Cisco Systems SS7 User's Manual
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1. The Global Title Table dialog box allows you to define the type of global title routing and the parameters that will be associated with it Step2 Enter the table information and click OK The main window now displays the new table as shown below my Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W A Untitled SS7Cfg ee Je mi x File Edit Yiew Help DSW nela Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 El Seep i Remote Point Codes i RPC 200 0xC8 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 ik RPC 201 0xC9 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 Global Title Translations Table Type T NP E NOA 21 11 El Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaultNode ao co co Ready num 4 The next step is to define the specific entries that will define where address digit strings will be routed Step3 Right click the Table Type entry and select the Add Entry option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Qa Untitled SS7Cfg a 15 x File Edit View Help Oe Yo lS el Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify2. Addresses applications within a signaling point Performs incremental routing using a capability called Global Title Translation GTT which frees originating signaling points from the burden of having to know every potential destination to which they might have to route a message Service Control Point SCP Node computer in the carrier signaling network ICM software functions as a SCP in networks where the SS7Cfg configuration tool is used Signaling Link Code SLC Defines and numbers the links used in a linkset Signaling System 7 SS7 A standard network interface used by carriers to interconnect switches and some peripherals Service Switching Point SSP End switching office in an Intelligent Network IN Signal Transfer Point STP Routing and interconnection point for SS7 traffic Transaction Capabilities Application Part TCAP Defines the messages and protocol used to communicate between applications deployed as subsystems in nodes Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter1 Introduction W Terminology Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway provides instructions on how to configure a gateway using a sample scenario g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 CHAPTER Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Overview For the purposes of this exercise the fo
3. 88171 Define the Remote Point Code RPC for the first STP by typing 10 in the Enter New Point Code text box and clicking OK After returning to the Add New Linkset 1 dialog box click Next The Add New Linkset 1 Links in Linkset dialog box appears Assign links 1 and 2 to this linkset by selecting the link and then clicking the left arrow button Add New Linkset 1 Links in Linkse oon x Select the Links to be in Links in Link set Available Links this Linkset Use the gt button to remove a link from the Linkset Use Link 1 Link 3 the lt button to add a Link 2 Link 4 link to the Link set E Choose Next when you are finished gt z Back Next gt Cancel i 3 Click Next Now the linkset must be configured Click the Auto Number button in the Add New Linkset 1 Signaling Link Code SLC and Priority dialog box Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window The Signaling Link Code SLC for each link within a Linkset must be unique The Friority of a link must be set to 1 or 2 Use the Right Mouse button to select a Link and change its configuration Use the Auto Number button to set a default valid SLC configuration The Finish button will be enabled when a valid configuration is set Links Link 2 Notes for Japan Telecom JT admini
4. SS7Cfg Re z iojxi File Edit View Help DW t meel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Links E Link 1 Linkset NONE El Link 2 Linkset NONE E Link 3 Linkset NONE Link 4 Linkset NONE Add New Linkset tw Routes H Seep H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaultNode 88099 Ready num Ms The Add New Linkset 1 Remote Point Code RPC dialog box appears Add New Linkset 1 Remote Point Code RPC x The Linkset Remote Point Code Remote Point Code 0 00 RFC identifies the signaling point Where all links in a linkset are directly Edit Remote Point Code connected Changing this value will cause all links in the linkset to have their RPC setting changed accordingly Enter the Remote Point Code APE that this Linkset wall be connected to You can use Decimal or Hexadecimal notation Use the Next button when you are finished Cancel Click the Edit Remote Point Code button to display the following dialog box 86168 g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Working inthe Main Window W Edit Remote Point Code RPE x Enter Mew Point Code iq f Decimal Hexadecimal T Dotted Format 3 9 3 Cancel
5. SuperMegal elecom NWGATEWAYTA Cancel 33094 To export to another machine s registry click the Connect to remote computer check box then enter the machine s name in the text box Click the Connect button to update the tree control to display customers and gateways available for export on the remote machine g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Hi Step3 Select a gateway for export by either selecting the gateway instance in the tree and clicking the OK button or by double clicking the gateway name in the tree control The SS7Cfg application determines the selected gateway s type and verifies that the current configuration matches If an attempt is made to export a configuration to a Registry hierarchy of the wrong type a dialog box displays a message about this inconsistency Wrong Gateway Type os x You re trying to overwrite an INAP gateway with a Generic ITU configuration Gateway type modifcation requires running setup again Consult documentation 233091 If a previously configured gateway location is selected the SS7Cfg application creates a backup of the pre existing configuration in a key that lies in parallel to the exported CurrentVersion sub key of the gateway This backup key is created using a name which is a combination of
6. the talic wall not be sent Enties can be a single Link Set L5 x when x it the linkset number ora Combined Link Set CLS x y where x andy are linkset numbers that will share tratie Cancel S Click OK to return to the main window Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Now the same process needs to be repeated for SSP2 using the links to the second STP as the primary route When finished the main window displays the following information Ga Untitled SS7Cfg a oj x Eile Edit Yiew Help Dae mela Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Links b E Link 1 Linkset 1 E Link 2 Linkset 1 i E Link 3 Linkset 2 fl Link 4 Linkset 2 Linksets Linkset 1 Links 1 2 Routes 2 RemotePC 10 0x4 i Linkset 2 Links 3 4 Routes 2 RemotePC 11 0s8 Route 1 to RemotePC 200 0xC8 CFG LS 1 LS 2 i Route 2 to RemotePC 201 0xC3 CFG LS 2 LS 1 Seep Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaultNode 88052 Ready num HM Next define the local and remote subsystems within the SCCP layer Configuring the SCCP Layer Within the SCCP layer you can configure the Global Title GT which allows SCCP to route digit strings to specific poin
7. Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Select a gateway type Cancel i You can select one of the following gateways e INAP ITU Used mostly for existing European installations e AIN ANSI Used for U S IN installations e CRP ITU Used for Concert U K installations e CRP ANSI AT amp T Used for U S AT amp T installations e SS7 Generic ITU Used for new ECM NICs Extensible Call Model Network Interface Controller installations e SS7 Generic TTC Used for Japanese installations Step3 For this exercise select the SS7 Generic ITU gateway as the gateway type to configure and then click Continue Note The other gateway configurations are nearly identical to the SS7 Generic ITU gateway Working in the Main Window The SS7Cfg configuration tool presents the network configuration in a familiar Explorer type interface The main window displays a tree structure of the SS7 stack layers you can configure including MTP2 MTP3 SCCP and the Session You can expand each layer by clicking the plus sign Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 ym Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Note Figure 2 2 SS7Cfg Main Window Untitled SS7Cfg O 101x Eile Edit Yiew Help Dee t telg Double click to expand contract no
8. T4n Timer 8 500 S u T4e Timer 500 mS Default T5 Timer 100 mS Default T6 Timer 4 500 S Default hu T7 Timer 1 250 S Default G Alignment Error Rate Monitor AERM configuration E Signal Unit Error Rate Monitor SUERM configuration i MTP2 Minimum Frame Spacing 1 Default MTP2 Max Frame Length 279 Defauk MTP2 Proving Abort Limit 5 Default H MTP2 Congestion Levels Supported 0 Default i i Use Network Clock source Default E Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 0 0x0 More Info H Scop Session Bh eden Mi rebel DY ok ve lb nd Aani nE ne Aarin T x oo re o Ready NUM B The check mark next to the Use Default option signifies that this parameter will use the default setting If you do not want to use the default setting for this parameter select the Modify option N Note The default values for each parameter are usually sufficient for most installations Step3 Before deciding whether or not to use the default setting click the More Info option to display the recommended settings for the T1 Timer s value Ti Timer MTP2 Alignment Ready timer For bit rate 64kbit s use T1 40 505 For bit rate 4 8 kbit s use T1 500 6005 x m Note Each layer s shortcut menu contains the More Info option to provide you with helpful information g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure
9. Way to Increase Your Internet Quotient TransPath and VCO are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems Inc and or its affiliates in the United States and certain other countries All other trademarks mentioned in this document or Website are the property of their respective owners The use of the word partner does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company 0403R Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Copyright 2000 2004 Cisco Systems Inc All rights reserved CONTENTS About This Guide v Purpose v Audience v Organization v Conventions vi Other Publications vi Obtaining Documentation vii Cisco com vii Ordering Documentation vii Documentation Feedback viii Obtaining Technical Assistance viii Cisco Technical Support Website viii Submitting a Service Request ix Definitions of Service Request Severity ix Obtaining Additional Publications and Information x CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview 1 1 Before Using SS7Cfg 1 2 Terminology 1 2 CHAPTER 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway 2 1 Overview 2 1 Starting SS7Cfg 2 2 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i WE Contents Working in the Main Window 2 3 Configuring the MTP2 Layer 2 5 Configuring the MIP3 Layer 2 7 Configuring the SCCP Layer 2 20 Configuring the Session Layer 2 27 saving the Configuration 2 35 Importing the Registry File 2 37 U
10. Yiew Help Dae telg Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 E Links E Link 1 Linkset 1 Link 2 Linkset 1 E Link 3 Linkset NONE E Link 4 Linkset NONE A Linkset 1 Links 1 2 Routes 0 RemotePC 10 0x4 he Routes H Seep E Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefautNode 88046 Ready Num Hs Step8 To generate the linkset for the second STP repeat the previous steps using links 3 and 4 After completing this process the main window looks like the following Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Untitled SS7Cfg eS E Eee ROE Os URS eave see eons Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 E Links Ef Link 1 Linkset 1 i E Link 2 Linkset 1 B Link 3 Linkset 2 E Link 4 Linkset 2 Moe Linksets H Linkset 1 Links 1 2 Routes 0 RemotePC 10 0x4 i Linkset 2 Links 3 4 Routes 0 RemotePC 11 0x8 Sccp H Session Node Customer D efaultCus Node D efaukNode re T Ready Num a 3 How to define routes After defining the LPC and creating the links and linksets finish configuring the MTP3 layer by defining the routes to the SSP
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12. collection of agents who share e A newly introduced term similar skills e Do not use the numerical naming convention that is used in the predefined templates for example e A generic syntax item that you must persvc01 replace with a specific value e For emphasis e IF condition true value false value e A title of a publication i P e For more information see the Cisco ICM Software Database Schema Handbook An arrow gt indicates an item from a The Save command from the File menu is referenced pull down menu as File gt Save Other Publications For additional information about Cisco Intelligent Contact Management ICM software see the Cisco web site listing ICM documentation g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 About This Guide Obtaining Documentation E Obtaining Documentation Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco com Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical resources These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco Systems Cisco com You can access the most current Cisco documentation at this URL http www cisco com univercd home home htm You can access the Cisco website at this URL http www cisco com You can access international Cisco websites at this URL http www cisco com public countries_languages shtml Ordering Document
