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AccessServer(MRF)
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CONTENTS
ABOUTTHISGUIDE
Prerequisite 15
Conventions 16
Notices 16
FiguresandScreenCaptures 16
Text 16
RelatedDocumentation 17
CoreVoiceNetworkDocument 17
TechnicalSupport 20
ObtainingTechnicalAssistance 20
ServiceCentersOperationalHours 20
WarrantySupport 22
ContactingTechnicalDocumentation 22
PARTI ACCESSSERVEROVERVIEW

1 ACCESSSERVEROVERVIEW
AccessServerOverview 25
MediaResourceFunction(MRF)Overview 27
SIPInterfacetoMSC 28
MediaStreamingInterfacestoMediaGateways 28
MRFIPBSSMediaStreaming 29
MRFMGWMediaStreaming 29
MRFTDMBSSMediaStreaming 29
AMRToneSelectionAlgorithm 29
MediaGatewayConfiguration 30
ManagementInterfacetoOMC 30
Capacity 30
Tone/AnnouncementFiles 30
LawfulInterceptMediaRouter(LIR)Overview 32
TheLIRinGSMSystems 32
TheLIRinIS41Systems 34
ProvisioningtheLIR 34
Operations,Maintenance,andProvisioning 35
PARTII CONFIGURING THEACCESSSERVER
STA R SO LU TIONS CO N FI DE N TI A L SonataCoreVoiceNetworkIS41R4.5.3|GSMR4.5.4AccessServer(MRF)Guide

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6 Contents
2 CONFIGURING THEMRF
MRFConfigurationOverview 40
ConfiguringCONXLayers 42
ConfiguringtheHILayer 42
DefiningtheHITInterface 42
ChangingtheNumberofHISAPs 42
AddingaNewHISAP 43
AddingaSIP/TSAP 43
AddingaSIP/SSAP 45
AddingaSIP/SIPEntity 46
AddingSIPtotheipcentityTable 47
ConfiguringSIPGeneralInformation 48
AddingaNewTransportServer(Optional) 48
ProvisioningMRFTables 49
DefiningCapacities 49
DefiningAnnouncementsandTones 50
AnnouncementsandCustomTones 50
DefiningMediaParametersforRTPStreaming 53
DefiningSIPAddressing 54
DefiningAccessServerTimers 55
OperatingtheMRF 58

PARTIII OPERATIONS ANDMAINTENANCE
3 USERACCOUNTS ANDFILESYSTEMS
AccessServerUserAccounts 61
MRFandLIRApplicationsAccount 62
4 OPERATIONS
Prerequisite 63
OperatingTasks 63
TaskandShiftOverview 63
RecordingFaults 64
AccessServerOperatorTasks 65
NewShiftHandover 66
Prerequisite 66
EndofShift 66
LoggingintotheAccessServer 66
StartingtheAccessServer 66
UsingtheOMCConsole 67
AdministratorandMaintenanceTasks 68
MRFPreloadedTonesandAnnouncements 69
MRFRFC3558Conversion 76
Draft7RFC3558ConversionTool 77
CreatingaBackupBeforeConversion 77

Contents 7
ConvertingallFilesfromDraft7toRFC3558 77
ConvertingallFilesfromRFC3558toDraft7 77
ConvertingaSingleFile 78
ConvertingMultipleFiles 78
DisplayingCommandHelp 78
5 LOGS,ALARMS,PERFORMANCE ANDTROUBLESHOOTING
ViewingLogsandAlarms 79
AlarmSeverity 79
Critical 79
Major 80
Minor 80
Warning 80
AlarmTypes 80
ProcessingError 80
Equipment 80
Communications 80
AutomaticandManualAlarmClearing 81
AutomaticAlarmClearing 81
ManualAlarmClearing 81
AlarmRootCauses 81
CommunicationsProtocolError 81

ConfigurationorCustomizationError 81
Congestion 81
CorruptData 82
FileError 82
OutofMemory 82
PowerProblem 82
ResourceatorNearingCapacity 82
ResponseTimeExcessive 82
SoftwareProgramAbnormallyTerminated 82
SoftwareError 82
TransmitFailure 82
UnderlyingResourceUnavailable 83
UnspecifiedReason 83
CommonAlarms 83
MRFAlarms 83
CriticalMRFAlarms 83
MrpMaxSessionReach 83
MrpOutOfMemory 84
MajorMRFAlarms 84
MinorMRFAlarms 84
MrpInvalidMediaTarget 84
MrpInvalidAnn 84
MrpAnnAccessProblem 85
MrpNetworkIface 85
MrpUnsupportedService 85

8 Contents
WarningMRFAlarms 86
MrpInvalidMediaParams 86
MrpUdpPort 86
PerformanceStatistics 87
AccessServerStatistics 87
MRFStatistics 87
MonitoringMRFStatistics 88
ViewingCPUProcessListsforPerformanceMonitoring 91
AccessServerCPUProcessList 91
PARTIV APPENDIXES
A CONFIGURATIONTABLES
almconfig 95
cdrconfig 95
cdrmsc 96
ipcentity 96
mrpann 97
mrpconfig 97
mrpmedia 98
snaguardtimer 98
snaprocess 98

staconfig 99
B CONXTABLES
HI(TUCL) 101
HI/SAP 101
MG 103
MG(General) 103
MG/TSAP 104
MG/SSAP 106
MG/Server 108
MG/PeerEnt 109
SIP 110
SIP(General) 110
SIP/TSAP 115
SIP/SIPEntity 117
SIP/SSAP 125
SIP/TptServer 126
C ACRONYMS
INDEX


10 ListofTables
LISTOFTABLES
Table 1 NoticeIconDescriptions 16
Table 2 TextConventionDescriptions 16
Table 3 RelatedDocuments 19
Table 4 SIP/TSAPEssentialSettings 44
Table 5 SIP/SSAPEssentialSettings 45
Table 6 SIP/SIPEntityEssentialSettings 46
Table 7 RecommendedSIPRowoftheipcentityTable 47
Table 8 mrpconfigTableParameters 50
Table 9 mrpannTableParameters 52
Table 10 mrpmediaParameters 53
Table 11 snaprocessTableParameters 55
Table 12 snaguardtimerParameters 56
Table 13 SIPEntityTimerParameters 57
Table 14 OperatingtheMRF:NextSteps 58
Table 15 mrfAccountandTaskMapping 62
Table 16 AccessServermrfAccountDefaultLogonDetails 62
Table 17 OperatorShiftChecklist 65
Table 18 PreloadedTones 69
Table 19 PreloadedAnnouncements 69
Table 20 MrpMaxSessionReachClearingInformation 83

Table 21 MrpOutOfMemoryClearingInformation 84
Table 22 MrpInvalidMediaTargetClearingInformation 84
Table 23 MrpInvalidAnnClearingInformation 84
Table 24 MrpAnnAccessProblemClearingInformation 85
Table 25 MrpNetworkIfaceClearingInformation 85
Table 26 MrpUnsupportedServiceClearingInformation 85
Table 27 MrpInvalidMediaParamsClearingInformation 86
Table 28 MrpUdpPortClearingInformation 86
Table 29 LocalConfigurationofAccessServercpu_processlist 91
Table 30 AccessServerConfigurationTablesGroupedbyFunction 95
Table 31 almconfigTableParameters 95
Table 32 cdrconfigTableParameters 95
Table 33 cdrmscTableParameters 96
Table 34 ipcentityTableParameters 96
Table 35 mrpannTableParameters 97
Table 36 mrpconfigTableParameters 97
Table 37 mrpmediaTableParameters 98
Table 38 snaguardtimerTableParameters 98
Table 39 snaprocessTableParameters 98
Table 40 staconfigTableParameters 99
Table 41 CONXTables 101
Table 42 HISAPTableParameters 101
Table 43 MG(General)TableParameters 103
Table 44 MG/TSAPTableParameters 104
Table 45 MG/SSAPTableParameters 106
Table 46 MG/ServerTableParameters 108
Table 47 MG/PeerEntTableParameters 109
Table 48 GeneralSIPTableParameters 110
Table 49 dnsReCfgFieldofGeneralSIPTable 113
ListofTables 11
Table 50 SIPTSAPTableParameters 115

Table 51 SIPEntityTableParameters 117
Table 52 uaReCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable 119
Table 53 nsReCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable 121
Table 54 tptSrvLstCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable 123
Table 55 SIPSSAPTableParameters 125
Table 56 SIPTptServerTableParameters 126
Table 57 ListofAcronyms 129


ListofFigures 13
LISTOFFIGURES
Figure 1 CoreVoiceNetworkDocumentMap 18
Figure 2 PositioningtheAccessServerintheSonataSoftExchangeNetwork 26
Figure 3 MRFMediaStreaming 28
Figure 4 33
Figure 5 LawfulInterceptNetworkArchitectureforIS41Systems 34
Figure 6 MRFProtocolStack 41
Figure 7 ChangingtheHInumSAPsParameter 43
Figure 8 SIPTSAPTable 44
Figure 9 SIPSSAPTable 45
Figure 10 SIPEntityTable 46
Figure 11 mrpconfigTable 49
Figure 12 mrpannTable 51
Figure 13 mrpmediaTable 53
Figure 14 ConfiguringtheMRFSIPInterface 54
Figure 15 snaprocessTable 54
Figure 16 sna_guard_timerTable 56
Figure 17 OperatorTaskFlowchart 64
Figure 18 OMCManaginganAccessServer/MRF 67
Figure 19 ExampleofanOMCPerformanceMenu 88
Figure 20 ExampleofanMRFCompletionsScreen 89

Figure 21 ExampleofSwapUtilizationReportScreen 90
Figure 22 ExampleofaReportSaveScreen 90


ABOUTTHISGUIDE
Thisguidedescribeshowtoinstall,initiallyconfigure,provision,operate,
maintain,andtroubleshoottheSonataSoftExchangeAccessServer.TheAccess
ServercanactasaMediaResourceFunction(MRF),playingtonesand
announcementstocallersfortheSonataMSC,andasaLawfulInterceptMedia
Router(LIR),forwardingmediastreamsforLItargetstoalawenforcement
agency.
Thisguideisintendedfornetworkoperations,support,IPtelephonysystems
planningpersonnel,andsystemadministrators.PriorexperiencewithSun
Solarisoperatingsystems,telecommunications,IPTelephony,andnetworkingis
recommended.
TheAboutthisGuidesectionincludes:
Conventions
RelatedDocumentation

TechnicalSupport
WarrantySupport
ContactingTechnicalDocumentation
Prerequisite TheSonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenterUserInterfaceGuideandthe
SonataCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuide
shouldbereadfirstsincetheycovercommonproceduresforalltheCoreVoice
NetworkElements(NE).
Releasenotesareissuedwithsomeproducts.Iftheinformationintherelease
notesdiffersfromtheinformationinthisguide,followtheinstructionsinthe
releasenotes.

16 AboutThisGuide
Conventions Thisguidemaycontainnotices,figures,screencaptures,andcertaintext
conventions.
Notices Table 1listsnoticeiconsusedinthisguide.
Table 1NoticeIconDescriptions
Icon NoticeType Description

InformationNote Informationthatcontainsimportantfeaturesor
instructionsbutisnothazardrelated.
Cautionor CautionsareprecededwiththewordCaution.This
Warning typeofcautionindicatesapotentiallyhazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,mayresultinminor
Cautionor ormoderateinjury.Itmayalsoalertagainstunsafe
Warningdueto practicesandpotentialprogram,data,system,or
potential devicedamage.
electricalhazard WarningsareprecededwiththewordWarning.This
typeofwarningindicatesapotentiallyhazardous
situationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeath
orseriousinjury.
ESD Informationthatindicatespropergrounding
precautionsarerequiredbeforehandlingaproduct.
FiguresandScreenCaptures Thisguideprovidesfiguresandscreencapturesasexamples.Theseexamples

containsampledata.Thisdatamayvaryfromtheactualdataonaninstalled
system.
Text Table 2liststextconventionsinthisguide.

Table 2TextConventionDescriptions
Convention Description
Textrepresentedasscreen Thistypefacerepresentstextthatappearsona
display terminalscreen,forexample:login:.
Textrepresentedasuser Thistypefacerepresentscommandsenteredbythe
entry. user,forexample,cd$HOME.
Textrepresentedasmenus, Thistypefacerepresentsallmenus,submenus,buttons,
submenus,buttons,tabs, tabs,directories,andfieldnameswithinprocedures,for
directories,andfieldnames example:
OntheFilemenu,clickNew.
Textrepresentedby Thistypefacerepresentsarequiredvariable,for
<variable> example:<filename>

RelatedDocumentation ThedocumentationisdividedintoCoreVoiceNetworkdocumentationand
AccessNetworkdocumentation.
CoreVoiceNetwork Figure 1mapstheCoreVoiceNetworkdocumentsandrelationshipsbetweenthe

Document documents.RefertoFigure 1todeterminetheorderinwhichtoreadthe
documents.
Forexample,tooperateandmaintaintheAccessServer(MRF),thedocument
mapsuggestsreadingthedocumentsinthefollowingorder:
1 IS41orGSMSystemOverviewGuide
2 IS41orGSM,andOMCReleaseNotes(BaseLevelandanyPatchLevel)
3 OMCUserInterfaceGuide
4 CoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuide
5 IS41orGSMMSCServerProvisioningGuide
6 AccessServer(MRF)Guide


18 AboutThisGuide
Figure 1CoreVoiceNetworkDocumentMap
IS41R4.5.4SystemOverviewGuide
GSMR4.5.4SystemOverviewGuide
SonataCoreVoiceNetwork SonataCoreVoiceNetwork
IS41R4.5.4BaseLevelReleaseNotes
SonataCoreVoiceNetwork IS41R4.5.4PatchLevelReleaseNotes
GSMR4.5.4BaseLevelReleaseNotes GSMR4.5.4PatchLevelReleaseNotes
SonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenter SonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenter
OMCR4.5.4BaseLevelReleaseNotes OMCR4.5.4PatchLevelReleaseNotes
InstallationandInitialConfigurationGuide
cPCISystemInstallationandInitCfgGuide
SonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenter
OMCR4.5.4ServerGuide
SonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenter
OMCR4.5.4UserInterfaceGuide
IS41/GSMR4.5.4Ops,Maint&ProvisioningGuide
SonataSoftExchange
IS41R4.5.4MSCServerProvisioningGuide

SonataSoftExchange
GSMR4.5.4MSCServerProvisioningGuide SonataFeatureServer
IS41R4.5.4HLR/ACGuide
SonataFeatureServer
GSMR4.5.4HLR/AuCGuide
SonataSoftExchange
IS41R4.5.4MSCServerOps&MaintGuide
SonataSoftExchange
GSMR4.5.4MSCServerOps&MaintGuide
SonataSoftExchange
IS41/GSMR4.5.4AccessServer(MRF)Guide SonataFeatureServer
IS41/GSMR4.5.4SignalingServerGuide
SonataSoftExchange
IS41/GSMR4.5.4LawfulInterceptGuide
Thisguide
SonataSoftExchange
IS41/GSMR4.5.4CallConferenceServGuide GuidesforIS41andGSMsystems
GuidesforGSMsystems
SonataSoftExchange
IS41/GSMR4.5.4Media/SignalingGwGuide GuidesforIS41systems
TheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuideand
theOMCUserInterfaceGuidecontaincommonproceduresandinformationfor
allCoreVoiceNetworknodes(exceptfortheCallConferenceServerandIMG),
andshouldbereadpriortoreadingthenodespecificguides.Theother
nodespecificguidesare:
MSCServerProvisioningGuide,whichcontainstheMSCspecifictablesand
howtoprovisionthem.

MSCServerOperationsandMaintenanceGuide,whichcontainsthe
MSCspecificproceduresforoperatingandmaintainingtheMSCServer,such
asproceduresrelatedtoupperlayercallprocessingprotocols,CallDetail
Records(CDR),andMSCspecificalarms.
HLRandAuthenticationCenterGuide,whichcontainsallHLRspecific
provisioning,operationsandmaintenanceprocedures,andHLRspecific
alarmsetc.
SignalingServerandSignalingServerApplicationGuide,whichcontainsa
descriptionoftheSignalingServerApplicationandthevariousconfigurations
thataccommodatetheapplication.ThisguidecontainsSS7operationsand
maintenanceproceduresandSS7alarminformation,aswellasSignaling
Server(SSVR)nodespecificoperationsandmaintenanceprocedures.
LawfulInterceptServerGuide,whichcontainsadescriptionoftheLawful
InterceptService,thecomponentsthatareinvolvedtheservice,andthe
operations,maintenance,andprovisioningspecifictotheLawfulIntercept
service,LawfulInterceptServer,andtheLawfulInterceptRouter.
Media/SignalingGatewayServerOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioning
Guide,whichcontainsthespecificproceduresforoperatingandmaintaining
theMGW/SGW.
TheCallConferenceServerGuidedoesnotusetheOMCorthecommon
operationsandproceduresthattheothercorenodesuse.TheCallConference
ServerGuidecontainsadescriptionoftheCallConferenceServer,adescriptionof

thethreewaycallfunctionality,andoperations,maintenance,andprovisioning
proceduresspecifictotheCallConferenceServer.
ThedocumentsinTable 3applytotheSonataR4.5.4GSMCoreNetwork.
Table 3RelatedDocuments
DocumentNumber Title
D02620GS SonataGSMR4.5.4CoreVoiceNetwork
Overview
MSCServerProvisioningGuide
MSCServerOperationsandMaintenanceGuide
HLRandAuthenticationCenterGuide
D02653GS SonataCoreVoiceNetwork
OperationsandMaintenanceCenterUserInterfaceGuide
D02654GS SonataCoreVoiceNetwork
OperationsandMaintenanceCenterServerGuide
D02651GS SonataCDMA/GSMR4.5.4CoreVoiceNetwork
Operations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuide
SignalingServerandSignalingServerApplicationGuide
CallConferenceServerGuide

20 AboutThisGuide
Table 3RelatedDocuments
DocumentNumber Title
AccessServer(MRF)Guide
LawfulInterceptGuide
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ACCESSSERVEROVERVIEW
I
Chapter 1 AccessServerOverview

ACCESSSERVEROVERVIEW
1
Thischapterincludes:
AccessServerOverview
MediaResourceFunction(MRF)Overview
LawfulInterceptMediaRouter(LIR)Overview
Operations,Maintenance,andProvisioning
AccessServerOverview TheAccessServercancontaintheMediaResourceFunction(MRF),playingtones
andannouncementstocallersfortheSonataMSC,andtheLawfulIntercept
MediaRouter(LIR),forwardingmediastreamsforLItargetstoalawenforcement
agency.
Alternatively,theMRFandLIRcanbecontainedwithintheMSCitself.
ThisdocumentdescribeshowtooperateandmaintaintheAccessServer.Italso
describeshowtoprovisiontheMRFandLIRwhethertheyarecontainedwithin
theAccessServerorwithintheMSC.
WhentheMRFandLIRarecontainedwithintheMSC,theCONXandSIPlayersdo
notneedtobeconfiguredfortheMRFandLIRtocommunicatewiththeMSC.
WhentheMRFandLIRarecontainedwithintheAccessServer,theCONXandSIP
layersmustbeconfiguredfortheMRFandLIRtocommunicatewiththeMSC.
TheMRFisasoftwarebasedmediaserverthatdeliversrichtonesand
announcements.Itdeliverspreprogrammedtonesandprerecorded
informationmessagesnativelyintheIPnetworkusingopeninterfaces.TheMSC
controlstheMRFusingtheSessionInitiationProtocol(SIP),requestingittoplay
specifiedannouncementsusingtheRealtimeTransferProtocol(RTP)(see
Figure 2).TheMSCcancontrolmultipleMRFs.
TheLIRhandlescallredirectionformediagateways,suchastheAudioCodes
mediagateway,thatdonotsupportlawfulinterception.
TheMSCLIAcontrolstheLIRusingtheMediaGatewayControlProtocol(MGCP),
causingittopassRTPstreamstoaDistributionFunction(DF)intheservice
providersnetwork(seeFigure 2).TheLIRsupportsoneMSCclient.
InIS41systems,aslongasaniCellBSCisinvolvedinacall,theiCellBSCcanfork
theincomingandoutgoingRTPmediastreamstotheDF.TheLawfulIntercept
MediaRouter(LIR)isneededonlyforscenariossuchasCallForwardinginwhich
themediastreamdoesnotencounteraniCellBSC.

