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MultiVoice Gateway for the MAX— User’s Guide

Configuring MultiVoice

MultiVoice configuration examples

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Table 6-3. Jitter buffer length (in milliseconds) for the G.711 audio codec

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Table 6-4. Jitter buffer length (in milliseconds) for the G.729(A) audio codec

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Summary of Contents for MultiVoice Gateway

Page 1: ...MultiVoice Gateway for the MAX User s Guide Ascend Communications Inc Part Number 7820 0583 002 For software version 7 0 0 Preliminary November 10 1998 November 2 1998...

Page 2: ...RADVision Inc Portions of the software are 1998 RADVision Inc Copyright October 1998 Ascend Communications Inc All Rights Reserved This document contains information that is the property of Ascend Com...

Page 3: ...are routing or bridging with your Ascend product Type of computer you are using Description of the problem Calling Ascend from within the United States In the U S you can take advantage of Priority T...

Page 4: ...scend com Fax 510 814 2312 Customer Support BBS by modem 510 814 2302 Write to Ascend at the following address Attn Customer Service Ascend Communications Inc One Ascend Plaza 1701 Harbor Bay Parkway...

Page 5: ...e hazardous The input rating of the MultiVoice Gateway is printed on its nameplate 8 Models with ac power inputs are intended for use with a three wire grounding type plug a plug that has a grounding...

Page 6: ...not this phenomenon exists and if necessary implement corrective action before interconnecting the products In addition if the equipment is to be used with telecommunications circuits take the followi...

Page 7: ...public long distance service 1 8 Local 800 service 1 9 Example of traditional 800 service 1 10 Example of using MultiVoice and local 800 service 1 10 Point to Point PBX trunk extension 1 11 Fault tole...

Page 8: ...ultiVoice Gateway Control port 4 1 Connecting through TELNET 4 1 The Main Edit menu 4 2 Understanding menu numbering 4 3 Common menu items 4 4 MAX 4000 6000 menu items 4 4 MAX 2000 menu items 4 5 Acti...

Page 9: ...ation 5 13 Using ISDN signalling 5 13 Example of DPNSS signalling configuration 5 14 Setting up a nailed connection 5 14 Configuring DNIS and ANI collection for E1 R2 5 15 Testing E1 connections 5 16...

Page 10: ...ty 6 15 Configuring Gateway call volumes 6 16 Configuring local call progress tone processing 6 17 Configuring single stage dialing 6 18 Using authentication 6 19 When you do not require PIN authentic...

Page 11: ...faces 8 1 IP addresses and subnet masks 8 1 Ascend notation 8 2 Zero subnets 8 3 IP routes 8 4 How the MultiVoice Gateway uses the routing table 8 4 Static and dynamic routes 8 4 Route preferences and...

Page 12: ...tion 8 20 Configuring the MultiVoice Gateway for dynamic route updates 8 20 Understanding the dynamic routing parameters 8 20 RIP Routing Information Protocol 8 20 Ignoring the default route 8 21 RIP...

Page 13: ...2 Displaying OSPF protocol i o 9 23 Chapter 10 MultiVoice Gateway System Administration 10 1 Introduction to MultiVoice Gateway administration 10 1 Where to find additional administrative information...

Page 14: ...back panel A 5 ISDN cause codes A 7 Common problems and their solutions A 12 Configuration problems A 12 DO menus do not allow most operations A 12 The MultiVoice Gateway cannot dial out on a T1 or E...

Page 15: ...D 2 Palmtop port and cabling pinouts for a Control Monitor D 3 Ethernet interface specifications D 4 10Base T D 4 100Base T D 4 AUI D 4 T1 PRI interface specifications D 5 T1 PRI CSU requirements D 5...

Page 16: ...0 Cable length requirements D 20 Serial WAN cabling specifications D 20 V 35 cable to WAN D 21 RS 449 cable to WAN D 22 Appendix E Warranties and FCC Regulations E 1 Product warranty E 1 Warranty repa...

Page 17: ...ts installed in a rack 3 2 Figure 3 2 Inserting an expansion card into a MultiVoice Gateway slot 3 3 Figure 3 3 Tightening slot card thumbscrews 3 4 Figure 3 4 Dimensions of the MAX 6000 single power...

Page 18: ...OSPF costs for different types of links 9 5 Figure 9 5 Dividing an AS into areas 9 6 Figure 9 6 Sample network topology 9 8 Figure 9 7 Example of an OSPF setup 9 12 Figure A 1 MultiVoice Gateway front...

Page 19: ...cessing 6 13 Table 6 3 Jitter buffer length in milliseconds for the G 711 audio codec 6 13 Table 6 4 Jitter buffer length in milliseconds for the G 729 A audio codec 6 14 Table 8 1 IP address classes...

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Page 21: ...way lists the MultiVoice Gateway features as they apply to various applications Chapter 3 Setting Up the MultiVoice Gateway Hardware explains how to install and test the MultiVoice Gateway hardware Ch...

Page 22: ...owing are all the special characters and typographical conventions used in this manual Convention Meaning Monospace text Represents text that appears on your computer s screen or that could appear on...

Page 23: ...tm http www cs columbia edu hgs rtp drafts VoIP97 8 pdf http www cs columbia edu hgs rtp http dcs umd edu mark 631paper html http www phonezone com tutorial Note The listed WWW sites were available at...

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Page 25: ...phone number As Caller A dials the phone number the network might route the call from Switch 1 to Switch 2 to Switch 3 which connects to Caller B Once the PSTN establishes the call communication trave...

Page 26: ...s define a framework for the transmission of real time voice communications by means of IP based packet switched networks In particular H 323 standards define a Gateway and a Gatekeeper Gateways conne...

Page 27: ...ne numbers that may dial and receive calls through a particular MultiVoice Gateway Coverage areas for each MultiVoice Gateway are defined by assigning dial strings such as country codes area codes cou...

Page 28: ...a session with MultiVoice Gateway 2 6 MultiVoice Gateway 2 forwards the call request to Caller B The primary and secondary Gatekeepers are separate systems Gatekeepers each running its own copy of the...

Page 29: ...with a Gatekeeper the MultiVoice Gateway reregisters every 120 seconds This is called keep alive registration When keep alive registration fails the MultiVoice Gateway attempts to register with the se...

Page 30: ...e Gateways that support the coverage area for Caller D s phone number 5 The Gatekeeper then forwards the IP address of MultiVoice Gateway 2 to MultiVoice Gateway 1 6 MultiVoice Gateway 1 establishes a...

Page 31: ...assigned to a MultiVoice Gateway When a call request is received from a MultiVoice Gateway the MVAM first identifies all the MultiVoice Gateways that could be used to complete the call The MVAM then...

Page 32: ...ructure that maintains Quality of Service QoS Unmanaged IP networks have difficulty with consistent support for the real time requirements of transporting voice traffic Whereas delays due to traffic c...

Page 33: ...to manage the MultiVoice network The ISP supplies MultiVoice customers with the phone number of a local MultiVoice Gateway Data customers using modems or ISDN devices dial the phone number of a local...

