Support for Three Tuple Media Gateways

Support for Three Tuple Media Gateways Document Release History Publication Date October 7, 2005 Comments Initial version of the document. Feature History Release Release 9.5(2) Modification This feature was introduced in this release. This document describes the Support for Three Tuple Media Gateways (MGWs) feature. This feature is described in the following sections: Feature Overview, page 2 Supported Platforms, page 4 Supported Standards, MIBs, and RFCs, page 4 Prerequisites for Using This Feature, page 4 Provisioning Tasks, page 4 Provisioning Examples, page 7 Command Reference, page 7 Reference Information, page 13 Obtaining Documentation, page 24 Documentation Feedback, page 26 Cisco Product Security Overview, page 26 Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 27 Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 28 Glossary, page 29 1

Feature Overview Feature Overview This feature provides support in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller (MGC) software for the Cisco MGWs that use the three tuple format for addressing the interfaces on the platform. There are several Cisco MGWs that use the three tuple format. This enhanced interface numbering method available with Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T and later. The enhanced numbering method adds the ability to configure the value of the subunit for MGWs that use three tuples (slot, subunit, and port) to define interfaces. In prior Cisco IOS releases, the subunit value was always set to 0 when three tuples were required. This feature modifies the interface definitions in the Cisco MGC software for the provisioning components that are used for data paths with the Cisco MGWs that use the three tuple format. The Cisco MGC software still supports the existing interface numbering method. However, this feature introduces adds the string _OLD to external node type file names for the MGWs listed below to enable support for the old methold. If your system is going to use the existing interface numbering method and it interfaces with one of the following MGWs, you must use the prov-ed:extnode MML command to change the external node type to the new file name. Cisco 1751 Cisco 1760 Cisco 2600 Cisco 2610XM Cisco 2611XM Cisco 2620 Cisco 2621 Cisco 2650X Cisco 2651XM Cisco 2691 Cisco 3725 Cisco 3745 Benefits This feature provides the benefit described below. Ensures that the Cisco PGW 2200 Interworks with the latest Cisco MGWs This feature enables the Cisco PGW 2200 to interwork with the latest Cisco MGWs, and the latest versions of the Cisco IOS software. Restrictions This feature can be used only with the Cisco media gateways listed below and the media gateways must be running Cisco IOS 12.3(11)T and higher. Cisco 1751 Cisco 1760 Cisco 2600 2

Feature Overview Cisco 2610XM Cisco 2611XM Cisco 2620 Cisco 2621 Cisco 2650X Cisco 2651XM Cisco 2691 Cisco 2801 Cisco 2811 Cisco 2821 Cisco 2851 Cisco 3725 Cisco 3745 Cisco 3825 Cisco 3845 Related Features This feature is related to the enhanced interface numbering functionality introduced in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(11)T. You can find more information on this functionality at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios123/123cgcr/vvfax_c/callc_c/ccm_c/int_ bri.htm Related Documents This document contains information that is related strictly to this feature. The documents that contain additional information related to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller (MGC) are listed below: Release notes for Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9.5(2) Cisco Media Gateway Controller Hardware Installation Guide Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Installation and Configuration Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Dial Plan Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 MML Command Reference Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Messages Reference Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Billing Interface Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Management Information Base Guide Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Operations, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting Guide 3