26 Chapter1:AccessServerOverview
Figure 2PositioningtheAccessServerintheSonataSoftExchangeNetwork
MSC Access Service

Server Provider
MGCP
LIA MGCP
MGCP SIP
IPBSC LIR DF
(noniCell) RTP RTP
RTP
BSC BaseStationController
MGW MediaGateway
LIA LawfulInterceptAgent
LIR LawfulInterceptMediaRouter
RTP MRF MediaResourceFunction
MGW MRF DF DistributionFunction
RTP RealtimeTransportProtocol
MGCP MediaGatewayControlProtocol
SIP SessionInitiationProtocol

MediaResourceFunction Whenamobileusermakesacall,theMSCrequeststheMRFtoplaytheringback
(MRF)Overview tone.Ifthecalledpartyisbusyorforsomereasonthecallcannotbeconnected,
theMRF,underthecontroloftheMSC,canplayaspecifictoneor
announcement.TheMSCalsorequeststheMRFtoplayothertonesand
announcementsasrequiredduringmobilecalls.
TheMRFhasthefollowingannouncementcapabilities:
Playsasingleannouncementorchainofannouncements
Playsforaspecifiednumberofrepetitions
Supportscodecspecificannouncements
Supportslanguageandlocalespecificannouncements
Includesstandardprepaidannouncements
TheMRFhasthefollowingtonecapabilities:
Playscontinuousandcadencedtones
Playforspecifiednumberofrepetitions
Supportscodecspecifictones
Includesallstandardtones
TonesappearthesameasannouncementstotheMRF.
TheMRFsupportsthefollowingcodecs:
EVRC,QCELP,EVRCB
GSM,GSMEFR,AMR0throughAMR7
G.721,G.722,G.723,G.728,G.729
FS1016
G.711Alaw(PCMA)
G.711law(PCMU)
FortheAMRcodec,theMRFprovidestone/announcementencodingineachof
the8AMRrates(4.75kpbs,5.15kpbs,5.90kbps,6.70kbps,7.40kbps,7.95kpbs,
10.2kbps,and12.2kbps).Thetoneselectionisspecifiedusingthemode_set
attributeoftheSessionDescription(SDP)carriedwithintheSIPINVITEmessage
towardstheMRF.
TheMSCrequeststonesandannouncementsfromtheMRFusingtheSIP
protocol.OneAccessServer(MRF)cansupportoneormoreMSCsandcan
streamtonesandannouncementstoanIPbasedBSS,aTDMbasedBSS,orthe
TDMbasedPSTN.Themediastreamingfortonesandannouncementsfromthe
MRFisshowninFigure 3.
RefertotheSonataMSCServerProvisioningGuideforinformationonhowto
provisiontheMSCtoconnecttotheAccessServer.

Figure 3MRFMediaStreaming
SIPInterfacetoMSC SIPisusedbetweentheMRFandtheMSC.SIPisatextbasedcontrolprotocol
intendedforcreating,modifyingandterminatingsessionswithoneormore
participants.TheMRFisincompliancewithIETFdraftdocument
draftbugersippingnetann03(November2,2002).TheMSCisalwaystheSIP
client,andtheMRFisalwaystheSIPserver.
ThroughtheSIPinterface,theMSCcommunicateswiththeMRFinorderto
completethefollowingtasks:
Enablesthevoiceconnection(RTP)betweenanIPbasedBSCandtheMRF
whentheMSCneedstoplayannouncementsortonestoamobilesubscriber.
TheMRFsendstheRTPstream,fromthestoredmediafile,totheBSC,which
deliversittothemobilesubscriber.
Enablesthevoiceconnection(RTP)betweentheMediaGatewayandtheMRF
whentheMSCneedstoplayannouncementsortonestoaPSTNuserora
mobilesubscriberservedbyaTDMbasedBSS.TheMRFsendstheRTP
stream,fromthestoredmediafile,totheMediaGateway,whichdeliversitto
thePSTNormobileuser.
MediaStreamingInterfacesto RTP(RealTimeProtocol)alongwithRTCP(RTPControlProtocol)isusedfor
MediaGateways mediastreaming.RTPprovidesendtoendnetworktransportfunctionssuitable
forapplicationstransmittingrealtimedata,suchasaudio,video,orsimulation
data,overmulticastorunicastnetworkservices.RTPdoesnotaddressresource
reservationanddoesnotguaranteequalityofserviceforrealtimeservices.The
datatransportisaugmentedbyRTCPtoallowmonitoringofthedatadeliveryina
mannerscalabletolargemulticastnetworks,andtoprovideminimalcontroland
identificationfunctionality.

TheMRFsupportsmediastreamingtothePSTN,IPbasedBSS,andTDMbased
BSS.
MRFIPBSSMediaStreaming
TheRTP/RTCPprotocolsareusedbetweentheMRFandanIPbasedBSS.The
BSSmustreceivethemediastreamintheexpectedcodingscheme,sincetheBSS
doesnothaveamediatranscodingfunction.Inotherwords,itcannotdothe
transcodingtoconvertonecodingschemetoanother.ACDMABSSexpectsto
receiveanEVRCorEVRCBRTPstream.AGSMBSSexpectstoreceiveaGSM,GSM
EFRorAMRRTPstream.BecausetheMRFhasseparateformattedfilesforthe
sameannouncement/tone,itcanalwaysstreamtheannouncementortonein
thecorrectcodingscheme.
Forexample,iftheMSCaskstheMRFtoplayatoneusingtheEVRCcoding
schemetoaCDMAIPbasedBSS,theMRFwillsearchforthetonefilewiththe
EVRCformatandstreamitontherequestedUDPport.TheCDMAIPbasedBSS
doesnotneedtodoanytranscoding;itwilldeliverthesamestreamtothe
mobilehandsetovertheairinterface.
MRFMGWMediaStreaming
AnnouncementsandtonesarepreprogrammedandstoredbytheMRFonthe
AccessServerinrawcodedformat.WhentheMRFisaskedtostream
announcementsortonestoaMediaGateway,itstreamstherawfiletothe
specifiedUDPportusingtheRTP/RTCPprotocols.Notranscodingisdoneinthe
MRF.Forexample,iftheMSCaskstheMRFtoplayatoneusingtheG.729codec
totheMediaGateway,theMRFwillsearchforthetonefilewiththeG.729
formatandstreamitontherequestedUDPport.TheMediaGatewaywilldothe
transcoding,converttheG.729tonetoeitherG.711AlaworG.711lawtothe
PSTNside.
MRFTDMBSSMediaStreaming
InordertostreamtonesandannouncementstoaTDMbasedBSS,aMedia
GatewayisrequiredtotranscodetherawfiletosendtotheTDMbasedBSSin
thecorrectformat.FromtheMRF'spointofview,thisscenarioisthesameas
streamingatoneorannouncementtothePSTNviaaMediaGateway.
AMRToneSelection WhentheMRFreceivesanSDPthatspecifiestheAMRcodec,italwaysattempts
Algorithm tousethehighestbitratebasedonthemodesetparameter.Fortheseexamples,
assumethattheMRFPhasloadedAMR0,AMR3,andAMR7.
Example1
TheMRFreceivesarequestfortheAMRcodecwithamodesetof:0,1,2.
TheMRFfirstlooksforAMR2butitisntloaded.
TheMRFthenlooksforAMR1butitisntloaded.
TheMRFthenlooksforAMR0,whichisloaded.
ThecallcontinuesusingAMR0.
Example2
TheMRFreceivesarequestfortheAMRcodecwithamodesetof:1,2.
TheMRFfirstlooksforAMR2butitisntloaded.
TheMRFthenlooksforAMR1butitisntloaded.
Thecallisrejectedwithunsupportedcodec.

Example3
TheMRFreceivesarequestfortheAMRcodecwithamodesetof:0,1,2,3
TheMRFfirstlooksforAMR3,whichisloaded.
ThecallcontinuesusingAMR3.
MediaGatewayConfiguration
DependingonthepayloadtypevalueusedfortheencodingnameAMR,theMedia
Gatewaymustsupportthesamevalue.ToconfiguretheMGWtouseaspecific
payloadtypevalue,theMGWmustloadacustomcodermappingtable.Referto
theMedia/SignalingGatewayOperationsandMaintenanceguidefor
procedurestodothis.
ManagementInterfaceto TheinterfacebetweentheMRFandOMCisaStarSolutionsproprietaryFCAPS
OMC interface.AnOMCproxy,calledDRUM,runsontheAccessServerandisusedby
theOMCtosendandreceivemanagementdatafortheAccessServer,including
operatingsystemandapplicationperformancefiles.FCAPSallowstheMRFto
reportfaultsandperformancestatistics,astheyoccur,totheOMC.TheFCAPS
interfacealsoprovidesinitialconfigurationwhenthesystemstartsandperforms
configurationchangeswhiletheMRFisrunning.TheOMCproxyreportsthe
followingMRFperformanceinformationtotheOMC:
Numberofservicerequests(cumulativecounter)
Numberofservicecompletions(cumulativecounter)
Numberofmishandledservices(cumulativecounter)
Currentnumberofservicesessions(gauge)
Capacity TheAccessServersupportsthefollowingservicerequest,mediasession,tone,
andannouncementcapacities:
Processes60,000busyhourservicerequests
Completes54,000busyhourservicerequests
StoresMRFfiles,eachusedforanindividualtoneorannouncementwitha
particularcodec.Anannouncementmayconsistofasinglewordorphrase.
RefertoOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningforalistofsupported
tonesandannouncements.
ThemaximumnumberofMRFfilesforasystemisconfigurableinthe
mrpconfigtable.ThemaximumnumberofMRFfilesiscappedat9000.
Thedefaultconfigurationhas219preloadedtones/announcementsfor
eachcodec.Thenumberofcodecsavailableissetto7duringinstallation.
Thisgivesatotalof1533(7*219)MRFfiles.Tochangethenumberoffiles
percodecorthenumberofcodecs,contactStarSolutionsproductsupport
(refertoTechnicalSupportonpage 20).
Thenumberofconcurrenttoneandannouncementsessionsisdependentonthe
hardware.Refertothecustomerspecifichardwareandengineeringdetailsfor
themaximumnumberofsupportedsessions.
Tone/AnnouncementFiles Thedefaultconfigurationhas219preloadedtones/announcements,eachwith
7codecs,foratotalof1533MRFfiles.

ThepreloadedtonesandannouncementsarelistedinTable 18andTable 19.

LawfulInterceptMedia TheLIRhandlescallredirectionformediagateways,suchastheAudioCodes
Router(LIR)Overview mediagateway,thatdonotsupportlawfulinterception.TheLIRenablescall
contentcollectionforaninterceptedcallwhenthereisnoCDMAiCellBSC
involved.
TheiCellBSCsupportslawfulinterceptionofmobilecallcontentviamedia
forking.TheBSCcreatesduplicatecopiesofallRTPpacketsincomingtoand
outgoingfromanyendpointthatisthetargetoflawfulinterception.Itsends
duplicatecopiesofthesepacketstoaLawfulInterceptDeliveryFunction.
TheLIRimplementstwomainfunctions:
TheLIRcommunicateswiththeMSCasanMGCPserver.
TheLIRechoesthemediatoitsoriginaldestinationandforksthemediato
oneormoreDFs,ifrequired.
TheLIRcanbeinstalledstandaloneontheAccessServerandcommunicatewith
theMSCLIAviaSIP,oritcanbeinstalledontheMSC.TheLIRsupportsoneMSC
client.
RefertotheSonataLawfulInterceptGuideforinformationonhowtoprovision
theMSCtousetheLIRandhowtoprovisiontheLIR.
TheLIRinGSMSystems InGSMsystems,aLawfulInterceptMediaRouter(LIR)isalwaysrequiredinorder
toprovidecallcontenttotheDF.Foranycallsubjecttolawfulinterception,the
MSCdirectstheincomingandoutgoingRTPmediasteamstotheLIR.TheLIR
forwardsandforksthemediasteams,sendingacopyofeachtotheDF.

LawfulInterceptMediaRouter(LIR)Overview 33
showstheSonatalawfulinterceptarchitectureforGSMsystems.
Figure 4
CallParty Forwardedto
GSMCoreVoiceNetwork
BSS BaseStationSubsystem IPBSS MGW SPAF

MGW MediaGateway
LIA LawfulInterceptAgent
LIS LawfulInterceptServer
SPAF ServiceProviderAdministrationFunction
DF DistributionFunction CallIdentInfo:CII
CII CallIdentifyingInformation LIS
Signaling
Media DF
GSM
MSC LIR
CallContent:RTP
LIA
Target TDMBSS MGW Service

AccessFunction Provider

TheLIRinIS41Systems InIS41systems,aslongasaniCellBSCisinvolvedinacall,theiCellBSCcanfork
theincomingandoutgoingRTPmediastreamstotheDF.TheLawfulIntercept
MediaRouter(LIR)isneededonlyforscenariossuchasCallForwardinginwhich
themediastreamdoesnotencounteraniCellBSC.
Figure 5LawfulInterceptNetworkArchitectureforIS41Systems
CallParty
Target iCellBSS MGW SPAF
CallIdentInfo:CII
LIS
IS41CoreVoiceNetwork DF
BSS BaseStationSubsystem IS41

MGW MediaGateway MSC LIR
LIA LawfulInterceptAgent LIA CallContent:RTP
LIS LawfulInterceptServer
SPAF ServiceProviderAdministrationFunction
DF DistributionFunction
CII CallIdentifyingInformation
RTP RealtimeTransportProtocol iCellBSS MGW Service
Signaling AccessFunction Provider
Media
Forwardedto
ProvisioningtheLIR RefertotheSonataLawfulInterceptGuideforinformationonhowtoprovision
theLIR.
Operations,Maintenance,andProvisioning 35
Operations,Maintenance, TheAccessServersharessomecommonoperations,maintenance,and
andProvisioning provisioningprocedureswiththeotherCoreVoiceNetworkElements.Referto
theCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuidefor
theseprocedures.TheAccessServertablesareprovisionedusingtheOMC
interface.RefertotheOperationsandMaintenanceCenterUserInterfaceGuide
forinformationonhowtousetheOMC.
SpecificproceduresfortheAccessServerarecoveredin:
Chapter 2,ConfiguringtheMRF
Chapter 3,UserAccountsandFilesystems
Chapter 4,Operations
Chapter 5,Logs,Alarms,PerformanceandTroubleshooting

CONFIGURING THEACCESSSERVER
II
Chapter 2 ConfiguringtheMRF

CONFIGURINGTHEMRF
2
ThischapterexplainshowtoconfiguretheMediaResourceFunction(MRF).
Thischaptercontains:
MRFConfigurationOverview
ConfiguringCONXLayers
ProvisioningMRFTables
OperatingtheMRF

40 Chapter2:ConfiguringtheMRF
MRFConfiguration ConfigurationdatabasetableslistalltheannouncementsandtonestheMRFcan
Overview play,definethemediaconfiguration,anddefinetheMRF'soperational
parameters.
TheMRFalsocontainsaSIPstackwhichmustbeconfigured.
ThischapterdescribeshowtoprovisiontheMRFandSIPtablesusingthe
OperationsandMaintenanceCenter(OMC)console.TheJavabasedOMC
consoleisaccessedfromawebbrowser.Thecommandlineinterface(CLI)canbe
usedasabackuptoolforprovisioningtheMRF.
RefertotheSonataOperationsandMaintenanceCenterUserInterfaceGuidefor
informationonhowtousetheOMC.RefertotheProvisioningchapteroftheCore
VoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningguideforgeneral
informationonprovisioningandhowtousetheCLI.
BeforeprovisioningtheMRF,theAccessServersoftwaremustbeinstalledand
running.Ifthesoftwareisnotinstalledproperly,youcannotperformthe
proceduresinthischapter.
ToconfiguretheMRFandSIP:
1 TheAccessServerisshippedwiththebasicsoftwareinstalled.
2 ConfiguretheCONXlayers.
(RefertoConfiguringCONXLayers.)
a ConfiguretheHIlayer.
(RefertoConfiguringtheHILayer.)
b ConfiguretheSIPlayer.
(Referto:
AddingaSIP/TSAP
AddingaSIP/SSAP
AddingaSIP/SIPEntity
AddingSIPtotheipcentityTable
ConfiguringSIPGeneralInformation
3 ConfiguretheMRF.
(Referto:
DefiningCapacities
DefiningAnnouncementsandTones
DefiningMediaParametersforRTPStreaming
DefiningSIPAddressing
DefiningAccessServerTimers)

MRFConfigurationOverview 41
Figure 6MRFProtocolStack
Access Server
MRF
sna-process
sap_id 0
SIP/SSAP
sSapId 0
SIP/SSAP
entId 0
CONX
SIPSIP/SIPEntity
entId 0
SIP/SIPEntity
tptSrvCfg 0
tSapId
SIP/TSAP
tSapId 0
SIP/TSAP
spId 0
HI 0
HI/SAP
spId
SIP

ConfiguringCONXLayers First,configuretheHIlayer.EnsurethereisanHI/SAPfortheMRFtouse.Then,
configuretheSIPlayer.
ConfiguringtheHILayer
AddingaSIP/TSAP
AddingaSIP/SSAP
AddingaSIP/SIPEntity
ConfiguringtheHILayer TheHITinterface(HI)istheproprietaryupperinterfaceoftheTCP/UDP
ConvergenceLayer(TUCL).AtHI,TUCLprovidesapointofaccessforIPtransport
servicestoserviceusers,suchasSCTPandUDP.HIisfundamentaltothe
transportofSIPsignalingmessagestoandfromtheMRF.
HIservicesinclude:
Procedurestoestablish,maintain,modify,andterminateTCPconnections
ProceduresforthetransmissionandreceptionofTCPoctetstreams,TCP
messageswithboundaries,andUDPdatagrams
Supportofflowcontrolproceduresfornetworkcongestion
HIisprovisionedduringsystemstaging.Theinformationprovidedhereisfor
referencepurposesonly.Donotchangethesetableswithoutpriorconsultation
withStarSolutionstechnicalsupport.
DefiningtheHITInterface
SAPentriesarerequiredintheHIconfigurationtableforbindingbytheSIP
transportlayerTSAP(tSapId).
TheMRFusesHI/SAPspId0.(SeeFigure 6.)
TheHInumSapsvaluemustbeincrementedwhenanewSAPisadded.
TheinterfacebetweentheTCP/UDPConvergenceLayerandsystemservicesisa
functionalinterfaceandnocontrolinformationisstored.
ChangingtheNumberofHISAPs
TochangethenumberofHISAPs:
1 StarttheOMC.
2 RightclicktheHIsection.
3 SelectConfigurationfromthedropdownmenu.
4 SelectModifyfromthenextdropdownmenu.
TheHItableappearsasshowninFigure 7.
5 ClicktheDetailstabinthetoprightcorner.
6 ClicktheModifytab.