Page 34: ...the IXC bills the company for any long distance charges in addition to the leasing charges for the 800 service Example of using MultiVoice and local 800 service Figure 1 7 illustrates how a company c...

Page 35: ...thin the B STDX network maintains QoS Fault tolerance and PBX trunk intraflow Figure 1 9 shows connection used by a company with a managed IP network and an alternative method for connecting two sites...

Page 36: ...Gateway Calls initiated from PCs connected to a network are processed as if the PC was one of the MultiVoice Gateways This requires that the PC be a fully H 323 compliant terminal It must be able to r...

Page 37: ...ly supported communication with Ascend s MultiVoice Access Manager What items are included in your package The MultiVoice Gateway package contents vary depending on which base unit and expansion cards...

Page 38: ...Figure 2 1 MultiVoice Gateway base unit Figure 2 2 Redundant MultiVoice Gateway base unit Figure 2 3 DC power source on the MultiVoice Gateway CONTROL PCMCIA DRAM LAN UTP ACT LNK COL FUSETYPE RATED 25...

Page 39: ...E1 PRI Figure 2 5 MAX 2000 T1 PRI base unit Figure 2 6 MAX 2000 E1 PRI base unit Checking other package contents After you verify which base unit you have make sure that your package contains the fol...

Page 40: ...the data label next to the right set screw which contains the DSP card model number and serial number You can install a maximum of six DSP cards in the MAX 6000 4000 base unit and a maximum of two DSP...

Page 41: ...oprietary Ascend card It is not hot swappable and should not be removed while the MultiVoice Gateway is running The DRAM card attaches directly to the CPU bus of the MAX 6000 base unit Damage might oc...

Page 42: ...er interface 8 bits per character no parity no flow control 1 stop bit For details on cables that connect to this port see Appendix D Cables and Connectors LAN UTP The LAN UTP port connects the MultiV...

Page 43: ...he cables that connect to this port see Appendix D Cables and Connectors WAN 1 to 4 The WAN ports are either a group of four T1 or four E1 ports providing point to point T1 E1 connections between the...

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Page 45: ...mately 4 inches between the MultiVoice Gateway and other rack mount hardware if you are rack mounting the MultiVoice Gateway hardware One or more active line s with at least one line set for bidirecti...

Page 46: ...ce Gateway units The space allows for air flow between units and leaves room for handling the units if they need to be removed Leave approximately 1 foot between the racks of MultiVoice Gateway units...

Page 47: ...lready installed in your MultiVoice Gateway insert the modules now Perform the following steps 1 Make sure that the MultiVoice Gateway power is off and the power cord is unplugged Warning Failure to t...

Page 48: ...iVoice Gateway in a 19 inch or 23 inch rack The following illustrations show the dimensions of both base MAX 6000 4000 MultiVoice Gateway units the single power supply unit and the redundant power sup...

Page 49: ...the unit in the rack and secure it as shown in Figure 3 6 2 If you are not rack mounting the MultiVoice Gateway place it where you can have full access to the front and back panels Figure 3 6 Mountin...

Page 50: ...T1 PRI ports must be equipped with internal CSUs Otherwise external CSUs or other network WAN interface equipment must be installed between the MultiVoice Gateway and the demarcation point 2 Inform y...

Page 51: ...imum distance between the E1 PRI WAN interface equipment and the MultiVoice Gateway should not introduce attenuation of more than 6dB when measured at half the maximum data rate 1024 Kbps Also the cab...

Page 52: ...MultiVoice Gateway power is on Fault On in one of two cases Either a hardware self test is in progress or there is a hardware failure At system start up when the MultiVoice Gateway performs its Power...

Page 53: ...dant MultiVoice Gateway LEDs LED Description Power On when the Redundant MultiVoice Gateway power supply is on A Fail On only if there is a failure on power supply A That is if one or more of the volt...

Page 54: ...ne 1 This LED is ON when the link is active and there are no pending alarms or tests If a PRI is active and using D channel signaling this LED blinks when the unit is unable to establish layer 2 and 3...

Page 55: ...e Figure 3 11 Ethernet interface LEDs on MultiVoice Gateway back panel Table 3 4 describes the Ethernet interface LEDs Table 3 4 Ethernet interface LEDs on back panel LED Description ACT Activity On w...

Page 56: ...ay back panel Table 3 5 describes the Ethernet interface LEDs for the MAX 4000 Now that you know about the MAX LEDs you are ready to start up the MAX Table 3 5 Ethernet interface LEDs on back panel LE...

Page 57: ...and finishes within one minute 4 While the POST is running watch the LEDs If the Power LED is on and the Fault LED is off the MultiVoice Gateway is operating properly You can continue with the next s...

Page 58: ...40 000 Empty 50 000 VOIP 16 60 000 VOIP 16 70 000 Empty 80 000 Empty 90 000 Ethernet A0 000 Ether Data B0 000 Serial WAN For the MAX 2000 the following items are available from the MultiVoice Gateway...

Page 59: ...control Direct connect After the connection is established the Control Monitor screen appears Connecting through TELNET You can establish a Console session from any Telnet workstation by opening a Te...

Page 60: ...a card Figure 4 1 MultiVoice Gateway Main Edit menu and Status windows for the MAX 6000 and MAX 4000 MAX_SF Main Edit Menu 10 100 1234567890 10 200 1234567890 00 000 System L1 LA L2 DS 10 000 Net T1...

Page 61: ...400 Ether Stat Qual N A 00 00 00 Rx Pkt 391668 0K 0 channels Tx Pkt 42239 CLU 0 ALU 0 Col 0 00 100 Sys Option Main Status Menu Security Prof 1 00 000 System Software 7 0 0 10 000 Net T1 S N 7181672 20...

Page 62: ...urity 00 400 Destinations 00 500 Dial Plan MAX 4000 6000 menu items On the MAX 4000 6000 platforms the menu numbers are associated with the following actual expansion slots or virtual slots The built...

Page 63: ...and 20 000 Each T1 or E1 slot contains two lines The menus for configuring and testing the lines are organized as follows 10 000 Net T1 Net E1 10 100 Line Config 10 200 Line Diag The two expansion sl...

Page 64: ...that is currently open the cursor character points to one item in the menu To move the cursor down press Ctrl N next or the Down Arrow key To move it up press Ctrl P previous or the Up Arrow key Some...

Page 65: ...P Redirects Accept BOOTP Relay DNS Note With the exception of parameters designated N A not applicable you can edit all parameters in any profile A profile is a group of parameters listed under a part...

Page 66: ...ant to save changes EXIT 0 ESC Don t exit 1 Exit and discard 2 Exit and accept You can save the profile values by choosing the Exit and Accept option and pressing Enter or by pressing 2 Special displa...

Page 67: ...eft one character or exit the current input Menu Close the current selection v Down Arrow Ctrl N Move down to the next selection Up Arrow Ctrl U Ctrl P Move up to the previous selection N A Ctrl V Mov...