13. e ex ES SuperMegalelecomCtg reg History Desktop My Documents My Computer cc My Network P File name Super egal elecomCfg reg v Files of type Registration Files x Cancel A Click Open The regedit utility imports the file into the Registry and completes the gateway configuration process 88087 Now when you import the new Registry file you will have multiple instances as shown below Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Hi g Registry Editor ae 10 x Registry Edit View Favorites Help Name Type Data ab Default REG SZ value not set 8 Cisco Systems Inc G M 1 9 SuperMegaTelecom NWGATEWAYIA GE 557Gate aS backupOooo329 E NWGATEWAYZA Cisco_Desktop_Config a Cisco_Software H E Cisco_std_sw J ciscoSystems H Classes a Clients i _ Comet 7 ert Carseuikinan Elnan xi Se ea evr WL pL OA my Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco Systems Inc ICM SuperMegaTelecomiNwGaTEW 2 ow a g 2o Only the keys and values under CurrentVersion will actually control the SS7 gateway If the new keys do not work as expected you can always return to an earlier version by renaming the CurrentVersion key to a backup name and renaming one of the backup names to CurrentVersion Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry The SS7Cfg tool is
14. file In this way SS7Cfg attempts to enforce the use of consistent configuration information Step 1 To save the configuration select File gt Save As from the menu bar as shown below Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Saving the Configuration A Untitled SS7Cfg 15 x File Edit view Help New Ctri N Open Chri O Save Chris Import From Registry Ctri I Export to Registry Ctri E Print Ctrl P Print Preview ode Print Setup 1 D Pub poo46 reg 2 D Pubi pooky reg 3 D Pubi stew req 4 D Pub GenericITU5S0 reg Exit 38077 Save the active document with a new name NUM wy Step2 The Save As dialog box displays Enter the file name and select the SS7Cfg Files reg file type ex Fa File name GenericlTU teg Save as type SS7Cig Files reg Cancel A At this point the system performs a consistency check against the Registry file For example if there are no routes defined for the Remote Point Codes defined at MTP3 a message box displays asking if you would like to continue with the error or go back and fix it One message box will display for each error detected For example the following message box displays information about a typical error g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool Use
15. level operating parameters for a gateway How to configure the MTP2 layer Step1 Expand the MTP2 layer and the main window displays the following configurable parameters Untitled SS7CFq Es 0 x Eile Edit wiew Help Deeb meel Double click to espandi contract node Right click to modify view settings H Timers fl Alignment Error Aate Monitor AE RM configuration H Signal Unit Error Aate Monitor SUERM configuration MTP2 Minimum Frame Spacing 1 Default MTP2 Mas Frame Length 279 Default pu MTP2 Proving Abort Limit 5 Default i MTP2 Congestion Levels Supported 0 Default i Use Network Clock source Default H Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 0 0x0 H Sccp Session i Node CustomelDetaukCus Mode DefaukNiode re oo o oo oo Ready NUM EA The following example displays information about a timer The value might require modification based on the bit rate Step2 Expand the Timers parameter and right click the T1 Timer which displays a shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window J Untitled SS7Cfg Gov Ioj x Fie Edit view Help D W els Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 E Timers T1 Timer 45 000 S T2 Timer 100 000 T3 Timer 1 500 S l
16. now ready to read or write directly from or to the Registry on either the local or an accessible networked machine This allows the administrator to skip the intermediate step of saving configured information out to a reg file but care should be taken to ensure that the new configuration is correct Also the gateway must have already been installed during the ICM Setup procedure See the Cisco ICM Software Installation Guide for details about using ICM Setup How to export directly to the Registry Step 1 Select File gt Export to Registry or press Ctrl E Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Step 2 YW Untitled SS7Cfg Ioj x Eile Edit Yiew Help New Ctri N Open Ctril O Save Ctri 5 Save s Import From Registry Ctrl I Export to Registry Chri E Print Ctrl P Print Preview Print Setup 1 temp reg 2 SuperMegaTelecomCfg reg 3 poot6 reg 4 pooky reg Exit 88090 Export to registry NUM A dialog box appears prompting for a target gateway for export This information is presented in a tree format with parent nodes representing the customer names and child nodes displaying gateway nodes present for each customer Select a gateway instance for export By a x I Connect to remote computer
17. that describes the save date backup000329 as shown below gt Registry Editor a EO l iol xj Registry Edit Yiew Favorites Help 8 Cisco Systems Inc i 2 icm 9 SuperMegaTelecom Gg NWGATEWAYIA fab Def aut REG SZ value not set H E NWGATEWAY2A E Cisco_Desktop_Config H Cisco_Software H E Cisco_std_sw 1 9 ciscoSystems rE Cinccnn gt 88085 Note If you are performing multiple updates during the day you could use backup YYMMDD_HHMM as the keyname to display the exact time each save occurred Step6 Select Registry gt Import Registry File from the menu bar as shown below Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway my Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Importing the Registry File Step 7 a Registry Editor Registry Edit View Favorites Help Import Registry File Export Registry File value not set Connect Network Registry Disconnect Network Registry Print ctr pe Exit H E NWGATEWAYZA i Cisco_Desktop_Config H Cisco_Software H E Cisco_Std_sw gt Imports a text file into the registry Zz 88086 The Import Registry File dialog box displays the Registry file saved earlier using SS7Cfg Import Registry File Look in a SavedReaistryFiles
18. the word backupVersion and a string representing the current date and time The backup key can be kept indefinitely or deleted from the Registry once the new configuration is verified to be functionally correct A shortcut is also provided from the main window If the Customer and Node names have been set from the main configuration window this information is part of the Node layer then right clicking on either name displays a context menu with the Export to this node option Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Untitled SS7Cfg eae 15 x File Edit View Help Cea m2 S Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 0 0x0 Secp E Session ZeNode Customer Superttegal elecom Node NWGATEWAY 1A More Info Modify xport to this node 83092 Ready NUM ta Selecting this option bypasses the customer node selection dialog box and begins export to the given customer and node How to import from the Registry Step 1 One useful result of importing directly from the Registry is the ability to copy settings from another machine located on the network This is done simply by importing the configuration from a remote machine and then exporting it to t