7 IncrementthevaluefornumSapsby1.
8 ClickAdd.
9 ClickClose.
Figure 7ChangingtheHInumSAPsParameter
AddingaNewHISAP
ToaddanewHISAP:
1 StarttheOMCandexpandtheHIelementlist.
2 RightclicktheSAPtable.
TheHISAPtablewindowappears
3 ClicktheAdd/Deletetab.
4 EnteranewspId.
5 Entervaluesfortheremainingfieldsasrequired.SeeHI/SAP(page 101)formore
information.
6 ClickAdd.
7 ClickClose.
AddingaSIP/TSAP TheSIPTSAPdefinesthelowerlayerSAPtotheproprietaryTUCL(TCP/UDP
Convergencelayer)viatheHITinterface(HI).
ToaddanewSIPTSAPtotheSIP/TSAPtable:
1 StarttheOMCuserinterfaceandexpandtheSIPelementlist.
2 RightclicktheTSAPtable.

Figure 8showstheTSAPtableontheOMC.
Figure 8SIPTSAPTable
3 ClickDetailsinthetoprightcorner.
5 AddTSAPentries.EnteranewTSAPIDinthetSapIdfieldtocorrespondwithan
spIdfromtheHISAPtable.Table 4liststheessentialsettings.Entervaluesforthe
remainingfieldsasrequired(seeSIP/TSAPonpage 115).
Table 4SIP/TSAPEssentialSettings
Parameter TSAP0
tSapId 0
spId 0
6 ClickAdd.
7 AfteraddinganentrytotheSIPTSAPtable,bindtheTSAPtotheHISAP:
a RightclickthenewentryintheTSAPtable.
b RightclickthenewtSapId,thenclickControls>connection>bind.
c ClickClose.

AddingaSIP/SSAP TheSIPSSAPdefinestheSAPsforapplicationstousetheSIPservice.
ToaddanewSIPSSAP:
2 RightclicktheSSAPtable.
Figure 9showstheSSAPtableontheOMC.
Figure 9SIPSSAPTable
4 AddSSAPentries.EnterthenewSSAPIDinthesSapIdfield.Table 5liststhe
essentialsettings.Entervaluesfortheremainingfieldsasrequired(seeSIP/SSAP
onpage 125).
Table 5SIP/SSAPEssentialSettings
Parameter SSAP0
sSapId 0
entId 0
5 ClickAdd.
6 ClickClose.

AddingaSIP/SIPEntity TheSIPentity,whichassociatestheSSAP,TSAP,andTransportServer,isdefinedin
theSIP/SIPEntitytable.
TodefineanewSIPentity:
2 RightclicktheSIPEntitytable.
Figure 10showstheSIPEntitytableontheOMC.
Figure 10SIPEntityTable
5 AddSIPEntityentries.EnteranewSIPentityIDintheentIdfield.Selecttruefor
thesnd100Alwaysparameter.
Table 6liststheessentialsettings.Entervaluesfortheremainingfieldsas
required.SeeSIP/SIPEntity(page 117)formoreinformation.
Table 6SIP/SIPEntityEssentialSettings
Parameter SIPEntity0
entId 0
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:tSapId 0
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:tptSrvId 0
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:numSSap 0
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:sSapLst 0
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:tptAddr:addr:port 5061
tptSrvLstCfg:tptSrvCfg:tptAddr:addr:address x.x.x.x
(MRFserver
IPaddress)

Table 6SIP/SIPEntityEssentialSettings
Parameter SIPEntity0
reConfig:supportedStdEvntPkgs:pres 1
reConfig:supportedStdEvntPkgs:str Presence
reConfig:alertUsrOnEvntExp 1
6 ClickAdd.
7 AfteraddinganentrytotheSIPEntitytable,bringtheSIPentityupbyissuingthe
enablecontrolcommand:
a RightclickonthenewentryintheEntitytable.
b RightclickthenewentId,thenclickControls>service>enable.
8 ClickClose.
9 RestarttheMSC.
AddingSIPtotheipcentity SIPmayruninadifferentprocessoronadifferenthost.Theipcentitytable
Table defineswhereSIPruns.
SIPmustbeaddedasanentityintheipcentitytable.Theipcentitytable
definesIPCentitiesandtheirassociatedvirtualhosts(vhostfield)andremote
processes(processfield).SIPusuallyrunsintheCONXprocessunderthemrf
account.
Theremoteprocessmustalsobeconfiguredinthe~/CONF/cpu_processlist
file.
Anapplicationthatcommunicateswitharemoteentity(onenotsuppliedbythe
currentuseraccount)willsearchthistableforthenameoftheentity,andget
backaremoteIPCID.TheremoteIPCIDreturnedchangesdependingonwhich
remotehostthatisrunningtheentityisactive.
Thistableisconfiguredduringsystemstagingandmustnotbealteredwithout
consultationwithStarSolutionspersonnel.
ToaddtheSIPentitytotheipcentitytable:
1 StarttheOMCbrowserandexpandtheelementtreefortheMRF.
2 Rightclicktheipcentitytable.
Theipcentitywindowappears.
3 EntervaluesasrecommendedinTable 7.
Table 7RecommendedSIPRowoftheipcentityTable
Parameter Definition RecommendedValue

entity [key,unique]Nameoftheservice SIP
entity.
vhost Virtualhostwheretheentityruns. mrf

Table 7RecommendedSIPRowoftheipcentityTable
Parameter Definition RecommendedValue

process Processnameonthevirtualhost,for CONX
interprocesscommunication.
4 ClickAdd.
5 ClickClose.
ConfiguringSIPGeneral ThegeneralSIPconfigurationparametersaredefinedintheSIPelementtable.
Information
ToaddgeneralSIPinformation:
1 StarttheOMCandexpandtheSIPelementlist.
2 RightclicktheSIPelement.
3 SelectConfigurationfromthedropdownmenu.
4 SelectModifyfromthenextdropdownmenu.
7 EnterthenewSIPinstanceintheinstancefield.
8 Entervaluesfortheremainingfieldsasrequired.SeeSIP(General)(page 110)for
moreinformation.
9 ClickAdd.
10 ClickClose.
AddingaNewTransport SIPcandefinemorethanonetransportserverwithdifferentcharacteristicsfor
Server(Optional) eachSIPentity.ThesetransportserversareusuallyaddedwhentheSIPentityis
definedintheSIP/SIPEntitytable.
Thistableisnotusuallyused.Thetransportserversareusuallyprovisionedwhen
theSIPentityisadded,usingthetptSrvLstCfgfieldsoftheSIPEntitytable.This
tableisonlyusedwhentransportserversareaddeddynamicallyforaSIPentity
thathasalreadybeenprovisioned.
ToaddanewSIPTransportServer(aftertheSIPentityhasbeenadded):
1 StarttheOMCandexpandtheSIPelementlist.
2 RightclicktheTptServertable.
4 EnterthenewtransportserverIDinthetptSrvIdfield.
5 Entervaluesfortheremainingfieldsasrequired.SeeSIP/TptServer(page 126)for
moreinformation.
6 ClickAdd.
7 ClickClose.

ProvisioningMRFTables ThissectiondescribestheMRFconfigurationdatabasetablesandhowto
provisiontheparametersusingtheOMC.Thetablesinclude:
mrpconfig:definescapacitiesandoperationalparameters.
mrpann:definestheavailabletonesandannouncements.
mrpmedia:definestheportsandinterfaceforRTPstreaming.
snaprocess:provisionstheports,IPaddressesandSAPforSIPmessaging.
snaguardtimer:definesthetimersusedbytheAccessServer.
ThereareassociatedtablesontheMSCthatrequireprovisioningtodefinethe
tonesandannouncementsthatcanberequestedtobeplayedbytheMRF.There
arealsotablesontheMSCthatrequireprovisioningtoconnecttheMSCtothe
MRF.TheSonataSoftExchangeMSCServerProvisioningGuidedescribesthese
tablesandhowtoprovisionthem.
DefiningCapacities Themrpconfigtabledescribesmaximumcapacitiesandoperationalparameters.
Themaximumnumberofcodecsavailableisconfiguredduringinstallation.To
changethemaximumnumberofcodecs,contactStarSolutionsproductsupport
(refertoTechnicalSupportonpage 20).
ToconfigureMRFcapacitiesandoperationalparameters:
1 StarttheOMCbrowserandexpandtheelementtreefortheMRF:
2 Rightclickthemrpconfigtable.
ThemrpconfigtablewindowappearsasshowninFigure 11.
Figure 11mrpconfigTable

3 Enterthemaximumnumberofconcurrentsessionsallowed.
4 Entervaluesintheremainingfields.RefertoTable 8fordescriptionsandvalues
forthefields.
5 ClickAdd.
6 ClickClose.
Table 8mrpconfigTableParameters
Parameter Description Value

max_sessions_no Themaximumnumberof 501000
concurrentsessionsallowed. Default:300
max_ann Themaximumnumberof 19000
announcement/tonefiles Default:1000
allowed.Thiswillbethenumber
ofcodecsconfiguredtimesthe
numberoffilespercodec.The
MRFcansupportupto3501
audiofiles.
wait_for_mod_ack SpecifieswhethertheMRFP YandN.
shouldwaitforaSIPACKfromthe DefaultvalueisN.
client(MSC)beforestartingto
streammedia.
DefiningAnnouncementsand ThemrpanntabledefinesalltheannouncementsandtonesthattheMRF
Tones processcanplay.Thetablelistseachannouncementortoneasaseparateentry.
AnnouncementsandCustomTones
OntheMSC,thecpvratabledefinesannouncementsandtones.Thecpvratable
pointstoannouncementandtoneelementsinthecpvraelementstablethat
makeupafullannouncement.ThetoneandannouncementIDsmustmatch
betweenthemrpanntableontheAccessServerandthecpvraelementstable
ontheMSC,sothattheMSCcanrequesttheMRFontheAccessServertoplaya
specifictoneorannouncement.
ForIS41,theis41anncodetablemapstheIS41standardtonesand
announcementscodestoacpvratoneorannouncementID.
Forexample,thecpvratabledefinesanannouncement(vra=1)thatplays"The
mobilesubscriberthatyouarecallingisbusy,pleasetryagainlater.Goodbye".
Thisannouncementismadeupofthreeannouncementelements(fromthe
cpvraelementstable)withIDsof:21,18,and25.OntheAccessServer,these
announcementelementscorrespondasfollowstorealvoiceannouncements:
21:"Themobilesubscriberthatyouarecallingisbusy"
18:"Pleasetryagainlater"
25:"Goodbye"
OntheAccessServer,announcementsann_21,ann_18,andann_25mustbe
definedinthemrpanntable.
Themrpanntableispreloadedatinstallationtimewithstandardstonesand
announcements.Tonesandannouncementscanalsobeaddedtothemrpann
table.
ToaddannouncementsandtonesontheAccessServer:
1 StarttheOMCbrowserandexpandtheelementtreefortheMRF:
2 Rightclickthemrpanntable.
ThemrpanntablewindowappearsasshowninFigure 11.
Figure 12mrpannTable
3 Enterthetoneorannouncementnameinthesna_ann_namefield.Thename
hastheformattone_xorann_x.
4 Enterthecodec,announcementfilename,anddescriptioninthecodec_type,
filename,andann_descriptionfields.RefertoTable 8fordescriptionsandvalues
forthefields.
5 ClickAdd.

6 ClickClose.
Table 9mrpannTableParameters

sna_ann_name Thenameoftheannouncement ann_1=cpvraelement1,
requestedbytheclient(MSC). ann_2=cpvraelement2,
TheMSCspecifiesannouncement ...
namesasann_1,ann_2,etc. tone_1=Dialtone
TheMSCspecifiestonenamesas tone_2=Ringback
tone_1,tone_2,etc. tone_3=LineBusy
tone_4=Reorder
tone_5=Warning
tone_6=CallWaiting
tone_7=OniCall
tone_8=AniFailure
tone_9=Confirmation
tone_10=RecallDialtone
tone_11=Cos2
tone_12=Cos3,
tone_13=Intercept
tone_14=VacantCode
tone_15=LecReorder
tone_16=LecNoCircuits
tone_17=CarrierReorder
tone_18=CarrierNo
Circuits
tone_19=Test1
tone_20=Test2
tone_21=Bong
tone_31=Silence
tone_32=1780Hz
tone_33=2010Hz(sameas
tc_tone.tffile)
codec_type Thecodingschemeforthe 1016,EVRC,G721,G722,
announcement/tonefile G723,G728,G729,GSM,
GSMEFR,PCMA,PCMU,
QCELP,EVRCB,AMR0,
AMR1,AMR2,AMR3,
AMR4,AMR5,AMR6,
AMR7
filename Thenameofthefilethatcontains Upto64characters
theannouncement/tone,either
astheabsolutepath,orpath
relativetotheDATAdirectory.
ann_description Abriefdescriptionofthe Upto64characters
announcement/tone(suchas
ringback_tone).
sna_ann_nameandcodec_typemakeuptheprimarykey.

DefiningMediaParameters ThemrpmediatabledescribesthemediaparametersfortheMRFprocesswhen
forRTPStreaming sourcingRTPstreams.Usethistabletoenternetworkinterfacesandrangeof
UDPports.
Figure 13showsthemrpmediatable.
Figure 13mrpmediaTable
Table 10liststhepossibleparameters:
Table 10mrpmediaParameters
Parameter Description RangeandDefaultValue

port_start_range ThestartingUDPporttousefor 400025000
streamingRTPmedia.
port_end_range TheendingUDPporttousefor 400025000
streamingRTPmedia.
interface_id Thenetworkinterfacetousefor Defaultvalueiseri0
streamingRTPmedia.
UsetheifconfigaUNIXcommand
dodeterminetheinterfaceidof
thecurrentNICbeingused.
port_start_rangeandport_end_rangemakeuptheprimarykey.

DefiningSIPAddressing TheSNAmoduleisaprotocoladapterthatsitsbetweentheMRFandtheSIP
protocolstack.ThesnaprocesstabledefinestheSIP/networkconfigurationfor
theSNAmodule,includingtheUDPportnumberthattheMRFuses.
Figure 14ConfiguringtheMRFSIPInterface
MSC megtsaroutes: route=annc@<MRFIP:port>

snaprocess: src_addr,src_port
SIP
MRF
ToaddtheSIPaddressingfortheMRFtothesnaprocesstable:
2 Rightclickthesnaprocesstable.
ThesnaprocesswindowappearsasshowninFigure 15.
Figure 15showsthesnaprocesstable.
Figure 15snaprocessTable
3 EnterMRPintheprocess_nmfield.
4 Entervaluesintheremainingfieldsasrequired.RefertoTable 11forparameter
descriptionsandvalues.
5 ClickAdd.

ClickClose.
Table 11snaprocessTableParameters

process_nm Processname. String,maximumlength24
including_.
default:MRP
sap_id SAPID. Integer
Thismustagreewiththe
SAPnumberconfiguredin
snaprocessontheMSC.
src_addr ThelocalIPaddresstouseforSIP AnyvalidIPaddressin
messaging. n.n.n.nnotation.
src_port ThelocalUDPporttouseforSIP Integer(max5digits)
messaging(5061). range4000to25000
dst_addr TheremoteIPaddresstousefor AnyvalidIPaddressin
SIPmessaging.UseNULLforMRP. n.n.n.nnotation.
dst_port SpecifiestheremoteUDPportto 4000to25000
useforSIPmessaging.Use5061
forMRP.
process_nmistheprimarykey.
DefiningAccessServerTimers ThesnaguardtimerandSIP/SIPEntitytablesdefinetheAccessServertimers
forSIPmessaging.
ToaddtheMRFtimerstothesnaguardtimertable:
2 Rightclickthesnaguardtimertable.
ThesnaguardtimerwindowappearsasshowninFigure 16.

Figure 16sna_guard_timerTable
3 Enterthetimernameinthenamefield.
4 Entervaluesintheremainingfieldsasrequired.RefertoTable 12forparameter
descriptionsandvalues.
5 ClickAdd.
ClickClose
Table 12snaguardtimerParameters
Parameter Description Range

name Timername. wait_conn_rsp
wait_conn_cfm
wait_status_req
wait_status_ind
wait_mod_rsp
wait_mod_cfm
value Timeoutinseconds. Recommended
defaultis3seconds
ToaddMRFtimerstotheSIPEntitytable:
2 ExpandtheSIPelement.

3 RightclicktheSIPEntitytable.
4 EntervaluesasindicatedinTable 13.
5 ClickAdd.
ClickClose
Table 13SIPEntityTimerParameters
Parameter Description Range

useSessTmr Enablesordisablesessiontimer.Thistimer disable=false
shouldbedisabledontheMRF.(Note:on
theMSC,thistimershouldbeenabled.)
sessTmrVal ThevalueontheMRFdoesnotmatter default=30seconds
sincethetimerisdisabled.OntheMSC,the
valueshouldbesetto90seconds.

OperatingtheMRF ThechapterslistedinTable 14describehowtooperatetheMRF.
Table 14OperatingtheMRF:NextSteps
Chapter Contains
Chapter 3,UserAccountsandFilesystems Useraccountsandpasswords
Chapter 4,Operations Operationstasks
Loggingin
StartingtheAccessServer
UsingtheOMCconsole
PreloadedTonesand
Announcements
RFC3558Conversion
Chapter 5,Logs,Alarms,Performanceand Viewinglogsandalarms
Troubleshooting Alarmtypes
Alarmclearing
Rootcauses
MRFalarms
LIRalarms
Performancestatistics
Appendix A,ConfigurationTables CLIconfigurationtables
Appendix B,CONXTables CONXconfigurationtables
OPERATIONS ANDMAINTENANCE
III
Chapter 3 UserAccountsandFilesystems
Chapter 4 Operations
Chapter 5 Logs,Alarms,PerformanceandTroubleshooting

USERACCOUNTSANDFILESYSTEMS
3
ThischapterexplainsSolarisusersfortheAccessServer,howtoconnectto,login
andoutoftheAccessServer,andhowtochangepasswords.
AccessServerUserAccounts
AccessServerUser UseraccountsaresetupontheAccessServerduringinitialinstallation.These
Accounts accountsaresetupwithspecificenvironmentstoprovideuseraccesstosystem
tools.TheaccountsarealsousedbyinternalMediaResourceFunction(MRF)and
LawfulInterceptMediaRouter(LIR)processestoperformautomaticandongoing
activitiesontheLIR.
Changingaccountnames,ordeletingaccountsontheAccessServerwillseverely
impacttheoperationoftheMRFandLIR.
ThefollowinguseraccountsaresupportedontheAccessServer:
root:usedforsystemadministration,suchassoftwareupgrade,backup,
reboot,andpoweroffcommands.
mrf:OntheAccessServer,thisaccountisusedformaintainingtheMRFand
LIRapplications.
drum:usedformaintainingdataaccessedbytheOMC.DRUMistheOMC
proxythatrunsontheAccessServerandisusedbytheOMCtosendand
receivemanagementdata,includingoperatingsystemandapplication
performancefiles.
RefertotheSonataCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenanceand
ProvisioningGuideformoreinformationon:
Useraccounts
UNIXandapplicationfilesystems
ConnectingtotheAccessServer
Logginginandout
Changinguserpasswords

62 Chapter3:UserAccountsandFilesystems
MRFandLIRApplications ThemrfaccountisusedformanagementofboththeMRFandLIR.Boththe
Account OperatorandtheSystemAdministratorcanusethemrfaccount,butonlythe
SystemAdministratorshouldusetherootaccount.
Table 15liststhegeneraltasksareasandrolesformrfaccountusers.
Table 15mrfAccountandTaskMapping
Account Role GeneralTaskArea

mrf Operator GeneralOperatortasks.
mrf Operator FaultManagementactivities.
mrf Operator ExecutingCLIcommands.
SystemAdministrator
mrf SystemAdministrator Backupandrestoredatabase.
mrf SystemAdministrator ConfigurationManagementactivities.
mrf SystemAdministrator StartandstoptheSignalingServerapplication.
Table 16liststhedefaultAccessServermrfaccountlogondetails.
Table 16AccessServermrfAccountDefaultLogonDetails
Parameter DefaultValue
mrfAccount mrf
mrfPassword mrf

