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TOPEX EoneS

(E1 Multiprotocol Digital Switch and Signaling Converter)

O.A.M Manual (Operation, Administration and Maintenance)

2008

Software version 5.1.17 OAM Manual

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TOPEX GROUP

TOPEX is a group of Romanian companies, founded in 1990, by ten enthusiastic engineers experienced in telecommunications. Its activity is directed to the research, development and production of telecom equipment as well as service.

Very quickly, TOPEX become the most important manufacturer of communications solutions for small to large companies as well as for telecommunications operators and providers in Romania. Our company designs equipment for all existing mobile systems (GSM, CDMA, UMTS), including 3G technology.

TOPEX is represented all over Romania by a wide network of local distributors through which the promotion, administration and product maintenance are running.

Due to our innovation power, authentic flexibility, real respect for our parteners and the secure solutions that we provide TOPEX extended its business worldwide. Currently TOPEX delivers its products through its distributors to: Spain, France, Nigeria, Russia, UK, Turkey, Netherlands, Greece, Bulgaria, etc.

In order to achieve effective and flawless manufacturing for its products, TOPEX has carefully organized its Research and Development Department along with its production facility.

This allows TOPEX to have maximum control of all the processes involved in the complex operations related to high-technology electronic manufacturing. Currently, 25 percent of TOPEX personnel are part of R&D Department and their number is increasing.

TOPEX also considered the training and the service as an integral part of the solutions it provides. Therefore, comprehensive training sessions are held at the TOPEX factory, complimentary for the companys clients. Service is also provided via Internet, as all TOPEX solutions are designed especially to allow this, at the lowest cost.

TOPEX has implemented the quality management system according ISO9001 standard certified by SRAC since 1997, respectively by IQNET since 2002. In 2001 TOPEX become a sector member of I.T.U. (International Telecommunication Union).

The main lines of products of our company are:

- GSM/GPRS/UMTS interfaces (analog, E1, ISDN BRI and PRI, GSM VoIP gateway);

- Signaling converters;

- CDMA interfaces (voice/data, LAN, EV-DO gateway, GPS, miniature);

- VoIP gateways;

- Custom systems for special applications (air traffic control, railway dispatching center) or small series turn-key systems for different applications in telecommunications, developed according to the special requests of the customers;

- Phone exchanges (analog, digital, private/rural, IP PBX, protocol converters).

For more details please visit our website at www.topex.ro.

The TOPEX Group is represented by a wide network of distributors who have taken over part of the local activities of market promotion, installing and setting to work, maintenance during the warranty period and post-guarantee.

http://www.topex.ro/

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Dear Client,

Thank you for buying the TOPEX EONES Multiprotocol Switch / Signaling Gateway and congratulation for your wise choice.

By selecting EONES you have chosen:

High-performance services, using advanced digital technology;

Advanced diagnosis program that monitors the operation of the system in detail; remote operation possible;

Integrated and compact solution, up to 22 E1 trunks or 300 60 VoIP channels in a single 19-inch rack-mountable cabinet 7 U high. It uses a single supply powered from the 230 VA.C. Mains;

OAM application that offers integrated Graphical User Interface (GUI) and remote management to monitor all mobile channels. The user can view and monitor the status of all the voice channels, including errors on any of the channels. The monitoring can be performed locally or remotely over TCP-IP;

Greatly improved audio quality and voice clarity through direct E1 - A Law conversion;

Detailed call billing by accurate answer- supervision and line-disconnect supervision based upon the selected signaling protocol (R2, R1, ISDN, SS7, H323 etc).The billing records maybe stored locally (on the HDD of the Topex system) or on a remote database;

Improved equipment reliability. Increased integration results in higher product reliability and also in less downtime owing to the lower failure rate. Essential components (power supply, processor) may be doubled;

Low overall cost. The high product integration means also cost reduction.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 MAIN FEATURES 6 2 ABSTRACT 7 3 OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE (O.A.M.) 7

3.1 System requirements 8 3.2 Installing the program 8 3.3 Starting the program 12 3.4 Menu description 14 3.4.1 Systems 14 3.4.2 Facilities 16 3.4.3 About 19 3.4.4 Help 19 3.4.5 Exit 19 3.4.6 Common commands 19

3.5 Buttons (icons) description 19 3.6 Changes available through icons 21 3.6.1 - Save current configuration 21 3.6.2 - Upload edited configuration 21 3.6.3 - Download configuration 21 3.6.4 - Upload configuration 22 3.6.5 - Gateway parameters 22 3.6.6 - Directions names 26 3.6.7 - Calls directions 26 3.6.8 - Routing table 33 3.6.9 - LCR Table 41 3.6.10 - Restriction classes 42 3.6.11 - Callback Table 43 3.6.12 - ISUP Configuration 45 3.6.13 - MTP Configuration 46 3.6.14 - VoIP Configuration 47 3.6.15 - SIP USERS 49 3.6.16 - File transfer 54 3.6.17 - Auto downloading files 55 3.6.18 - Clean HDD Space 55 3.6.19 - File Editor 55 3.6.20 - PUTTY 56 3.6.21 - Loading hour 56 3.6.22 - Alerts 57 3.6.23 - Testing calls 58 3.6.24 - Halt and Reboot commands 59 3.6.25 - Configuration list 59 3.6.26 - Automatic requests 60

3.7 Arborescent structure 61 3.8 Status bar description 62 3.9 Files structure 64 3.9.1 Alarm files 64 3.9.2 Billing files 66 3.9.3 SMS files 73 3.9.4 Monitoring (activity) files 74 3.9.5 ASR files 79 3.9.6 Viewer files 80 3.9.7 Log files 80 3.9.8 Changes files 80

3.10 Commands description 81 3.10.1 SMS command 81 3.10.2 Loading command 82

3.11 Statistics description 83 3.11.1 ASR statistics 83 3.11.2 Average time statistics 83 3.11.3 Calls statistics 84 3.11.4 Total seized time and connected time statistics 84

3.12 Password mode protection 85

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3.13 Connecting to a TOPEX Eones system 86 3.13.1 Error messages generated by the program 88 3.13.2 Viewing and configuring the ports 89 3.13.3 Port status 90 3.13.4 Card configuration 92

3.14 Configuring the channels of TOPEX Eones 95 3.14.1 Configuring the E1R2 channels 95 3.14.2 Configuring the E1 ISDN channels 95 3.14.3 Configuring the E1SS7 channels 96 3.14.4 Configuring the channels of VoIP cards 97

3.15 Options selected with the right mouse button 97 3.15.1 Debug 98 3.15.2 Add / Remove cards 102

3.16 Trunk status 103 3.16.1 Trunk status of E1 card 103 3.16.2 Trunk status of VoIP card 104 3.16.3 Trunk status of E1 ISDN card 105 3.16.4 Trunk status of E1 card with SS7 settings 105

3.17 Card status 106 3.18 Monitoring the equipment operation 106 3.18.1 Status monitoring 106 3.18.2 Calls monitoring 107

4 CONFIGURATION AND ADMINISTRATION BY IP 111 4.1 Access to the system (logging in) 111 4.2 Status option 112 4.2.1 Trunk status 112 4.2.2 Card status 113

4.3 Configuration 113 4.3.1 Card configuration 113 4.3.1.1 Adding a card 113 4.3.1.2 Removing a card 113

4.3.2 Port configuration 113 4.4 Dirname option 114 4.5 Directions option 115 4.6 Routing option 116 4.7 LCR option 118 4.8 Restrictions option 118 4.9 Explorer option 119 4.10 Logout option 119

5 GLOSSARY 120

This manual was revised for version v5.1.17, August 2008.