19. view settings E Mtp2 H Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Seep Remote Point Codes b RPC 200 0xC8 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 RPC 201 0xC9 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 Global Title Translations Table TypelT NP E NOA 2111 El Session Delete i Node Customer D efaultCus Node Defaukt Add Entry 88061 Ready Nmf 4 The GT Table Entry dialog box displays Step4 Define a digit string In this example 011D is defined to route to PC 200 as a primary subsystem and PC 201 as a secondary subsystem This signifies that any of the following digit strings will be routed as 011 011000 0115551111 etc GT Table Entry Ten E x Enter the address digits 0 3 4 B for global title routing Note that you may use the digit D as a trailing wildcard digit to match any number of address digits Address Digits or 1D Translation Type Primary Backup j Primary Route r Secondary Route DPC 200 SSN 220 v DPC 201 SSN 220 bi I Routing Indicator l Routing Indicator Cancel Step5 Click OK Generate a second route for the digit strings that do not match the previous criteria In our example the wildcard D is used which indicates that everything that did not get routed by the first entry will be routed by this entry 88062 After completing this part of the process the main window displays the following information g Cisco ICM Enterprise Editi
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22. MACHINE Software GeoT el ICF Cancel Step 2 Step3 Click OK 88075 Enter the customer and node names in their respective text boxes After setting the values the configuration needs to be saved as a Registry file reg The changes will be reflected in the main window as shown below g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Saving the Configuration W h GenericTTC reg SS7Cfg Pirs RA Ioj x File Edit Yiew Help Dam s eel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Scep E Session mz Node Customer SuperMegal elecom Node NWGATEWAY 1A Ready num gs Saving the Configuration An important feature of SS7Cfg is that you can remotely edit and maintain regedit files reg that can then be imported to and exported from the NT Registry with the Windows regedit utility without involving the ICM gateway site Note Do not use files exported from Regedt32 because they use a different format for exported Registry files that is incompatible with the format for regedit files Upon opening or saving an SS7 configuration Registry file any configuration problems are flagged by displaying a dialog box indicating what the problem 1s asking if you want to continue loading saving the new configuration
23. NAM Setup and Configuration guide and the Cisco ICM Software Installation Guide Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 p Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window After expanding the Session layer the main window displays the IP Address and Port number parameters Untitled SS7Cfg a oa 15 x File Edit Yiew Help Oot tela Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 f Scep ES ession z IP Address 0 0 0 0 Ready 28064 m 2 How to define the IP address Step1 Right click the IP Address parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W YW Untitled SS7Cfg Sea 10 x File Edit View Help D W ae S Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 H Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 E Seep More Info Modi f Yy Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaukNode 88065 Ready N S The Edit IP Address dialog box displays Cancel 25066 Step2 Enter the IP address Note that the gateway s IP address can be configured as either a dotted IP address or a ne
24. T Data Default REG SZ value not set 88082 l A my Computer HKEY_LOCASL MACHINE Step 3 Within this window drill down to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco Systems Inc ICM lt CustomerName gt lt GatewayMachineName gt SS7Gate folder Gt Registry Editor SER ET 7 l i Ioj x Registry Edit View Favorites Help Data EIQ Cisco Systems Inc a REG SZ value not set d IM SuperMegaTelecom NWGATEWAYIA H E NWGATEWAY2A E Cisco_Desktop_Config H Cisco_Software A Cisco_std_sw 1 9 ciscoSystems 7 A Claccae gt Step4 Right click the CurrentVersion registry key to display the following shortcut menu g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File W gt Registry Editor ee es T _ 5 x Registry Edit View Favorites Help Data value not set 8 Cisco Systems Inc i 8 cm 1 9 SuperMegaTelecom NWGATEWAYIA 557Gate 72a eS aS Collapse New gt G Find Delete Rename H E NWG if Cisco_Desktop_ci J Cisco_Software H E Cisco_Std_sw H E ciscoSystems ri RA Alsccae bei gt gt my Computer HKEY_LOC4L_MACHINE SOFTWARE Cisco Systems Inc ICM SuperMegaTelecomiNWGATEWA 4 Copy Key Name Tt o o ao ao Step5 Select Rename and change the keyname to one
25. Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Step4 If you do not want to use the default setting select the Modify option which displays the Configure T1 Timer dialog box to update the timer s value Configure T1 Timer eee x Description MTF2 Alignment Ready inrer For bit rate Bk bits use T1 40 5 For bit rete 4 8 kbit s use T1 500 600 Cancel E on a Next the MTP3 layer will be configured Configuring the MTP3 Layer In the MTP3 layer you can group links into linksets and define routes for particular network destinations After expanding the MTP3 layer the main window displays the following configurable parameters Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Qa Untitled SS7Cfg a Ioj x File Edit yiew Help OSE tela Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 fem Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 0 0x0 Links Linksets H Sccp Session Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefauRNode 88089 Ready NUM ta In the following example the links for Gateway 1 see Figure 2 1 will be configured then combined into two linksets STP1 and STP2 and the routes to the SSPs SSP1 and SSP2 will be defined Note Some of the dialog boxes in this process contain Back and Cancel buttons which allow you to re
26. as a Windows Explorer type application providing context sensitive shortcut menus that display after right clicking an option Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter1 Introduction Mi Before Using SS7Cfg This tool supports several different gateway types including AIN INAP and Concert which are all very similar The only difference between these gateways is the way some of the parameters are configured in the application layer Before Using SS7Cfg Before working with SS7Cfg you should familiarize yourself with the setup and configuration of Cisco ICM software You should also plan out the point codes subsystem numbers adjacent connection point codes and routing point codes for the gateways you want to configure amp Note Important A gateway must be installed before using SS7Cfg Configure the gateway by running ICM Setup and click the Network Gateway button in the ICM Component Selection window For more information about ICM setup and configuration see the Cisco ICM Software Installation Guide and the Cisco ICM Software Configuration Guide Terminology The following terms are used throughout this guide Destination Point Code DPC Point code of machine Service Switching Point SSP user wants to connect to for routing purposes Global Title GT A wildcarding method available at SCCP to either route messages by pattern matching or dire