Supported Platforms Supported Platforms The hardware platforms that support the Cisco MGC software are described in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Hardware Installation Guide. Supported Standards, MIBs, and RFCs Standards No standards are associated with this feature. MIBs No new or modified MIBs are supported by this feature. Existing MIBs are used to support this feature. For more information on the MIBs used in the Cisco MGC software, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Release 9 Management Information Base Guide. RFCs No RFCs are associated with this feature. Prerequisites for Using This Feature You must have Cisco MGC software Release 9.5(2) to use this feature. Prerequisites for this release can be found in the Release Notes for the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9.5(2). The Cisco MGWs associated with your Cisco PGW 2200 must be running Cisco IOS 12.3(11)T and higher. Provisioning Tasks This section covers the following provisioning topics: Adding DPNSS Signaling Services, page 4 Adding D-Channels, page 5 Modifying Cisco 1700, 2600 or 3700 Series External Nodes To Use Old Interface Numbering Method, page 6 Adding DPNSS Signaling Services To add MGCP signaling services to your provisioning data, perform the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 If you do not already have an active provisioning session, start one as described in the Starting a Provisioning Session section on page 15. Enter the following command to add a DPNSS signaling service: mml>prov-add:dpnsspath:name="name", desc="description", extnode= mgw, mdo= dpnss_btnr188, custgrpid= idnum, sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit 4

Provisioning Tasks Where: name The name you want to give to the DPNSS signaling service. The name can be as many as 20 characters long and can contain numbers, letters, and the dash (-) symbol. The name should begin with a letter. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. mgw MML name of a previously defined DPNSS external node. idnum VNET ID, a four-digit ID; (0000). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are 0 and 1. Default value is 0. For example, to add a DPNSS signaling service named brisvc1, you would enter the following command: mml>prov-add:dpnsspath:name="brisvc1", extnode="dpnss-01", desc="dpnss service", mdo="dpnss_btnr188", custgrpid="v123", sigslot=4, sigport=1, subunit=1 Step 3 If there are no other components that you need to provision, end your provisioning session as described in the Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes section on page 15. Adding D-Channels To add D-channels to your provisioning data, perform the following steps: Step 1 Step 2 If you do not already have an active provisioning session, start one as described in the Starting a Provisioning Session section on page 15. Enter the following command to add a D-channel: mml>prov-add:dchan:name="name", desc="description", svc="bri", pri=1, [sessionset="ssetname" tcplink="lnkname"], sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit Where: name The name you want to give to the D-channel. The name can be as many as 20 characters long and can contain numbers, letters, and the dash (-) symbol. The name should begin with a letter. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. ssetname MML name of a previously provisioned session set (used for PRI connections only). lnkname MML name of a previously provisioned Backhaul TCP link (used for BRI connections only). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. 5

Provisioning Tasks Note This parameter must be set to 0 for QSIG/Q.931 over BRI Backhaul D-channels when the associated external node is a Cisco 17xx. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are 0 through 3. Default value is 0. For example, to add an QSIG/Q.931 over BRI Backhaul D-channel named bridchan1, enter the following command: mml>prov-add:dchan:name="bridchan1",desc="qsig BRI D channel 1", SVC="BRI", PRI="1", TCPLINK="britcp1", sigslot="4", sigport="1", subunit="1" Step 3 If there are no other components that you need to provision, end your provisioning session as described in the Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes section on page 15. Modifying Cisco 1700, 2600 or 3700 Series External Nodes To Use Old Interface Numbering Method To modify a Cisco 1700, 2600, or 3700 series external node to use the old interface numbering method, perform the following steps: Step 1 Start a provisioning session as described in the Starting a Provisioning Session section on page 15. Step 2 Enter the following command to edit the MDO file of the external node: mml>prov-ed:extnode:name="name", type="old_type" Where: name MML name of the Cisco media gateway external node to be modified. old_type File name of the MDO file name to support the old interface numbering method, from the following list: C1751_OLD C1760_OLD C2600_OLD C2610XM_OLD C2611XM_OLD C2620_OLD C2621_OLD C2650X_OLD C2651XM_OLD C2691_OLD C3725_OLD C3745_OLD For example, to modify a Cisco 2691 external node named va-2691-01, you enter the following command: 6

