Continuous Record RECORD CRTYPE PERIOD MINREC RDC1 RDC2 LABEL 1 ALARM 00 05 00 100 2 1 ALARM EXECUTED 100 e e Dialogic 5S7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u D 2 6 11 5 RDPDI Remote Data Centre Periodic Data Initiate Synopsis This command attaches an SS7 link C7LINK SIGTRAN link SNLINK or PCM PCM to a periodic report Syntax RDPDI REPORT C7LINK SNLINK PCM Prerequisites The report has already been initiated The specified SS7 link has already been initiated SS7 links can only be specified for MSC7 reports An association between the report and the SS7 link has not already been initiated Attributes CONFIG Examples RDPDI REPORT 1 C7LINK 1 amp amp 8 6 11 6 RDPDE Remote Data Centre Periodic Data End Synopsis This command ends th
185. ted The specified PCM time slot is not already assigned elsewhere in the system The PCM on which the timeslot exists has been initiated The board on which the EQU exists has been initiated The timeslot is a valid timeslot for the PCM type up to 31 for an E1 PCM and 24 for a T1 PCM The signaling processor specified by the EQU parameter must be equipped with a valid board type and not already assigned to a link The link set has already been initiated The board position specified by EQU must be blocked If M56K is set to 3 or 4 the TS cannot be specified and if M56K is not set to 3 or 4 EQU must be specified Only EQU signaling processors 1 and 2 can be used if M56K is 3 or 4 If an SNLINK is present the EQU TS M56K and PCR cannot be present If an SNLINK is specified its SNTYPE must be M2PA If an SNLINK is specified it must be initiated blocked and cannot be associated with any other SS7 link Either a SNLINK or EQU must be present SS7 links can use signaling processors 1 to 4 on a SPCI4 or SPCI2S board or 1 to 64 on a SS7HDP board Attributes CONFIG Examples C7SLI C7LINK 4 EQU 3 1 TS 3 3 17 LS 1 SLC 5 C7SLI C7LINK 5 SNLINK 1 L 2 SLC 0 73 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 6 10 C7SLC CCS SS7 Signaling Link Change 74 Synopsis This command is used to change the attributes of an SS7 signaling link Syntax C7SLC C7LINK EQU SNLINK TS M56K PCR Prerequi
186. the command from the parameters A comma is used to separate multiple parameters 21 Dialegic Chapter 4 Operation 4 6 4 7 4 8 22 To ensure correct operation of the character deletion the maximum number of characters entered on a single command line should be no greater than the number of characters that can be displayed on a single line of the terminal to prevent text wrap around If a command is longer than one line each line before the last should be terminated with a complete parameter value followed by a comma and CR The command can then continue on the next line If the user wishes to specify more parameters than can be entered on a single initiate command they should use the initiate command to enter mandatory parameters then use a change command to specify additional parameters A partially entered command can be aborted using the CAN character The system outputs an indication that the command has been aborted followed by a prompt for new command input The CAN character can also be used to abort an output listing on the operators terminal Dangerous Commands Commands that affect the Signaling Gateway operation are considered DANGEROUS commands When a DANGEROUS command is entered the Signaling Gateway outputs the following on a new line Are you sure Y N The operator must enter Y followed by CR to continue the execution of the command Any other valid input character apart from SP or CR followed by CR
187. the software licence f the user agrees the software licence terms they can continue with the process following The next stage is to identify the SS7G2x on which the software option is to be activated To do this it is necessary to obtain the UNIT ID for the SS7G2x which is obtained by executing the CNSYP MML command on the target SS7G2x Once the user has the Licence ID and the UNIT ID the licence can be activated on the Dialogic SS7G2x products Licence Activation is the process of submitting the License ID and UNIT ID so that a Licence File can be generated and sent for installation on the target SS7G2x 27 Dialegic Chapter 4 Operation The Licence Activation process is web based and the Licence File is sent by email The user performs License Activation by visiting the web site http membersresource dialogic com ss7 license license asp or an alternative URL if listed on the Licence Certificate The user is asked to provide the following basic information Name Company Country Email address this is used to send the Licence File The user is then asked for the following information about the SS7G2x Operating System Enter Systems Product Host ID Enter the UNIT ID User Machine Identification a string typically the Signaling Gateway name used by the user to identify the SS7G2x The user must list the Licence ID taken from the Licence Certificate for each protocol that is to be licensed on th