OPERATIONS
4
ThisChapterdescribesthebasicAccessServerNetworkElementoperationsand
administration.ThisisfortheuseoftheOperatorand/orAdministrator.
OperatingTasks
AccessServerOperatorTasks
AdministratorandMaintenanceTasks
MRFPreloadedTonesandAnnouncements
MRFRFC3558Conversion
Prerequisite TheoperatorandadministratormusthavereadtheSonataCoreVoiceNetwork
Operations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuide.
OperatingTasks TaskandShiftOverview
TheflowchartinFigure 17showsthetasksthatanAccessServerOperatorshould
performoneachshift.ThesetasksarecommonacrossallCoreVoiceNetwork
ElementsandarecoveredintheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,
andProvisioningGuide.
Thecommontasksare:
MonitorAlarms
CheckCPUUtilization
CheckMemoryUtilization
CheckDiskSpace
CheckLogUsage
CheckPerformanceStatistics

64 Chapter4:Operations
Figure 17OperatorTaskFlowchart
Shift Documentation
and Handover
Monitor Alarms
Check CPU Utilization
Check Memory
Utilization
Check Disk Space
Check Log Usage
Check Performance
Statistics
Shift Documentation
and Handover
D00506-122.gif
RecordingFaults
TheOperatorshouldmaintainashiftrecordofallfaultsreportedbythesystem.
TheOperatorshouldinformNetworkOperatingCenter(NOC)personnelofthe
faultsreportedduringtheshift.Theshiftrecordshouldincludeinformationas
follows:
dateandtimeafaultwasreportedoractuallyoccurred
thenatureofthereportedfault
thereportedlocation
thelocationofthefault,whenfound
theactualfaultconditionfoundandthecorrectiveactiontaken

AccessServerOperatorTasks 65
AccessServerOperator Thissectiondescribesthetasksthatoperatorstypicallyperformduringeach
Tasks shift.
CommonproceduresaredescribedintheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,
Maintenance,andProvisioningGuide.Thereisabriefprocedureincludedinthis
chapterforeachAccessServerspecifictask,whichshouldbealltheOperator
needstoknow.Therearereferralstosubsequentchaptersformoreindepth
information.
Table 17providesatabletouseasaoperator'sshiftchecklist.Copythistable,or
createonetouseasashiftchecklistforoperators.
Table 17OperatorShiftChecklist
Step Task Done Record/Comment

1 NewShiftHandover
2 MonitorAlarms PreviousUnresolvedActiveAlarms:
RefertotheCoreVoice
NetworkOAMPGuide NewActiveAlarms:
3 CheckCPUUtilization
RefertotheCoreVoice
NetworkOAMPGuide
4 CheckMemory
Utilization
RefertotheCoreVoice
NetworkOAMPGuide
5 CheckDiskSpace Capacityrootslice(%):
RefertotheCoreVoice Capacityapplicationslice(%):
NetworkOAMPGuide
6 CheckLogUsage
RefertotheCoreVoice
NetworkOAMPGuide
8 CheckPerformance
Statistics
RefertotheCoreVoice
NetworkOAMPGuide
17 EndofShift

NewShiftHandover CollectandreviewtheshiftdocumentationfromthepreviousshiftOperator,and
alsodothefollowing:
Reviewpreviousshiftdocumentationwiththesupervisor.
Getfamiliarwithanyknownoractiveissueinthenetwork.
Getfamiliarwithanyconfigurationchangesoradditionstothenetwork.
Monitoranyactivealarms.
Reviewanyothershiftloginformation.
PreparenewOperatorShiftChecklistforcurrentshift.
Prerequisite Anmrfusersessionshouldalreadybeestablishedtoperformtheoperatortasks.
RefertotheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioning
Guideforhowtoconnectto,andlogintotheAccessServer.
EndofShift PreparetheshiftdocumentationforthenextshiftOperator.Inparticular:
Makenoteofanyknownoractiveissueinthenetwork.
Makenoteofanyconfigurationornetworkchangeduringtheshift.
EnsuretheOperatorShiftChecklistiscompleted.
LoggingintotheAccess TheAccessServermaintainsanmrfuseraccount,usedbyboththeLIRandMRF,
Server andarootuseraccount.Forinitialconfiguration,logintotheserverasmrf.
RefertoChapter 3,UserAccountsandFilesystemsforinformationontheuser
accounts,howtoconnectandlogintotheAccessServer,andhowtochangethe
passwords.
StartingtheAccessServer TheAccessServerapplicationsstartautomaticallywhentheserverboots.To
starttheAccessServer(MRF)withoutrebooting:
1 LogintotheAccessServerasmrf.
2 Atthecommandprompt,enterthefollowingcommand:
cpu_start
3 TheAccessServerapplicationsstart.
Forstopping,restarting,andalternatestartinginstructions,refertoChapter 4,
Operations.

UsingtheOMCConsole 67
UsingtheOMCConsole ThetablesontheAccessServerareprovisionedusingtheOMCConsole.Referto
theOMCUserInterfaceGuideforhowtousetheOMCConsole.
OntheOMC,theAccessServerhasanamesuchasSEMRF4_5=munich,where
munichisthenamegiventotheAccessServerintheexamplenetworkin
Figure 18.
Figure 18OMCManaginganAccessServer/MRF
WhenyouexpandtheAccessServerobjectontheOMC,theprocesssoftware
objectandthedatabasetablesnamesappear.ThesearealsoshowninFigure 18.
TheprocessobjectcontainsalistofAccessServerprocessesandoperational
states
Configurationchangesinsometablescantakeeffectassoonasthechangeis
applied(runtimeconfiguration).Changestoothertablesinthedatabaserequire
thattheAccessServerapplicationbestoppedandthenrestarted.
Configurationchangestomostfieldsinthedatabasetablestakeeffectassoonas
thechangeisapplied(runtimeconfiguration).Changestosomeotherfields
requirethattheNetworkElementapplicationbestoppedandthenrestarted.

FieldsthataregrayedoutontheOMCConsolecannotbechangedunlessthe
AccessServerapplicationisstopped.RestarttheAccessServerapplicationafter
makingthedatabasechange.
Databasetablefieldsthatareconfigurableatruntimeandthosethatrequirea
restartcanchangebasedonupgradesandpatches.ConsulttheReleaseNotesfor
anychangestodatabasetablesasaresultofpatchesorupgrades.
Administratorand Theadministrator'stasksaremainlytasksthatarecommonacrossallCoreVoice
MaintenanceTasks NetworkElements.Theseare:
MonitoringLogs,Alarms,andEvents
DisplayingtheMRF/LIRApplicationStatus
StartingandStoppingtheMRF/LIRApplication
StoppingtheOperatingSystem
RebootingtheAccessServer(MRF)
TroubleLocatingandClearing
SystemTimeMaintenance
HardwareMaintenance
DatabaseandSystemBackupandRestore
RefertotheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioning
Guideforthecommonadministrationandmaintenanceprocedures.

MRFPreloadedTonesand ThepreloadedtonesandannouncementsarelistedinTable 18andTable 19.

Announcements
Table 18PreloadedTones
ToneName MRFFileName Description

tone_1 30SecondDialTonexxxx.mrf 30SecondDialTone
tone_2 RingbackTonexxxx.mrf RingbackTone
tone_3 LineBusyTonexxxx.mrf LineBusyTone
tone_4 ReorderTonexxxx.mrf ReorderTone
tone_5 WarningTonexxxx.mrf WarningTone
tone_6 CallWaitingTonexxxx.mrf CallWaitingTone
tone_7 OniCallTonexxxx.mrf OniCallTone
tone_8 AniFailureTonexxxx.mrf AniFailureTone
tone_9 ConfirmationTonexxxx.mrf ConfirmationTone
tone_10 30SecondRecallDialTonexxxx.mrf 30SecondRecallDialTone
tone_11 Cos2Tonexxxx.mrf Cos2Tone
tone_12 Cos3Tonexxxx.mrf Cos3Tone
tone_13 InterceptTonexxxx.mrf InterceptTone
tone_14 VacantCodeTonexxxx.mrf VacantCodeTone
tone_15 LecReorderTonexxxx.mrf LecReorderTone
tone_16 LecNoCircuitsTonexxxx.mrf LecNoCircuitsTone
tone_17 CarrierReorderTonexxxx.mrf CarrierReorderTone
tone_18 CarrierNoCircuitsTonexxxx.mrf CarrierNoCircuitsTone
tone_19 30SecondTest1Tonexxxx.mrf 30SecondTest1Tone
tone_20 Test2Tonexxxx.mrf Test2Tone
tone_21 BongTonexxxx.mrf BongTone
tone_31 1SecondSilencexxxx.mrf 1SecondSilence
tone_32 10Second1780HzTonexxxx.mrf 10Second1780HzTone
tone_33 10Second2010HzTonexxxx.mrf 10Second2010HzTone
tone_34 30SecondMilliwattTonexxxx.mrf 30SecondMilliwattTone
Table 19PreloadedAnnouncements
Announcement
Name MRFFileName AnnouncementDescription
ann_1 MobSubUnavailableenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberyouhave
calledisunavailableorhas
traveledoutsidethecoverage
area.
ann_2 MobSubTempDisconnectenxxxx. Themobilesubscriberyouhave
mrf calledhastemporarilybeen
disconnected.
ann_3 MobSubNoServiceenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberyouhave
calledisnolongerinservice.

ann_4 ReachedNumberInErrorenxxxx. Ifyoufeelyouhavereachedthis

mrf recordinginerror,pleasecheck
thenumberanddialagain.
ann_5 NoIncomingCallsenxxxx.mrf Atthecustomer'srequest,this
mobiletelephonedoesnot
acceptincomingcalls.
ann_6 MobSubNoAnswerenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberyouhave
calledhasnotanswered.
ann_7 ServiceNotIncludeFeatureenxxx Yourservicedoesnotincludethe
x.mrf useofthisfeature.
ann_8 CallCanNotBeCompletedenxxxx. We'resorry.Yourcallcannotbe
mrf completedasdialed.
ann_9 NoCallingToDialNumberenxxxx. Yourservicedoesnotallowcalling
mrf tothenumberdialed.
ann_10 CanNotCompleteCallenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.Yourcallcannotbe
completedatthistime.
ann_11 MobTelNotAuthorizedenxxxx.mr Yourmobiletelephoneisnot
f authorizedforuseatthistime.
ann_12 NoRaomingServiceenxxxx.mrf Weareunabletoprovideyou
roamingserviceatthistime.
ann_13 FurtherAssistanceDialenxxxx.mr Ifyouneedfurtherassistance,
f pleasedial
ann_14 FromMobTelenxxxx.mrf fromyourmobiletelephone.
ann_15 FeatureUpdateSuccessenxxxx.m Yourfeatureupdatewas
rf successful.
ann_16 EnterMobSubTelNumenxxxx.mrf Pleaseenterthemobile
subscriberstelephonenumber.
ann_17 EnterMobSubTenDigNumenxxxx Pleaseenterthemobile
.mrf subscriber'stendigittelephone
number.
ann_18 TryAgainLaterenxxxx.mrf Pleasetryyourcallagainlater.
ann_19 CheckNumberDialAgainenxxxx. Pleasecheckthenumberanddial
mrf again.
ann_20 CallProceedingenxxxx.mrf Yourcallisproceeding.
ann_21 CalledMobSubBusyenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberyouhave
calledisbusy.
ann_22 CallWaitingenxxxx.mrf Callwaiting.
ann_23 WereSorryenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.
ann_24 Handoffenxxxx.mrf Handoff.
ann_25 GoodByeenxxxx.mrf Goodbye.
ann_26 ThankYouenxxxx.mrf Thankyou.
ann_27 Starenxxxx.mrf Star
ann_28 Poundenxxxx.mrf Pound
ann_29 Hashenxxxx.mrf Hash

ann_30 ForwardToVoicemailenxxxx.mrf Yourcallisbeingforwardedtoa

voicemailsystem.
ann_31 ForwardToCustServiceenxxxx.mr Yourcallisbeingforwardedto
f CustomerService.
ann_32 Urgentenxxxx.mrf Urgent!
ann_33 LongDistanceenxxxx.mrf LongDistance.
ann_34 OneMomentenxxxx.mrf Onemomentplease.
ann_35 TryCallAgainenxxxx.mrf Pleasetryyourcallagain.
ann_36 MistakeWhileDialingenxxxx.mrf Ifyoumakeamistakewhile
dialing,pleasepressthe
ann_37 KeyTryAgainenxxxx.mrf keyandtryagain.
ann_38 FirstDialOneOrZeroenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.Youmustfirstdiala
"one"or"zero"whencallingthis
number.
ann_39 No911Serviceenxxxx.mrf Emergency911serviceisnot
availableonthissystem.
ann_40 HangUpDialZeroenxxxx.mrf Pleasehangupanddial0for
assistance.
ann_41 EnterPinNumberenxxxx.mrf PleaseenteryourPINnumber
now.
ann_42 EnterAccountNumberenxxxx.mr Pleaseenteryouraccount
f numbernow.
ann_43 HangUpNowenxxxx.mrf Pleasehangupnow.
ann_44 DialNumberDisconnectenxxxx.m Thenumberyouhavedialedhas
rf beentemporarilydisconnected.
ann_45 AllCircuitsBusyenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.Allcircuitsarebusy
atthistime.
ann_46 NoDialOneOrZeroenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.Itisnotnecessaryto
diala"one"or"zero"when
callingthisnumber.
ann_47 CallDeniedInsufficientFundsenxx Yourcallhasbeendisconnected
xx.mrf ordeniedduetoinsufficient
fundsinyoursubscriberaccount.
ann_48 RechargeAccountenxxxx.mrf Pleaserechargeyouraccountor
contactcustomerservicefor
furtherassistance.
ann_49 SystemWillDisconnectenxxxx.mr Thesystemwillnowdisconnect.
f
ann_50 NumberEnteredInvalidenxxxx.m Thenumberenteredisinvalid.
rf
ann_51 EnterCardNumberAgainenxxxx. Pleaseenteryourcardnumber
mrf again.
ann_52 CanNotCallFromTelephoneenxxx Yourcallcannotbecompletedas
x.mrf dialedfromthetelephonethat
yourareusing.

ann_53 CanNotReceiveCallsenxxxx.mrf Thenumberyouarecallingcan

notreceivecallsatthistime.
ann_54 RestrictedAccessTelephoneenxx Yourcallcannotbecompleted
xx.mrf fromtherestrictedaccess
telephonethatyourareusing.
ann_55 NumberNotInServiceenxxxx.mrf We'resorry,thenumberthatyou
havedialedisnotinservice.
ann_56 MobOutServiceAreaenxxxx.mrf Yourmobileiscurrentlyoutofthe
servicearea.
ann_57 MobSubOutServiceenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberthatyou
arecallingiscurrentlyoutof
service.
ann_58 CallForwardedenxxxx.mrf Yourcallisbeingforwarded.
ann_59 PleaseWaitenxxxx.mrf Pleasewait.
ann_60 MobSubInsufficientFundsenxxxx Themobilesubscriberyouhave
.mrf calleddoesnothavesufficient
fundstoacceptthiscall.
ann_61 CallNotInServiceenxxxx.mrf Thenumberyouhavecalledisnot
inservice.
ann_62 DoNotHangUpenxxxx.mrf Pleasedonothangup.
ann_63 StayOnLineenxxxx.mrf Pleasestayontheline.
ann_64 DialedTempOosenxxxx.mrf We'resorry,thenumberthatyou
havedialedistemporarilyoutof
service.
ann_65 NotLocalNumberenxxxx.mrf We'resorry,thenumberdialedis
notalocalnumber.Please
includeazerobeforethenumber,
andtryyourcallagain.
ann_66 MobSubNotAnswerenxxxx.mrf Themobilesubscriberyouhave
calledhasnotanswered.Please
tryyourcallagainlater.
ann_67 ContactCustServiceenxxxx.mrf PleasecontactCustomerService
forassistance.
ann_68 100msSilencexxxx.mrf 100msecofsilence
ann_75 6000msRingbackxxxx.mrf 1cycleringbacktone(2000msec
on,4000msecoff)
ann_76 5000msBusyxxxx.mrf 5cyclesbusytone(500msecon,
500msecoff)
ann_77 Bongxxxx.mrf 1cyclesbongtone

ann_78 15000msMilliwattxxxx.mrf 15000msecmilliwatttone

(1004Hz,0dBm)
ann_79 10000msFreqSweepxxxx.mrf 10000msecfrequencysweep
(300Hzto3400Hzlinearsweep,
0dBm)
ann_80 15000msAlignmentTonexxxx.mrf 15000msecalignmenttone
(1004Hz,21dBm)
ann_81 2000msRingbackxxxx.mrf 1cycleringbacktonenosilence
(2000msecon)
ann_201 InsufficientFundsInAccountenxx Thereareinsufficientfundsin
xx.mrf youraccounttocompletethiscall
atthistime.
ann_202 RechargeTryAgainenxxxx.mrf Pleaserechargeyouraccountand
tryagainlater.
ann_203 CalledNoAcceptIncomingenxxxx. Thenumberyouhavecalleddoes
mrf notacceptincomingcalls.
ann_204 PrepaidNoOutgoingenxxxx.mrf Yourprepaidservicedoesnot
allowyoutoplaceoutgoingcalls.
ann_205 TermOtherInsufficientFundsenx Thiscallhasterminatedbecause
xxx.mrf theotherparty'sprepaidaccount
hasinsufficientfundstocontinue
thecall.
ann_206 TermInsufficientFundsenxxxx.mr Thiscallhasbeenterminated
f becausethereareinsufficient
fundstocontinueatthistime.
ann_207 CalledUnableAcceptCallsenxxxx. Thenumberyouhavecalledis
mrf unabletoacceptcallsatthistime.
ann_208 AccountSuspendedenxxxx.mrf We'resorry.Weareunableto
completeyourcallatthistime
becauseyouraccounthasbeen
suspended.
ann_209 PrepaidNotAllowDialedenxxxx. Yourprepaidservicedoesnot
mrf allowyoutoplacecallstothe
numberdialed.
ann_210 NoCallCardNumberInvalidenxxx Weareunabletocompleteyour
x.mrf callatthistimebecausethecard
numberenteredisinvalid.
ann_211 PrepaidNoCallThisLocationenxxx Yourprepaidservicedoesnot
x.mrf allowyoutoplacecallsfromthis
location.
ann_212 NoCallPinInvalidenxxxx.mrf Weareunabletocompleteyour
callatthistimebecausethePIN
enteredisinvalid.
ann_213 NumberCalledNotAnsweredenx Thenumberyouhavecalledhas
xxx.mrf notanswered.
ann_214 NumberCalledNotAnswerenxxxx Thenumberyouhavecalleddoes
.mrf notanswer.