Provisioning Examples mml>prov-ed:extnode:name="va-2691-01", type= C2691_OLD Step 3 Step 4 Repeat the above step for each external node you want to modify in your provisioning data. If there are no other components that you need to provision, end your provisioning session as described in the Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes section on page 15. Provisioning Examples This section provides a provisioning example for this feature. Additional provisioning examples for the Cisco MGC software can be found in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. prov-add:extnode:name="bri-2600-1",desc="bri Backhaul C2600",type="C2600" prov-add:bripath:name="brisvc1",extnode="bri-2600-1",desc="bri service to C2600",mdo="ETS_300_172",side="network",custgrpid="V123",crlen= 2 prov-add:mgcppath:name="mgcpsvc1",extnode="bri-3640-01",desc="mgcp service to C2600" prov-add:tcplink:name="tcp1",ipaddr="ip_addr1",port=7000,peeraddr="5.5.5.6",peerport=8001, extnode="bri-2600-1",type="bri" prov-add:splnk:name="mgcpsigchan1", ipaddr="ip_addr1", peeraddr= 147.28.210.65, svc="mgcpsvc1", port=2427, peerport=2427, iproute1=iproute1, pri=1, desc="mgcp sigchan 1" prov-add:dchan:name="dchan1",desc="bri D Channel 1", pri=1,svc="brisvc1",tcplink="tcp1", sigslot=1, sigport=1,subunit=0 prov-rtrv:bripath:"all" Command Reference This section documents the Man-Machine Language (MML) commands modified for this feature. All other MML commands are documented in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 MML Command Reference. PROV-ADD:dchan Provision a D-Channel (Release 9.5(2)) Purpose: Syntax: This MML command represents a D-channel used on the Cisco MGC. prov-add:dchan:name="name", desc="description", svc="bri", pri=1, [sessionset="ssetname" tcplink="lnkname"], sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit 7

Command Reference Input Description: Where: name The name you want to give to the D-channel. The name can be as many as 20 characters long and can contain numbers, letters, and the dash (-) symbol. The name should begin with a letter. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. ssetname MML name of a previously provisioned session set (used for PRI connections only). lnkname MML name of a previously provisioned Backhaul TCP link (used for BRI connections only). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. Note This parameter must be set to 0 for QSIG/Q.931 over BRI Backhaul D-channels when the associated external node is a Cisco 17xx. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are 0 through 3. Default value is 0. Provisioning Rules: Example: The following rules apply when you are creating or editing D-channels: Backup D-channels for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling services are not supported. The priority for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels should be set to 1. Session sets are used only in support of IPFAS D-channels. TCP links are used only in support of QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels. Up to 1000 D-channels can be provisioned against a single IP address and port combination used by your Backhaul TCP links. Since the Cisco MGC supports a maximum of two IP address and port combinations, you can provision a maximum of 1000 D-channels for a QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling service. The MML command shown in the following example provisions an IP link: mml>prov-add:dchan:name="bridchan1",desc="qsig BRI D channel 1", SVC="BRI", PRI="1", TCPLINK="britcp1", sigslot="4", sigport="1", subunit="1" 8

Command Reference PROV-ADD:dpnsspath Adding a DPNSS Signaling Service (Release 9.5(2)) Purpose: Syntax: This MML command represents a DPNSS path backhauled over IP to a media gateway. prov-add:dpnsspath:name="name", desc="description", extnode= mgw, mdo= dpnss_btnr188, custgrpid= idnum, sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit Input Description: Where: name The name you want to give to the DPNSS signaling service. The name can be as many as 20 characters long and can contain numbers, letters, and the dash (-) symbol. The name should begin with a letter. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. mgw MML name of a previously defined DPNSS external node. idnum VNET ID, a four-digit ID; (0000). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are 0 and 1. Default value is 0. 9