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28. ct messages to another node for subsequent routing Intelligent Contact Management ICM Implements enterprise wide call distribution across call centers Intelligent Network Application Protocol INAP Implements interface between switches and third party platforms Local Point Code LPC Point code of SS7 gateway within the SS7 network g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter 1 Introduction Terminology W Message Transfer Part 2 MTP2 Provides link layer functionality with such capabilities as error checking flow control and sequence checking Message Transfer Part 3 MTP3 Extends the functionality of MTP2 to provide network layer functionality with such capabilities as node addressing routing alternate routing and congestion control Network Interface Controller NIC A process within the ICM system that communicates directly with the carrier s signaling network The NIC reads call routing requests from the network and transfers them to the ICM s Central Controller Subsequently the NIC passes a routing label from the Central Controller to the carrier signaling network Point Code PC Numeric value that defines the unique ID of an element in an SS7 network Remote Point Code RPC Identifies the signaling point where all links in a linkset are directly connected Signaling Connection Control Part SCCP SCCP provides two major functions
29. de Right click to modifyview settings Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 0 0x0 fl Seep H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaultNode 88056 Ready NUM A The TCAP layer does not have configuration information in the Generic models For architectural reasons the configuration of the TCAP and the INAP layers is done on the NIC and not on the gateway for these gateway types Notice that the title bar displays Untitled After you finish editing the configuration you need to save it as a Registry file by selecting File gt Save As from the menu bar see the Saving the Configuration section The title bar then changes to reflect the saved file name Alternatively you can write the configuration directly to the Registry provided you have installed the correct gateway type using Setup exe You can save the file at any time during the configuration process but an error message will display stating that the configuration process is not finished To edit configuration information simply right click a layer you want to edit and select an option from the pop up menu The following sections describe how to configure each SS7 stack layer g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Configuring the MTP2 Layer In the MTP2 layer you can configure the link
30. de LPC 150 0x96 Seep l Session i P Address THISGATEWAY Port number 39000 Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaukNode 88073 Ready NUM ha How to configure the node Since the gateway is a node in the ICM system our next step consists of configuring the customer and node name These two items are required so the gateway can access its Registry configuration values The customer and node names must match the ones used in the ICM setup program Step1 Right click the Node parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Ws GenericTTCreg SS7Cfg File Edit View Help D SW tel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings m Mtp2 t Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Ready te Seep h Session Aa Customer D efaultCus Node D efaultN ode HE n es Export to this node 38074 ml 4 The Edit Customer and Node names dialog box displays Edit Customer and Node names Customer Name SuperMegaT elecom Node Name NWGAT EWAYTA The Customer setting identifies the Customer site while the Node name identifies the name of the SS7 Gateway computer within the customer installation Note that these values are identical to the keys that fall underneath HKEY_LOCAL_
31. e Link Set LS where x t the linkset number or a Combined Link Set CLS s y where x and y are linkset numbers that will share traffic Edt DPC Cancel g AE Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Step2 Click the Edit DPC button to display the Edit Route Destination Point Code DPC dialog box Define the route destination point in decimal or hexadecimal format then click OK Edit Route Destination Point code DPE xi Enter New Point Coda i Decimal 200 z i i Hexadecimal T Dotted Format 3 8 3 Cancel Step3 Right click in the Configuration area and select the Add new configuration entry option from the shortcut menu B8172 Add Route 1 to Destination PC DPC 200 p 0c iii x Configuration MTP3 Route Sn hMTPS Route describes a network path to 4 single Remote Point Code RPC Routes are composed of one or more linkset ennes Linkset L5S or Combined LinkSet CL5 which are used in the onder they are entered In other words it the first entry is avaiable traffic for the destination Point Code will be sent over that Linksel L5 or CLS Otherwise the next entry is Men een Po more available entries in which case mre e Ennes can be a single Link Set L5sy where x it the inkset number ora Combined LinkSet id where x and y are linkset numbers that will
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34. he local machine In addition existing configurations on any machine on the network can be modified by this import edit export cycle Select File gt Import from Registry or press Ctrl I g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry W Untitled SS7Cfg a Ez File Edit View Help New Ctri N Opens Ctri O Save ChrH S Save 4s Import From Registry Ctri I Export to Registry Ctri E Print Ctrl P Print Preview de NWGATEWAYTA Print Setup 1 D Pub GenericITUSO reg 2 D Pub Generic TTC reg 3 D Pub GenericTTC50 req 4 D Pub INAP reg Exit 88093 Links mom Z A dialog box appears prompting for a target gateway for import This information is presented in a tree format with parent nodes representing the customer names and child nodes displaying gateway nodes present for each customer Step2 To import from another machine s registry click the Connect to remote computer check box then enter the machine s name in the text box Click the Connect button to update the tree control to display customers and gateways available for import on the remote machine Step3 Select a gateway for import by either selecting the gateway instance in the tree and clicking the OK button or by double clicking