ann_215 NumberCalledBusyenxxxx.mrf Thenumberyouhavecalledis

busy.
ann_216 TelNotAuthorizedenxxxx.mrf Yourtelephoneisnotauthorized
foruseatthistime.
ann_217 Zeroenxxxx.mrf Zero
ann_218 Oneenxxxx.mrf One
ann_219 Twoenxxxx.mrf Two
ann_220 Threeenxxxx.mrf Three
ann_221 Fourenxxxx.mrf Four
ann_222 Fiveenxxxx.mrf Five
ann_223 Sixenxxxx.mrf Six
ann_224 Sevenenxxxx.mrf Seven
ann_225 Eightenxxxx.mrf Eight
ann_226 Nineenxxxx.mrf Nine
ann_227 Tenenxxxx.mrf Ten
ann_228 Elevenenxxxx.mrf Eleven
ann_229 Twelveenxxxx.mrf Twelve
ann_230 Thirteenenxxxx.mrf Thirteen
ann_231 Fourteenenxxxx.mrf Fourteen
ann_232 Fifteenenxxxx.mrf Fifteen
ann_233 Sixteenenxxxx.mrf Sixteen
ann_234 Seventeenenxxxx.mrf Seventeen
ann_235 Eighteenenxxxx.mrf Eighteen
ann_236 Nineteenenxxxx.mrf Nineteen
ann_237 Twentyenxxxx.mrf Twenty
ann_238 Thirtyenxxxx.mrf Thirty
ann_239 Fortyenxxxx.mrf Forty
ann_240 Fiftyenxxxx.mrf Fifty
ann_241 Sixtyenxxxx.mrf Sixty
ann_242 Seventyenxxxx.mrf Seventy
ann_243 Eightyenxxxx.mrf Eighty
ann_244 Ninetyenxxxx.mrf Ninety
ann_245 Hundredenxxxx.mrf Hundred
ann_246 Thousandenxxxx.mrf Thousand
ann_247 Millionenxxxx.mrf Million
ann_248 Billionenxxxx.mrf Billion
ann_249 Trillionenxxxx.mrf Trillion
ann_250 Januaryenxxxx.mrf January
ann_251 Februaryenxxxx.mrf February
ann_252 Marchenxxxx.mrf March

ann_253 Aprilenxxxx.mrf April

ann_254 Mayenxxxx.mrf May
ann_255 Juneenxxxx.mrf June
ann_256 Julyenxxxx.mrf July
ann_257 Augustenxxxx.mrf August
ann_258 Septemberenxxxx.mrf September
ann_259 Octoberenxxxx.mrf October
ann_260 Novemberenxxxx.mrf November
ann_261 Decemberenxxxx.mrf December
ann_262 Secondsenxxxx.mrf Seconds
ann_263 Minusenxxxx.mrf Minus
ann_264 Dollarenxxxx.mrf Dollar
ann_265 Dollarsenxxxx.mrf Dollars
ann_266 Centenxxxx.mrf Cent
ann_267 Centsenxxxx.mrf Cents
ann_268 Andenxxxx.mrf And
ann_269 Firstenxxxx.mrf First
ann_270 Secondenxxxx.mrf Second
ann_271 Thirdenxxxx.mrf Third
ann_272 Fourthenxxxx.mrf Fourth
ann_273 Fifthenxxxx.mrf Fifth
ann_274 Sixthenxxxx.mrf Sixth
ann_275 Seventhenxxxx.mrf Seventh
ann_276 Eighthenxxxx.mrf Eighth
ann_277 Ninthenxxxx.mrf Ninth
ann_278 Tenthenxxxx.mrf Tenth
ann_279 Eleventhenxxxx.mrf Eleventh
ann_280 Twelfthenxxxx.mrf Twelfth
ann_281 Thirteenthenxxxx.mrf Thirteenth
ann_282 Fourteenthenxxxx.mrf Fourteenth
ann_283 Fifteenthenxxxx.mrf Fifteenth
ann_284 Sixteenthenxxxx.mrf Sixteenth
ann_285 Seventeenthenxxxx.mrf Seventeenth
ann_286 Eighteenthenxxxx.mrf Eighteenth
ann_287 Nineteenthenxxxx.mrf Nineteenth
ann_288 Twentiethenxxxx.mrf Twentieth
ann_289 Thirtiethenxxxx.mrf Thirtieth
ann_290 Pausexxxx.mrf (pause)
ann_291 Oclockenxxxx.mrf O'clock
ann_292 AMenxxxx.mrf A.M.

ann_293 PMenxxxx.mrf P.M.

ann_294 Ohenxxxx.mrf Oh
ann_295 Pointenxxxx.mrf Point
ann_296 Mondayenxxxx.mrf Monday
ann_297 Tuesdayenxxxx.mrf Tuesday
ann_298 Wednesdayenxxxx.mrf Wednesday
ann_299 Thursdayenxxxx.mrf Thursday
ann_300 Fridayenxxxx.mrf Friday
ann_301 Saturdayenxxxx.mrf Saturday
ann_302 Sundayenxxxx.mrf Sunday
ann_303 Atenxxxx.mrf At
ann_304 Hoursenxxxx.mrf Hours
ann_305 EnterCardNumberenxxxx.mrf Pleaseenteryourcardnumber
ann_306 EnterPinenxxxx.mrf PleaseenteryourPIN
ann_307 CurrentBalanceenxxxx.mrf Yourcurrentbalanceis
ann_308 CallChargeRateenxxxx.mrf Thiscallwillbechargedatarate
of
ann_309 EverySixSecondsenxxxx.mrf Every6seconds
ann_310 EveryThirtySecondsenxxxx.mrf Every30seconds
ann_311 PerMinuteenxxxx.mrf Perminute
ann_312 PlusAenxxxx.mrf Plusa
ann_313 ConnectionFeeenxxxx.mrf Connectionfee
MRFRFC3558Conversion RFC3558implementsStandardRTPPayloadFormatforEVRC.Thisallows
bundlingofmultipleCODECframesintooneRTPpacket.Thiscansavebandwidth
bysendingfewerRTPpacketswhichcanbeusefulforsatellitelinks.
NormallyoneCODECframeissentevery20msresultingin50packetssentper
second.Twocodecframesbundledintoonepacketresultsinonly25packetsper
second.
Thepacketsmustbedestinedforthesameendpoint.Thereisnotenough
informationintheRTPpacketorEVRCpayloadtosplittheCODECframesand
sendoneframetooneendpointandanotherframetoanotherendpoint.
TosupportRFC3558,theMediaResourceFunction(MRF)ontheAccessServer
mustbeabletosendoutpacketsinRFC3558format.Anewtoolthatisrun
duringinstallationandinitialconfigurationdetectswhethertheMRFfilescontain
Draft7orRFC3558formatRTPpackets.IftheycontainDraft7packets,thetool
convertstheexistingEVRCfilesfromDraft7toRFC3558format.

MRFRFC3558Conversion 77
Draft7RFC3558Conversion Themrt_evrc_converttoolallowsausertoconvertbetweenDraft7andRFC
Tool 3558formatfiles.Thetoolalsoallowscreatingofabackupbeforeconversion.
Refertothefollowingheadingstousetheconversiontool:
CreatingaBackupBeforeConversion
ConvertingallFilesfromDraft7toRFC3558
ConvertingallFilesfromRFC3558toDraft7
ConvertingaSingleFile
ConvertingMultipleFiles
DisplayingCommandHelp
CreatingaBackupBeforeConversion
TocreateabackupoftheEVRCfilesbeforeconversion:
1 Createabackupdirectory:
mkdirBACKUP
2 Whendoingtheconversioninthefollowingsections,usetheboptiononthe
mrt_evrc_convertcommandtocreateabackupofthefilestothenewBACKUP
directory,forexample:
mrt_evrc_convertbBACKUP<restofthecommand>
ConvertingallFilesfromDraft7toRFC3558
ToconvertallEVRCfilesinthecurrentdirectoryfromDraft7toRFC3558format,
andcreateabackuptotheBACKUPdirectory:
mrt_evrc_convertbBACKUPd*evrc.mrf
Forexampletoattempttoconvertallfilesstartingwith"Twoen"fromDraft7
formattoRFC3558format:
%mrt_evrc_convertfdTwoen*
Backupfileswillnotbecreated.
ERROR:File'Twoenis41.mrf'isnotanEVRCfile.
ERROR:File'Twoenpcma.mrf'isnotanEVRCfile.
ERROR:File'Twoenpcmu.mrf'isnotanEVRCfile.
ThisdemonstratesthatnonEVRCfileswillnotbechanged.Italsoshowsthatif
anerroroccursprocessingonefile,theapplicationwillcontinueprocessingother
files.
Nooutputisgeneratedforthefilesthatweresuccessfullyconverted.
ConvertingallFilesfromRFC3558toDraft7
ToconvertallEVRCfilesinthecurrentdirectoryfromtheRFC3558formattothe
Draft7format,usethefollowingcommands.
Thisexampleshowshowtoconvertthefileswithoutbackingupthemup.
mrt_evrc_convertfr*evrc.mrf

ConvertingaSingleFile
Toconvertasinglefile,usethefollowingcommands:
mrt_evrc_convertrThankYouenevrc.mrf
ConvertingMultipleFiles
Toconvertmultiplefiles,usethefollowingcommands:
mrt_evrc_convertfdMondayenevrc.mrfTuesdayenevrc.mrf
Oncethefilesareconverted,theycanbeconvertedbacktotheiroriginalformat
simplybyrerunningtheapplicationandspecifyingthealternateformat.
Anyfilesthatarealreadyintherequestedformatwillnotbechanged(butwillbe
backedup).AnyfilesthatarenotEVRCfileswillnotbechanged(butwillbe
backedup).
DisplayingCommandHelp
Theapplicationdisplayshelpusingthefollowingcommand:
mrt_evrc_converth
DESCRIPTION
ThisapplicationisusedtoconvertEVRCMRFfilesbetweentheRFC3558
formatandtheIETFDraft7format.
GENERALOPTIONS
hDisplaythishelpscreen.
vDisplaytheversionofthisapplication.
BACKUPOPTIONS
b[backupdirectory]Specifiesthelocationwherebackupfileswillbe
writtenpriortoconversion.Thisoptionismandatoryunlessoverridden
withthefoptionortheioption.
fSpecifiesthatbackupfilesarenotrequired.Theboptionwillbe
ignored.
CONVERSIONOPTIONS(optionsaremutuallyexclusive)
iDisplayinformationaboutthefile.
dSpecifiesthatfilesaretobeconvertedfromIETFDraft7formatto
RFC3558format.
rSpecifiesthatfilesaretobeconvertedfromRFC3558formattoIETF
Draft7format.

LOGS,ALARMS,PERFORMANCEAND
5 TROUBLESHOOTING
Thischapterdescribeshowtoviewlogs,alarms,andperformancestatisticson
theAccessServerandhowtotroubleshoottheAccessServer.
ViewingLogsandAlarms
CommonAlarms
MRFAlarms
PerformanceStatistics
ViewingCPUProcessListsforPerformanceMonitoring
RefertotheViewingLogsandEvents,AlarmManagementandTroubleLocating
andClearingchaptersoftheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,and
ProvisioningGuideformoredetailedinformation,andinformationonhowto
shutdownthesysteminanemergencyandhowtorecoverfromanunplanned
shutdown.
ViewingLogsandAlarms TheAccessServerapplicationskeeprecordsofsystemeventsintwotypesof
files:eventlogfilesandalarmlogfiles.TheLogViewerletsyouviewthesefiles
forassessingsystemperformanceandtroubleshootingproblems.
AlarmsarealsosenttotheOMCandareviewedusingtheOMCConsole.Referto
theCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioningGuidefor
moredetailedinformation.onviewinglogsandalarms.
AlarmSeverity AlarmsraisedontheAccessServerarecategorizedbylevelofseverity.Alarms
wheretheseveritylevelcannotbedeterminedarelabeledindeterminate.
Indeterminatealarmsareinformationalandarenotcriticalormajoralarms.
thereisnocorrectiveactionforindeterminatealarms.
Thesealarmseveritylevelsare:
Critical
Criticalalarmsindicatethataserviceaffectingconditionhasoccurred,andthat
immediatecorrectiveactionisrequired.
Forexample,acriticalalarmisreportedwhenaManagedObjectfailsandgoes
outofservice.IftheManagedObjectisnotrestored,thenitmightcauseother
ManagedObjectstogooutofserviceaswell.

80 Chapter5:Logs,Alarms,PerformanceandTroubleshooting
Major
Majoralarmsindicatethataserviceaffectingconditionhasdevelopedand
urgentcorrectiveactionisrequired.
Forexample,amajoralarmoccurswhenthereisaseveredegradationinthe
capabilityofamanagedobjecttodeliverservice.However,thedegradationin
servicedoesnotaffectotherManagedObjects.
Minor
Minoralarmsindicatethatanonserviceaffectingfaultconditionhasoccurred,
andthatcorrectiveactionshouldbetakentopreventamoreserious
serviceaffectingfault.
Forexample,aminoralarmisreportedwhenthedetectedalarmconditionisnot
currentlydegradingthecapacityofthemanagedobject.Noservicedegradation
hasyetbeendetected,butifthesituationpersists,itwillcauseadegradationin
service.
Warning
Warningalarmsindicatethatapotentiallyserviceaffectingfaulthasbeen
detectedbeforeanysignificanteffectshavebeenfelt.Youshouldtakefurther
actiontodiagnoseandcorrecttheproblemtopreventamoreseriousservice
affectingfault.
AlarmTypes AlarmsraisedontheAccessServeraretypedaccordingtothefunctionalareato
helplocateandisolatethealarms.
Thealarmtypesare:
ProcessingError
Equipment
Communications
ProcessingError
Processingerrorsoccurwheninternalansoftwareprocessfails,shutsdown,or
nearscapacity.Theyarealsocausedbycorruptdatainthedatabase.
Equipment
Equipmentalarmsoccurwhenahardwaredeviceorsubsystemisoutofservice,
suchasspan,port,ortrunk.UsetheOMCConsolereachthroughfeaturetocheck
transmissionequipmentforalarms.
Communications
CommunicationalarmsoccurwhenTCP/IPorSS7communicationlinksaredown
ornotconfiguredproperly.IntheAccessServer,thesealarmsaretypically
reportedwhenthesystemrestarts.

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AutomaticandManualAlarm Alarmsaretriggeredbyevents.Alarmsmayclearautomaticallyormayrequire
Clearing manualclearing.
AutomaticAlarmClearing
Somealarmsareclearedautomaticallywhenthetriggeringconditionisresolved.
Generally,thesealarmsarerelatedtothresholds,orconnectionstoother
NetworkElements(liketheIntelligentMediaGatewayorBaseStation
Controller).
Thesealarmsareclearedautomaticallywhenthefaultontheresponsible
NetworkElementiscleared,orwhenvaluesdonotexceedthresholdvalues.
Thecorrectiveprocedureforthealarmwillindicateifthealarmiscleared
automatically.
ManualAlarmClearing
OtheralarmsrequireOperatorinterventiontomanuallyclearthealarm.Someof
thesealarmsresultinterminationoftheAccessServermainapplication.For
thesealarms,theAccessServerapplicationisrestarted,andthealarmissilently
cleared.
Eventbasedalarmsmustbemanuallyclearedbyresolvingtheunderlyingevent
thatistriggeringthealarm.Thealarmisraisedeachtimethetriggeringevent
occurs(thereisnoalarmcorrelationorsuppression).
Thecorrectiveprocedureforthealarmwillindicateifthealarmmustbecleared
manually.
AlarmRootCauses Aprobablecausedefinesthelikelyreasonfortheeventthatcausedthealarm.
Oneormorealarmscansharethesameprobablecause.
TheprobablecausesidentifiedintheAccessServerfollowITUX7.33.The
followingsectionsdescribetheprobablecausesusedbyalarmsontheAccess
Server.
CommunicationsProtocolError
ACommunicationsProtocolErrorindicatesthatacommunicationsprotocolhas
beenviolated.
ConfigurationorCustomizationError
AConfigurationorCustomizationErrorindicatesthatacustomizableparameter
forasystemordeviceisincorrectlyspecified,orisinconsistentwiththeactual
configuration.
MostofthealarmsareMAJORbecausetheywillimpedeorotherwisenegatively
impactservice.
Congestion
Congestionindicatesthesystem,ornetworkcomponent,hasreachedits
capacity.
CorruptData
CorruptDataindicatesthatanerror(unspecified)hascausedsomedatatobe
incorrectandtherefore,unreliable.
TheCRITICALalarmindicatesaread/writeerrorintheconfigurationdatabase.
FileError
FileErrorindicatesthattheformatofafile(orsetoffiles)isincorrectandthus
cannotbeusedreliablyinprocessing.
OutofMemory
OutofMemoryindicatesthatnoprogramaddressablestorageavailable.
PowerProblem
PowerProblemindicatesthatthereisaproblemwiththepowersupplytooneor
moreresources.
ResourceatorNearingCapacity
ResourceatorNearingCapacityindicatesthattheusageofaresourceisator
nearingthemaximumallowablecapacity.
ResponseTimeExcessive
ResponseTimeExcessiveindicatesthattheelapsedtimebetweentheendofan
internalsubsystemmessageandthestartoftheanswertotheinternal
subsystemmessageisoutsideofacceptablelimits.
TheCRITICALalarmisraisedwhenallinterprocesscommunication(ipc)fails.The
WARNINGalarmindicatesthatinterprocesscommunicationisbackonline.
SoftwareProgramAbnormallyTerminated
ASoftwareProgramAbnormallyTerminatedindicatesthatasoftwareprogram
hasterminatedduetosomeunrecoverableerrorcondition.
AllbutoneofthealarmswithSoftwareProgramAbnormallyTerminatedasa
probablecauseareCRITICALalarmsthesealarmsindicatethattheAccess
Serverapplicationhasstoppedduetoasoftwareerror.TheWARNINGalarm
indicatesthattheAccessServerapplicationwasstoppedbyanOperator
command.
SoftwareError
ASoftwareErrorindicatesanerrorinsoftwareforwhichnomorespecific
probablecausecanbeassigned.TheCRITICALalarmresultsfromalowerlayer
eventintheAccessServerapplication,andrequiresarestartoftheapplication.
TransmitFailure
ATransmitFailureindicatesafailuretoreceiveanexpectedmessage.Thereisa
singlealarmofMINORseverityduetoexpiryofinternaltimers.