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1 MAIN FEATURES Up to 11 digital cards supported (22 E1 trunks or 11 xVoIP boards with up to 60 channels each);

Scalable and reconfigurable architecture;

Several point codes and several integrated STPs per equipment;

High-performance services, using advanced digital technology;

Advanced diagnosis program that monitors the operation of the system in detail; remote operation possible;

Link sets distributed among the boards of the equipment;

Integrated and compact solution, up to 660 voice channels in a one 19-inch rack-mountable cabinet 7U high. It uses a single supply powered from the 230 VA.C. Mains;

OAM application that offers integrated Graphical User Interface (GUI) and remote management to monitor all voice channels. The user can view and monitor the status of all the cards inserted. The monitoring can be performed locally (via serial or Ethernet port) or remotely over TCP/IP;

Network connectivity ensured between equipment (switches, gateways, network components) that use incompatible signaling protocols;

Detailed call billing and recording for all of the supported protocols;

Accurate answer-supervision and line-disconnect supervision based upon the selected signaling protocol (R2, R1, ISDN, SS7, etc);

Multiple signaling protocols supported: R2 / DTMF using Q411/412 or Q421/422 line signaling, R1.5 for CSI (former Soviet Union countries), SIP and H323 for VoIP, SS7 with national ISUP as well as custom signaling (locals standards or for certain specialized activity domains);

For Euro ISDN networks, signaling is available with DSS1 or QSIG, Q.931;

Features dedicated main the processor card, Linux OS, it is not PC based, hence is an absolutely stable system;

Increased integration results in higher product reliability and also in less downtime owing to the lower failure rate;

Uninterrupted operation 24/24, seven days a week. Its hot swap feature allows you to change hardware and software components during operation. All cards except processor and power supply are hot swappable;

User-friendly LED indicators on the front panel of each board notify all the important status (card errors, processor and card status, alarms, etc);

Low overall cost.

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2 ABSTRACT TOPEX EONES equipment can be configured using a computer connected to the equipment via serial

interface (RS232) or Ethernet port. The serial interface may be also accessed via analog modem, on a dial-up connection.

By using the configuration program you may define various types of routes for the calls from the different E1 input trunks to the output trunks or to other interfaces (VoIP cards, etc). Depending upon the numbering dialed, you may define different rules for routing, in a way that is completely transparent for the caller. For instance, a call to a city number local will be directed towards the PSTN, while an international call will be directed to the VoIP card, to be packetized and sent to destination via Internet.

You can also define overflowing directions so that a call may be processed through a back-up route to be used whenever the main route is unavailable.

In order to achieve an accurate call metering for billing of the calls, the system generates information concerning the actual phase of a call (establishing, answer, and circuit release). The call progress information is sent to the corresponding equipment (PBX, VoIP gateway or another EONES).

The billing data may be stored locally (on the HDD of the PG) or on a remote database.

3 OPERATION, ADMINISTRATION AND MAINTENANCE (O.A.M.)

TOPEX EONES may be configured and managed in three different ways:

OAM by means of Serial port By means of the OAM program that runs on a desktop PC or a laptop connected to the equipment,

either through serial port or through Ethernet. The configuration can be performed locally (via serial cable), or remotely through the Ethernet connection;

OAM by means of Ethernet port Through Internet, accessing the IP address of the equipment via a Web browser. You may configure

the IP address of equipment as you wish in according with your network requirements and characteristics. (The initial IP address preset from the factory has been assigned only for testing performing.);

OAM by means of IP connection Direct PPP - dial-in IP connection. (Remote connection to COM21 port via dial-in). You can use an

external analog voice band telephone modem or a GSM modem in Circuit Switched Data (CSD) mode.

WARNING! AFTER YOU ACHIEVED THE FIRST CONNECTION TO THE TOPEX EoneS SYSTEM, REPLACE IMMEDIATELY THE DEFAULT PASSWORD WITH ONE OF YOUR OWN CHOOSING!


3.1 System requirements In order to be able to configure or administrate the TOPEX E1/30 equipment you must first install the OAM program. The installation CD-ROM that comes with the equipment includes the program for operation, administration and maintenance. This program is a self-contained executable file that may run on any desktop PC or laptop that fulfills the following minimal requirements:

Operating system Windows 95 or later versions; Minimum processor 486; Recommended minimum 1GB free space on HDD; Minimum 64 MB RAM; CD-ROM unit; One free serial port or one Ethernet interface; Graphics resolution 1024 by 768 pixels, colors High Color (16bit) or True Color (32bit).

Through the OAM program you can configure and manage maximum 50 different TOPEX Eones systems (gateways). Each of the systems has an associated directory folder (in the same place with the executable application "gwconfig.exe". Also, there are subdirectories for each type of files: for alarms - Alarms, for billing - Billing, for activity - Activity, for log files - Log and for viewing text files - Viewer. You can access all remote TOPEX systems in order to configure and maintain them. You may download files from remote systems into the appropriate subdirectories on the local HDD, or upload edited configuration files to the TOPEX Eones switches.

3.2 Installing the program Perform the operations described hereunder for a proper functioning of TOPEX Eones: Insert the installation CD in your CD-ROM unit; The program features auto run, it should begin installation by itself; Install the OAM program achieving the instructions that are described on your display.

The installation screen shows up: the Topex logo, the name of the program being installed and the equipment for which the program is intended. You just wait for the OAM program to be installed on your computer.

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Then the Welcome screen appears, mentioning which version of the program is currently installing. The actual software version may be different from the one shown in "Welcome" window, so after finishing installation, you should use "About" command to see the OAM version currently running on your computer. Then the window "Choose Destination Location" appears, asking you to specify the folder where the "gwconfig" application will be installed. The default value is a folder named "TOPEX" in the "Program Files" system folder. Select "Next" to continue or "Browse" if you want to specify another folder for the installation. Usually, you do not need to change the default location.

The "Select Program Folder" window comes next. Here you must specify the name of the Programs folder were the startup icon for the OAM will be installed. The setup program will create in Programs a folder called "TOPEX GATEWAY - OAM". Again, you should not change this default value.

Now the effective installation begins, you will see a progress bar showing the progress of the installation:

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When the setup is successfully ended, the window "Setup Complete" will show up. It asks you if you want to see the README file and if you want to launch the OAM program immediately.

To end the installation, click the button "Finish".

Now the OAM program is fully installed on your system. To launch it, go to the Start menu, select "Programs" and then click "TOPEX GATEWAY - OAM".

Note 1: If the "autorun" feature for CD's is not enabled on your computer, then you must launch the Setup program manually. Go to "My Computer" and click on your CD drive. You will see the contents of the Topex installation disk. Double click the "Setup" icon to launch the installation program.

Note 2: You may want to remove the OAM program from your computer.

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TOPEX EoneS - From the Start menu, go to "Settings" and select "Control Panel".

- From Control Panel, double click the icon "Add or Remove Programs". Search in the list of currently installed program the application "Topex Gateway - OAM" and click the "Change/Remove" button if you want to uninstall the program.

A window called "Confirm File Deletion" shows up, asking you to confirm that you want to remove the OAM program. Press YES to continue. Now the un-installation of the program begins. You will see on screen a progress indicator.

The OAM program is removed from your computer, but the TOPEX folder won't be deleted. Consequently, if you had configuration, billing or monitoring files in this folder, the files will be kept. Also, when you re-install the OAM program over a previous installation, the configuration and log files won't be overwritten, so you may keep your settings, activity and billing records.

Note 3: On Topex CD-ROM there is also a folder named "OAM". It contains all files which are necessary for the OAM application to run in case that you need to copy them manually to a folder you want to use.

Note 4: If you have checked the box "I like to launch TOPEX GATEWAY - OAM" or when you go to "Start Programs - TOPEX GATEWAY - OAM", the OAM program will start up.

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3.3 Starting the program Now the OAM program is fully installed on your system. To launch it, go to the Start menu, select "Programs" and then click "TOPEX GATEWAY - OAM". You can also start the program from the command line: Start => Run => Command => change folders to the TOPEX directory => type gwconfig.exe. This mode of launching the program has the advantage that you may use several options (command line parameters).

Options for the OAM program

In order to allow additional facilities, the gwconfig.exe application may also be started at the command line prompt with the following parameters: 1) -D The OAM software includes a protection against starting more than one instance of it. If it is necessary to start the software more than one time, you should use the following command to start the application: "gwconfig.exe -d" or "gwconfig.exe -D". The D parameter allows simultaneous administration of several TOPEX gateways.

2) "-C" The parameter "-c" or "-C" allows automated connection of the administration program to a TOPEX gateway. The c parameter must be followed by a space delimiter and these three fields: identification name for the remote system, user name and password (to allow automated log-in). For example: "gwconfig.exe -c TEST,,".

3) "-S" Parameter "-s" or "-S" allows saving of several types of data. The information saved concerns the status of activation of monitoring, live monitoring. For instance "gwconfig.exe -s" or "gwconfig.exe -S"

All these parameters can be combined and added to the command line.

When the program starts, a screen called TOPEX GATEWAY version x.y.z Operations, Administration and Maintenance window.