35. is Guide W Obtaining Additional Publications and Information g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 CHAPTER 1 Introduction Overview The Signaling System 7 SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool SS7Cfg provides the interface to customize the SS7 gateway for a particular network installation This tool is provided as a separate utility from the Intelligent Contact Management ICM setup since it requires specific knowledge of SS7 networks nomenclature and concepts Therefore the gateway will be setup initially with the ICM setup but will require subsequent configuration utilizing SS7Cfg usually performed by a carrier network specialist An important feature of SS7Cfg is that you can remotely edit and maintain regedit files reg that can then be imported to and exported from the NT Registry with the Windows regedit utility without involving the ICM gateway site S Note Do not use files exported from Regedt32 because they use a different format for exported registry files that is incompatible with the format for regedit files Upon opening or saving an SS7 configuration Registry file any configuration problems are flagged by displaying a dialog box which indicates what the problem is and asks if you want to continue loading saving the new configuration file In this way SS7Cfg attempts to enforce the use of consistent configuration information SS7Cfg was designed
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37. ith a global title The configuration of this capability is done at the SCCP level SCCP routing must first be defined as shown in the previous section as global title routing can only be configured to use these routes To configure the global title you must first define a table This table contains the attributes that will be shared by all of the global title entries defined in it At present the code only allows for one global title routing table to be defined although this may be expanded in the future Step1 Right click the Global Title Translations parameter and select the Add Table option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Untitled SS7Cfg o x File Edit View Help Dawe teg Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 El Seep _ E Remote Point Codes i RPC 200 0xC8 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 i RPC 201 0xC9 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 i ae Global Title Translations Session i Node Customer DefaultCu 88058 Ready fwm 4 The Global Title Table dialog box displays Global Title Table Se x GT Indicator Translation NumberPlan Encoding NOA Translation Type 2 Numbering Plan i f HOA Indicator Cancel
38. llowing sample network configuration will be used to set up an SS7 Generic ITU gateway using SS7Cfg a Note The example exercise configures the network interface from the bottom up which is consistent with the way SS7Cfg was defined Notice that only Gateway 1 will be configured in this example In Figure 2 1 Gateway 1 has four links connecting to two different Signal Transfer Points STPs Each STP is connected by two links combined into a linkset Gateway 1 has a point code of 150 and is connected to two STPs with point codes of 10 and 11 Behind the STPs are two Service Switching Points SSPs at point codes 200 and 201 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Starting SS7Cfg Figure 2 1 SS7 Gateway Links SIP SSP1 PC 10 PC 200 Gateway 1 PC 150 N Va Gateway 2 PC 151 STP SSP2 N PC 11 PC 201 Starting SS7Cfg Start SS7Cfg by following the instructions below How to start SS7Cfg Step 1 Click Start gt Run and type the following path in the Open field icm bin ss7cfg If ICM software is installed on a different drive you may need to preface the above command with a drive letter for example d icm bin ss7cfg Step2 Click OK The Select SS7 Gateway Type dialog box displays g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway
39. ode LPC 150 0x96 Seep Session f IP Address THISGATE WAY 070 Ready NUM B How to define the local subsystem number Step1 Right click the SSN parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Mh GenericTTC reg SS7Cfg ee lolx File Edit View Help 0 S fl db Ey alg Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 H Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 E Seep l Session fe IP Address THISGATEWAY Port number 39000 Node D efauRNode k o Ready NUM VAS The SSN dialog box displays Supported 55M 220 a i __ Cancel asiri Step2 Select the supported SSNs from the list box on the right and click the left arrow button Step3 Click OK to return to the main window After defining the local subsystem number the Session layer displays as shown below g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W GenericTTC reg SS7Cfg a 5 x File Edit Yiew Help Dae meel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Co
40. on SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Wm GenericTTC reg SS7Cfg ae ea ye o x File Edit Yiew Help De eeg Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings Mtp2 t Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 S Secp f amp Remote Point Codes i RPC 200 0xC8 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 i amp RPC 201 0xC9 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 Global Title Translations a GT P B 200 220 201 220 01 1D GT P B 201 220 200 220 D g Session i Node Customer SuperMegal elecom Node NWGATEWAY TA 88063 Ready Nom This process signifies that outbound SCCP messages with a called number string beginning with 011 will be routed to PC 200 as a primary destination and all other messages will be routed to PC 201 as a secondary destination Now that the SCCP layer has been configured the session layer needs to be configured Configuring the Session Layer The Session layer controls the interface between the ICM NIC and the gateway During this part of the process the local TCP IP address and port will be configured along with its node These settings must match what is configured at the Network Interface Controller NIC to allow the NIC and the gateway to communicate For more information about the NIC see the Cisco Network Applications Manager
41. p2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 El Scep BES A emote Point Codes i Global Title Translatie H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefautNode 8054 Ready NUM The Add Remote Point Code dialog box displays Add Remote Point Code E RPC 200 7 Dsc Broadcast SSN Status VES SSA 220 W Broadcast SSN Status Edit RPC OK Cancel Bo055 Step2 Click the Edit RPC and Edit SSN buttons to define the remote point codes and subsystem numbers that SCCP will test for and support In this case a subsystem of 220 is defined at the SSP with a point code of 200 After both SSPs are defined the main window will display as shown below my Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Untitled SS7Cfg O 1o x File Edit Yiew Help ee s a B 2 Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 El Seep SEER emote Point Codes RPC 200 0xC8 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 i RPC 201 0xC9 Broadcast SSN Status YES SSN 220 i Global Title Translations Session Node Customer D efaultCus Node DefauktNode 88057 Ready NUM A How to configure the SCCP global title Some SS7 networks require messages sent from the gateway to be routed w