Page 68: ...s always named Default and always has no password For security reasons you should reset the privileges in the Default profile to restrict what can be done by anyone accessing the MultiVoice Gateway co...

Page 69: ...elnet the caller must first supply the Telnet password to establish a Telnet session Then the Default security level is set for that session To configure the MultiVoice Gateway through Telnet the call...

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Page 71: ...AN with appropriate cables and connectors A local host or workstation that can Telnet or Ping to the MultiVoice Gateway Configuring T1 lines Each built in T1 line contains 24 channels each of which ca...

Page 72: ...There are 23 channels if you use PRI signalling and 24 channels if you use robbed bit For more information about each parameter see the MAX Reference Guide At the top level you can assign a name to th...

Page 73: ...rn Telecom NI 2 National ISDN 2 GloBanD Japan T1 line framing and encoding Framing Mode specifies the physical layer frame format used on the T1 line The two possible settings are D4 and ESF The D4 fo...

Page 74: ...ource parameter determines whether the T1 line can be used as the master clock source for synchronous connections In synchronous transmission both the sending device and the receiving device must main...

Page 75: ...lling To configure ISDN signalling on Line 1 of the currently open T1 module 1 Open Net T1 Line Config and set the 1st Line to Trunk Net T1 Line Config Name 1st Line Trunk 2nd Line Disabled 2 Open the...

Page 76: ...timer on the switch Then after the MultiVoice Gateway specific timer expires but before the T310 timer expires the MultiVoice Gateway sends ISDN code 17 User Busy and clears the call Note Only calls...

Page 77: ...s 5 Close the Line 1 subprofile 6 Open the Line 2 subprofile and set the same values for these configuration values Using NFAS signalling When you configure two T1 lines for NFAS signalling they share...

Page 78: ...tch D Chan Clr Err1 Clr Perf1 Clr Err2 Clr Perf2 You can use these commands to test the line configuration For more information about each command see the MAX Reference Guide Validating connectivity T...

Page 79: ...The Terminal Server screen appears Ascend Pipeline Terminal Server ascend 4 Type test phone number where phone number is the phone number of the MultiVoice Gateway T1 line Note The most frequent reaso...

Page 80: ...elay N A Caller ID N A L3 End X END L2 End B END NL Value 64 LoopAvoidance 7 Clock Source Yes Overlap Receiving No PRI Prefix N A Trailing Digits N A T302 Timer N A Ch 1 Switched Ch 1 1212 Ch 1 Slot 3...

Page 81: ...1 line as the D channel DPNSS The interface supports DPNSS or DASS 2 signalling R2 R2 signalling This is the R2 signalling protocol specific by ITU T Recommendation Q 464 1988 Signalling System R2 Sig...

Page 82: ...communications providers Specifying digits received on an incoming R2 call The Number Complete parameter specifies how many digits complete the number of an incoming call using R2 signalling You can s...

Page 83: ...Ch N parameter specifies how the channel is used Select one of the following values Switched The default Supports switched connections It can be robbed bit or a B channel depending on the line s signa...

Page 84: ...by most European telecommunications providers Check with your carrier about which framing mode to specify 4 Make sure that the following parameters are set to their default values as shown L3 End X EN...

Page 85: ...g 1 Open Net E1 Line Config and set both lines to Trunk service Net T1 Line Config Name 1st Line Trunk 2nd Line Trunk 2 Open the Line 1 subprofile and set the signalling mode to R2 Line 1 Sig Mode R2...

Page 86: ...tion about each command see the MAX Reference Guide Validating the E1 connection To test whether the MultiVoice Gateway line is functioning normally use the Test command from the MultiVoice Gateway te...

Page 87: ...king the terminal server command line and entering the Show Calls command For example ascend show calls The command displays statistics about current calls For example Call ID Called Party ID Calling...

Page 88: ...umber that can be referenced as the Group in a Connection profile or the Nailed Grp in a Frame Relay profile If Group is specified in a Connection profile the MultiVoice Gateway bridges or routes pack...

Page 89: ...e lines provide lower cost connections to some sites that do not require or have access to the higher bandwidth T1 or E1 lines The following example shows the relevant BRI network configuration parame...

Page 90: ...bers and two SPIDs All international switch types except DBP Telecom and all U S switch types except AT T 5ESS operate in multipoint mode Using the BRI line for switched or nailed connections Each BRI...

Page 91: ...and for outbound calls Configuring incoming switched connections The following example shows how to configure the BRI lines in multipoint mode with an NI 1 switch To configure the lines for switched...

Page 92: ...ri net Switch Type NI 1 BRI Analog Encode Mu Law Line 1 4 Assign both of the line s channels to trunk group 6 for example B1 Trnk Grp 6 B2 Trnk Grp 6 5 Repeat this trunk group setting for the remainin...

Page 93: ...ctets OutOctets 3 5104563434 4191234567 0 0 4 4197654321 5108888888 888888 99999 The Call ID column contains an index number specific to the call Called Party ID and Calling Party ID show the telephon...

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Page 95: ...may improve MultiVoice call performance by Entering an IP address for a secondary MultiVoice Access Manager Adjusting the frequency and time intervals when a MultiVoice Gateway must register with the...

Page 96: ...s over must IP networks using the factory defaults for the remaining VOIP Options parameters Understanding the VOIP parameters This section provides background information about the VOIP Options param...

Page 97: ...ce Access Manager at the 2nd GK IP address Once it successfully registers with the secondary Gatekeeper the MultiVoice Gateway is operating in backup mode If the IP address for 2nd GK IP is null then...

Page 98: ...estination phone number When callers dial into the MultiVoice Gateway it presents them either with a dial tone or with prompts indicating that MultiVoice Access Manager requires PIN authentication The...

Page 99: ...lt of high network throughput increased latency as a result of reduced network throughput The Enable Adaptive Jtr Buf parameter changes the jitter buffer mode to either adaptive or fixed for the Multi...

Page 100: ...ork will process the UDP packets These are requested values The impact of a selected value on UDP packet processing is network dependent see RFC791 This value defaults to 101 Changes to this parameter...

Page 101: ...is value to Yes enables the MultiVoice Gateway to extract the Dialed Number Identification Service DNIS string from a single dialed entry Setting this value to No disables DNIS string collection requi...

Page 102: ...Ethernet Mod Config VOIP Options menu 2 Set the Keepalive Timer by pressing Enter to open the edit field and entering a value between 1 and 65535 seconds For example Ethernet Mod Config Keepalive Tim...

Page 103: ...no valid address null configured for the 2nd GK IP then the MultiVoice Gateway goes into a slow poll mode Configuring PIN authentication To configure PIN authentication on a MultiVoice Gateway 1 Open...

Page 104: ...pressing Enter to open the edit field and entering a value between 1 and 10 packets For Example Ethernet Mod Config Frames Packet 1 The default is 4 Note When a different audio codec is dynamically s...

Page 105: ...io codec defined for Pkt Audio Mode Table 6 1 Impact of configurable voice frames on IP packet size Audio codec Number of voice frames RTP packet size Ethernet frame size G 729 1 10ms ea 22 bytes 64 b...