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The EONES system can contains up to 11 digital boards. On the OAM pane the EONES structure is divided on successive screens, with three slots each. Every slot may hold a 2E1 trunk or a VoIP card. The main difference between multiACCESS/QUTEX OAM panel and the EONES panel are the navigation arrows that allow you to go from one configuration screen to another - arrows which are located on the bottom right zone of the OAM pane.

You will notice: First, a menu bar, with names such as Systems, Facilities, About, Help, Exit; Underneath it, a toolbar with different buttons marked with icons; To the left, the tree-like structure of connected gateways; The right panel, blue, which is the main window, showing the cards and ports of the system; In the upper right corner, the flags for selecting the language.

These elements of the O.A.M. program will be detailed in the following pages.

Types of boards and board abbreviations displayed in OAM application:

D E1R2 board (32 channels) multiACCESS/QUTEX/EONES I E1ISDN-PRI board (32 channels) multiACCESS/QUTEX/EONES T E1SS7 board (32 channels) multiACCESS/QUTEX/EONES R E1R1 board (32 channels) multiACCESS/QUTEX/EONES

V VOIP card - with H323 or SIP protocol (8,16,32 or 64 channels) multiACCESS/QUTEX/EONES

For EONES/multiswitch systems, the configuration window is divided into two distinct areas:

the area with SLOTs - on each successive screen - the OAM pane displays three slots. Every slot may hold a 2E1 trunk or a VoIP card; The middle of the screen shows groups of three slots each, numbered 0,1,2, 2,4,5 and so on, up to 9,10,11. You may install up to 11 (eleven) digital boards (2E1 or VoIP) in an EONES system, so the last slot, no 11, will be always empty. For the case of an EONES slave - the total number of slots will be 22.

For the multiswitch system - if RTP proxy is needed - for example in case of SIP users behind NAT - then a VoIP card will be declared (but not physically present). Otherwise - the configuration can be empty. If transcoding is needed then a TOPEX multi-Access /QUTEX equipped with a VoIP card will be declared as slave to the softswitch configuration.

Card status: the boards inserted in the system rack are viewed;

If a SS7 card is present into the gateway configuration then another zone will show up on the panel: "Remote SP accessibility".


3.4 Menu description

Systems Through the OAM program you can configure and manage maximum 50 different TOPEX equipments.. Add Adds a TOPEX system in the tree like structure Removes Deletes a system from the tree like structure Facilities

Font Chooses the font type for the text in the Modify configuration and "View configuration" windows

Color significance

Shows the significance of colors used in "Modify Configuration" and "View Configuration" windows in the representation of cards and ports. The user is allowed to modify the colors at his choice.

View print files

Opens a window in which you may see the text files into which other text files have been printed using the icon button Print (or the icon Print)

Commands Opens a window through which expert users may enter direct commands to the system

Opens a window where is inserted the license activation code License About Shows the software version. Help Opens up the window with the searchable help files for the program Exit Exit from the OAM program.

Now each command (option) from the OAM program menu will be explained with illustrations.

3.4.1 Systems The Systems menu contains two options: Add and Remove. SYSTEMS => ADD Add a new TOPEX system to the structure. When you click the Add command, the window Add system on position n is displayed.

In the Add system on position n window you must specify:

Directory enter a name for the folder where the files downloaded from the TOPEX Eones system will be stored. On the computer hard disk it will be made a directory in the following shape "cfg_xxxxxxx" where xxxxxxx is the name typed in the "Directory" field. The folder will be created on hard disk in the directory where the executable 'gwconfig.exe' is located. In the picture above, the directory name is EONES-CR.

Name enter a name for the connection to the system. It will be concatenated with "cfg_" and show up in the tree-like structure as Cristesti. These concatenated names are text used from now on in the tree structure for identifying the system.

Serial communication / IP communication here you specify the type of link between OAM computer and E1/30 multiprotocol switch.

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There are two exclusive options for the communication with TOPEX equipment: IP or serial link.

A) IP Parameters - if you choose IP communication, you must fill the next two fields:

IP address - enter the IP address of the system. It can be a numeric IP address or a text address (in that case a DNS request will be made by software).

IP Port num. - enter the number of the port through which the communication with the system is achieved. The default value is 9009. This value is also established into the gateway system and should not be changed.

Dial-Up Connection field

- In case of IP communication, if this box is checked it allows you to establish a dial-up connection. The Dial-up connection must be created from Windows (from Control Panel "Dial-Up Networking") and the connection name must not contain the space character inside the text.

- Option Use PPP address is used to indicate to the gwconfig application that it must connect to the address of the dialup server, after a successful connection. If this option is NOT checked, then the Gwconfig program will try to connect to the address specified in the field IP address field.

Note: On the TOPEX Eones system there is a configuration file that specifies the IP addresses, so the IP address to connect may be deferent from the one specified above. If the option Use PPP address is checked, upon achieving DialUp connection the TOPEX system automatically connects to the IP address from the dial-up server. - If the parameter DialUp Connection is checked you may choose a dial-up connection from the list at

"DialUp connection name". You must enter a "DialUp Number" which overrides the number used at the creation of the Dialup Connection.

Also by pressing "Edit" button you can override the "User" and "Password" used in the process of authentication.

You must note that if you make changes to "User" or "Password" fields, those changes are made also in the Windows registry.

The field "Connection Timeout" is the time in seconds wait from the moment of starting the DialUp connection and the obtaining the connection state. B) Serial Communication - if you choose the serial communication connection must describe the following fields:

Serial Port num - enter the number of serial port used in case of serial communication with the gateway. The default value is COM1. This value must be in range COM1-COM12.

Note: There is a limit for the length of the text: maximum 19 characters for the fields "Directory" and "Name" fields and maximum two characters for the field "Serial Port num".

Save - saves the setting and adds in the tree structure a system with the modified settings;

Cancel - closes the window without saving the settings;

Help opens the Help window which contains the electronic manual.

SYSTEMS => REMOVE If you want to remove an existing TOPEX system, select Systems > Remove option. The next window will appear.

To remove a TOPEX Eones system from the structure, select it and then click on 'Save' button: the selected system will be deleted from the tree structure; the folder (directory) on your hard disk drive won't be deleted, you must erase it manually. If you select Cancel the window will be closed.

Note: There is also a tree command for changing systems parameters: Name, communication type, IP Address, IP port number, DialUp parameters and serial port number.

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3.4.2 Facilities

FACILITIES => FONT

If you select this option, the following window will appear. In this window you can select according to your preferences the font, the font stile and the size of characters. The changes will affect only the windows called: View Configuration and Modify Configuration.

FACILITIES => COLORS SIGNIFICATION Here you may see or modify the color scheme used by the OAM program. This facility describes (and lets you change) the significance of the colors used in the windows "View Configuration" and "Modify Configuration", as explained next: - Dark blue for a free (available) position; - Red for a position in alarm; - White for a position already used (busy); - Light blue for a position not installed (free slot); - Colors for the text; - Colors for the background (the same colors for text

and background will be used also for the dialog windows;

- Colors for the tree-like structure.

All these colors can be modified according to users preferences by clicking on it. The "Default" button is used to restore color settings to the original color set.

FACILITIES => VIEW PRINT FILES

In this window you can view the text files into which another files or information have been printed by means of the Print icon button. To see a file, select its name from the list and click the button View. A window for viewing / editing the file now appears. In this window you can perform searches by using the buttons marked FIND and NEXT or you can use the Print button to send to the printer a listing of the file.

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FACILITIES => COMMAND Use this option for entering direct commands for the system. This part of the OAM program is "expert level only". You may resize or move the window "Configuration manager on the screen as you wish. The position of window and dimensions will be saved in a file on HDD in order to be preserved for future use.

Log Section for COMMAND option - if you check this option, a log file will be generated. This file allows you to analyze later the commands sent to the EONES and the responses from the EONES. The log file is always named "command.txt". The option "Reset" is used to reinitialize the file used for saving the log. The commands to be issued to the TOPEX gateway are filled in "OAM" edit field, at the top of the window. A command is sent to the gateway after pressing the key.

The command window is useful for several purposes: - Start or stop the debug process; - Display the statistics over the number of calls; - Kill a current call on a port; - Block or unblock a SS7 channel; - Loop or unloop SS7 channel. Loop-ing means that the "Tx" and "Rx" are looped together. This way,

the caller can verify the continuity of the circuit, by sending out a certain tone on Tx and getting back the same tone on Rx; - Reset a SS7 channel.