42. r Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File W E One or more MTP Linksets did nok have a route defined for t s RPC This configuration will not operate properly Continue sava or Cancel and continue editing 58080 In this case clicking OK will save the configuration with errors to disk Clicking Cancel will cancel the file save operation and allow you to continue editing to fix the configuration problem Importing the Registry File Now that the gateway configuration has been saved as a Registry file the final step of the configuration process can be performed by importing the file into the Registry using the regedit utility Step1 Begin the import process by clicking Start gt Run and then typing regedit in the Open field as shown below 2 gt Type the name of a program folder document or 7 Internet resource and Windows will open it For you Open regedit Cancel Browse a80 Step2 Click OK The regedit utility displays the Registry Editor window Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W importing the Registry File x Ge Registry Editor BEO 7 I I Registry Edit view Favorites Help E E My Computer A HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT H E HKEY_CURRENT_USER HL HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE J HKEY_USERS H HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG Name
43. s Step1 Right click the Routes parameter and select the Add New Route option from the shortcut menu g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Ga Untitled SS7Cfg eS T TA File Edit View Help j Dee st eel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 l Links E Link 1 Linkset 1 io E Link 2 Linkset 1 E Link 3 Linkset 2 E Link 4 Linkset 2 E Linksets Linkset 1 Links 1 2 Rooutes 0 RemotePC 10 0x4 m Linkset 2 Links 3 4 Routes 0 RemotePC 11 0 8 CU ERIS GREE E Sccp H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefautNode F Ready NUM Ae The Add Route 1 to Destination PC DPC 0 0x0 dialog box displays Add Route 1 to Destination PC DPC 0 Oxo ee E Configuration MTP3 Route An MTPS Route describes a network path to a single Remote Point Code RPC Routes are composed of one or more lnkset entre Linkset L5 or Combined LinkSet CL5 which are used m the onder they are entered In other words it the first entry is avaiable traffic for the destination Point Code will be sent over that Linksel L5S or CLS Otherwise the nest entry is used until there ane no more available entries in which case the traffic wall not be sent Entes can be a singl
44. select the Add New Link option from the shortcut menu A Untitled SS7Cfg O x File Edit View Help Cee meega Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 H Sccp E Session Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefauRNode 38097 Ready NUM Hh Step2 Our example requires four links Add the links by selecting the Add New Link option three more times The main window then displays the following information my Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Wa Untitled SS7Cfg 10 Ele Edit View Hep DSW seel Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 i fl E Link 1 Linkset NONE E Link 2 Linkset NONE G Link 3 Linkset NONE fl Link 4 Linkset NONE Linksets be Routes H Seep H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaultNode ao a Ready NUM do B Next combine the links into linksets How to create linksets Step1 Right click the Linksets parameter and select the Add New Linkset option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window A Untitled
45. share traffic Cancel zaa The Edit Route Entry dialog box displays g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Working inthe Main Window W Edit Route Entry e x 4 route entry specifies a Linkset LS or Combined Linkset CLS to be used when routing traffic to the en i Destination Point Code DFEL An LS enti causes tratfic to be shared across all links in the linkset 4 CLS entry causes traffic to be shared across all links in both link sets LS 1 T Combined Link Set Lancel Define the route entry for the first linkset 28173 Click OK then repeat the process for the second linkset This will cause traffic for SSP1 PC 200 to be sent over the first linkset if possible As an alternative it can be routed over the second linkset When both route entries are defined the dialog box displays as shown below Configuration MTP3 Route i n MTPS Route describes a network path to a single Remote Point Code RPC Routes are composed of one or more inket enines Linkset LS or Combined LinkSet CLS which are used in the onder they are entered In other words if the first anty is available traffic for the destination Point Code will be nksetiLS of CLS Otherwise the next entry is gent over ial ere are no more available entries in which case used unti ther
46. sing SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry 2 41 INDEX g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 About This Guide Purpose This manual describes the basic tasks you can perform with SS7Cfg by providing a scenario of how to perform a typical gateway configuration After following the instructions in this manual you will be able to e Configure a gateway e Save the configuration as a Registry file e Import the Registry file into both the NT Registry and the tool Audience This document is intended for anyone using the Signalling System 7 SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool SS7Cfg Organization The following table describes the information contained in each chapter of this guide Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm About This Guide E Conventions Chapter Description Chapter 1 Introduction Describes the Signalling System 7 SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool SS7Cfg and defines terms specific to the SS7 Gateway Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Provides instructions to configure a SS7 gateway using Configure Your Gateway SS7Cfg Conventions This manual uses the following conventions Format Example Boldface type is used for user entries keys Choose Script gt Call Type Manager buttons and folder and submenu names Italic type indicates one of the following e A skill group is a