188. ting Key End Synopsis This end configuration of a routing key or a particular subset of routing keys Syntax SGRK RKI Prerequisites The routing key combination has already been specified Attributes CONFIG Examples SGRKE RKI 1 NCz1 O0PCz55 DPC 33 6 12 11 SGRKP Signaling Gateway Routing Key Print Synopsis This command prints the configuration of Routing Keys Syntax SGRKP RKI RKTABz DEST Prerequisites None Attributes CONFIG Examples SGRKP Output Format Routing Key Analysis configuration RKI RKTAB NC NI SI OPC DPC BCIC RANGE DEST T Li L 2 2 194 0 32 2 2 1 2 2 2 133 3 3 1 3 2 1332 43 EXECUTED 113 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 13 The SIGTRAN commands include 114 SIGTRAN Commands SNALI SIGTRAN Application Server List Initiate SNALE SIGTRAN Application Server List End SNALP SIGTRAN Application Server List Print SNAPI SIGTRAN Application Server Initiate SNAPE SIGTRAN Application Server End SNAPP SIGTRAN Application Server Print SNNAI SIGTRAN Network Appearance Initiate SNNAE SIGTRAN Network Appearance End SNNAP SIGTRAN Network Appearance Print SNSLI SIGTRAN Signaling Link Initiate SNSLC SIGTRAN Signaling Link Change SNSLE SIGTRAN Signaling Link End SNSLP SIGTRAN Signaling Link Print e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u MM D
189. tion e 32 Lowest priority that is other PCMs have precedence x 0 to 12 SYSID System identity lt text character SYSREF The system reference number 0 to 999 Default 0 One of SYSTYPE The type of system to be run ee SIU Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 2 Parameter Definitions Continued Dialegic Name Description Range Notes Time of day in the format SE xx 00 to 23 TIME e xx 2 digit hour yy Zeg zz 00 to 59 e yy 2 digit minute e zz 2 digit second TLO Auto log off time in minutes 1 to 60 Default 30 TLOW Log off warning time in minutes 0 to 60 Default 25 e m 100 to 10000 Timer values in milliseconds associated with sae TMSEC a timer number resolution is 100ms in integer multiples of 100 Signaling system dependent timer number TO As specified in the particular signaling 1 to 999 system s list of timers A timeslot within a PCM interface on a board in the format XX Y ZZ xx 1 to 3 TS where y 1to4 XX board position BPOS zz 1to 31 y PCM within a board Zz Timeslot TSEC Timer values in seconds associated with a 1 to 3000 timer number One of Timer Type MTP3 See Section 5 3 Signaling Gateway TTYPE Timers on page 38 for definitions of ao Signaling Gateway CONV specific timers TP CONV O to 12 USER User name text character 5 2 Remote Operations Table 3 gives t
190. tion Cross Connect Initiate Synopsis This command initiates a cross connect path across the Signaling Gateway between 2 PCM timeslots the incoming timeslot ITS and the outgoing timeslot OTS If DUPLEX is not set to Y a simplex cross connect is initiated from ITS to OTS Syntax CNXCI OTS ITS DUPLEX Prerequisites The PCM on which the OTS exists must have already been initiated and the OTS must be within the correct range for the PCM type 0 to 31 for E1 and 1 to 24 for T1 PCMs e The PCM on which the I TS exists must have already been initiated and the ITS must be within the correct range for the PCM type 0 to 31 for E1 and 1 to 24 for T1 PCMs OTS is not already assigned elsewhere on the system for output TS is not already assigned elsewhere on the system for input Attributes CONFIG Examples CNXCI OTS 1 1 16 ITS 2 1 16 DUPLEX Y 6 5 26 CNXCE Configuration Cross Connect End 64 Synopsis This command ends a Cross Connect connection across the converter Syntax CNXCE OTS DUPLEX Prerequisites The OTS must already be initiated as an OTS in a Cross Connect connection path e f DUPLEX Y is specified a duplex connection must already exist for the specified OTS Attributes CONFIG Examples CNXCE OTS 1 1 16 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic e Ss sss 6 5 27 CNXCP Configuration Cross Connect Print Synopsis Th
191. to the partner Signaling Gateway Load sharing across these link sets is disabled The link set between the two halves of the dual Signaling Gateway is configured so that the originating and destination point codes are identical Under normal circumstances messages that have been determined for the SS7 network are routed directly over the link set that connects to the adjacent signaling point Under failure conditions when the link to the adjacent signaling point is not available the traffic messages are sent instead on the secondary link set to the partner Signaling Gateway On receipt of these messages the partner Signaling Gateway recognizes that the message is not destined for itself and transfers the message to its network facing link set The signaling that takes place between each half of the dual Signaling Gateway system makes use of two reserved Network Indicator values in the Sub Service Field these values designated National Reserved and International Reserved must therefore not be used for signaling either to or from the network The link set between the two halves of the dual pair now becomes a key element in the system and to avoid a single point of failure this link set should contain at least two signaling links Where possible these links should be located on different signaling boards 7 6 2 2 Configuration Each half of the dual configuration needs to be configured separately using existing configuration techniques