Setting commands for COMMAND option - there are also additional commands that are interpreted by the application running on the TOPEX gateway.

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To see the listing of all available commands you must issue the command "help":

set debug ppp ppp Used to start debugging on a port. The port for debugging purposes is completed in "ppp" section: for example to activate debug for port 1 the command is "set debug 1 2" Must be sent to port "ppp" after the command "start debug ppp ppp" in order to activate the debugging facility set view ppp Used to stop debugging on port "ppp". The port is completed in "ppp" section: to stop the debugging for port "1" the command is "res debug 1 2" res debug ppp ppp Must be sent to port "ppp" after the command "res debug ppp ppp" in order to deactivate the debugging facility res view ppp It is used for displaying the total number of call attempts ("TCalls"), answered calls ("T spech"), total duration of calls ("Dcalls"), total duration of speaking ("Dspech) and the number of calls released from "A" side ("Arelease") and from "B" side ("Brelease")

set calls

set calls off This command is used to reset the previous values Command used to send block message on SS7 signaling to channels in range ppp ppp set block ppp ppp Command used to send unblock message on SS7 signaling to channels in range ppp ppp res block ppp ppp Command used to send loop message on SS7 signaling to channels in range ppp ppp set loop ppp ppp Command used to send unloop message on SS7 signaling to channels in range ppp ppp res loop ppp ppp

Command used to send RESET message on SS7 signaling to channels in range ppp ppp

set reset ppp ppp

kill call port xxx Command used kill (end immediately) a call on the respective port

Starts or stops the RJA (Remote Junction Alarm) on the respective port. The numbers of port that can be set to RJA are: 0, 1, 16, 17, 32, 33, 48, 49, 64, 65, 80, 81, 96, 97, 112,113, 128,129, 144,145 and 160,161.

Set / res rja port xxx

Linux commands Finally, in the "Configuration manager" window you can also type LINUX-like commands that will be sent to the connected gateway. The command must always begin with the string of characters "system" s. A LINUX command may follow, after a separator (a space character). If you type the ">" character following a command the software automatically adds the destination file for the command output. This destination is by default "/mnt/app/out/out". After issuing such a command, the user may analyze the output file by selecting the

"Output File" icon command (" ") from the toolbar. Voice Quality Tests In the same "Configuration manager" window the user can to perform tests over the quality of voice on two different ports. In order to make those tests, the user must first define the ports on which he wants to make the tests. This selection is done in the "Callback Table": 1 . The first field of the line is an arbitrary number used to start the test of the voice quality. The second field must be "1" (callback functionality). The last two fields contain each the prefix used in the routing table, the port number and the number to call (here are used one port on a SS7 trunk and another on VoIP).

=+032+1744000001 =+133+2744000002

The TOPEX EONES will call the first number, of the remote subscriber on first port, and following its answer it will connect the two, allowing you to check the quality of voice for the respective connection.

For example: 9999 1 720321720000000 721332740000000 - the number used for test is "9999". The prefix used in the routing table for the test service is "72". The first port, on the E1 trunk with SS7 signaling, is 32 and the second, on VoIP, is 133. The first phone number to be called is "1720000000" and the second one is "2740000000".

For this to work, you must have in the Routing Table a record to route "72" (the test prefix) to SERV ("Action" = SERV) and destination "SELECT PORT".

The command to start the voice test is performed from "Configuration manager": test callback 9999. When this command is executed, the TOPEX EONES calls the first number 1720000000 from port 32. When the call is answered at destination, the second part of the test is done. From port 133 the phone number 2740000000 is dialed and the two are connected. This way you can connect two by two all of the M ports of the EONES and test the quality of the voice on the respective connections.

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FACILITIES => LICENSE This last option of Facilities menu is used to send a license message to the TOPEX Eones Multiprotocol Switch / Signaling Gateway. The purpose of the "license" feature is to implement control over the time-limited application running on the gateway. This limited application will serve incoming calls only for a specific number of days. After the expiration of this period, the application will no longer process the calls. A license message is sent by TOPEX Company, message that is unique for each gateway (it can't be used with another gateway).

The application licenses can enable the control over some of the features of the Eones gateway. The available features are: - Basic; - SS7; - VoIP; - Callback; - Portability; - Tax - Pulses calculation.

The license-enabling message consists of several lines. This message can be received by the customer as an e-mail message. The user copies the message into the "License" window and it send to the gateway.

The gateway should answer with the confirmation message: "LICENSE ACCEPTED". If the license message is not valid, the answer will be "LICENSE REJECTED". If the license is accepted then the number of working day is displayed in the status bar.

3.4.3 About

If you select "About" the adjacent window will appear in order to tell you what version of application software you have installed on your computer.

For example 4.1.11. Also you will see the TOPEX logo. Select the OK button to close this window.

3.4.4 Help If you select the Help option the searchable help file (in English) will be displayed.

3.4.5 Exit

If you select Exit the confirmation window shows up. Select OK if you really want to exit the OAM program or select Cancel if you want to continue with the program.

3.4.6 Common commands Help pops up a help window specific to the Add system command (this operation manual in electronic format). In the help window you may read the description of all the options. Save saves the setting, it adds in the tree-like structure a system with the settings you have entered or changed. Cancel closes the window without saving the settings. Print the Print icon, located in the upper right corner of every window of the OAM program, prints the image of the respective window. This way you can get immediately a hard copy of the current configuration of the window - a single click of the mouse is enough!

3.5 Buttons (icons) description

The toolbar with button icons is located under the menu bar. Some buttons are equivalent to options from the Menu or the System screens. This button toolbar is a dynamic bar, which changes aspect according to certain actions performed by the user. The OAM software may be in one of these three states: 1. One TOPEX system connected, all option icons are available

2. Files for a system, the following icons are available 3. None of the above situations (no system connected)

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Table 1: Icons explanation - The following table explains the icons from the button bar:

Icon Label Description

Add system Equivalent to System => Add Remove system Equivalent to System > Eliminate Saves current configuration Save Current Configuration of remote TOPEX system Upload edited configuration Upload edited configuration to remote TOPEX system

Download configuration For TOPEX equipments with redundancy - with two processor cards Upload Configuration For TOPEX equipments with redundancy - with two processor cards

Gateway Parameters Define gateway parameters Directions names Defines names of directions (trunk groups) Classes directions Defines classes of directions for the incoming and outgoing calls Routing table Defines table for the routing of the call LCR table Defines LCR table Restriction classes Defines the classes for restrictions to the calls SIM table Defines the table with indexes for usage of SIM / RUIM cards unused for Eones Holidays Defines the table with holidays Callback Table Defines callback table ISUP Configuration Defines circuit groups for SS7 configuration MTP Configuration Defines signaling points (SP) for SS7 configuration VoIP Configuration Defines parameters for the Voice over IP card

SIP Users Defines SIP USERS settings

File transfer Displays a window that allows file transfer from the TOPEX system to the OAM program

Auto downloading files Automatically transfers files from the system to the OAM computer (depending upon predefined criteria)

Clean HDD space Deletes old/unnecessary files on the HDD to create more space File editor Editor for the configuration files, allows you to change the settings

Output file Used to see the content of the file from the gateway, where LINUX commands output has been redirected. Downloads the output of a previous LINUX-like command that has been sent to the TOPEX system.

Putty In a state of connection between "gwconfig" program and a gateway, launches directly the "putty" application. Putty will connect on port 22 to the same IP address to which "gwconfig" software is connected. The username will be sent automatically (it is taken from the name used for logging into the TOPEX gateway).

Loading hour Sets time; uploads the time/date from the computer where the OAM program is running to the TOPEX system

Alerting Defines parameters for alerting Test calls Defines and programs test calls Halt command Command for stopping the TOPEX system Reboot command Command for REBOOT-ing (restarting) the TOPEX system Status monitoring Starts/Stops the interrogation of the system about its current status

Calls monitoring Monitoring of ongoing calls, online display of current calls; also a start/stop pushbutton

Configuration list Display a visualization window for the settings of all ports

Automatic requests Starts the automatic interrogation procedure of all installed system for finding the alarms or ASR ("Answer Seizure Ratio") values

Info Equivalent to About from the menu Help Equivalent to Help from the menu Exit Equivalent to Exit from the menu Print Prints files, either to printer or in a text file Find Searches for a text string in the files Next Looks for the next location of the text string that is searched Password mode Starts / stops working in password mode Define users Allows definition of users for the software "gwconfig" Start connection trace Starts protocol message monitoring (survey of the file traffic) Stop connection trace Ends monitoring of protocol messages

Note: There are two additional icons used in a particular situation when TOPEX equipment is supplied with 2 processor cards (one active and one backup) - this can be the case of redundancy for Soft Switch or EONES boxes.