47. strator JT has the convention of leaving the lowest bit of the SLE field constant within a linkset The SLC configuration at ther STF leaves off this lowest bit Thus SLC configured as O 1 2 ete at the STP are equivalent to SLE of 0 2 4 ete or 1 3 5 ete at the 557 Gateway Finita Cancel sisi This process automatically configures the SLC and the priorities for each link as shown below The Signaling Link Code SLE for each link within a Linkeet must be unique The Priority of a link must be set to 1 or 2 Use the Right Mouse button to select a Link and change its contiguration Lise the Auto Number button to set a default valid SLC configuration The Finish button will be enabled when a valid configuration i et Links Link 1 0 Link 2 1 Notes for Japan Telecom JT administrator JT has the convention of leaving the lowest bit of the SLC field constant within a linkset The SLC configuration at ther STP leaves off this lowest bit Thus SL configured as 0 1 2 ete at the STF are equivalent to SLE of 0 2 4 ete or 1 3 5 ete at the SS Gateway Back E Cancel 58051 g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Step7 Click Finish The main window looks like the following Untitled SS7Cfg o UR x Eile Edit
48. the gateway name in the tree control Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 i Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 INDEX A E adding links 2 10 exporting directly to Registry 2 41 C G configuring gateway types supported 1 2 global title 2 23 global title configuring 2 23 LPC 2 8 MTP2 layer 2 5 MTP3 layer 2 7 node 2 33 importing directly to Registry 2 44 SCCP layer 2 20 importing Registry file 2 37 Session layer 2 27 IP address defining 2 28 creating linksets 2 11 L D links adding 2 10 defining linksets creating 2 11 IP address 2 28 local subsystem number defining 2 31 local subsystem number 2 31 LPC configuring 2 8 port number 2 30 remote subsystems 2 21 routes 2 16 MTP2 layer configuring 2 5 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm W index MTP3 layer configuring 2 7 terminology 1 2 node configuring 2 33 P port number defining 2 30 Registry exporting directly 2 41 importing directly 2 44 Registry file importing 2 37 remote subsystems defining 2 21 routes defining 2 16 S saving configuration 2 35 SCCP layer configuring 2 20 selecting gateway type 2 3 Session layer configuring 2 27 starting SS7Cfg 2 2 a my C
49. ts in the SS7 network when GT routing is enabled in a message You can define tables that group classes of translations and define elements within those tables to define the routing for digit strings with either exact or wildcard matching using the Global Title Translations option After expanding the SCCP layer the main window displays the Remote Point Codes parameter g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway J Untitled SS7Cfg File Edit Yiew Help D m Ea a amp Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Se occp Remote Point Codes i i Global Title Translations H Session i Node Customer DefaultCus Node DefaukNode Ready How to define the remote subsystems Next define the remote subsystem numbers Working inthe Main Window W x 88053 wml 4 Step1 Right click the Remote Point Codes parameter and select the Add New Remote PC option from the shortcut menu Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window Untitled SS7Cfg OO 10 x File Edit View Help Cae telg Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mt
50. turn to the previous dialog box or cancel out of the process respectively Begin by configuring the Local Point Code LPC Note The LPC is the point code assigned to the gateway How to configure the Local Point Code LPC Step1 Right click the MTP3 layer and select the Modify Point Code option from the shortcut menu mi Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W Untitled SS7Cfg ea oO x File Edit View Help D gW st ae S Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings Session iu Node Customer D efaultCus Node DefaukNode 88096 Ready num Hs The Edit Local Point Code LPC dialog box displays Edit Local Point Code LPC xj Enter New Point Code Decimal fi FU Hexadecimal T Dotted Format 3 9 3 Cancel The LPC can be assigned with one of the following formats asias e Decimal e Hexadecimal Step2 Enter the point code and click the format type For our example the LPC for Gateway 1 is configured as 150 decimal Step3 Click OK to return to the main window Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window How to add links Step1 Right click the Links parameter and
51. twork computer name For most configurations and for this example the IP address will be entered as a computer name providing the name is in the host s file If you prefer a dotted IP address click the Dotted IP Format check box Step3 Click OK to return to the main window Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway W Working in the Main Window How to define the port number Step1 Right click the Port number parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu b Untitled 557Cfg ae ets e Edit wiew Help Double click to expand contract node Aight click bo modify view settings E Mbp Fl Mtp3 Local Point Code LPC 150 0x96 Fl Seep Session io be IP Address THISGATEWAN SE Port number 0 More Info Modify i fautN ode 53068 A 39000 Cancel Step 2 Enter the port number S2049 Step3 Click OK to return to the main window After defining the port number the Session layer displays as shown below g Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 Chapter2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working inthe Main Window W WJ Untitled SS7Cfg El OR te fe ee D W ae S pa o k Double click to expand contract node Right click to modify view settings E Mtp2 Mtp3 Local Point C
52. u do not have Internet access contact the Cisco TAC by telephone S1 or S2 service requests are those in which your production network is down or severely degraded Cisco TAC engineers are assigned immediately to S1 and S2 service requests to help keep your business operations running smoothly To open a service request by telephone use one of the following numbers Asia Pacific 61 2 8446 7411 Australia 1 800 805 227 EMEA 32 2 704 55 55 USA 1 800 553 2447 For a complete list of Cisco TAC contacts go to this URL http www cisco com techsupport contacts Definitions of Service Request Severity To ensure that all service requests are reported in a standard format Cisco has established severity definitions Severity 1 S1 Your network is down or there is a critical impact to your business operations You and Cisco will commit all necessary resources around the clock to resolve the situation Severity 2 S2 Operation of an existing network is severely degraded or significant aspects of your business operation are negatively affected by inadequate performance of Cisco products You and Cisco will commit full time resources during normal business hours to resolve the situation Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6 0 0 gm About This Guide W Obtaining Additional Publications and Information Severity 3 S3 Operational performance of your network is impair
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