192. tware downloads for the Dialogic SS7G2x products can be found at the following URL http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling The product leaves the factory with fully functional software installed We recommend you check the above URL for any recent revisions and install them before putting the product into service Since it is possible to source units from multiple supply channels we recommend that each is verified to ensure that all units in a delivery are at the same software revision Follow the steps below 1 Check the current software version running in the system using the CNSWP command 2 Check the latest distribution file from the SS7G2x Signaling Gateway section on the SS7 Products download web site http www dialogic com support helpweb signaling 16 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic SE 3 If a download is required store the distribution file in an empty directory on the hard drive of the downloading machine 4 Follow the steps detailed in Section 4 11 Updating System Software on page 24 in order to carry out the update of the system software 3 4 Initial Configuration By default the Signaling Gateway is shipped configured to operate in SIU mode Once an SGW license has been applied the system must be restarted using the MNRSI MML command requesting that the unit operate in SGW mode Connect a VT100 terminal to identify the mode of operation Se
193. ut the INHIBIT parameter the C7 signaling link is activated and signaling is allowed to proceed When specified with INHIBIT N the SS7 link uninhibit message is sent over the signaling link Syntax MNINE MNINE C7LINK C7LINK INHIBIT N Prerequisites When specified without the INHIBIT parameter the SS7 links have been initiated and are inhibited Attributes CONFIG Examples MNINE C7LINK 5 Output Format Uninhibiting C7LINK 23 Uninhibiting C7LINK 31 EXECUTED 87 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 9 5 MNRSI Maintenance Restart System Initiate 88 Synopsis This command restarts the entire system All current logon sessions are terminated If a software update disk is present in the CD ROM drive then the software update procedure commences If no software update disk is present but a CD containing a configuration dump is present this configuration is loaded into memory and the system restarts In all other cases no change to the system configuration occurs and the state of all links is automatically restored If RESET is set to Y all configuration data is removed If SYSTYPE is set the systems operating mode changes after restart Possible operation modes are DSC Digital Signaling Conveter SGW SIGTRAN Signaling Gateway SIU Signaling Interface Unit Syntax MNRSI RESTART RESET Y SYSTYPE Prerequisites SYSTYPE can only be
194. ute e LOADAVG5 The UNI X load average measurement taken over five minutes LOADAVGI5 The UNIX load average measurement taken over 15 minutes ALMSYS The number of system alarms ALMPCM The number of PCM alarms ALMSIG The number of signaling alarms e ALMCLAT The number of minor alarms ALMCLA2 The number of major alarms ALMCLA3 The number of critical alarms Syntax STSYP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples STSYP Output Format System Status CPU 2 X Intel R Xeon TM CPU 2 4GHz MEMORY 1024MB UPTIME 01 04 43 NRESTART 307 LOADAVG1 1 48 LOADAVG5 1 49 LOADAVG15 1 45 ALMSYS 0 ALMPCM 9 ALMSIG 4 ALMCLA1 0 ALMCLA2 13 ALMCLA3 0 EXECUTED 134 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 2 Chapter 7 Configuration Overview This section provides an overview of the various components that are used in the configuration of a Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Gateway and how these components relate to each other The Signaling Gateway configuration is described in the following categories 7 1 7 1 1 System and Hardware The configuration of system Ethernet addresses signaling boards and PCMs Signaling The transmission of messages on the SS7 and IP side Routing The route SS7 messages take through the gateway Management Bringing entities in and out of service and monitoring system status Dual Resilient Operation Two Signa