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UnderlyingResourceUnavailable
UnderlyingResourceUnavailableindicatesthatanentityuponwhichthe
reportingobjectdependshasbecomeunavailable.
UnspecifiedReason
UnspecifiedReasonindicatesthattheunderlyingeventcausingthealarmisnot
specified.
CommonAlarms RefertotheCoreVoiceNetworkOperations,Maintenance,andProvisioning
Guideforinformationonalarmscommontonodesthatmakeupthecore
networknodes.Thesecommonalarmscanberaisedoneachofthenodes,
includingtheAccessServer.
MRFAlarms ThissectiondescribesalarmsspecifictotheMRFfunctionontheAccessServer.
MRFalarmsraisedontheAccessServerarecategorizedbylevelofseverity.The
severitylevelsare:
CriticalMRFAlarms
MajorMRFAlarms
MinorMRFAlarms
WarningMRFAlarms
CriticalMRFAlarms CriticalMRFalarmsontheAccessServerareasfollows:
MrpMaxSessionReach
MrpOutOfMemory
MrpMaxSessionReach
Table 20MrpMaxSessionReachClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpMaxSessionReach
AlarmSeverity Critical
ManagedObject SeeManagedObjectInstancefieldinOMCActiveAlarms
Display
Description ProcessingErrorMaximumnumberofsessionsreached.
SystemImpact Unabletoprocessmorerequests.
RootCause(s) ResourceatorNearingCapacity
ClearingActions ManualAlarmClearing
Nootherinformationcurrentlyavailable

MrpOutOfMemory
Table 21MrpOutOfMemoryClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpOutOfMemory
AlarmSeverity Critical
Display
Description ProcessingErrorOutofmemory.
SystemImpact Unabletostoreannouncement.
RootCause(s) OutofMemory
MajorMRFAlarms MajorMRFalarmsontheAccessServerareasfollows:
MrpInvalidMediaTarget
MrpInvalidAnn
MrpAnnAccessProblem
MrpNetworkIface
MrpUnsupportedService
MinorMRFAlarms TherearenoMRFalarmswithMinorseverityontheAccessServer.
MrpInvalidMediaTarget
Table 22MrpInvalidMediaTargetClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpInvalidMediaTarget
AlarmSeverity Major
Display
Description CommunicationsInvalidmediatarget.
SystemImpact Unabletocontactremotehost.
RootCause(s) UnspecifiedReason
MrpInvalidAnn
Table 23MrpInvalidAnnClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpInvalidAnn
AlarmSeverity Major
Display
Description ProcessingErrorInvalidannouncement.
SystemImpact Unabletofindannouncement.
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Table 23MrpInvalidAnnClearingInformation
RootCause(s) CorruptData
MrpAnnAccessProblem
Table 24MrpAnnAccessProblemClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpAnnAccessProblem
AlarmSeverity Major
Display
Description ProcessingErrorAnnouncementaccessproblem.
SystemImpact Unabletoloadannouncement.
RootCause(s) FileError
Filenamemaybewrongorcorrupt.
MrpNetworkIface
Table 25MrpNetworkIfaceClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpNetworkIface
AlarmSeverity Major
Display
Description ProcessingErrorUnabletoaccessthenetworkinterface.
SystemImpact Notavailable
RootCause(s) UnderlyingResourceUnavailable
MrpUnsupportedService
Table 26MrpUnsupportedServiceClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpUnsupportedService
AlarmSeverity Major
Display
Description ProcessingErrorUnsupportedrequest.
RootCause(s) UnspecifiedReason

WarningMRFAlarms WarningMRFalarmsontheAccessServerareasfollows:
MrpInvalidMediaParams
MrpUdpPort
MrpInvalidMediaParams
Table 27MrpInvalidMediaParamsClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpInvalidMediaParams
AlarmSeverity Warning
Display
Description ProcessingErrorProblemwithmediaparameters.
RootCause(s) CorruptData
MrpUdpPort
Table 28MrpUdpPortClearingInformation
AlarmName MrpUdpPort
AlarmSeverity Warning
Display
Description ProcessingErrorUnabletousethelocalport.
RootCause(s) UnderlyingResourceUnavailable

PerformanceStatistics TheOMCConsoleallowstheusertomonitorAccessServerandMRF
performanceandstatistics.
RefertotheOperationsandMaintenanceServerInterfaceGuideforinformation
onhowtostartuptheOMCConsoleanddisplaytheperformancemenu.
TheusercanexportreportstoafilefromtheOMC.
AccessServerStatistics TheOMCprovides24houror60dayhistoricgraphsfrom5minutetomultiday
intervals,andhourlyreportsfor:
CPUUtilization(%):
CPUuserutilization
CPUsystemutilization
CPUIOutilization
CPUidleutilization
MemoryUtilization(KB):
Totalmemory
Freememory
SwapUtilization(KB):
Totalswapdisk
Freeswapdisk
DiskI/O(%)
NetworkI/O(numofpackages)
MRFCompletions(refertoMRFStatistics)
MRFStatistics TheOMCprovides24houror60dayhistoricgraphsforMRFCompletionsas
follows:
ServiceRequeststhenumberofservicerequestsfromtheMSC,measured
whenanewconnectionindicationcomesintotheMRF.
ServiceCompletionsthenumberofservicerequestssuccessfullyprocessed,
measuredwhenanACKisreceivedforaconnectionwhichindicatesthatthe
MRFhasstartedstreaming.
MishandledServicesthenumberofmishandledservicerequests,measured
whenanerroroccursduringconnectionsetup.
CurrentServiceSessionsasnapshotofthecurrentrunningsessions,
measuredwhenaconnectionissetupandaconnectionisreleased.

MonitoringMRFStatistics ToviewtheperformancegraphsfortheAccessServer:
1 FromtheOMCConsole,rightclicktheAccessServericon.
2 SelectPerformance.
3 FromthePerformancemenu,selecteither:
24HRealTimeGraph
60DHistoricGraph
Theperformancemenuappears.Figure 19showsanexampleofaperformance
menu.
Figure 19ExampleofanOMCPerformanceMenu
4 Select:
MRFCompletions
TheMRFCompletionsscreenappears.
Figure 20showsanexampleofanMRFCompletionsscreen.

Figure 20ExampleofanMRFCompletionsScreen
5 Usingthetabsatthebottomoftheperformancescreen,clickeachsubtypeof
statistictoselectordeselectthestatisticsdisplayedonthegraph.ForMRF
Completions,youcanselectoneof:
ServiceRequests
ServiceCompletions
MishandledServices
CurrentServiceSessions
Toviewandexporthourlyperformancereports:
1 FromtheOMCConsole,rightclicktheAccessServericon.
2 SelectPerformance.
3 FromthePerformancemenu,selectReports.
4 Selectthetypeofreporttoview.
5 Figure 21showsanexampleofaSwapUtilizationreportscreen.

Figure 21ExampleofSwapUtilizationReportScreen
6 SelectthereportintervalbyclickingontheFrom:andTo:filtertabs.
7 ClickFetch.
8 ExportthereportbyselectingtheFilemenu,andthenExporttoFile.TheSave
screenappearsasshowninFigure 22.
Figure 22ExampleofaReportSaveScreen
9 TypethenameofthefiletosavetointheFileNamepromptarea.
10 ClickSave.

ViewingCPUProcessListsforPerformanceMonitoring 91
ViewingCPUProcessLists TheCPUprocesslist(~/CONF/cpu_processlist)identifies,describes,and
forPerformance configuresallthecoreprocessesrunningontheAccessServer.
Monitoring
WhentheAccessServerstartsup,eitherduringarestartorfromthecpu_start
command,theCPUmonitorprocess,child_mon,starts.Thechild_monprocess
performsthefollowing:
Startstheapplicationprocessesintheorderlistedinthecpu_processlist
file.
Monitorsthehealthofindividualprocesses,andtakesrecoveryactionifit
detectsfailure.
Whenchild_monreachesthepointwherethecoreprocessesarerunning,it
detachesfromtheterminalandrunsinthebackground.Thecpu_stopcommand
stopschild_monwhichinturnstopstheapplicationprocesses.
AccessServerCPUProcessList Thissectiondescribesthecpu_processlistfile(~/CONF/cpu_processlist)in
themrfaccount.
Table 29liststhedetailsonthedaemonprocessesforthemrfaccount.
Table 29LocalConfigurationofAccessServercpu_processlist
IPCName IPCID QueueSize ProgramName Run Vital Args

CPU_CM 1 65532 child_mon both both 50
EVL_B 9 65532 evl_backend both both 51
EVL_S 10 65532 evl_spooler none none 52
TPMD 8 65532 tpm_timerd both both 230
CPU_PM 2 65532 peer_mon both both 5
4
$POLL_FREQ
$HWD_DEAD
$HWD_CONF
IPCD 5 524280 ipc_remoted both both 350210
ALMD 11 65532 almd master master 5100
CDR 12 65532 cdr master master 5110
STA 14 65532 sta master master 5110
MRP 79 524280 mrp master master 51100
ADL 88 65532 adl_proc master master 51101tALL

APPENDIXES
IV
Appendix C Acronyms
Appendix A ConfigurationTables
Appendix B CONXTables

CONFIGURATIONTABLES
A
ThisappendixprovidesdetailsabouttheAccessServerconfigurationtables.
Table 30groupsthetablesaccordingtothesoftwarefunctionalareaandmodule
theybelongto.
Table 30AccessServerConfigurationTablesGroupedbyFunction
FunctionalArea Tables
MRF mrpann,mrpconfig,mrpmedia,snaguardtimer,
snaprocess
Other almconfig,cdrconfig,cdrmsc,ipcentity,staconfig
almconfig Configuresalarmrelatedparameters.
Table 31almconfigTableParameters

log_num_days Numberofdaystokeepalarmhistory Integer
files.0disablesthealarmloggingfeature. Nodefault
oam_ipc_id OAMIPCID.Ifnotset,EAPIroutingisoff. Integer
cdrconfig Configurescalldetailrecord(CDR)generationparameters.
Table 32cdrconfigTableParameters

t_log_flush TimetoflushCDRstodisk(in Integer,130
seconds). 10(default)
t_xn_flush TimetoflushCDRtransacted Integer,130
numbertodisk(inseconds). 10(default)
t_poll_send PollintervalforremoteCDR Integer,1086400
collection(inseconds). 15(default)
t_file NewCDRfilegeneratedevery 5,10,15,30,60,120,180,240,360,4
t_file(mins). 80,720,or1440

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Table 32cdrconfigTableParameters

num_files MaximumnumberofCDRrecords 1(deleteCDRfilesofonedayold
kept(mustbelessthan ift_file=1440)
CDR_MAX_FILES). 24(deleteCDRfilesofonedayold
ift_file=60)
48(deleteCDRfilesofonedayold
ift_file=30)
96(deleteCDRfilesofonedayold
ift_file=15)(default)
144(deleteCDRfilesofoneday
oldift_file=10)
print_format Printformat. verbose
terse
transact_to WhereCDRaretobetransacted. none(default)
remote(transact'local'CDRsto
another(remote)CDRprocess.
rollover_time Rollovertime. local,gmt
b_cell_id RecordterminatingcellID. Integer,01
nodefault
out_version CDRversiontooutput. 11
cdrmsc DefineswhichMSCstocollectCDRsfrom.
Table 33cdrmscTableParameters

mscid MSCIDoftheMSCtocollectCDRs Integer,116777215
from. nodefault
ip_host_name IPChostnamefrom String
CONF/cpu_processlist."local" nodefault
meansthatCDRsarecollected
fromthelocalapplication.
ipcentity Indicateswhichvirtualhostandprocessimplementseachserviceentityfor
interprocesscommunication.
Table 34ipcentityTableParameters
Parameter Definition RangeandDefaultValue

entity [key,unique]Nameoftheservice String,maximum80
entity. characters,including09az
AZ
nodefault
vhost Virtualhostwheretheentityruns. String,maximum80
characters,including09az
AZ
nodefault

mrpann 97
Table 34ipcentityTableParameters

process Processnameonthevirtualhost,for String,maximum80
interprocesscommunication. characters,including09az
AZ
nodefault
mrpann Liststheannouncements.
Table 35mrpannTableParameters

codec_type [key,combined]Codecusedto 1016,EVRC,G721,G722,
encodethisannouncement. G723,G728,G729,GSM,
GSMEFR,PCMA,PCMU,
QCELP,EVRCB,AMR0,
AMR1,AMR2,AMR3,
AMR4,AMR5,AMR6,
AMR7
sna_ann_name [key,primarycombined]SNA String,maximumlength80
announcementnametomap 09azAZ/.\_
thisannouncement.
filename Absolutepathtofileorpath String,maximumlength80
relativetothe~/DATAdirectory. 09azAZ/.\_
ann_description Descriptionofthe String,maximumlength80
announcement. 09azAZ/.\_
mrpconfig DefinesthemaximumnumberofsessionsandannouncementsfortheMRF.
Table 36mrpconfigTableParameters

max_sessions_no [key,primary]Maximum Integer,501000
numberofsessions. default:300
max_ann Maximumnumberof Integer,19000
announcements. default:500
wait_for_mod_ack n
y(default)

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mrpmedia DefinesthemediaconfigurationfortheMRF.NetworkinterfaceIDandUDPport
rangeareusedbytheMRFtostreamRTPon.Thenetworkinterfaceisresolvedto
anIPaddressinternally.Thisensuresthatthistabledoesnotneedtobeupdated
iftheIPaddresschanges.
Table 37mrpmediaTableParameters

port_start_range [key,primarycombined]First Integer,400025000
portintherangeofUDPportsto
useforstreamingRTP.
port_end_range [key,combined]Lastportinthe Integer,400025000
rangeofUDPportstousefor
streamingRTP.
interface_id [key,combined]Network String,maximumlength80
interfaceID. 09azAZ/.\_
default:eri0
snaguardtimer DefinesguardtimersfortheSNAmodule.
Table 38snaguardtimerTableParameters

name [key]Timername. wait_conn_cfm,
wait_conn_rsp,
wait_mod_cfm,
wait_mod_rsp,
wait_status_ind,
wait_status_req
nodefault
value Timeoutvalue(inseconds). Integer
nodefault
snaprocess ConfigurescommunicationparametersfortheSNAmodule.

process_nm Processname. String,maximumlength24
including_.
Fortonesand
announcements,enter
VSM
sap_id SAPID. Integer
nodefault
src_addr IPaddressforlocalprocess,for String,maximumlength15
replies. including.
nodefault

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src_port Portforlocalprocess,forreplies. Integer
dst_addr IPaddressofAccessServer. String,maximumlength15
including.
dst_port PortonAccessServer. Integer
staconfig Configurationparametersforstatisticscollection.
Table 40staconfigTableParameters

t_interval Measurementinterval(in 1,2,5,15,30
minutes). default:5
t_save Numberofstatisticsfilestokeep. 10,20,50,60
nodefault
t_output Statisticsfileoutputformat. csv,xml
nodefault

CONXTABLES
B
ThisappendixprovidesdetailsabouttheCONXconfigurationtableslocatedin
~/DATA/CONXofthemrfaccount.
Table 41showshowthesectionsinthisappendixinterrelate.
Table 41CONXTables
SIP MG
HI(TUCL)
IP
HI(TUCL) HIistheupperinterfaceoftheTCP/UDPConvergenceLayer(TUCL).AtHI,TUCL
providesTCPandUDPtransportservicestoserviceusers.
HI/SAP
Table 42HISAPTableParameters

spID HISAPID. Integer,032767
flcEnb Enableflowcontrol? false
IfflcEnbissettofalse, true
thennoflowcontrol. default:true
txqCongStrtLim Transmitcongestionqueue Integer
startlimit(bytes). default:10000
WhenTUCLisnotableto
transmitalltheTCPdata
receivedfromtheservice
user,itcheckstheflcEnb
flagandthetransmit
congestionqueue
parameters.
txqCongDropLim Transmitcongestionqueue Integer
droplimit(bytes). default:20000
SeetxqCongStrlLim.
txqCongStopLim Transmitcongestionqueue Integer
stoplimit(bytes). default:15000
SeetxqCongStrlLim.
numBins Integer,065535
default:4

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Table 42HISAPTableParameters

uiPrior Integer
default:0
uiRoute Integer
default:0
uiSel Integer
default:0
uiMemId/region Integer,0255
default:0
uiMemId/pool Integer,0255
default:0
hdrInfo/info Upto5infosections,eachconsistingof:
hdrInfo/info/hdrLen Integer
default:20
hdrInfo/info/offLen Integer
default:2
hdrInfo/info/lenLen Integer
default:2
hdrInfo/info/flag Integer
default:0

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MG MGcontainstheconfigurationfortheMSCsMediaGatewayControlProtocol
(MGCP)andMegaco(H.248)stacks.
Thissectioncontains:
MG(General)
MG/TSAP
MG/SSAP
MG/Server
MG/PeerEnt
MG(General)
Table 43MG(General)TableParameters

instance Instance. Integer
maxSSAPs MaximumnumberofupperSAPs. Integer,165535
default:2
maxServers MaxnumberofUDP/TCPservers. Integer,165535
default:2
maxConn MaximumnumberofTCPconnections. Integer,165535
default:20
maxTxn Maximumongoingtransactions. Integer,165535
default:20
maxPeer Maximumnumberofpeerscontrolled. Integer,165535
default:6
numBlks Numberofblocksformemoryusage. Integer
default:1000
maxBlkSize Maximumsizeofablock. Integer
default:8000
numBinsTxnIdH FortransactionIDbasedhashlist. Integer,065535
l default:149
numBinsName Fornamebasedhashlist. Integer065535
Hl default:149
numBinsTptSrvr ForTCPconnectionshashlist. Integer065535
Hl default:149
indicateRetx IndicateRetransmissiontouser. true(default)
false
timeRes Timeresolutiontimer. Integer
default:10
timeResTTL MGCPonly.DNSTTLtimeresolution Integer
timer. default:10

Table 43MG(General)TableParameters

rspAckEnb BitmapforresponseAckfunctionality.
default:0
resOrder OrderofIPaddressresolution. LMG_RES_IPV4(default)
LMG_RES_IPV6
LMG_RES_IPV4_IPV6
LMG_RES_IPV6_IPV4
entType Localentitytype. LMG_ENT_GC(Media
GatewayControllerdefault)
LMG_ENT_GW(Media
Gateway)
resThUpper Resourcethreshold:upper. Integer,29
default:7
resThLower Resourcethreshold:lower. Integer,29
default:3
actvFuncName Activationfunctionname. String
initFuncName Initializationfunctionname. String
type Tasktype. normal(default)
permanent
priority Taskpriority. Integer
libName MGdynamiclibraryname. String
default:libsm_mgc.so
taskState Taskstate. normal(default)
removed
shutedDown
MG/TSAP
Table 44MG/TSAPTableParameters

tSapId IDfortheMG/TSAPbeingconfigured. Integer,032767
spId Serviceprovider(HI)ID. Integer,032767
bndTmrCfg/ Bindtimerconfiguration. enb:true,false
enb:enabled. val:Integer
val:value. default:true,5
dnsCfg/ DNSconfiguration. DontcontactDNS(default)
dnsAccess WhethertouseDNS. ContactDNSusingclient
library
ContactDNSusingsystem
call
dnsCfg/ IPaddressandportoftheDomain IPaddress
dnsAddr NameServer. port:Integer,065535
ipv4TptAddr:port,address
ipv6TptAddr:port,ipv6NetAddr

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dnsCfg/ Timeoutforretransmissionof enb:true,false
dnsRslvTmr unansweredDNSqueries. val:Integer
enb:enabled. default:false,60
val:value.
dnsCfg/ MaximumnumberofretriesforaDNS Integer,065535
maxRetxCnt resolutionrequest. default:4
dnsCfg/ttl MGCPonly.TimetoliveforIP Integer
addressesofpeers. default:10000
tMax Maximumtimeforwhich Integer
retransmissionscanberetried. default:240
tptParam/type Transportrelatedparametersusedin type:Socket,NotPresent
TCPconnections. default:Socket
Type:eitherSocketorNotPresent.
tptParam/ Listenqueuesize.Numberofbacklog Integer,0255
param/ connectionstobesupportedperTCP default:5
listenQSize serveroperation.
tptParam/ Levelofthesocketoption. IP,TCP,Socket

param/ default:IP
sockOpts/level
tptParam/ Thesocketoption. BlockSocket
param/ ReuseSocketAddress
sockOpts/ SocketReceiveBufferSize
option SocketSendBufferSize
AddIPMulticastMember
DropIPMulticastMember
tptParam/ Multicastaddresstype. IPV4
param/ IPV6
sockOpts/val/
mCastAddr/
type
tptParam/ Multicastaddress. IPaddress
param/
sockOpts/val/
mCastAddr/
addr
tptParam/ Localaddresstype. IPV4
param/ IPV6
sockOpts/val/
localAddr/type
tptParam/ Localaddress. IPaddress
param/
sockOpts/val/
localAddr/addr


idleTmr/ Megacoonly.Idletimerallowedfor enb:true,false
TCPconnections. val:Integer
default:false,20
defDisConThold MGCPonly.Defaultvalueofthe Integer,065535
disconnectthreshold. default:11
defSuspThold MGCPonly.Defaultvalueofthe Integer,065535
suspendthreshold. default:7
dstEnt Lowerentity. String
default:ENTHI
dstInst Lowerinterfaceinstance. Integer,0255
default:0
dstProcId LowerinterfaceprocessorID. Integer,065535
default:0
dstPrior Lowerinterfacepriority. PRIOR0(default)
dstRoute Lowerinterfaceroute. RTESPEC(default)
dstSel Lowerinterfaceselector. looselycoupled(default)
tightlycoupled
memoryId/ region:Memoryregion. Integer,0255
pool:Memorypool. default:0
MG/SSAP
P
Table 45MG/SSAPTableParameters

sSapId MG/SSAPID. Integer,032767
userInfo/pres LocalIPaddress,domainname,and Not_Present
portinformationaboutthelocal Present(default)
system.
Whetherlocalsysteminformationis
present.
userInfo/id LocalsystemID. Integer,1to
default:0
userInfo/ Whetherthedomainnameispresent. true
dname/ false
namePres
userInfo/ Domainnameofthesystem. String
dname/name
userInfo/ TypeofIPaddress. IPV4
dname/ IPV6
netAddr/type
userInfo/ IPaddress. IPaddress
dname/
netAddr/addr