Page 106: ...Enter to open the edit field and entering a value between 1 and 19 packets For Example Ethernet Mod Config Max Jtr Buf Size 19 4 Press Enter to save your change This parameter defaults to 19 This par...

Page 107: ...me per packet and has a packet duration of 5ms then 5 Packets x 5ms packet 25ms jitter buffer length The instantaneous jitter buffer size within the call is 25ms If a second in coming call used the G...

Page 108: ...55 340 425 510 595 680 765 850 18 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 720 810 900 19 95 190 285 380 475 570 665 760 855 950 a This is the value entered for either Max Jtr Buf Size and or Initial Jit Buf Size T...

Page 109: ...140 210 280 350 420 490 560 630 700 8 80 160 240 320 400 480 560 640 720 800 9 90 180 270 360 450 540 630 720 810 900 10 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 11 110 220 330 440 550 660 770 880 99...

Page 110: ...er defaults to Minimize Delay You may toggle through and select from the following values assigning the associated bit values to the ToS byte for this parameter as defined by RFC1349 Configuring Gatew...

Page 111: ...m the PSTN Note When NO is selected callers may hear silence if no Q 931 messages are received by the local MultiVoice Gateway Using Near end cut through This feature provides answer supervision suppo...

Page 112: ...ltiVoice call VPN Mode Yes or users are authenticated using ANI Callers enter only the MultiVoice access number followed by the destination phone number DNIS For example they can enter 997325551212 Us...

Page 113: ...coverage areas If the MVAM finds no MultiVoice Gateway with a coverage area that supports the called number the local MultiVoice Gateway disconnects the call 6 The local MultiVoice Gateway initiates...

Page 114: ...local MultiVoice Gateway initiates a session with the destination MultiVoice Gateway 8 The destination MultiVoice Gateway initiates a session with the MVAM to determine if it approved the call The Mul...

Page 115: ...it to the local MultiVoice Gateway If MVAM finds no MultiVoice Gateway with a coverage area that supports the called number the local MultiVoice Gateway disconnects the call 8 The local MultiVoice Ga...

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Page 117: ...t accepts incoming dial in connections as usual and forwards them out to a Frame Relay switch as shown in Figure 7 1 Figure 7 1 The MultiVoice Gateway operating as a Frame Relay concentrator As a Fram...

Page 118: ...MultiVoice Gateway can operate as a Customer Premise Equipment CPE device or as a FR switch or both In Figure 7 2 all of the elements could be Ascend units but are not necessarily so Note For NNI or U...

Page 119: ...7 7 Figure 7 5 User to Network Interface Data Terminal Equipment UNI DTE Types of Frame Relay connections For Frame Relay connections the MultiVoice Gateway supports gateway connections and Frame Rela...

Page 120: ...ype N A Dial N A Bill N A Call by Call N A Transit N A Link Status Dlci 0 Link Mgmt Q 933A N391 6 DTE N392 3 DTE N393 4 DCE N392 3 DCE N393 4 T391 10 T392 15 MRU 1532 Understanding the Frame Relay par...

Page 121: ...management protocol The Link Mgmt setting may be None no link management T1 617D for T1 617 Annex D or Q 933A for Q 933 Annex A Frame Relay timers and event counts Frame Relay timers and event counts...

Page 122: ...interface In this example the MultiVoice Gateway has a nailed connection to another Frame Relay switch and the connection uses an NNI interface configuration Figure 7 6 shows the connection Figure 7 6...

Page 123: ...ile a name and activate it Ethernet Frame Relay Name ATT DCE Active Yes 3 Set the FR Type to DCE FR Type DCE 4 Set up the nailed connection to the remote switch and specify the data service for the li...

Page 124: ...5 Specify the link management protocol and its configuration parameters For example Link Mgmt Q 933A N391 6 DTE N392 3 DTE N393 4 T391 10 6 Close the Frame Relay profile Configuring Connection profile...

Page 125: ...physical links specified in different Frame Relay profiles Frame Relay circuits Encaps FR_CIR A circuit is a PVC segment configured in two Connection profiles Data coming in on the DLCI configured in...

Page 126: ...tch by using ATT NNI a Frame Relay profile To configure this link 1 Open a Connection profile 2 Specify the station name activate the profile and specify FR encapsulation Ethernet Connections Station...

Page 127: ...he station name activate the profile and specify FR_CIR encapsulation Ethernet Connections Station victor Active Yes Encaps FR_CIR 3 Open the Encaps Options subprofile and specify the name of the Fram...

Page 128: ...name Display all DLCI information or just for name show fr circuits Display the FR Circuit table Displaying Frame Relay statistics To display Frame Relay statistics enter the Show FR command with the...

Page 129: ...rotocol is the basis for this information For a full definition of each of the fields reported see Annex D Displaying DLCI status To display the status of each DLCI use the dlci option For example asc...

Page 130: ...Set the CIRCUIT to active set circuit inactive name Set the CIRCUIT to inactive To allow data to flow through a circuit use the Active option For example ascend set circuit active circuit 1 To turn of...

Page 131: ...tiVoice Gateway uses IP addresses and subnet masks IP routes and IP interfaces IP addresses and subnet masks In the MultiVoice Gateway you specify IP addresses in dotted decimal format If you specify...

Page 132: ...he mask specification indicates that 29 bits of the address specify the network This is commonly referred to as a 29 bit subnet The three remaining bits specify unique hosts Figure 8 2 A 29 bit subnet...

Page 133: ...ress format relates to Ascend notation for a class C network number The broadcast address of any subnet has the host portion of the IP address set to all ones The network address or base address repre...

Page 134: ...a destination must be reliable the administrator often configures more than one static route to the destination In that case the MultiVoice Gateway chooses the route on the basis of assigned metrics...

Page 135: ...0 0 0 222 224 0 0 9 32 local CP 0 0 0 222 255 255 255 255 32 ie0 CP 0 0 0 222 The Ethernet interface has the IP address 10 10 10 2 with a subnet mask of 255 255 0 0 No Connection profiles or static r...

Page 136: ...10 Sec DNS 12 20 7 23 51 Allow As Client DNS Yes Pri WINS 0 0 0 0 Sec WINS 0 0 0 0 List Attempt No List Size N A Client Pri DNS 0 0 0 0 Client Sec DNS 0 0 0 0 SNTP Server SNTP Enabled Yes Time zone UT...

Page 137: ...ing by routing through the MultiVoice Gateway Dual IP is also used to distribute the load of routing traffic to a large subnet by assigning IP addresses on that subnet to two or more routers on the ba...

Page 138: ...fy the default route in the MultiVoice Gateway routing table Proxy ARP and inverse ARP The MultiVoice Gateway can be configured to respond to ARP requests for remote devices that have dynamically assi...

Page 139: ...ames instead of IP addresses If you configure a primary and secondary name server the secondary server is accessed only if the primary one is inaccessible DNS lists DNS can return multiple addresses f...