195. wed using the ALCLP command Changing the alarm class for an event type changes the Severity indicated by the LEDs and or relays 150 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u M D Chapter 9 Remote Data Centre Operation The Remote Data Centre RDC service allows the transfer of data between the Signaling Gateway and a remote computer located at a remote management centre Data is transferred over a local or wide area network using the ftp protocol Up to four different RDCs can be configured and each report can be configured to use two RDC s one as the primary RDC and the other as the backup RDC This ensures continuity of service in case the connection to the primary RDC fails The RDC uses the ftp file transfer mechanism to exchange data with the remote site The remote site requires only an industry standard ftp server to handle the file transfer and does not require any proprietary software on the remote computer The Signaling Gateway logs on to the remote computer using a user configured user name and password Two categories of report are made to the RDC Continuous Records and Periodic Reports In each case there are several report types as detailed below The data transferred for each report type is stored in a different directory on the remote system using a new file for each day s information The directory n
196. x SNSLI SNLINK SNTYPE IPADDR END SS7MD NC IPADDR2 HPORT PPORT SRTX LABEL SECURE Prerequisites The SIGTRAN link has not already been initiated An IP address of 0 0 0 0 cannot be specified The IPADDR HPORT and PPORT combination must not be the same as that of a previously configured SNLINK The END can only be Client C or Server S Both NC and SS7MD parameters must either be present or both parameters must not be present The SS7MD associated with an NC cannot be different to a SS7MD associated with the same NC anywhere else in the system f the SNTYPE is M2PA SS7MD and NC cannot be specified Limitations None Attributes CONFIG Examples SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S IPADDR 193 112 111 123 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE M2PA END C IPADDR 193 112 111 123 IPADDR2 2192 112 111 123 120 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic S 2 6 13 11 SNSLC SIGTRAN Signaling Link Change Synopsis This command changes parameters on a SIGTRAN link A SIGTRAN link provides an SCTP association to an adjacent SIGTRAN server If two IP addresses are specified the first IP address is used until it proves unreliable in which case the second is used An IP address of 0 0 0 0 indicates that the parameter is not configured When SECURE is set to Y the SIGTRAN link does not come into service on unblocking if
197. xample Back Haul Configuration ASP 1 Signaling 193 145 185 152 Gateway AS1 NC 1 PC 1 CIC 1 4095 PC 1 193 145 185 151 ASP 2 193 145 185 153 The complete set of commands required to configure the entire system is as follows CNSYS SYSID THISSITE IPADDR 193 145 185 151 MNRSI CNBOI BPOS 2 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNBOI BPOS 3 BRDTYPE SPCI2S 4 2 SIGTYPE SS7 CNPCI PCM 2 3 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 CNPCI PCM 3 3 PCMTYPE E1 SYNCPRI 1 C7LSI LS 1 OPC 1 DPC 2 LSSIZE 2 SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 NI 2 C7SLI C7LINK 1 EQU 2 1 TS 2 3 16 LS 1 SLC 0 C7SLI C7LINK 2 EQU 3 1 TS 3 3 16 LS 1 SLC 1 C7RTI C7RT 1 NC 1 DPC 2 LS1 1 SNSLI SNLINK 1 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 IPADDR 193 145 185 152 LABEL ASP1 SNSLI SNLINK 2 SNTYPE SGM3UA END S SS7MD ITU14 NC 1 IPADDR 193 145 185 153 LABEL ASP2 SNAPI AS 1 NC 1 DPC 1 RC 1 LABEL AS1 SNALI AS 1 SEQ 1 SNLINK 1 SNALI AS 1 SEQ 2 SNLINK 2 SGDPI DEST 1 AS 1 RTPRI NONE LABEL AS1 SGDPI DEST 2 RTPRI MTP LABEL TDM SEP SGRKI RKI 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 1 BCIC 1 RANGE 4095 DEST 1 SGRKI RKI 2 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DPC 2 DEST 2 SGIRI IR 1 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DOMAIN MTP SGIRI IR 2 RKTAB 1 NC 1 DOMAIN I MNBLE BPOS 2 amp amp 3 MNBLE SNLINK 1 amp amp 2 MNBLE C7LINK 1 amp amp 2 MNBLE AS 1 d Di UH 11 2 M2PA Longhaul Configuration The following is an example of a