Command Reference Provisioning Rules: Example: The following attributes cannot be modified: NAME EXTNODE The following rules apply when creating/editing DPNSS signaling paths: The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs per IUA External Node is IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode = 112 from XECfgParm.dat. Since DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs can share the same association, the existing IUA.maxNasPathsPerExtNode will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode in order to support both. The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and IUA NASPATHs is IUA.maxSigPaths = 1500 from XECfgParm.dat. The existing IUA.maxNasPaths will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPaths in order to support both with the same validation limit. Check the maximum number of external nodes with IUA type using the parameter IUA.maxExtNodes = 256. This parameter will be shared by both naspath and dpnsspath. The existing parameter IUA.maxNasExtNodes will be renamed to IUA.maxExtNodes. An ASSOCIATION must be define with same EXTNODE attribute as the DPNSSPATH. If this ASSOCIATION hasn t been defined when the DPNSSPATH is added/edited, a warning is issued. If the ASSOCIATION still hasn t been defined when provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. If the ASSOCIATION with the same EXTNODE value as the DPNSSPATH is deleted, a warning message will be issued to inform the user that the DPNSSPATH must also be deleted. If it hasn t when the provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. prov-add:dpnsspath:name="brisvc1", extnode="dpnss-01", desc="dpnss service", mdo="dpnss_btnr188", custgrpid="v123", sigslot=4, sigport=1, subunit=1 PROV-ED:dchan Modify a D-Channel (Release 9.5(2)) Purpose: Syntax: This MML command represents a D-channel used on the Cisco MGC. prov-ed:dchan:name="name", desc="description", svc="bri", pri=1, [sessionset="ssetname" tcplink="lnkname"], sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit 10

Command Reference Input Description: Where: name The name of a previously provisioned D-channel. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. ssetname MML name of a previously provisioned session set (used for PRI connections only). lnkname MML name of a previously provisioned Backhaul TCP link (used for BRI connections only). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other MGWs, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. Note This parameter must be set to 0 for QSIG/Q.931 over BRI Backhaul D-channels when the associated external node is a Cisco 17xx. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco MGW. Valid values are 0 through 3. Default value is 0. Provisioning Rules: Example: The following rules apply when you are creating or editing D-channels: Backup D-channels for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling services are not supported. The priority for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels should be set to 1. Session sets are used only in support of IPFAS D-channels. TCP links are used only in support of QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels. Up to 1000 D-channels can be provisioned against a single IP address and port combination used by your Backhaul TCP links. Since the Cisco MGC supports a maximum of two IP address and port combinations, you can provision a maximum of 1000 D-channels for a QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling service. The MML command shown in the following example modifies a D-channel: mml>prov-ed:dchan:name="bridchan1", sigslot="3" 11

Command Reference PROV-ED:dpnsspath Modifying a DPNSS Signaling Service (Release 9.5(2)) Purpose: Syntax: This MML command modifies a DPNSS path backhauled over IP to a media gateway. prov-ed:dpnsspath:name="name", desc="description", custgrpid= idnum, sigslot=sslot, sigport=sport, subunit=sunit Input Description: Where: name The name of a previously provisioned DPNSS signaling service. description An assigned name. It can be as many as 128 alphanumeric characters in length. idnum VNET ID, a four-digit ID; (0000). sslot Physical slot on the Cisco media gateway on which the link is terminated. For Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 63. Default value is 0. For all other media gateways, the valid values are integers from 0 to 15. Default value is 0. sport Physical port of the associated slot on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are integers from 0 to 167. Default value is 0. sunit Physical subunit on the Cisco media gateway. Valid values are 0 and 1. Default value is 0. 12

