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3 Installation
3.1
Software Packages
This manual describes the installation and use of the following software:
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Development Package
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User Part Development Package
•
Binary for Dialogic
®
DSI SS7MD Network Interface Boards
3.1.1
Development Package
Different variants of the Development Package are available for the supported operating systems. Each
Development Package contains:
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a device driver
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library functions and header files for use by an application
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a number of executables to be run as part of the software environment
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a utility to configure the protocol software
Instructions for installing each variant of the Development Package are provided later in this chapter.
3.1.2
User Part Development Package
The User Part Development Package contains:
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protocol-specific header files for use when building an application
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example source code to illustrate the techniques used for interfacing with the protocol modules
This package is distributed as a ZIP file and a tar file. Both distributions have the same content and are
applicable to all supported operating systems. The contents of the User Part Development Package should be
extracted onto the development machine retaining the sub-directory structure.
3.1.3
Binary for Dialogic
®
DSI SS7MD Network Interface Boards
The binary file contains the operating software for DSI SS7MD Boards. The binary file (also known as the
codefile) is downloaded to the board at runtime by the driver program. Codefiles for DSI SS7MD Boards have
a file suffix .dc6 and should not be confused with codefiles for other products that use different suffixes.
Two code file images are currently available for the DSI SS7MD Board:
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ss7.dc6
codefile includes protocol options SS7 LSL, HSL, and ATM, and a monitoring option
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ima.dc6
codefile includes protocol options ATM and IMA, and support for monitoring these protocols
Other codefiles offering different sets of functionality may also be available. The appropriate codefile is used
in conjunction with the software to determine the protocols that the user is authorized to run.
The codefile must be copied onto the target machine maintaining binary file integrity. Subsequently, the
codefile is downloaded to the board at runtime.