198. xample MML that upgrades the Signaling Gateway configuration from an RDC 9 5 6 Configuration Update See Section 4 13 1 Configuration Update from a Remote Data Centre on page 26 for example MML that upgrades the Signaling Gateway configuration from an RDC 9 5 7 Software Option I nstallation See Section 4 14 3 License Update from Remote Data Centre on page 28 for example MML that installs software options onto the Signaling Gateway from an RDC 157 Dialegic Chapter 10 SS7G2x SNMP MIB Chapter 10 SS7G2x SNMP MIB The Signaling Gateway supports an SNMP version 1 managed agent to allow a remote management platform to interrogate the current alarm status of the Signaling gateway Variables are supported from the MIB II system branch and from an enterprise MIB The MIB provides read only access to all variables The MIB II system branch provides basic information about managed node that is the Signaling Gateway The Enterprise specific branch of the MIB provides information as to the number of outstanding alarms grouped by Category and Class see Chapter 8 Alarm Fault Code Listing SNMP support can be activated by setting the SNMP parameter to Y using the CNSYS command as follows CNSYS SNMP Y Then restart the system using MNRSI The user should then use their SNMP manager to communicate with Signaling Gateway using SNMP UDP port 161 The content of the MIB is as follows Management Information Base for SNMP Networ
199. xamples C7SLP C7LINK 1 C7SLP Output Format Signaling Link Configuration C7LINK EQU TS SNLINK LS SLC M56K 1 le 1 3 16 1 0 0 2 le2 293115 1 1 0 3 A 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 EXECUTED PCR 22224 75 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 7 IP Commands The IP commands include PEPS Set Ethernet Port Speed PEPP Display Ethernet Port Speed PGWI Internet Protocol Gateway Initiate PGWE Internet Protocol Gateway End IPGWP Internet Protocol Gateway Print 76 e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u B D ee 6 7 1 IPEPS Set Ethernet Port Speed Synopsis This command sets the Ethernet port speed Syntax IPEPS ETH SPEED Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples IPEPS ETH 1 SPEED 100 Output Format IPEPS eth 1 speed 100 EXECUTED 6 7 2 I PEPP Display Ethernet Port Speed Synopsis This command displays the Ethernet port speed A speed displayed with an H indicates it is halfduplex otherwise it is full duplex Syntax IPEPP Prerequisites None Attributes None Examples IPEPP Output Format ETH SPEED 1 10H 2 100 3 AUTO 4 AUTO EXECUTED 77 Dialegic Chapter 6 Command Definitions 6 7 3 I PGWI Internet Protocol Gateway Initiate Synopsis This command allows the user to specify a route IPGW to a IP network IPNW via an IP gateway
200. y protocols for both network protocols and access protocols Description and use of the system acting as a protocol converter is outside the scope of this manual See the SS7G2x DSC Mode User Manual for a detailed description of this mode of operation The SS7G21 and SS7G22 are shipped without the SGW Mode Software License installed and therefore start up initially as SS7 Signaling Interface Units SIUs The procedures for the purchase and installation of the SGW and other software options are described in Section 4 14 System Licenses on page 27 The procedures required to configure a unit for SGW operation as well as those for initial system configuration are described in Chapter 3 Installation and Initial Configuration 1 2 Related I nformation This user manual together with the Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual forms the documentation set for the SGW mode of operation of an SS7G2x The Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Hardware Manual addresses the hardware specific aspects of the product including hardware variants installation specification module replacement and a full description of the hardware modules This user manual describes the user interface together with all parameters and configuration commands The full title of the hardware manual is Dialogic SS7G21 and SS7G22 Signaling Servers Hardware Manual 05 2300 xxx e e Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Dialegic u M B
201. ystem is restarted SYS Major MJR 40 RDC failure Failure of communication with a remote data centre Usually due to incorrect configuration IP address username or password connectivity fault or inactive equipment at the remote end SIG RDC Major MJR 42 RDC err ind Diagnostic event relating to the transfer of data to an RDC Persistent events of this type should be reported to your support representative NONE T The Class column provides the initial default setting of the alarm class for each fault code The alarm class for any particular alarm code is configurable using the ALCLS command and can be viewed using the ALCLP command Changing the alarm class for an event type changes the Severity indicated by the LEDs and or relays 148 Dialogic SS7G2x Signaling Server SGW Mode User Manual Issue 4 Table 9 Alarm Fault Codes Continued Dialegic Severity LED Major MJR CODE Name CR send fail Event Description The Signaling Gateway is unable to transfer information to an RDC for a Continuous Record Possible problems include no RDCs available directory does not exist on RDC for this CR write failure on RDC If the problem clears this alarm will persist until any records saved on the hard disk during the failure have been successfully transferred to an RDC CATEGORY NONE RECORD Class t DI AG Diagnostic code

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