Reference Information Provisioning Rules: Example: The following attributes cannot be modified: NAME EXTNODE The following rules apply when creating/editing DPNSS signaling paths: The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs per IUA External Node is IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode = 112 from XECfgParm.dat. Since DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs can share the same association, the existing IUA.maxNasPathsPerExtNode will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode in order to support both. The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and IUA NASPATHs is IUA.maxSigPaths = 1500 from XECfgParm.dat. The existing IUA.maxNasPaths will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPaths in order to support both with the same validation limit. Check the maximum number of external nodes with IUA type using the parameter IUA.maxExtNodes = 256. This parameter will be shared by both naspath and dpnsspath. The existing parameter IUA.maxNasExtNodes will be renamed to IUA.maxExtNodes. An ASSOCIATION must be define with same EXTNODE attribute as the DPNSSPATH. If this ASSOCIATION hasn t been defined when the DPNSSPATH is added/edited, a warning is issued. If the ASSOCIATION still hasn t been defined when provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. If the ASSOCIATION with the same EXTNODE value as the DPNSSPATH is deleted, a warning message will be issued to inform the user that the DPNSSPATH must also be deleted. If it hasn t when the provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. prov-ed:dpnsspath:name="brisvc1", sigslot=3 Reference Information The following sections contain reference material related to this feature. Information is included on the following areas: Provisioning Prerequisites, page 14 Provisioning Basics, page 14 Components, page 18 External Node Types, page 21 Provisioning Worksheets, page 23 13

Reference Information Provisioning Prerequisites This section lists the data that you must gather to successfully provision this feature. For more information on planning the provisioning for the rest of the Cisco MGC software, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. Collecting DPNSS Signaling Service Data The DPNSS signaling service component type represents a DPNSS signaling path that is back-hauled over IP to/from a Network Access Server (destination). You must be ready to enter the following data: MML name Collecting D-Channel Data Description of this component MDO file name (only one file currently supports DPNSS - dpnss_btnr188.mdo) MML name of associated external node Customer group ID Physical slot number on voice gateway Physical port number for slot on voice gateway Local subunit You can define the parameters for your DPNSS Signaling Services in Table 0-5 in the Provisioning Worksheets section on page 23. The D-channel component type represents the connection between the Cisco PGW 2200 and a Cisco BRI or PRI voice gateway. You must be ready to enter the following data: MML name Description of this component Signaling type Priority MML name of associated session set (for PRI connections only) MML name of associated Backhaul TCP link (for BRI connections only) Physical slot number on voice gateway Physical port number for slot on voice gateway Local subunit You can define the parameters for your D-channels in Table 0-6 in the Provisioning Worksheets section on page 23. Provisioning Basics The procedures in this section describe how to start a provisioning session and how to save and activate the changes you have made. Starting a Provisioning Session, page 15 14

Reference Information Starting a Provisioning Session Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes, page 15 Ending a Provisioning Session Without Activating Your Changes, page 16 Retrieving Provisioning Data, page 16 For more detailed information about provisioning your Cisco MGC, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. You might need to start a provisioning session as part of your system operations. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-sta::srcver= curr_ver,dstver= mod_ver Where: curr_ver The name of the current configuration version. In place of the name of the current configuration version, you can also enter: new A new default session configuration; no existing source configuration is available. active Selects the active configuration as the source for configuration changes. Note If you do not know the name of your current configuration session, you can use the procedure in the Retrieving Data on the Current Provisioning Session section on page 17. mod_ver A new configuration version name that contains your provisioning changes. For example, to use a configuration version called ver1 as the basis for a version to be called ver2, you would enter the following command: prov-sta::srcver= ver1,dstver= ver2 Once a provisioning session is underway, you can use the prov-add, prov-ed, and prov-dlt MML commands to add, modify, and delete components on your system. This document describes how to provision this feature. For more information on provisioning other components on your Cisco MGC, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. There are two ways to close your provisioning session: saving and activating your provisioning changes, as described in the Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes section on page 15 or ending your provisioning session without saving and activating your changes, as described in the Ending a Provisioning Session Without Activating Your Changes section on page 16. Saving and Activating Your Provisioning Changes When you have completed making provisioning changes in your session, you must enter a command to save and activate your changes. There are two different provisioning MML commands that do this: prov-cpy and prov-dply. Caution Using the prov-cpy or prov-dply MML command can severely impact your system s call processing performance, depending on the extent of your provisioning changes. We recommend that these commands be issued during a maintenance window when traffic is minimal. 15