Page 140: ...ments the decrease is not noticeable Poisoning dialout routes in a redundant configuration If you have another Ascend unit backing up the MultiVoice Gateway in a redundant configuration on the same ne...

Page 141: ...the Default IP Route profile 2 Specify the IP address of a backbone router in the Gateway parameter For example Ethernet Static Rtes Name Default Active Yes Dest 0 0 0 0 0 Gateway 10 0 0 17 Preferenc...

Page 142: ...for each entry If you specify automatic updating you only have to enter the first IP address of each host Any others are added automatically Automatic updating replaces the existing address list for a...

Page 143: ...resses in the list DNStab commands The terminal server dnstab command has the following variations Local DNS Table Name IP Address Reads Time of last read ________________________ _______________ ____...

Page 144: ...le entry is one of the eight table indexes It includes the host name IP address or addresses and information fields To place the initial entries in the table 1 At the terminal server interface type dn...

Page 145: ...ame and press Enter To accept the current name press Enter To clear the name press the spacebar and then Enter If you enter a valid name the system places it in the table or leaves it there if you acc...

Page 146: ...Static Preference 100 Rip Preference 100 RipAseType Type2 Rip Tag c8000000 OSPF Preference 10 OSPF ASE Preference 150 Understanding the static route parameters This section provides some background in...

Page 147: ...e preference Zero is the default for connected routes such as the Ethernet When choosing which route to use the router first compares the preference values preferring the lowest number If the preferen...

Page 148: ...ter the record Metrics for routes learned from RIP The RipAseType parameter can specify Type 1 or Type 2 Type 1 is a metric expressed in the same units as the link state metric the same units as inter...

Page 149: ...e Metric 1 Preference 100 Private Yes 4 Close the IP Route profile Defining a static route to a remote subnet If the connection does not enable RIP the MultiVoice Gateway does not learn about other ne...

Page 150: ...e parameters that enable the MultiVoice Gateway to receive updates from RIP or ICMP For information about OSPF updates see Chapter 9 Configuring OSPF Routing Ethernet Mod Config Ether options RIP On I...

Page 151: ...ther to summarize subnet information when advertising routes If the MultiVoice Gateway summarizes RIP routes it advertises a route to all the subnets in a network of the same class For example the rou...

Page 152: ...proto iproute show displays IP routes same as show ip routes command Displaying the routing table Note that the IProute Show command and the Show IP Routes command have identical output For example t...

Page 153: ...cket but is otherwise unconfigured with a route to the broadcast Flg One or more of the following flag values C A directly connected route such as Ethernet I ICMP Redirect dynamic route N Placed in th...

Page 154: ...metric than the new route If you get the message Warning a better route appears to exist the MultiVoice Gateway has rejected your attempt to add a route because the routing table already contained the...

Page 155: ...nd output shows the address of the router and round trip time of each probe If the probe answers come from different gateways the address of each responding system is shown If there is no response Syn...

Page 156: ...s C techpubs ping statistics 2 packets transmitted 2 packets received 0 packet loss round trip min avg MultiVoice Gateway 0 0 0 ms You can terminate the Ping exchange at any time by pressing Ctrl C Wh...

Page 157: ...scend show arp entry typ ip address ether addr if rtr pkt insert 0 DYN 10 65 212 199 00C07B605C07 0 0 0 857783 1 DYN 10 65 212 91 0080C7C4CB80 0 0 0 857866 2 DYN 10 65 212 22 080020792B4C 0 0 0 857937...

Page 158: ...rors and transmitted enter the Show ICMP command For example show icmp 3857661 packet received 20 packets received with errors Input histogram 15070 2758129 packets transmitted 0 packets transmitted d...

Page 159: ...he interface Status Up the interface is functional or Down Type Type of application being used on the interface as specified in RFC 1213 MIB 2 For example 23 indicates PPP and 28 indicates SLIP Speed...

Page 160: ...packets 1 outbound packets with no route 0 reassembly timeouts 0 reassemblies required 0 reassemblies that went OK 0 reassemblies that Failed 0 packets fragmented OK 0 fragmentations that failed 0 fr...

Page 161: ...3 0 1 0 0 1 520 0 50 0 532 2 7 0 32 0 0 3 123 0 32 0 0 4 1022 0 128 0 0 5 161 0 64 0 0 Displaying TCP statistics and connections To display the supported TCP statistics commands ascend show tcp show t...

Page 162: ...segments re transmitted An active open is a TCP session that the MultiVoice Gateway initiated and a passive open is a TCP session that the MultiVoice Gateway did not initiate To display current TCP s...

Page 163: ...tion Protocol RIP beyond its capabilities especially because of the following problems Introduction to OSPF 9 1 Configuring OSPF routing in the MultiVoice Gateway 9 10 Administering OSPF 9 14 Problem...

Page 164: ...w OSPF works see RFC 1583 OSPF Version 2 03 23 1994 J Moy An Autonomous System AS is a group of OSPF routers exchanging information typically under the control of one company An AS can include a large...

Page 165: ...in Routing CIDR A packet is routed to the best longest or most specific match Host routes are considered to be subnets whose masks are all ones 0xFFFFFFFF Note Although OSPF is very useful for network...

Page 166: ...k initialization in pairs between two neighbors As the adjacency is established the neighbors exchange databases and build a consistent synchronized database between them When an OSPF router detects a...

Page 167: ...esignated router fails the backup immediately becomes the designated router and a new backup is elected The administrator chooses which router is to be the designated router on the basis of the proces...

Page 168: ...gure 9 5 all of the routers are ABRs If the ABRs and area boundaries are set up correctly link state databases are unique to an area Figure 9 5 Dividing an AS into areas Note At this release Ascend re...

Page 169: ...e and import Type 7 LSAs Like stub areas NSSAs cannot originate or import Type 5 LSAs Type 7 LSAs can only be advertised within a single NSSA They are not flooded throughout the AS as are Type 5 LSAs...

Page 170: ...ers exchange routing information and build Link state databases Link state databases are synchronized between pairs of adjacent routers as described in Exchange of routing information on page 9 4 In a...

Page 171: ...er 1 Destination Next Hop Metric Network 1 Direct 0 Network 2 Direct 0 Network 3 Router 2 20 Network 4 Router 2 50 Table 9 3 Shortest path tree and resulting routing table for Router 2 Destination Nex...

Page 172: ...eference Guide For OSPF routing you set the following parameters Parameters Description RunOSPF OSPF is turned off by default To enable it on the interface set RunOSPF to Yes Area Sets the area ID for...

Page 173: ...sed only when OSPF is turned off on a particular interface When OSPF is enabled the ASE parameters are not applicable ASE type specifies the type of metric that the MultiVoice Gateway advertises for e...

Page 174: ...without the added overhead of running RIP The MultiVoice Gateway s Ethernet interface in the sample network diagram is in the OSPF backbone area Although there is no limitation stated in the RFC abou...

Page 175: ...ckground information see Stub areas on page 9 6 4 Leave the Hello interval Dead interval and Priority values set to their defaults HelloInterval 10 DeadInterval 40 Priority 5 5 If authentication is re...