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Table 45MG/SSAPTableParameters

userInfo/port Portnumber. Integer,032767
userInfo/mid Megacoonly.MIDstring. String
initRetxTmr Initialretrytimerforthe enb:true,false
retransmissionalgorithm. val:Integer
enb:enabled. default:true,10
val:value.
provRspTmr Provisionalresponsetimer. enb:true,false
enb:enabled. val:Integer
atMostOnceTm 30secondtimer. enb:true,false
r enb:enabled. val:Integer
txnTmoutTmr MGCPRFCBISonly.Transaction enb:true,false
timeouttimer. val:Integer
enb:enabled. default:true,30
val:value.
provRspDelay Provisionalresponsedelay. Integer
default:2
protocol Mediacontrolprotocol. MGCO(default)
MGCP
startTxnNum Transactionnumberrangestart.Used Integer,04294967295
atMG.
endTxnNum Transactionnumberrangeend.Usedat Integer,04294967295
MG.
initReg Initiateregistration.UsedatMG. false
true
mwdTimer Maximumwaitingdelaytimer.Usedat Integer,032767
MG.
mgcpVersion MGCPversionandprofileinfo.Usedat Integer,04294967295
MG.
maxMgcoVersio HighestMegacoversionsupported. Integer,04294967295
n
selector UpperMGinterfaceselector. LooselyCoupled(default)
TightlyCoupled
LightWeightLooselyCoupled
memId/ UpperMGinterfacememoryID. region:true,false
region:Memoryregion. Integer
pool:Memorypool. default:0
prior UpperMGinterfacepriority. Priority0(default)
route UpperMGinterfaceroute. RoutetoSpecificInstance
(default)

MG/Server
Table 46MG/ServerTableParameters

serverId ServerID. Integer
isDefault WhethertheMG/Serverisadefault true
server. false
sSAPId MG/SSAPIDtouse. Integer,032767
tSAPId MG/TSAPIDtouse. Integer,032767
protocol Mediacontrolprotocoltype. NONE
MGCP
MGCO(default)
transportType Transportprotocoltype. NONE
UDP
TCP
encodingSchem Megacoonly.Encodingscheme. None
e Binary
Text(default)
tptParam/type Transportrelatedparametersusedin type:Socket,NotPresent
TCPconnections. default:Socket
Type:eitherSocketorNotPresent.
tptParam/ Listenqueuesize.Numberofbacklog Integer,0255
param/ connectionstobesupportedperTCP default:5
listenQSize serveroperation.
tptParam/ Levelofthesocketoption. IP,TCP,Socket

param/ default:IP
sockOpts/level
tptParam/ Thesocketoption. BlockSocket
param/ ReuseSocketAddress
sockOpts/ SocketReceiveBufferSize
option SocketSendBufferSize
AddIPMulticastMember
DropIPMulticastMember
tptParam/ Multicastaddresstype. IPV4
param/ IPV6
sockOpts/val/
mCastAddr/
type
tptParam/ Multicastaddress. IPaddress
param/
sockOpts/val/
mCastAddr/
addr
tptParam/ Localaddresstype. IPV4
param/ IPV6
sockOpts/val/
localAddr/type

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Table 46MG/ServerTableParameters

tptParam/ Localaddress. IPaddress
param/
sockOpts/val/
localAddr/addr
lclTptAddr LocaltransportsessionIPaddressand IPaddress
port. port:Integer,065535
ipv4TptAddr:port,address
ipv6TptAddr:port,ipv6NetAddr
MG/PeerEnt
Table 47MG/PeerEntTableParameters

peerId PeerIDnumber. Integer,range1100
sSAPId MG/SSAPtouse. Integer,032767
recommended:0
peerAddrTbl/ PeerIPaddresstype:version4or IPV4
netAddr/ version6. IPV6
type
peerAddrTbl/ PeerIPaddress. IPaddressofthepeerfrom
netAddr/addr the/etc/hostsfile
name Peerdomainname.Notused. none
port UDPportatthepeertousefor 1to65535
communication. recommended:2427or2727
mtuSize MaximumMTUsizetosendtothe Integer,065535
peer. recommended:1500
transportType Transportprotocoltype. NONE
UDP(recommended)
TCP
mid Megacoonly.MIDstring. String
encodingSchem Megacoonly.Encodingscheme. none
e binary
text(default)
mgcPriority Megacoonly.MGCpriority. Integer,0255
default:0
useAHScheme Megaco.UseAHsecurityscheme. true
false
ttl MGCPonly.Timetoliveforthepeer; Integer,065535
DNSrelated. default:1000
suspThold MGCPonly.Suspicionthreshold; Integer,065535
DNSrelated. default:1000
disconThold MGCPonly.Disconnectthreshold: Integer,065535
numberofretransmissionsbeforethe default:1000
peerisconsidereddisconnected.
SIP SIPcontainstheconfigurationfortheMSCsSessionInitiationProtocol(SIP)
stack.
Thissectioncontains:
SIP(General)
SIP/TSAP
SIP/SIPEntity
SIP/SSAP
SIP/TptServer
SIP(General)
Table 48GeneralSIPTableParameters

instance SIPlayerinstance. Integer
nodefault
nodeIdStr IEEE802.3nodeIDstringtousefor String
generatinggloballyuniquetags nodefault
andcallIDs.
maxNmbSSaps Maximumnumberofsession Integer,032767
(upperlayer)SAPs(SSsap). default:10
maxNmbTSaps Maximumnumberoftransport Integer,032767
(lowerlayer)SAPs(TSap). default:10
maxNmbUA Maximumnumberofconcurrent Integer,0255
useragents. default:2
maxNmbNS Maximumnumberofconcurrent Integer,0255
networkservers. default:2
maxNmbRemReg Maximumnumberofconcurrent Integer,0255
internalremoteuserregistries. default:1
maxNmbActCalls Maximumnumberofconcurrent Integer
activecallsatanygivenpointin default:500
time.
maxTransPerEnt Maximumnumberofconcurrent Integer
activetransactionsallowedonthis default:50
layerperentity.
resThreshUpper Upperresourcethresholdrange. Integer,19
default:5
resThreshLower Lowerresourcethresholdrange. Integer,19
default:3
maxPendLocReq Thisparametercalculatesthe Integer
memoryrequiredforevent default:10
structuresinstatelessnetwork
servers.

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maxBlkSize Sizeofmemoryblockallocated(in Integer
KB). default:2048
sdpBlkSize SizeofblockusedfordecodedSDP Integer
messages. default:1024
locRegSz Localuserregistrysize(bytes). Integer
default:16384
remRegSz Remoteuserregistrysize(bytes). Integer
default:1024
locSrchHlBins Sizeofthelocationsearchhash Integer,065535
list. default:5
maxNumRegPerEnt Maximumnumberofregistrars Integer
withwhichaUAentitymay default:5
register.
maxNumCnctPerEnt themaximumnumberofcontacts Integer
whichaUAentitymayregister default:5
withanyregistrar.
GMToffset GMToffset. Integer,1213
default:2
portVer Protocolversion. String
default:2.0
dnsCfg/useDns AllowuseofaDomainName false
Server(DNS)? true
default:false
dnsCfg/useDnsCache AllowDNScaching? false
true
default:false
dnsCfg/dnsACacheSz SizeofDNSArecordcache(bytes). Integer
default:1024
dnsCfg/ SizeofDNSSRVrecordcache Integer
dnsSrvCacheSz (bytes). default:1024
dnsCfg/ SizeofDNSNAPTRrecordcache Integer
dnsNaptrCacheSz (bytes). default:1024
dnsreCfg DNSreconfiguration. SeeTable 49.
mCastCfg Locationofmulticastcache. None
/mCastCacheLoc Internal
External
default:None
mCastCfg/mCastCache Multicastcachesize(bytes). Integer
Sz default:1024
mCastCacheReCfg/ Defaultmulticastcacheitem Integer
DfltExpTm expirytime(s). default:0


mCastCacheReCfg/ Maximumallowablemulticast Integer
maxExpTm cacheitemexpirytime(s). default:0
locSrvCfg/ Iftrue,locationservicesrequests false
useExtLocServices aresenttotheserviceuser.Iffalse, true
locationservicesarenotused. default:false
locSrvCfg/ Locationoflocationservices None
locCacheLoc cache. Internal
default:None
locSrvCfg/locCacheSz Locationservicescachesize. Integer
default:1024
locSrvReCfg/ Locationservicescache Integer
dfltLocCacheExp reconfigurationdefaultlocation default:0
cacheitemexpirytimetouseifno
timetoliveresultisreturnby
locationservices.
locSrvReCfg/ Locationservicescache Integer
maxLocCacheExp reconfigurationmaximum default:0
allowedlocationcacheitemexpiry
timetouse.(100msunits).
tmrReTxCfg/t1 Timeoutvaluetobeginwith Integer
beforeretransmittingrequests. default:5
(100msunits).
tmrReTxCfg/t2 Upperlimitontheexponential Integer
backofffortherequest default:40
retransmissiontimer.(100ms
units).
tmrReTxCfg/ Numberoftimesaninviterequest Integer,0255
nmbReTxINV willberetransmitteduntilafinal default:7
responseisreceived.
tmrReTxCfg/ numberoftimesarequestother Integer,0255
nmbReTxReq thananinviterequestwillbe default:11
retransmitted.
tmrReTxCfg/ Numberoftimesaresponsewill Integer,0255
nmbReTxRsp beretransmitted. default:7
dbgMask InitialdebugmaskfortheSIPlayer. Integer
Settingthebitsinthisdebugmask default:2147483647
enablesordisablesdebugclasses.
type Tasktype. Normaltask
Permanenttask
default:Normaltask
priority Messagepriority. Integer,03
default:0
libname Defaultlibraryname. String
default:libtso.so

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Table 49dnsReCfgFieldofGeneralSIPTable

dnsTptAddr/ipv4TptAddr:DNStransportaddressIPV4address,consistsof:
port MSCIPV4port. Integer,065535
nodefault
address MSCIPV4address. String
nodefault
dnsTptAddr/ipv6TptAddrDNStransportaddressIPV6address,consistsof:
port IPV6port. Integer,065535
nodefault
address IPV6address. String
nodefault
locAddr/ipv4TptAddrlocaltransportaddressonwhichtheSIPlayerwilllisten
forresponsesfromtheDNSserverIPV4address,consistsof:
locAddr/ipv4TptAddr IPV4port. Integer,065535
/port nodefault
locAddr/ipv4TptAddr IPV4address. String
/address nodefault
locAddr/ipv6TptAddrIPV6address,consistsof:
port IPV6port. Integer,065535
nodefault
address IPV6address. String
nodefault
tSapIdTSAPtouseforallDNSqueries,consistsof:
tSapId TheTSAPIDtouseforallDNS AnyconfiguredTSAPID
queries.
dnsTptParamDNStransportserverparameters,consistsof:
type DNStransportservertype. NotPresent
Socket
nodefault
listenQSize Listenqueuesize.Numberof Integer,0255
backlogconnectionssupportedfor nodefault
aTCPserveroperation.
dnsTptParam/param/sockOptsDNStransportserversocketoptions,consistsof
multiplesof:
level Levelinthetransportstackthat IP
thesocketoptionapplies. TCP
Socket(65535)
nodefault

Table 49dnsReCfgFieldofGeneralSIPTable

option Socketoptionname. BlockSocket
Reusesocketaddr
Socketrcvbufsize(2)
Socketsndbufsize(3)
AddIPmulticastmember
(4)
DropIPmulticastmember
(5)
nodefault
val/mCastAddr/type Multicastaddresstype.Onlyif IP4(4)
optionisAddIPmulticastmember IP6(6)
orDropIPmulticastmember. nodefault
val/mCastAddr/addr Multicastaddress. String
nodefault
val/localAddr/type Localaddresstype. IP4(4)
IP6(6)
nodefault
val/localAddr/addr Localaddress. String
nodefault
tptSrvId UniquetransportserverIDusedto Integer
referenceDNSlisteningserver. nodefault
maxDnsRetry Maximumnumberoftimesto Integer,0255
retryaDNSqueryuntilaresponse nodefault
isreceived.
dnsQueryTmr/enb DNSquerytimerenable? false
IfaresponsetoaDNSqueryisnot true
receivedwithinthistime,the nodefault
queryisretransmitteduntila
maximumofmaxDnsRetrytimes.
dnsQueryTmr/val DNSquerytimervalue. Integer,065535
nodefault
maxDnsCacheExp MaximumDNScacheexpiry(ms). Integer
nodefault

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SIP/TSAP
Table 50SIPTSAPTableParameters

tSapId Lowerlayer(provider)SAP Integer
ID. nodefault
spId SAPIDtoHI Integer
tPar/type Transporttype. NotPresent
Socket
default:
tpar/listenQSize [TCPserveroperations Integer
only]Listenqueuesize default:5
numberofbacklog
connectionssupported.
tpar/sockoptsmultiplesof:
level Specifiesatwhatlevelin IP
thetransportstackthe TCP(6)
socketoptionapplies. Socket(65535)
nodefault
option Socketoptionname. BlockSocket
Reusesocketaddr
Socketrcvbufsize(2)
Socketsndbufsize(3)
AddIPmulticastmember(4)
DropIPmulticastmember(5)
nodefault
val/mcastAddr/type Multicastaddresstype. IP4
IP6
nodefault
val/mcastAddr/addr Addressofmulticast String
membertobeaddedor
dropped,formulticast
optionsonly.
val/localAddr/type Localaddresstype. IP4
IP6
nodefault
val/localAddr/addr LocaladdressIPaddress. String
cltLocAddrdefaultlocalinterfaceaddressusedwheninitiatingTCPconnections.
Consistsof:
ipv4TptAddr/port IPV4address(port). Integer,065535
nodefault
ipv4TptAddr/address IPV4address. String
nodefault
udpLocAddrDefaultlocalinterfaceaddressusedwheninitiatingUDPconnections.
Consistsof:


nodefault
nodefault
suConIdHIBins [Fortransport Integer,165535
connections]Sizeofthe default:100
suConIdhashlist.
tptAddrHIBins Sizeofthetransport Integer,165535
addresshashlist. default:100
bndTmCfg/enb Proprietarytimerused false
duringbindingtoensure true
thatthebindingprocedure default:true
isretriedifno
confirmationisreceived
fromtheserviceprovider
atthelowerinterface.
Enabletimer?
bndTmCfg/val Bindtimervalue. Integer,065535
default:20
maxBndRetry Maximumnumberofretry Integer,0255
attemptsallowedtobind default:2
thisTSAP.
dstSel Specifiesthecouplingused looselycoupled
betweenSIPanditsservice tightlycoupled
provideronthisTSAP. default:looselycoupled
dstEnt EntityIDoftheservice TheonlyavailablevalueisHI
providerlayerwithwhich
SIPcommunicatesonthis
TSAP.
dstInst InstanceIDoftheservice Integer,0255
providerlayerwithwhich default:0
SIPcommunicatesonthis
TSAP.
dstProcid Transportlayerprocessor Integer,0255
IDwithwhichSIP default:0
communicatesonthis
TSAP.
memId/Region Messagebuffermemory Integer,0255
regionfortransportonthis default:0
TSAP.
memId/Pool Messagebuffermemory Integer,0255
poolfortransportonthis default:0
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dstprior Priorityformessagessent Integer,0255
bySIPonthisTSAPtothe default:0
serviceproviderlayer.For
looselycoupled
connectionsonly.
dstRoute Routingrequirements Integer,0255
whentheSIPandits default:0
serviceproviderare
looselycoupled.
SIP/SIPEntity
Table 51SIPEntityTableParameters

entId SIPentityID.ReferstoanentId Integer
intheSIP/SSAPtable. nodefault
entType SIPentitytypeuseragent(UA) UserAgentservice
ornetworkserver(NS). NetworkServerservice(2)
nodefault
uaCfg/callIdHIBins Sizeofthecallleghashlist.Call Integer,165535
legshaveauniquecallID.The nodefault
stackmaintainsalistofcalllegs
hashedonthecallIDvalue.
uaCfg/callHdIHIBins Sizeofthecallhandlehashlist. Integer,165535
Thisstackmaintainsalistofcalls nodefault
foraccountingpurposes.
uaReCfg Specifiesallthereconfigurable SeeTable 52
parametersrequiredforthe
supportofSIPUserAgent
operation.
nsCfg/regSrvLoc Specifiesthepossiblelocationof Noregistrar
aregistrarserver. Standaloneregistrar
Colocatedregistrar
nodefault
nsCfg/remRegLoc Ifthenetworkserveris Keepinternally
configuredtoincluderegistrar Keepexternally
serversupport(forexample, nodefault
regSrvLocissettoStandalone
orcolocated),thenthelocation
oftheregistrarserver'sremote
userregistryisspecifiedinthis
field.
nsCfg/remRegSapId SpecifiestheSSAPIDofan Integer
externalremoteuserregistry. nodefault


nsCfg/callIdHIBins Sizeofthecallleghashlist.Call Integer,165535
legshaveauniquecallID.This default:1000
stackmaintainsalistofcalllegs
hashedonthecallIDvalue.
nsCfg/callIdHdlHIBins Sizeofthecallhandlehashlist. Integer,165535
Thestackmaintainsalistofcalls default:1000
foraccountingpurposes.
nsReCfg Specifiesallthereconfigurable SeeTable 53
parametersrequiredforthe
supportofSIPNetworkServer
operation.
domainName DomainnameofSIPentity. String
nodefault
tptSrvLstCfg TransportServerlist SeeTable 54
configuration.
hdrCfg/insDate Specifieswhethertoinsertthe false
dategeneralheaderfieldinto true
invite,ack,bye,cancel,option, default:true
register,subscribe,notify,
message,andreferrequestsand
responses.
hdrCfg/insAllow SpecifieswhethertheAllow false
generalheaderfieldistobe true
insertedintoanoutgoing default:true
response.
hdrCfg/insSupported Specifieswhetherthesupported false
generalheaderfieldistobe true
insertedintooutgoingrequests. default:true
hdrCfg/maxFwd Valuetoinsertintothe Integer,065535
maxforwardsgeneralheader default:0
field.Maxforwardscontrols
howmanyhopsarequestis
allowedtoendurebeforea483
responseisgenerated.
hdrCfg/insOrg/pres Specifieswhethertoinsertthe false
organizationgeneralheader true
fieldinoutgoingrequests. default:false
hdrCfg/insOrg/str Specifiestheorganization String
generalheaderfield,ifpresent. nodefault
snd100Always Specifieswhethertoalways false
senda100(trying)response true
whenanincomingrequestis Mustbesettotrue
beingprocessedbytheSIPlayer.
useCompact WhethertheSIPentityusesthe false
compactencodingforminthe true
messagesitsends. default:false