Download configuration files from one of the selected processor cards. Upload configuration files in selected processor card. This operation can be also performed in the same time on both selected processors.

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3.6 Changes available through icons

3.6.1 - Save current configuration A configuration is the collection of files which are downloaded from a gateway during the connection progress. These files describe the mode of working for TOPEX equipment. The "Save Current Configuration" (icon " ") may be use only in a state of connection between the "gwconfig" application and a gateway. The adjacent image is displayed allowing the user to type the "Configuration Name".

Click the "Save" button in order to validate the name. Then, a new item will appear in the tree window located in the left side of the application panel. The name typed in the "Enter Configuration Name" will be shown beginning with the characters "viz". This means the configuration can be saved and edited on the local computer, even without connection to a remote TOPEX gateway.

Note: viz shows the configuration on the local computer. The gateways to which the user is able to make connections will show up with characters "cfg" before the gateway identification name. This means the configurations are in directories for the remote gateways to which you connect.

There are two possible options for a saved configuration: - "Edit" - this option will display the saved configuration in the same manner as for a connected gateway. The user is able to make changes. All settings are preserved when the user choose the "Close" option. - "Close" - this is the option to close the "Edit" configuration mode.

The program will show a confirmation message: "Do you wish to hide last configuration?".

Click the OK button to confirm.

3.6.2 - Upload edited configuration This option is used in a state of connection between the "gwconfig" OAM application and a remote TOPEX Eones gateway.

Press the icon " " and launch the uploading process; Select "Uploading Configurations" and the configuration you want to be uploaded;

All available configurations are displayed in a list.

Select a configuration from the list, and then press the button "Loading". When the uploading process is ended, a confirmation message is displayed:

The "gwconfig" software will display on the screen the new configuration. This configuration is used also by the main application running on the TOPEX gateway.

3.6.3 - Download configuration This option (icon) is available in case of a TOPEX EONES or Soft Switch equipped with redundancy. The first step is to select the processor card from which the configuration is downloading:

The configuration is downloaded from the selected processor card.

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When the configuration is downloaded - the next window appears asking for taking over the new configuration. If the answer is yes - then the configuration will be displayed in the OAM panel.

3.6.4 - Upload configuration

This option (icon) is available in case of a TOPEX EONES or Softswitch equipped with redundancy. The first step is to select the processor/processor cards to which the configuration will be uploaded:

Once the processor card is selected the uploading process is started.

The confirmation message for successfully uploaded is "The new configuration has been uploaded!". If an error occurs the message will be "Uploading configuration Failed".

3.6.5 - Gateway parameters The "Gateway Parameters" icon can be used for editing several gateway parameters of the TOPEX equipment. These parameters are regarding IP address, firewall, serial connectivity and IP connectivity with "gwconfig" software, debug, syslog and SNMP messages to be generated by Topex gateway. When you click on the icon, the following window will appear. The gateway parameters are grouped into seven different areas:

Network settings; Connection zone; Firewall settings; Debug; Billing; Syslog; SNMP.

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A. Network settings this area allows you to change network settings for the TOPEX Eones gateway:

IP address of the gateway (the most important parameter) in the image the record started by IP ADDR; netmask (line that starts with "NETMASK"); gateway address (line started by "GATEWAY").

If the lines begin with a #, they will not be taken into account. So in order to activate a command, you must de-comment it: delete the starting character, which shows the line is a comment only.

Note: After you change after one parameter from the "Network settings" the gateway must be restarted in order to use the new value of the parameter. The icon command to be used for restarting the gateway is " ".

B. Connection zone - these settings are related to the serial connectivity and IP connectivity of the TOPEX equipment with the "gwconfig" software. The command "Parameters" located in the "gwconfig" software is related to the PC communication parameters. The parameters set for the gateway must correspond to those established for the OAM program.

Now you can set parameters for the TOPEX Eones system. Of course, the parameters set for the gateway must correspond to those established for the OAM program. The available settings are:

Serial Speed - the value used for serial communication between OAM program running on the PC and the software of the gateway. Allowed values are 0 (it means unused port and must be set when you want to is intended to install a dialup server on the gateway), 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600 and 115200 (default value);

Serial Port num specifies the number of the serial port on the gateway to be used for serial connection with OAM computer. Allowed values are 1 or 2 and the default is 1 (COM1);

IP Port num the port used for IP connectivity; the default value is 9009. If this value is changed from OAM software, then the connection will be immediately lost. You must have the same port number established both in the OAM program and in the software running on the TOPEX gateway. After performing a reset, the OAM software will be able to connect to the gateway using the new value of IP Port.

C. Firewall settings - in this edit zone - user can add incoming firewall rules.

Each line from the edit zone must contain three fields: First field is the connection type ("tcp" or "udp"); Next the IP address follows - it represents the IP address from which the connection to the port specified in

The third field is allowed; Third field represents the port on which the connection is accepted.

For example "tcp 192.168.1.6 22" means that a TCP connection is accepted on port 22 (SSH port) from "192.168.1.6" address. To enable firewall protection you must uncomment some lines of the configuration file. For this, remove the "#" character from the beginning of these lines: "LAN=ppp0", "WAN=eth0", USE_FIREWALL=yes".

After this operation is done, you must reboot the gateway for the new settings to take effect.

Warning! Be careful when you use the embedded firewall. If the firewall protection is started without the presence of valid lines in the "Firewall settings", then the Topex gateway will be no longer reachable from IP. In that case, the only solution for accessing the gateway is to use the serial connection via the COM2 port of the PG card. Use this serial connection to fix the firewall settings, and then you will be able again to access the gateway via IP.

D. Debug - activates several options for generating special log files, useful for debug (diagnosing and repair) operations.

Activate 'log' file - when the option is checked the debug messages will be generated in the debug log of the TOPEX gateway. These debug files have extension "log" and the name corresponding to the current day (format day-month-year: dd-mm-yy);

db_alarms - when the option is checked the alarm messages will be shown in the debug log of the TOPEX gateway. A log file is created if it was enabled from the "Alerts" icon " " of the toolbar. Those debug file have the extension "log" and the name corresponding to the current day (format day-month-year: dd-mm-yy);

db_cfg - when the option is checked any changes on gateway configuration will be shown in the gateway debug log;

Debug Mask - The option sets the debug mask (four bytes) that establishes for which subjects will be generated debug logs.

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The items that may be recorded in the logs are: "Port Activity", "ComCCS", "SOmes", "comUNIX" and "comOAM". To edit the "Debug Mask" field, the button "..." must be pressed. Then the "Computing Debug Options" window will be displayed.

Here you just check the boxes for the options you need to generate debug information.

"Port Activity" - generate debug records for all ports of the TOPEX Eones; "ComCCS" - generate debug file for the application that manages communication on ISDN and SS7 networks. (Both signaling protocols use Common Channel Signaling, that is a dedicated, non-associated channel especially reserved for signaling); "SOmes" - debug the main application running on the gateway; "comUNIX" - debug the commands that are received from the Web server (using an Unix socket); "comOAM" is used to debug the communication with OAM program.

E. Billing This section contains two fields which are activated by checking the box near the fields: - Add IP fields if you check this option, information about the IP addresses will be added to the billing files.

This info includes the Signaling IP and Signaling Port for the source, the RTP IP and RTP port for the source, followed by Signaling IP and Signaling Port for the destination, and lastly the RTP IP and RTP port for the destination. For the incoming calls, the destination signaling IP is the one of the PG card of the equipment, while the destination RTP is the IP of the VoIP card. In case of outgoing calls, the source RTP IP is the one of the VoIP card of the Topex equipment, while the destination RTP is the one of the remote VoIP card that made the call.

- Output in MYSQL database if this checkbox is enabled, the billing file will be sent also to a data base, running on a remote or local computer.