Page 176: ...l option ascend iproute show l In addition to the standard routing table fields which are described in Chapter 8 Configuring IP Routing the following three columns are specific to OSPF and are displa...

Page 177: ...174 88 1 30 hops max 0 byte pack ets 1 C example com 10 174 88 13 20 ms B example com 10 174 88 12 20 ms C example com 10 174 88 13 20 ms B exam ple com 10 174 88 12 20 ms 20 ms C example com 10 174 8...

Page 178: ...ormally in the Connection profile OSPF will import all RIP routes as Type 2 ASEs The reason that RIP routes are imported with Type 2 metrics by default is that RIP metrics are not directly comparable...

Page 179: ...d across the Ethernet To change the route preferences on Ethernet 1 Open Ethernet Mod Config Route Pref 2 Modify the parameters to adjust Preference values For example to assign static routes the same...

Page 180: ...ate low 0 DD Nbr s rtr my rtrid 0 DD Extern option mismatch 0 Ack Unknown nbr 0 Ack Nbr state low 0 Ls Req Nbr state low 0 Ls Req Unknown nbr 0 Ls Req Empty request 0 LS Req Bad pkt 0 LS Update Nbr st...

Page 181: ...ows about and the number of areas The number 0 means that the router knows about the backbone area only Local ASBRs Number of ASBRs the router knows about Inter LSAs Number of entries in the link stat...

Page 182: ...4 10 5 2 154 3600 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 STUB 10 5 2 155 10 5 2 155 3600 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 STUB 10 5 2 162 10 5 2 162 3600 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 STUB 10 5 2 163 10 5 2 163 3600 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 RTR 10 5 2 146 10 5 2 146...

Page 183: ...tabase as described in the preceding section Then specify an LSA to expand Use the following format show ospf lsa area ls type ls id adv rtr This command requires that you include the first four field...

Page 184: ...w the OSPF routing table type ascend show ospf rtab SPF algorithm run 24 times since boot Dest D_mask Area Cost E Path Nexthop AdvRtr Nets 10 5 2 163 255 255 255 248 0 0 0 0 10 3 EXT 10 5 2 163 10 5 2...

Page 185: ...Displaying OSPF protocol i o To display information about packets sent and received by the OSPF protocol enter the Show OSPF IO command For example ascend show ospf io IO stats from boot RECEIVED 0 Mo...

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Page 187: ...n those related to the system itself and tells you where to find information about the network and connection oriented commands For SNMP administration MultiVoice Gateway configurations control which...

Page 188: ...d of changing a configuration or performing a series of actions For MIF instructions see the MAX MIF Supplement Sys Diag and Line Diag commands The Sys Diag commands enable you to reset the device sav...

Page 189: ...w security level If the password you enter is incorrect the MultiVoice Gateway prompts you again for the password Note The default password for the Full Access login is Ascend The first task you shoul...

Page 190: ...ct fields are SNMP readable and adjustable and should indicate the MultiVoice Gateway unit s location and the person to contact about any problems respectively You can enter up to 80 characters Settin...

Page 191: ...ouble asterisks specifies the power of 10 for the current ratio of error bits to total bits High BER Alarm specifies whether the back panel alarm relay closes when the bit error rate exceeds the value...

Page 192: ...east bay Contact thf 3 If necessary set the system date and time Date 3 20 98 Time 10 00 29 4 Specify the data transfer rate of the MultiVoice Gateway Control port Term Rate 9600 5 Close the System p...

Page 193: ...mmand line interface you must have administrative privileges For details see Activating administrative permissions on page 10 2 You can open the terminal server command line interface by using any of...

Page 194: ...SLIP command This command is not supported on the MultiVoice Gateway cslip Compressed SLIP command This command is not supported on the MultiVoice Gateway ppp PPP command This command is not supporte...

Page 195: ...mber rlogin rlogin l user ec host name l user tcp tcp hostname port number These commands initiate a session with a host or modem or toggle to a different interface that displays a menu selection of T...

Page 196: ...t The total number of characters including the rawTcp string must not exceed 31 portnumber is the number of the port on which the connection for this host is to be established 3 Enter a description of...

Page 197: ...y typing quit at the Telnet prompt telnet quit Note During an open Telnet connection press Ctrl to display the telnet prompt and the Telnet command line interface Any valid Telnet command returns you...

Page 198: ...telnet send To set special characters for use during the Telnet session use the Set command For example telnet set eof D To display current settings telnet set all To see a list of Set commands telnet...

Page 199: ...ample port number 23 starts a Telnet session However terminating the Telnet session does not terminate the raw TCP session For example ascend tcp myhost When the raw TCP session starts running the Mul...

Page 200: ...e count optional fields set Set various items Type set for help show Show various tables Type show for help Test command To run a self test in which the MultiVoice Gateway calls itself the MultiVoice...

Page 201: ...s call by call T1 PRI service Enter any value available to the Call by Call parameter of the Connection profile The Call by Call parameter specifies the PRI service that the MultiVoice Gateway uses wh...

Page 202: ...d received N2 cannot handshake The MultiVoice Gateway answered the outgoing call but the two sides did not properly identify themselves This error can indicate that the call was routed to the wrong Mu...

Page 203: ...Mode C to exit Password Mode To return to normal terminal server operations and thereby disable password mode press Ctrl C Note Note that each channel of a connection to a secure site requires a separ...

Page 204: ...igmp Display IGMP information Type show igmp for help show mrouting Display MROUTING information Type show mrouting f show ospf Display OSPF information Type show ospf for help show tcp Display TCP in...

Page 205: ...ne 0 zero ascend show isdn 0 The MultiVoice Gateway responds with one or more of the following messages PH ACTIVATED PH DEACTIVATED DL TEI ASSIGNED BRI interfaces only DL TEI REMOVED BRI interfaces on...

Page 206: ...w calls Call ID Called Party ID Calling Party ID InOctets OutOctets 3 5104563434 4191234567 0 0 4 4197654321 5108888888 888888 99999 The output includes the following fields Show Uptime To see how lon...

Page 207: ...and channel on which the session is established Slot Port Slot and port of the service being used by the session Can indicate the number of a slot containing a modem card and the modem on that card or...

Page 208: ...ess security which denies SNMP access unless it is initiated from a specified IP address The following example shows the relevant parameters Ethernet Mod Config SNMP options Read Comm Ascend R W Comm...

Page 209: ...permits the MultiVoice Gateway to confirm the set request before the unit is reset Information held in the Ascend Events Group is erased and its values are initialized when the MultiVoice Gateway is...

Page 210: ...PDU The next three fields specify whether the MultiVoice Gateway traps alarm events port events and or security events respectively and sends a trap PDU to the SNMP manager The Port field specifies th...

Page 211: ...r or the unit might be altered warmStart RFC 1215 trap type 1 Is reinitializing itself so that neither the configuration of the SNMP manager nor the unit is altered linkDown RFC 1215 trap type 2 Recog...