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alwRecurse WhetherSIPautomaticallytries false
addressesreturnedincontact true
header(s)ina3xxredirect default:false
response.
decodeSDP WhethertodecodetheSDP false
bodyinformationintoevent true
structuresbeforesendingthe default:false
messageuptocallcontrol.
muxCallsOnTCP WhethertheSIPentitymay false
multiplexcallsonTCPorUDP. true
default:false
tptInActvTmr Timeforwhichatransport Integer,065535
serverconnection(TCPorvirtual default:0
UDP)ismaintainedbeforeitis
broughtdown.
locSrvSapId SSAPIDusedwhensending AnyconfiguredSSAPID
connectionindependent
messageindicationprimitives
containinglocationrequeststo
theserviceuser.Onlyfor
externallocationservices.
mCastCacheSapId SSAPIDofaserviceuser Integer,032767
maintaininganexternal default:0
multicastcache.
useSessTmr Usesessiontimer? false
true
Mustbesettofalse
sessTmrVal Sessiontimervalue(s).Ignored Integer,065535
ifuseSessTmr=false. default:5
minSe Minimumacceptablevaluefor Integer,065535
sessioninterval(s). default:1
Table 52uaReCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable

threshUpper Resourcethresholdupperlevel Integer,19
ofrange. nodefault
threshLower Resourcethresholdlowerlevel Integer,19
ofrange. nodefault
alw3rdParty Thirdpartyregistrationis false
allowedonthelocaluser true
registry? nodefault
dfltExpiresInRegister Defaultregistrationexpiryfora Integer
contactattheUA(s). nodefault


dfltExpiresInInvite Defaultexpirytimeofan Integer
outgoinginviterequest(s). nodefault
alertUsrOnExp Alertuseronregistration false
expiry? true
nodefault
refreshOnExp Refreshtheuserremote false
registrationforacontacton true
registrationexpiry? nodefault
chkLocUsrReg Unresolvedrequestssentupto false
callcontrol? true
nodefault
dfltPrxCfg/useDfltPrx Defaultinboundand/or false
outboundproxyserver true
configurationusedefault nodefault
proxyserver?
dfltPrxCfg/ Defaultinboundand/or Integer
rcvDfltPrxOnly outboundproxyserver nodefault
configuration.
dfltPrxCfg/dfltPrxAddrDefaultinboundand/oroutboundproxyserverconfiguration,
consistsof:
ipv4TptAddr/port ProxyserverIPV4port. Integer,065535
nodefault
ipv4TptAddr/address ProxyserverIPV4address. String
ipv6TptAddr/port ProxyserverIPV6port. Integer,065535
nodefault
ipv6TptAddr/ ProxyserverIPV6address. String
ipv6NetAddr
insTmStamp Inserttimestamp false
generalheaderfieldinto true
outgoingrequests? nodefault
regSrvAddr/ RegistrarserverIPV4transport Integer,065535
ipv4TptAddr/port port. nodefault
regSrvAddr/ RegistrarserverIPV4transport String
ipv4TptAddr/address address.
regSrvAddr/ RegistrarserverIPV6transport Integer,065535
ipv6TptAddr/port port. nodefault
regSrvAddr/ RegistrarserverIPV6transport String
ipv6TptAddr/ address.
ipv6NetAddr
mcastRegAddrTransportaddress(IPV4port)ofthemulticastgrouptosendthe
registerrequestto.Ifmulticastregistrationisperformedwhenuserregistersat
endpoint.Consistsof:
ipv4TptAddr/port IPV4port. Integer,065535
nodefault

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ipv6TptAddr/port IPV6port. Integer,065535
nodefault
ipv6TptAddr/ IPV6address. String
ipv6NetAddr
addContact Addcontactheader(s)to false
outgoinginviterequeststhatdo true
nothaveacontactheader nodefault
specifiedbytheuser?
uselpContact Whetheruseragentshoulduse false
IPaddressesorhostnamesin true
thecontactheaderfieldof nodefault
requests.
uacRelProvRsp Whetherauseragentactingas false
aclientshouldimplement true
reliabilityofprovisional nodefault
responses(PRACK).
uasRelProvRsp Whetherauseragentactingas false
aservershouldimplement true
reliabilityofprovisional nodefault
responses(PRACK).
insUserAgent/pres Useragentgeneralheaderfield false
present? true
nodefault
insUserAgent/str useragentgeneralheaderfield String
toinsertinoutgoingrequests,if nodefault
present.
insServer/pres Serverresponseheaderfield false
present? true
nodefault
insServer/str Serverresponseheaderfieldto String
insertinresponses,ifpresent. nodefault
Table 53nsReCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable

regSrvReCfg/ Whethermulticastregistrations false
acptMCastReg shouldbeaddedtotheremote true
userregistry nodefault
regSrvReCfg/ Whethertheregistryshould false
alw3rdParty allowthirdpartyregistration true
requests nodefault
regSrvReCfg/ Remoteuserregistryalarm Integer,max=remRegSzfrom
threshUpper upperthreshold(bytes) GeneralSIPtable
nodefault


regSrvReCfg/ Remoteuserregistryalarmlower Integer
threshLower threshold(bytes) nodefault
regSrvReCfg/ Defaultremoteuserregistryitem Integer
dfltRegExpTm expirytime(100ms) default:36000
regSrvReCfg/ Maximumallowableremoteuser Integer
maxRegExpTm registryitemexpirytime(100ms) nodefault
regSrvReCfg/ IfTRUE,theSIPlayeraddsall false
rspWithContInf availablecontactinformation true
fromtheinternalremoteuser nodefault
registrytothe200OKresponse
toaregisterrequest
regSrvReCfg/ Whethertorespondtooptions false
rspToOptReq requestsonbehalfofauser true
agent. nodefault
Onlyapplicableifnetworkserver
isconfiguredwithacolocated
registrarserver(nsCfg/
regSrvLocissetto
LSO_COLOCATED)andoptions
requestisnotdirectedatthe
networkserver(optionsrequests
withauserintheTofield).
proxyReCfgparametersforredirectandproxyservers.Consistsof:
dfltAct WhetherNSactsasaredirector redirect(7)
proxyserver proxy(8)
nodefault
rspctUAAct WhethertheNSshouldrespect false
thewishesofaUAwhenaUA true
specifiesaserveraction(proxyor nodefault
redirect)forcertaincontact
information.Iffalse,valuein
dfltActisused.
useCallCntrl Whethertosendcallsor false
messagestocallcontrol true
application nodefault
prxState Proxyservermodetooperatein. Stateful
Stateless
nodefault
prxStThr Specifiesaresourcethresholdfor Integer,
transitionofastatefulproxytoa default:4
statelessone
mtchReqURI Whetherthehostnameinthe false
requestURImustmatchthe true
hostnameofthetransportserver nodefault
onwhichitarrived

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provideAlt Whethertheproxyservershould false
providealternativecontactsin true
3xxand485responses. nodefault
alwFork Whethertheentityallows false
forking(parallelsearching)when true
performingsearches nodefault
frkSndCancel Whetheraforkingproxyserver false
shouldsendcancelrequestson true
outstandingbranchrequests nodefault
afterreceivinga2xxor6xx
responseoraftertherequest
timesout.
frkSndCanTm Specifiesthetimeoutvalue Integer
beforeacancelrequestissentby default:600
aforkingproxyserveronall
outstandingbranchesthathave
notreceivedadefinitive2xxor
6xxresponse(100ms)
recordRoute Whethertheservershouldadd false
itselftotherecordrouteheader true
inmessages.Thisisdoneifitis nodefault
desiredthatallsubsequent
requestsandresponsescan
followthesamerouteforthe
durationofthecall.
alwDirPckup Allowdirectedpickup.For false
directedpickup,theproxyshould true
notbeoperatinginstateless nodefault
mode(prxState).
uselpRecRoute WhethertouseIPaddressesor false
hostnamesinRecordRoute true
headerfieldofrequests.only nodefault
applieswherehostnamevalues
areavailableforthenetwork
servertoinsert.
Table 54tptSrvLstCfgFieldofSIPEntityTable

MultiplesoftptSrvCfgtransportserverconfiguration,consistingof:
tSapId TransportSAPtowhichthis AnyconfiguredTSAPID,from
transportserveraddressis SIPTSAPtable.
associated. nodefault
tptSrvId UniqueIDusedtoreferencethis Integer
transportserver. nodefault


sSapLst(list) ListofSSAPsassociatedwiththis AnyconfiguredSSAPIDfrom
transportaddressonthisentity. SIPSSAPtable.
Incomingtrafficonthetransport nodefault
serverisdistributedonthese
SSAPsinaroundrobinmanner.
tptAddr/ Transportaddress(IPV4port)for Integer,065535
ipv4TptAddr/port thisserver nodefault
tptAddr/ TransportIPV4addressforthis String
ipv4TptAddr/ server nodefault
address
tptAddr/ Transportaddress(IPV6port)for Integer,065535
ipv6TptAddr/port thisserver nodefault
tptAddr/ TransportIPV6addressforthis String
ipv6TptAddr/ server nodefault
ipv6NetAddr
tpar/type Typeoftransportparameters NotPresent
requiredfortheconnection Socket
default:Socket
tpar/listenQSize Listenqueuesizenumberof Integer,0255
backlogconnectionssupported default:5
TCPserveroperationsonly.
Multiplesoftpar/Sockoptssocketoptionsfortransportconnection,consistingof:
level Specifiesatwhatlevelinthe IP
transportstackthesocketoption TCP(6)
applies Socket(65535)
nodefault
option Socketoptionname BlockSocket
Reusesocketaddr
Socketrcvbufsize(2)
Socketsndbufsize(3)
AddIPmulticastmember(4)
DropIPmulticastmember(5)
nodefault
val/mCastAddr/ Specifiesaddressofmulticast IP4(4)
type membertobeaddedordropped, IP6(6)
formulticastoptionsonly nodefault
addresstype.
val/mCastAddr/ Specifiesaddressofmulticast String
addr membertobeaddedordropped, nodefault
formulticastoptionsonly
addressvalue.
val/localAddr/ Localaddresstype IP4(4)
type IP6(6)
nodefault
val/localAddr/ LocaladdressIPaddress String
addr nodefault

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tptProt Transportprotocolusedbythis UDP
transportserver TCP(2)
UDPPriority(3)
nodefault
hostname Thehostpartofthehostnamein String
theSIPURLthatisassociated nodefault
withthistransportaddress.The
domainnameisfoundinthe
associatedSIPentity
configurationstructure.
Hostnamemustbedefinedin
/etc/hosts
SIP/SSAP
Table 55SIPSSAPTableParameters

sSapId Upperlayer(user)SAPID. Integer,032767
sSapId0isgenerallyusedforMRFSIP nodefault
interface.
sSapid1isgenerallyusedforInter
MSCtrunking.
entId EntityID.ReferstoSIPEntityentIdin Integer,065535
SIPEntitytable. nodefault
numCLegHIBins Sizeofhashlistwhichmaintainsthe Integer,065535
contextofallcalllegs. default:50
numTransHIBins Sizeofhashlistwhichmaintainsthe Integer,065535
contextofalltransactions. default:50
sel Upperlayerconnectionfunction looselycoupledupper
selector. layer
tightlycoupledwiththe
SCTPuser,M3UA
SCTPuser,IUA(2)
SCTPuser,SUA
SCTPuser,M2UA
default:looselycoupled
upperlayer
memId/region Upperlayer(user)messagebuffer Integer,0255
memoryregion. default:0
memId/pool Upperlayer(user)messagebuffer Integer,0255
memorypool. default:0

Table 55SIPSSAPTableParameters

prior Upperlayer(user)messagepriority. Integer,03
default:0
route [Looselycoupledconnectionsonly] Integer,0255
Upperlayer(user)messagerouting. default:0
SIP/TptServer
Table 56SIPTptServerTableParameters

tptSrvId SIPtransportserverID. Integer
entityId SIPentityIDthatusesthis Integer
transportserver,from
SIPEntitytable.
tSapId ProviderSAPTSAPID AnyconfiguredTSAPID,
referstoaTSAPintheSIP fromSIPTSAPtable.
TSAPtable. nodefault
sSapId UserSAPSSAPIDrefers AnyconfiguredSSAPID
toaSSAPintheSIPSSAP fromSIPSSAPtable.
table. nodefault
tptAddr:
ipv4Tptaddr
ipv4Tptaddr/port IPV4transportserver Integer,065535
address:port nodefault
ipv4Tptaddr/address IPV4transportserver String
address:IPaddress nodefault
ipv6Tptaddr
ipv6Tptaddr/port IPV6transportserver Notused.
address:port
ipv6Tptaddr/ipv6NetAddr IPV6transportserver Notused.
address:IPaddress
tPar
tPar/type Socket(1)
NotPresent(2)
tPar/param/listenQSize
tPar/param/sockOpts/level IP(0)
TCP(6)
Socket(65535)

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Table 56SIPTptServerTableParameters

tPar/param/sockOpts/ BlockSocket(0)
option ReuseSocketaddr(1)
Socketrcvbufsize(2)
Socketsndbufsize(3)
AddIPmulticastmember
(4)
DropIPmulticastmember
(5)
tPar/param/sockOpts/val/ IP4(4)
mCastAddr/type IP6(6)notused
tPar/param/sockOpts/val/
mCastAddr/addr
tPar/param/sockOpts/val/ IP4(4)
localAddr/type IP6(6)notused
tPar/param/sockOpts/val/
localAddr/addr
tptProt Transportserverprotocol. UDP(1)
TCP(2)
UDPPriority(3)
hostname Hostname.

ACRONYMS
C
Thisappendixdefinesacronymsusedinthisguide.
Table 57ListofAcronyms
Acronym Definition
AS AccessServer
BSC BaseStationController
BTS BaseTransceiverStation
CDMA CodeDivisionMultipleAccess
CDROM CompactDisk,ReadonlyMemory
CLI CommandLineInterface
CPU CentralProcessingUnit
DTE DataTerminalEquipment
ESD ElectrostaticDischarge
EVRC EnhancedVariableRateCode
FCAPS Fault,Configuration,Accounting,Performance
GSM GlobalSystemforMobileCommunication
GSMEFR GSMEnhancedFullRate
HLR HomeLocationRegister
IETF IntelligentEngineeringTaskForce
IP InternetProtocol
IPC interprocesscommunication
IS InformationServices
MRF MediaResourceFunction
MRP MediaResourceProcess
MSC MobileSwitchingCenter
NE NetworkElement
NIC networkinterfacecard
NOC NetworkOperatingCenter
OMC OperationsandMaintenanceCenter
PCMA PulseCodeModulationAlaw
PCMU PulseCodeModulationUlaw
PIN ProcedureInterruptNegativeorPersonalIdentification
Number
PROM programmablereadonlymemory
PSTN PublicSwitchedTelephoneNetwork.

130 AppendixC:Acronyms
Table 57ListofAcronyms
Acronym Definition
QCELP QualcommCodeExcitedLinearPrediction
RTCP RealTimeControlProtocol
SAP ServiceAccessPoint
SCSI SmallComputerSystemInterface
SIP SessionInitiationProtocol
SMS ShortMessageService
SNA SystemsNetworkArchitecture
SS7 SignalingSystemNumber7
SSVR SignalingServer
TCP TransmissionControlProtocol
UDP UserDatagramProtocol

INDEX
MRF 27 files
A capacity 30 tonesandannouncements 35
AccessServer defining 49 forking 32
adding 54 CF 34
SIPand 27 child_mon 91
starting 66 clearing H
statistics 87 automaticalarmclearing 81 HI
accounts manualalarmclearing 81 overview 42
drum 61 codecs SAPparameters 101
mrf 61 supported 27
root 61 communications
AF 34 alarmtype 80 I
alarmclearing communicationsprotocolerror icons 16
automatic 81 probablecause 81 interfaces
manualalarmclearing 81 configuration MRFIPBSC 29
alarmtypes 80 runtimeconfiguration 67 MRFMSC 28
communications 80 configurationorcustomizationerror IpcTcpHostUpalarm 84
probablecause 81

equipment 80
processingerror 80 congestion
alarms probablecause 81 L
critical 79 contacting
LawfulInterceptMediaRouter 32
criticalMRF 83 technicaldocumentationdepartment 22
LIR 25,32
listofprobablecauses 81 conventions,text 16 logs,viewing 79
lpcTcpHostUp 84 CONX 47
major 80 corruptdata
majorMRF 84 probablecause 82
CPUutilization
M
minor 80 majoralarms 80
minorMRF 84 performancestatistics 87
majorMRFalarms 84
MrpAnnAccessProblem 85 cpu_processlist 47
manualalarmclearing 81
MrpInvalidAnn 84 cpu_start 66
mediaparameters 53
MrpInvalidMediaParams 86 criticalalarms 79
MEGACO 34
MrpInvalidMediaTarget 84 criticalMRFalarms 83
memoryutilization
MrpMaxSessionReach 83 customerservice
performancestatistics 87
MrpNetworkIface 85 contacting 20
MGCP 34
MrpOutOfMemory 84 minoralarms 80
MrpUdpPort 86 minorMRFalarms 84
MrpUnsupportedService 85 D monitoring
severity 79 DF 34
performancestatistics 88
warning 80 diskI/O MRF
warningMRF 86 performancestatistics 87
capabilities 27
announcements mrfaccountdefaultlogon 62
codec 52 MRFalarms
concurrentsessions 30 E critical 83
description 52 euipment major 84
filename 52 alarmtype 80 minor 84
maximum 50 warning 86
name 52 MRFstatistics 87
automaticalarmclearing 81 F currentservicesessions 87
faults mishandledservices 87
recordingfaults 64 servicecompletions 87
C fileerror servicerequests 87
capabilities probablecause 82

132 Index
MRFIPBSCinterface 29 probablecause 82 User 61

MRFMediaGatewayinterface responsetimeexcessive useraccount
interfaces probablecause 82 mrfaccount 62
MRFMediaGateway 29 RTCP 28
MRFMSCinterface 28 RTP 28,34
MRFP 50 portendrange 53 W
mrpann 49,50 portstartrange 53 warningalarms 80
MrpAnnAccessProblemalarm 85 streams 53 warningMRFalarms 86
mrpconfig 49 runtimeconfiguration warrantysupport 22
MrpInvalidAnnalarm 84 changestodatabasetables 67 webbrowser 40
MrpInvalidMediaParamsalarm 86
MrpInvalidMediaTargetalarm 84
MrpMaxSessionReachalarm 83 S
mrpmedia 49,53 SCTP,SignalingServerand 42
MrpNetworkIfacealarm 85 SecurityManagement
MrpOutOfMemoryalarm 84 LIRuseraccounts 61
MrpUdpPortalarm 86 sessions,maximum
MrpUnsupportedServicealarm 85 defining 50
SIP
AccessServerand 27
N basicconfiguration 48
networkarchitecture 34 SSAP,addingan 45
networkI/O TSAP,addinga 43
performancestatistics 87 SIPACK 50
notices 16 SIPmessaging
localaddress 55
localport 55
O remoteaddress 55
OMC 40 remoteport 55
application 67 SIPprotocol 28
snaguardtimer 49,55
snaprocess 49

P softwareerror
performancestatistics probablecause 82
AccessServer 87 softwareprogramabnormallyterminated
CPUutilization 87 probablecause 82
diskI/O 87 SPAF 34
memoryutilization 87 standard
monitoring 88 ITUX7.33 81
MRFstatistics 87 swaputilization
networkI/O 87 performancestatistics 87
overview 87
swaputilization 87
PROcpu_processlistfile 91 T
probablecause tables
communicationsprotocolerror 81 ipcentity 47
configurationorcustomizationerror 81 mrpann 49,50
congestion 81 mrpconfig 49
corruptdata 82 mrpmedia 49,53
fileerror 82 snaguardtimer 49,55
resourceatornearingcapacity 82 snaprocess 49,54
responsetimeexcessive 82 technicalsupport
softwareerror 82 hours 20
softwareprogramabnormally services 20
terminated 82 website 20
transmitfailure 82 timername 56
unspecifiedreason 83 tonesandannouncements
probablecauses 81 files 35
processlist,PROCPU 91 transmitfailure
processingerror probablecause 82
alarmtypes 80
U
R UDPport 54
recordingfaults 64 unspecifiedreason
resourceatornearingcapacity probablecause 83


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Notices Table 1listsnoticeiconsusedinthisguide.

Icon NoticeType Description

Text Table 2liststextconventionsinthisguide.

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CoreVoiceNetwork Figure 1mapstheCoreVoiceNetworkdocumentsandrelationshipsbetweenthe

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MSC Access Service

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ThepreloadedtonesandannouncementsarelistedinTable 18andTable 19.

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BSS BaseStationSubsystem IPBSS MGW SPAF

Target TDMBSS MGW Service

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Target iCellBSS MGW SPAF

BSS BaseStationSubsystem IS41

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Parameter Definition RecommendedValue

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Parameter Definition RecommendedValue

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Parameter Description Value

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Parameter Description Value

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Parameter Description RangeandDefaultValue

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MSC megtsaroutes: route=annc@<MRFIP:port>

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