F. Syslog if you activate this option (by checking the Activate box), the debug messages are sent to a selected IP address. This Syslog is an UNIX-like feature that allows logging of debug messages and sending them to a remote machine;

The destination IP address is written on target in the file "/etc/syslog.conf". All logged messages will contain the identification of TOPEX gateway (you enter this identification in the field "Equipment ID").

"Facility" list allows you to select the type of syslog messages. You may choose: "LOG_USER", "LOG_LOCAL0", "LOG_LOCAL1", "LOG_LOCAL2", "LOG_LOCAL3", "LOG_LOCAL4", "LOG_LOCAL5", "LOG_LOCAL6" and "LOG_LOCAL7";

syslog_alarms - when the option is checked the alarm messages are sent to the syslog destination;

syslog_cfg - when the option is checked then any changes made upon gateway configuration will be also sent to the syslog destination;

Syslog mask similar to Debug mask, this option establishes about what items ("Port Activity", "ComCCS", "SOmes", "comUNIX" and "comOAM") will be generated syslogs. Click on the button and the next window shows up, allowing you to select the items which will be included in the syslog.

Samples of messages from a debug log of a TOPEX gateway:

If you have set the option "db_alarms" then the messages of alarms and alarming about ASR will be logged. In the debug file will show up messages preceded by "RUN", like these: RUN Com Err cd f cat 43 (this is an alarm message on card 'f' which is card number 15 from the EONES) RUN Com Err cd 10 cat 4003 (this is an alarm message on card '10' which is card number 16 from the EONES) RUN NLIS 4 (LIS error on card 32) RUN Com OK cd11 cat 4803 (it means this card is OK!) RUN NLFA 4 (LFA error on card 32) RUN NAIS 4 (AIS error on card 32) RUN NRJA 4 (RJA error on card 32)

If you have set the option "db_cfg then the configuration information will also be logged. Messages starting with "CFG" will also show up in the debug file: CFG Open for read ../cfg/trafic.cfg CFG Alarm run 0 ASRalarm 80 timeasr 12(min) nr min calls 1 alarmmask 0 timetest 0 CFG Save ASR at 30 min CFG Debug 1 Pstart 0 Pstop 320 SaveFile 1 CFG Trafic run 0 CFG Trafic idle time 5 CFG Trafic seize time 30 CFG GEN TRAFFIC CALL 0 1234567891108 120 port 257 mod 0. Those messages are about operations performed over the configuration files of the EONES.

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If option "Port Activity" is validated in the creation of debug mask then messages starting with the port number, "00xx" will be present in the debug file, and each line will begin with the timestamp (hh:mm:ss, millisecs) : 10:08:41, 565 00257 14 E1CCSidle ACTIV channel 1 10:08:41, 615 00257 1 Digits 1234567891108 Ident 120 10:08:41, 665 00257 2 Route N 123456 ... NT 123456 ... RxT 9000 10:08:41, 725 00257 14 Dialdig M_CALL len 30 10:08:41, 835 00258 2 E1CCSidle CALL mod 1 mycat 540f b_pid 1 prtb 101 param 0 10:08:41, 885 00258 1 Digits Ident 120 10:08:41, 935 00257 14 Dialdig ACK_CALL->Dialdest 10:08:41, 985 00257 2 Dialdest TimeOut 10:08:42, 035 00258 9 E1CCSackout TimeOut|CANCEL ->BUSY. In this case, messages were generated for ports 257 and respectively 258.

If option "SOmes" was validated in the creation of debug mask then messages about the management of the switching application will be logged too. This means that messages starting with "GEN" will also appear in the debug log: GEN COADA 6 TRI 145 TRA 5 CPS 508 CPL 256 DTMF 0 R2 0 CH 0 CMD 0 GEN Local Time Wday 03 Mday 07 Date 07-04-04 Hour 11:19:10 SysDay 2 GEN Run60sec 6872131 us Tcalls 15 Tspech 0 Dcalls 1 Dspech 0 Arelease 1,Brelease 0 GEN Local Time Wday 03 Mday 07 Date 07-04-04 Hour 11:20:11 SysDay 2 GEN Run60sec 6465996 us Tcalls 15 Tspech 0 Dcalls 1 Dspech 0 Arelease 1,Brelease 0 GEN COADA 5 TRI 145 TRA 5 CPS 508 CPL 256 DTMF 0 R2 0 CH 0 CMD 0

If you have selected the option "comOAM" in the creation of the debug mask then the commands of the OAM program will be stored. The debug file will also include messages starting with "OAM": OAM ADD CARD 16 CAT 4003 (this is a message showing that the card 16 was added to the EONES by means of the OAM program. Value "4003" is a category which describes the type of card.)

Finally, the option ComCCS is about records for communication with the applications for SS7 and H323.

G. SNMP - if you activate this option (by checking the box "Activate") alarms can be sent as traps to a selected IP address ("IP destination").

The user can choose the type of the trap (default value is 6 - "Entreprise Specific"), the community name (default value is "public"). For an alarm appearance - the value sent is 0, and for an alarm disappearance is 1. You can allow that together with the trap containing the 0 / 1 value, a second trap with the alarm text specification to be sent. The OID of traps are derived from the specified OID ("1.3.6.1.4.1.x").

Name - this field is used as a prefix for the names of different files (alarm, billing, activity, log and ASR) created by the gateway's application. If you leave this field empty, then the name of these files is given by the current day and an extension (for example "12-01-05.tax" is the billing file created on the 12th January 2005). If the "Name" field is filled then the names of these files will be given by the name you have typed, concatenated with the current day and the extension. For example if you type "Topex", the billing file created on 12-01-05 will be named "Topex12-01-05.tax".


3.6.6 - Directions names Routing of calls is based upon rules and directions (trunk groups). First, you define (or edit) the names of these directions and then you use Define call directions icon command to change the table with directions for call.

Press icon for selecting the "Direction names option and performing changes into the list of names of directions.

On the screen will appear the window Define direction names which contains the list with the directions defined on the gateway (the maximum length of directions name is 19 characters).

There are maximum 20 or 250 directions. These Directions are groups of inbound or outbound trunks that have common routing characteristics. To ensure adequate routing of calls, you must assign one or more trunks to each direction. Edit a name of direction - select the name of the direction you want

and double click the name. The next window, Edit direction name", pops up, allowing you to change the name of the selected direction.

For instance: change ISDN direction into ISDN5.

The name of each direction must be a unique identifier - an alphanumeric text (digits and letters) maximum 19 characters long. If you type more characters, they will be ignored. The first character of the name must not be a digit. In addition, the text that you enter for a direction name must NOT contain spaces (blanks).

Otherwise, an error message will be displayed. The names provide an indication for the type/usage for that direction, such as: E1R2 E1 trunk with R2 signaling, ISND for the ISDN PRI trunk, JONDIRn direction for junctions (outgoing trunks), LOCAL or LOCDIRn for local subscribers, VOIP for voice over IP and so on.

3.6.7 - Calls directions

Click on the icon button "Calls direction" (" ") to open up the window for defining the table with call directions. There is a maximum of 20 or 250 directions (trunk groups).

In the bottom are of this window - there are two buttons named "DIR IP In Settings... and "DIR IP Out Settings". The first one is used to control the incoming access into the TOPEX equipment. The second one is used to establish the VoIP outgoing destinations.

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edit parameters of a direction - double click on its name and the window "Edit call directions parameters" will show up:

The parameters of a direction are:

Name - the name of the direction (cannot be edited here); Type - can be PORT or DIR and specifies how that direction is addressed. The associated list contains two

strings "PORT"=local and "DIR"=junction (trunk). A value of "255" indicates that the direction is ignored; when the "255" value is assigned to a direction - then the entire line will be colored in white color. The name of the direction which has "255" assigned to "Type" field will be displayed in red color in the list used to assign a direction for each kind of port and also in all places in which the destination will be a direction name.

Overflow -overflow direction for the current direction. The calls will be re-routed to this overflow direction (SIPREG in the image above) when the current direction is unavailable (completely busy or out of service); you choose a name of a defined direction from the corresponding list;

Overflow 2 - second overflow direction for the current direction. The calls will be re-routed to this second overflow direction when the first overflow direction becomes unavailable; you choose a name of a defined direction from the corresponding list;

Restriction - the class of restriction applied to that direction; from the list a number from 0 to 19 can be selected;

Ignore - specifies how many digits are ignored from the numbers received on that direction; the first x digits of the received number will be ignored. The list contains a range of values from 0 to 20 digits;

Insert - specifies what digits will be inserted in the number received to that direction. The maximum allowed is 16 digits. If you don't want any digit to be inserted you must enter --- for this field.