Page 212: ...logging in as anonymous to ftp ds internic net No password is required Security event Signifies authenticationFailure RFC 1215 trap type 4 The MultiVoice Gateway sending the trap is the addressee of...

Page 213: ...and explains the information they display MultiVoice Gateway front panel Figure A 1 shows the LEDs on the front panel of the MAX 6000 400 MultiVoice Gateway Figure A 1 MultiVoice Gateway front panel...

Page 214: ...iVoice Gateway power is on Fault On in one of two cases either a hardware self test is in progress or there is a hardware failure When a hardware self test is in progress the LED stays on If any type...

Page 215: ...on A Fail On only if one or more of the voltages from side A of the power supply has failed 12 5 3 3 5 12 B Fail On if one or more of the voltages from side B side of the power supply has failed 12 5...

Page 216: ...signaling this LED blinks when the unit is unable to establish layer 2 and 3 protocol communications with the central office switch This may indicate a configuration error aui This LED is ON to reflec...

Page 217: ...eway back panel Table A 4 describes the Ethernet interface LEDs Table A 4 MAX 6000 Ethernet interface LEDs on back panel LED Description ACT Activity On when the MultiVoice Gateway is detecting activi...

Page 218: ...ribes the Ethernet interface LEDs for the MAX 4000 Table A 5 MAX 4000 Ethernet interface LEDs on back panel LED Description ACT Activity On when the MultiVoice Gateway is detecting activity network tr...

Page 219: ...call a cause code is reported even when inband signaling is in use If the PRI or BRI switch type is 1TR6 Germany see Table A 7 Table A 6 lists the numeric cause codes and provides a description of eac...

Page 220: ...hannel available 35 Destination unattainable 37 Degraded service 38 Network WAN out of order 39 Transit delay range cannot be achieved 40 Throughput range cannot be achieved 41 Temporary failure 42 Sw...

Page 221: ...mplemented 69 Requested facility not implemented 70 Only restricted digital information bearer capability is available 79 Service or option not implemented unspecified 81 Invalid call reference value...

Page 222: ...ecified 127 Internetworking unspecified Table A 7 ISDN cause codes for 1TR6 switch type 1TR6 Code Cause 1 Invalid call reference value 3 Bearer service not implemented Service not available in the A e...

Page 223: ...in the network because of incorrect destination address services or facilities 56 Number changed Number of B subscriber has changed 57 Out of order Remote TE not ready 58 No user responding No TE has...

Page 224: ...and then press Ctrl D then 1 Note that you cannot dial if Operations No for the control port If a call is already active DO 2 Hang Up appears instead of DO 1 Dial If the T1 or E1 line is not availabl...

Page 225: ...ou might have a problem with terminal configuration the control port cable or the MultiVoice Gateway hardware Cannot access the VT100 If no data is displayed on the VT100 verify that the unit successf...

Page 226: ...l hardware failure has occurred with the unit In this case contact Ascend Customer Support ISDN PRI and BRI interface problems Problems sometimes encountered with ISDN PRI and BRI interfaces include c...

Page 227: ...to recognize that the line is now available You might have to wait that long for the line state to change to Active A The physical link can exist without a logical link up If you wait longer than 15 m...

Page 228: ...oice Gateway to verify whether an IP address is entered for the 2nd GK IP parameter Make sure the settings for the Pri GK Retries Reg Retry Timer and Keepalive Timer parameters are appropriate for the...

Page 229: ...e stage dialing After approximately 16 seconds the MAX will display a message similar to the following _lanMakeCall Tel XXXXX If XXXXX is the called telephone number then the switch supports DNIS pass...

Page 230: ...on of the E1 or T1 line is correct but the D channel is not communicating with the WAN To resolve this problem 1 Verify with your carrier representative that the D channel is channel 16 E1 or 24 T1 2...

Page 231: ...isioning the switch for ISDN BRI access B 3 Table B 1 T1 access provisioning information Translation Optional or required Two state DTMF Dual Tone Multifrequency dialing Required Outgoing wink start R...

Page 232: ...hannel provisioning The D channel assignment The NFAS ID number if the T1 PRI line is provisioned for NFAS Keep the following additional information in mind In general ESF framing and B8ZS line encodi...

Page 233: ...rvice make sure you understand the settings for BRI specific provisioning parameters and the information the carrier gives you about the BRI line Parameters on the MultiVoice Gateway The tables that f...

Page 234: ...line for lines running in any mode other than AT T Point to Point In countries outside the United States SPIDs might or might not be required Check with your carrier Which channels are nailed up or u...

Page 235: ...t phone numbers of an ISDN BRI line using NI 1 mode You choose TID 00 for both numbers and the telephone company gives you the following SPIDs 015556001000 015556002000 If your ISDN BRI line operates...

Page 236: ...Provisioning the switch for ISDN BRI access Now suppose you are using Northern Telecom in NI 1 mode PVC 2 510 555 6001 and 510 555 6002 are the phone numbers of your ISDN BRI line You choose TID 00 f...

Page 237: ...re only trained engineers should replace MultiVoice Gateway components Warning The battery can explode if incorrectly replaced Replace the battery only with the same or equivalent type recommended by...

Page 238: ...r An operating temperature of 32 to 104 Fahrenheit 0 to 40 Celsius is recommended Storage temperatures of 40 to 176 Fahrenheit 71 4 to 80 Celsius are acceptable Humidity should be high enough to preve...

Page 239: ...specifications On the back panel of the Ascend unit is a pair of alarm relay terminal block contacts that remains open during normal operation The contacts close during loss of power hardware failure...

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Page 241: ...found in the Getting Started Guide for that particular switch User interface specifications This section provides cabling pinouts for the Control Monitor Palmtop Controller and MIF interfaces User int...

Page 242: ...D 2 specifies the pins and corresponding functions of the Palmtop Controller jacks In the I O columns Out O is from the MultiVoice Gateway toward the Palmtop Table D 1 Control Monitor and MIF Control...

Page 243: ...and MIF Palmtop port and cable Table D 3 lists the specifications you need to adapt the Palmtop port for use as a Control Monitor or MIF interface through a VT100 terminal Table D 3 Control Monitor an...

Page 244: ...ulation on Twisted Pair AUI Attachment Unit Interface Standard Ethernet and IEEE 10Base 5 with a 15 pin AUI connector MAX 4000 MAX 2000 The Ethernet address used to identify the Ethernet interface res...

Page 245: ...To avoid harming the WAN you must contact your carrier for approval before installation Once you install the MultiVoice Gateway you must notify the carrier before disconnecting the MultiVoice Gateway...

Page 246: ...en you install the MultiVoice Gateway You must specify this length when you configure the Line Profile parameters For more information see the MAX Reference Guide Use only cables specifically construc...

Page 247: ...AN interfaces T1 PRI crossover cable RJ48C RJ48C Install the RJ48C RJ48C crossover cable when the WAN transmits on pins 5 and 4 and receives on pins 2 and 1 Refer to Figure D 2 and Table D 5 Figure D...