Note: First the ignoring operation is performed and then the insertion operation. Max_d - maximum number of digits that may be dialed on that direction. When the maximum number is

reached the system will automatically send out the call to routing analysis, without waiting to see if the caller part still sends digits. This option is especially useful when you define directions for which the number of figures to be dialed is well known (for example the numbers for certain GSM networks). The list contains a range of values from 0 to 20 digits;

Ignore_id - Ignores from the identity of the caller (Caller ID) the number of digits you have specified; The maximum allowed is 20 figures. The Ignore command is performed before the Insert command. The list contains a range of values from 0 to 20 digits;

Insert_id - Adds to the Caller ID the specified figures; The maximum allowed is 16 digits; Max_id - The maximum number of digits from the Caller ID to be sent to the subscriber who has been

called. The list contains a range of values from 0 to 20 digits. Note: For calls coming from E1 trunk and going out via mobile modules, the true identity of the caller cannot be sent (some GSM networks dont allow this). The called party will receive only the ID of the CDMA module or the SIM card from the TOPEX equipment that was used to route the call. In case of calls that come from the GSM network, the true Caller ID can be sent to the called party via the E1 trunk.

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Software version 5.1.17 OAM Manual Signaling - contains 4 digits in the 'xyzw' format with the following significance:

Digits Purpose

x (digit 1)

Bit (from right to left) Interpretation

bit 0 (mask 0x1000) DIRCHECKCALLBACK - when this bit is set then for an incoming call on this direction the callback table will be analyzed with the received identity (caller identity)

bit 3 (mask 0x8000) DIRMODULECDMA - when this bit is set all GSM ports placed on the selected direction will be treated as CDMA modules

y (digit 2)


bit 0 (mask 0x0100) DIRTESTNET (used in case of a direction which contains GSM modules) - when this bit is 1 one then the outgoing GSM module will be tested if it is registered

bit 1 (mask 0x0200)

DIRGOODASR - when this bit is set then a RELEASE message is sent on ISDN with a delay of 5 seconds when a congestion situation is encountered on GSM part. The call will wait on the specified time a free GSM resource.

bit 2 (mask 0x0400)

DIRCATCALL - when this bit is set then all calls will be cut (stopped) on the GSM modules for which a reprogramming is necessary (for example when a SIM must be changed because of an used algorithm) Verify CLIR - when this bit is set then the CLIR setting is verified each time after the CLIR setting is sent to a GSM module

bit 3 (mask 0x0800)

z (digit 3) audio level (in range 0-7 dBm for the directions with GSM interfaces) where '0' is the biggest level value and '7' the lowest value

w (digit 4)


bit 0 (mask 0x0001) Receive identity - when is set identity is received on selected direction bit 1 (mask 0x0002) Send Identity - when is set identity is sent on selected direction

bit 2 (mask 0x0004)

Load Balancing Algorithm - establish the algorithm for changing SIM on GSM interfaces (when not set, the algorithm for minimal cost is used (SIM selection by time periods). When the bit is set, the "load balancing algorithm" is used (equal usage time for each SIM)

bit 3 (mask 0x0008) Coupling the ring-back tone - by setting it, you allow coupling of ring-back tone while dialing on the next link, before the called party answers

You can either input the individual values for the digits of Signaling or use a simpler means, to press the button "..." located left of the Signaling field.

In this case a window called Computing Signaling Field shows up, assuring you an easy way of setting up the "Signaling" bits for you. You just check the items you want and the program computes and inserts for you the individual bits.

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Signaling 2 - contains eight (8) digits that will be fully used in further developments.

"Transit Q.850" - is used to transfer the Q.850 termination code from the GSM link back on the E1-ISDN link. Those Q.850 codes are available only for the Siemens mobile modules.

For Voxson modules and when the "Transit Q.850" option is not checked the main application sends a congestion message in case of NO DIALTONE message and for a NO CARRIER received in under two seconds (since the beginning of the call in the mobile network). The BUSY message is also received from GSM network and is sent as it is. A NO CARRIER message received for a delay value greater than two seconds will be treated as a release from the GSM network.

"Load balancing algorithm on SIM index" - is used to enable the load-balancing algorithm ("equal load") on the SIM/RUIM cards that are already selected by SIM index algorithm.

"Calculate Tax Pulses" - for each direction (group of trunks) for incoming calls, you can establish the computing (and sending out) of the tax (billing) pulses. These pulses for billing will be generated according to rules you specify and will accumulate in the billing files. In any case, the calculated billing pulses are saved in the files. In the case of an ISDN connection (E1-ISDN trunk) these pulses are also sent out, using ISDN - AOC messages. You must remember that the mask must be applied to the direction to which the E1-ISDN channels belong.

Note: You can establish the prefixes that will be charged with billing pulses in Routing Table.

The "Search UP" and "Search Down" fields are used for establish a rule in which channels are selected - for example for a SS7 E1 trunk - the order in which channels are selected in very important - if the trunk is used in both direction then one side will choose channels from the first one - and the other side from the last one.

The "Priority" field is useful in order to implement rutes with the same prefix to have different priorities. For example - when a TOPEX Soft Switch is used to route calls to several TOPEX gateways - then each outgoing direction will have assigned a priority. The customer can assign higher priority to the machines with higher traffic capabilities and performances. The lowest priority is 0 and the higher is 9.

Verifications are performed for the fields that are involving insertion operation: "Insert" and "Insert_id". The allowed characters are digits from 0 to 9, "*", "#", "f" and "F". In case of incorrect values, an error message will be displayed. Finally, press OK button and validate the settings for the Signaling field if your settings are correct.

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At the bottom of the Define calls directions page are located two buttons DIR IP In Settings... and DIR IP Out Settings... which allows the definition of the input and output directions for the EoneS Gateway.

a) DIRIPIN section - this section is used to perform direction settings for VoIP incoming calls. By clicking the "DIR IP In Settings..." button in "Define calls direction" window the following configuration window will show up:

You can Add or remove (Del) records about incoming VoIP calls. Note: In this field the user must allocate to each pair a direction and a maximum number of incoming calls. The name of the direction can be one of the already defined directions, so it can be MYVOIP - the generic direction used for group the VoIP channels or another direction if you want to use ignore / insert features. If you use the generic MYVOIP name, all VoIp calls will be treated in the same way, but if you use speciffic direction names, you can define different rules for different incoming IPs. This allows you to perform operations such ignoring / inserting digits on the incoming number or identity (see "Calls direction") like for ordinary calls.

To edit the parameters of the input directions double-click the respective direction name and on the screen will appear the Edit incoming parameters page which contains the following fields:

- Protocol the protocol used for the respective direction. You can select SIP or H.323.

- IP the IP range for the incoming direction. Here you can complete either a single IP (such as 192.168.144.57) or a range of IP values (for example "192.168.1.0/24"). The maximum number of incoming calls is set to "1". If you use an IP without specifying the range, then calls are accepted just from that IP. It is the same as using range /32;

- Direction the direction name. It is chosen from the list with defined directions;

- Max Calls In the maximum number of calls which can be receipted on a single direction. In the anterior example the maximum number of calls is 100. If you enter 0 (zero) in the field Max Calls In, this means no restrictions are placed upon the number of incoming calls.

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Examples: SIP 0.0.0.0/0 MYVOIP 100 0 0 100 100 p 0 0 0- for SIP protocol calls are allowed from all IPs, and maximum 60 calls are allowed H323 0.0.0.0/0 MYVOIP 100 0 0 100 100 p 0 0 0- for H323 protocol also calls are allowed from all Ips, and maximum 60 calls are allowed

Note1: in the "IP field" you can complete either a single IP (such as 192.168.144.57) or a range of IP values (for example "192.168.1.0/24"); If you use an IP without specifying the range, then calls are accepted just from that IP. It is the same as using range /32. For example: if you use 192.168.1.0/24 then IPs allowed are 192.168.1.x; if you use 192.168.0.0/16 then IPs allowed are 192.168.x.x; if you use 192.0.0.0/8 then IPs allowed are 192.x.x.x; if you use 0.0.0.0/0 then IPs allowed are x.x.x.x (calls are allowed from all IPs!);

Note2: The maximum number of incoming calls controls the number of simultaneously calls accepted from the specified IP. If you enter 0 (zero) in the field Max Calls, this means no restrictions are placed upon the number of incoming calls. The equipment will accept any number of calls. The default value is 100.