Page 248: ...ight through cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 2 and 1 and receives on pins 5 and 4 Refer to Figure D 3 and Table D 6 Figure D 3 RJ48C RJ48C straight through cable specifications Table D 6 R...

Page 249: ...5 straight through cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 3 and 11 and receives on pins 1 and 9 Refer to Figure D 4 and Table D 7 Figure D 4 RJ48C DA 15 straight through cable Table D 7 RJ48C DA...

Page 250: ...RJ48C DA crossover cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 1 and 9 and receives on pins 3 and 11 Refer to Figure D 5 and Table D 8 Figure D 5 RJ48C DA crossover cable Table D 8 RJ48C DA crossover...

Page 251: ...ght through cable T1 RJ48C Loopback plug The Rj48C Loopback plug loops the transmit signal back to the MultiVoice Gateway Table D 9 RJ48C Bantam straight through cable specifications Model number DBNT...

Page 252: ...uits the MultiVoice Gateway can connect to nailed up circuits and to aggregate nailed up and switched circuits E1 PRI interface specifications This section provides the specifications for the MultiVoi...

Page 253: ...Rj48C crossover cable when the WAN transmits on pins 5 and 4 and receives on pins 2 and 1 Refer to Figure D 7 and Table D 12 Figure D 7 RJ48C RJ48C crossover cable Table D 12 RJ48C RJ48C crossover cab...

Page 254: ...ght through cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 2 and 1 and receives on pins 5 and 4 Refer to Figure D 8 and Table D 13 Figure D 8 RJ48C RJ48C straight through cable specifications Table D 13...

Page 255: ...5 straight through cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 3 and 11 and receives on pins 1 and 9 Refer to Figure D 9 and Table D 14 Figure D 9 RJ48C DA 15 straight through cable Table D 14 RJ48C D...

Page 256: ...J48C DA crossover cable verify that the WAN transmits on pins 1 and 9 and receives on pins 3 and 11 Refer to Figure D 10 and Table D 15 Figure D 10 RJ48C DA crossover cable Table D 15 RJ48C DA crossov...

Page 257: ...J48C Bantam straight through cable connects to dual bantam jacks Refer to Figure D 11 and Table D 16 Figure D 11 RJ48C Bantam straight through cable Table D 16 RJ48C Bantam straight through cable spec...

Page 258: ...ultiVoice Gateway to coaxial cable E1 lines You must also set the jumpers within the MultiVoice Gateway for 50 Ohm service Refer to Figure D 12 and Table D 17 Figure D 12 MultiVoice Gateway BNC to RJ...

Page 259: ...G American Wire Gauge c est a dire d un minimum de 0 404 mm Warnung Um Feuerrisiken zu reduzieren m ssen die Kommunikationskabel Anschl e 26 AWG oder gr er sein For the Net BRI module The Net BRI modu...

Page 260: ...of the Ascend RPM a hardware device that provides an extended distance high speed link between the MultiVoice Gateway and the serial host equipment Serial WAN cabling specifications The MultiVoice Gat...

Page 261: ...ble to the V 35 port of a DCE device Table D 20 describes the V 35 cable pinouts Table D 20 V 35 cable pinouts Pair Signal MultiVoice Gateway MultiVoice Gateway male DB 44 MultiVoice Gateway Host male...

Page 262: ...449 cable has the pinouts described in Table D 21 Note Pin positions separated by commas are jumped to each other Table D 21 RS 449 cable pinouts Pair Signal MultiVoice Gateway MultiVoice Gateway mal...

Page 263: ...ALITY MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE BEYOND THOSE THAT APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE Ascend Communications Inc USER S DOCUMENTATION Ascend Communications Inc SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE F...

Page 264: ...interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at hi...

Page 265: ...quirements document s The Department does not guarantee the equipment will operate to the user s satisfaction Before installing this equipment users should ensure that it is permissible to be connecte...

Page 266: ...pment Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system if present are connected together...

Page 267: ...tication A 16 behind PBXs 6 21 behind WANs 6 21 configure 6 21 with PIN 6 10 ANI See Automatic Number Identifier Ans 5 4 architecture packet switched 1 1 Area Border Routers 9 6 area routing OSPF 9 6...

Page 268: ...ommand 7 14 set circuit command 7 14 set circuit inactive circuit 2 command 7 14 show fr circuits command 7 14 circuit switched technology 1 1 classless inter domain routing 9 3 CLEC See Competitive L...

Page 269: ...10 22 security 10 23 SNMP trap 10 24 System profiles 10 3 T1 lines 5 1 connecting from vt interface 7 5 Connection profile for Frame Relay configuring 7 8 Console 10 4 consoleStateChange ascend trap...

Page 270: ...onfiguring OSPF 9 12 primary IP address 8 7 second IP address 8 7 Ethernet port 2 6 eventTableOverwrite ascend trap type 16 10 25 example of configuring IP networks 8 10 E1 configurations 5 13 Frame R...

Page 271: ...B 1 B 2 inclusion areas 1 7 Initial Jtr Buf Size parameter 6 5 InOctets 5 17 installing MAX units in a rack 3 2 the hardware 3 1 Interior Gateway Protocol 9 3 International Telecommunications Union 1...

Page 272: ...ck panel description A 6 MAX 4000 back panel illustrated A 6 MAX 6000 back panel description A 5 MAX 6000 back panel illustrated A 5 MAX front panel illustrated A 1 Power A 2 A 3 problems solving A 17...

Page 273: ...ration policy 1 5 MultiVoice network basic configuration 1 2 overlapping coverage areas 1 5 step by step call process 1 2 step by step call processing overlapping coverage areas 1 6 secondary gatekeep...

Page 274: ...D 21 WAN 1 to 4 ports D 6 D 12 Pkt Audio Mode parameter 6 4 Point of Presence PoP 1 9 Point of Presence B 1 point to point PBX trunk extension 1 11 poisoning IP routes 8 10 POP B 4 PoP See Point of P...

Page 275: ...connections as routes 8 19 convergence RIP vs OSPF 9 1 deleting 8 24 flooding preventing 9 6 preferences 8 4 preferences displayed 8 23 RunOSPF 9 10 S Sec 8 9 Sec Domain Name 8 9 Sec Num 5 21 Sec SPI...

Page 276: ...P Host 1 8 10 Host 2 8 10 Host 3 8 10 server 8 9 server addresses 8 10 specifications alarm relay operating C 3 battery C 1 cable length requirements D 20 E1 PRI interface D 12 E1 PRI WAN ports D 19 e...

Page 277: ...nate 10 8 test 10 7 traceroute 10 8 terminal server commands 10 1 test command 10 7 10 14 tick tock sound A 16 Time 10 4 topological database 9 4 TOS Enabled parameter 6 6 TOS parameter 6 6 traceroute...

Page 278: ...Options menu 1 4 1 5 VPN Mode 6 20 VPN Mode parameter 6 4 vt100 interface customizing 10 5 DO DIAL command 7 5 DO HANGUP command 7 5 DO menu 4 11 edit fields 4 7 edit menu 4 2 enumerated parameters 4...

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