Proxy - must be enabled if the source IP is behind a NAT. Transcoding - must be enabled when the source and the destination have different codecs. This feature works only on the equipments supplied with a VoIP card (or there is a TOPEX slave machine with VoIP card). Congrate - this is the congestion rate. It should not be 0. The default value is 1000. Maxrate - this parameter represents the total number of setup calls on a second. It should not be 0. The default value is 1000. Prefix - this parameter was added in case when calls are coming with different prefixes from the same IP source. In case of two such prefixes - the user can assign two different directions for the same IP source. Maxcost - this parameter will be used in further developments. Nrdig - with this parameter - you can control the number of expected digits for each call coming from the specified IP. Endcause - this field is the release code used when the received number has a different number of digits then the expected ones - "NrDig" value. The default value is 34.

b) DIRIPOUT section - this section is used to perform settings for outgoing VoIP calls.

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Software version 5.1.17 OAM Manual Here the software application features a possibility to allow overflow over an IP direction. The user defines for each direction name:

a protocol (SIP or H323), a destination IP, a port used for signaling for example 1720 for H323 and 5060 for SIP), the maximum number of outgoing calls.

In order to route a call on VoIP to a destination IP address - there are two possibilities of setting in "Routing Table": - if you use "DIRIP" in "action" field then you can provide a VoIP protocol (SIP/H323) but just one IP. - if you use "DIR" in "action" field then you can provide a direction name (you don't have any VoIP channel assign to that direction - because all VoIP channels are assigned to "MYVOIP" direction). Here in "DIR IP OUT" section you'll make the relation to an IP address and a VoIP protocol (SIP/H323).

- RTPProxy - must be enabled if the destination IP is behind a NAT. - Transcoding - must be enabled when the source and the destination has different codecs. The codec may be changed if, for instance the destination IP does know just one codec, so we must perform a transcoding;

- Priority - this parameter represents the priority of the direction. This parameter can be also set in "Signaling2" field in the direction definition ("Define calls direction");

To edit the output directions features press double click on the direction name and set the parameters from the Edit outgoing parameters.

Direction select the direction from the list with defined directions names;

Priority - this parameter represents the priority of the direction. This parameter can be also set in "Signaling2" field in the direction definition ("Define Calls Direction");

Protocol the protocol used for the respective direction;

IP the IP range for the incoming direction. Here you can complete either a single IP (such as 192.168.144.57) or a range of IP values (for example "192.168.1.0/24"); The maximum number of incoming calls is set to "1". If you use an IP without specifying the range, then calls are accepted just from that IP. It is the same as using range /32;

Port the port number related to the selected direction;

Max Calls Out maximum numbers of calls on the output direction;

RTPProxy - must be enabled if the destination IP is behind a NAT;

Transcoding - must be enabled when the source and the destination has different codecs. The codec may be changed if, for instance if the destination IP does know just one codec, so we must perform a transcoding.

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3.6.8 - Routing table Defining the table with rules for routing of the calls.

Press on the icon Routing table ( ) to open the window with the routing table. You can define maximum 128 of routing rules (there are also situations in which the TOPEX machine can handle more routing records such 1024 or 4000 records). The user can consult the current settings of the TOPEX machine regarding the number of directions and routing records in the licence window);

Use the buttons of the right sight of window for performing the following operations: add a routing rule to the table, insert a new record, edit a routing rule, and delete a rule for routing.

Add add a routing rule to the table. A new record will be added at the bottom of the list (the new line will have an empty "Prefix" field); Insert insert a new record over the selected record from the table (the new line will have an empty "Prefix" field); Del - delete a rule for routing. First select it from the list and then click the "Del" button (the deleted line will have an empty "Prefix" field); You can have the same prefix more then once - case in which you can use "Move" buttons to change the prefix order - for the same prefix - the upper line will have a greater priority than the lower one.

Note: For several fields the length is limited: for Prefix, Insert and Insert_Id maximum 16 digits are allowed, for IP the maximum is 15 characters and for fields Signaling, Tax and Port 4 digits is the maximum.

To edit a routing rule double click it and the editing window will show up:

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Incoming direction this parameter is used in case of using several routing records with the same prefix in order to make the difference between incoming sources. It has to be interpreted here as incoming source direction. A "DEFAULT" value means that there is not rule to be applied.

Prefix the first digits of numbering, which are needed for routing the call (for example to direct all the calls to a mobile telephony network on a certain route enter the prefix 0722 or 0723 or 0788). If you leave empty this field the respective routing rule will NOT be taken into account at saving action; Inside a prefix string, the value f can be used to indicate any digits from zero to nine (0-9). For example,

1f2 means al prefixes from 102, 112, and so on until 192. This feature is very useful because it allows you to reduce the number of records in the routing table.

Action - specifies the action to be taken for the call. It is a list of six strings: PORT, DIR, SERV, HUNT, DIRIP and LCR. PORT - the call will get out through the port specified in the "Destination" list; DIR - the call will get out by the direction you have specified in the "Destination" list; SERV - the call will get out through the service that was specified in the "Destination" list; HUNT - the call will get out through the hunting group that you have specified in the "Destination" list; DIRIP - in such a case the "Dest" field will be interpreted as VoIP protocol - SIP or H323. The user must

provide destinations IP address and port (in case when the default values of 1720 for H323 and 5060 for SIP are not used);

LCR - the call will get out by analyzing the LCR table for the index specified in the "Destination" field. This field can take a value from 0 to 6. Each value represents a rule to be applied in order to find a direction at the specified moment.

Destination the destination, which may be: A port number (in the range 0-127); A direction name specified in Define directions names (from the list); A service number (from 0 to 19); A number for a group of hunting (from 0 to 19); An index to the LCR table.

Ignore the number of digits that will be ignored (omitted) from the numbering sent out through Destination. There is a list with values from 0 to 20;

Insert option complementary to Ignore. Adds to the number sent out through Destination the digits specified; the maximum allowed is 16 digits.

Ignore_Id the number of digits that will be ignored from the Caller ID sent out through Destination. There is a list with values from 0 to 20; Insert_id option complementary to Ignore_Id. Adds the specified digits to the Caller ID sent out through 'Dest', in this example 30; the maximum allowed is 16 digits. IP used when DIRIP is used to fill the Action field. It is the remote IP address used to establish voice over

IP connection;

Port - the number of port used in voice over IP signaling. It is used when "DIRIP" is specified in the action field.

Note 1: For calls coming from E1 trunks and going out via mobile modules, the true identity of the caller cannot be sent (many mobile networks do not allow this). The called party will receive only the ID of the CDMA module or the SIM/RUIM card from the TOPEX equipment that was used to route the call. In case of calls that come from the mobile (CDMA or GSM) network, the true Caller ID can be sent to the called party via the E1 trunk. Note 2: The Insert and Ignore operations for the phone number and Caller ID are processed first in the Directions IN and then in the Routing Table steps. The Directions OUT does no longer perform ignoring or adding of digits to the phone numbers.

TOPEX EoneS Signaling four hexadecimal digits of the type xyzw, explained in the following table:

Digits

x (digit 1)

Bit (from right to left) Meaning

bit 3 (mask 0x8000)

Alloc BSS - used when the ring-back tone must be properly identified in order to declare the call as answered. This option is useful in cases when the gateway application must differentiate between a call answered without ring-back tone and a call answered following a ring-back tone. For instance, you may want to avoid billing a voice mail box! To use Alloc BSS feature, you must install additional software on the Topex multi-Access gateway.

bit 1 (mask 2000)

Simulate Tax - is used in case of FXO junction - in which the answer at destination can't be recognized. In such a situation this option has to be validated. The call is considered as answered as soon as the call is made on output link.

bit 0 (mask 0x1000)

Retry Attempt - when this bit is 1, in case of a first failure on this direction, one retry attempt will be made; when this bit is 0 no retry attempts will be made

First bit is zero by default it. It may be one (1) if you need to specify more than 15 digits for numbering (see specification for digit z)

Check Operator (mask 0x0800) - is used when the portability facility is required. Number portability means that for each call routed (with check operator) on the route you have specified, a database interrogation is performed for checking the destination number. The portability d

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