Reference Information The prov-cpy MML command is used to save and activate your changes on simplex Cisco MGC (single host) systems. Note When you enter the prov-cpy command, your provisioning session is also automatically ended. If you want to make additional provisioning changes, you must start a new provisioning session as described in the Starting a Provisioning Session section on page 15. Caution Do not use the prov-cpy command to save and activate your changes on a continuous-service Cisco MGC system (one with active and standby hosts). Saving and activating using prov-cpy on such a system would require using the prov-sync MML command to synchronize the provisioning data on the active and standby hosts. The system does not indicate when the synchronization process fails, which would create problems for any future switchover operations. The prov-dply MML command is used to save and activate your changes on the active and standby Cisco MGCs in a continuous-service system. This command should not be used on a Cisco MGC in a simplex configuration. Note When you enter the prov-dply command, your provisioning session is also automatically ended, unless an error occurs during execution. If you want to make additional provisioning changes, you must start a new provisioning session, as described in the Starting a Provisioning Session section on page 15. Ending a Provisioning Session Without Activating Your Changes You may find that you want to end a provisioning session without saving and activating the changes you have entered during your session. If this is the case, you can enter the prov-stp MML command. This command ends your current provisioning session and your changes are not entered. Retrieving Provisioning Data You can use the prov-rtrv MML command to retrieve information about your current provisioning settings. The ways in which you can use this command to retrieve provisioning data are described in the following sections: Retrieving Data for an Individual Component, page 16 Retrieving Data for All Components, page 17 Retrieving Data for All Components of a Particular Type, page 17 Retrieving Data on the Current Provisioning Session, page 17 Retrieving Data on Supported Signaling Protocols, page 18 Retrieving Data for an Individual Component You can retrieve provisioning data for any individual component of your system. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-rtrv:component:name=mml_name Where: 16

Reference Information component The MML component type associated with the desired component. You can find a complete list of MML component types in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. MML_name The MML name for the desired component. You can determine the MML names for the various components using the prov-rtrv:all MML command. For example, to view the provisioning data for a SS7 signaling service called ss7svc1, you would enter the following command: prov-rtrv:ss7path:name="ss7svc1" The response to the command is dependent upon the component type associated with the desired component. Retrieving Data for All Components You can retrieve data for all of the components provisioned on your system. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-rtrv:all Retrieving Data for All Components of a Particular Type You can retrieve provisioning data on all components of a particular type on your system. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-rtrv:component: all Where component is the MML component type associated with the desired component group. You can find a complete list of MML component types in the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. For example, to view the provisioning data for all SS7 signaling services, you would enter the following command: prov-rtrv:ss7path:"all" Retrieving Data on the Current Provisioning Session You can retrieve provisioning data on the current provisioning session. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-rtrv:session The system returns a response similar to the following: MGC-02 - Media Gateway Controller 2003-01-13 13:39:19 M RTRV "session=jtest:session" /* Session ID = mml1 SRCVER = active DSTVER = jtest */ 17

Reference Information Retrieving Data on Supported Signaling Protocols You can retrieve protocol data for the current provisioning session. To do this, log in to the active Cisco MGC, start an MML session, and enter the following command: prov-rtrv:variants Components The sections below discuss the provisioning components that are modified for this feature. For information on the rest of the components in the Cisco MGC software, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. D-Channel The D-channel component type represents a D-channel used on the Cisco MGC. There can be a maximum of two channels per IPFAS (one primary and one backup). Its MML name is as follows: MML Name DCHAN The D-channel component structure is shown in Table 1. Table 1 DCHAN Component Structure Parameter MML Name Parameter Description Parameter Value (Default) NAME Unique component name used in MML commands The name can be as many as 20 alphanumeric characters. No special characters other than - are allowed. The name should begin with a letter. DESC Component description The description can be up to 128 characters. PRI Priority 1 through 65535; (1). SVC MML name of the supported signaling service MML name of a previously configured signaling service (IPFAS or QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul only). SESSIONSET TCPLINK MML name of session set (restricted) MML name of TCP link (restricted) MML name of a previously provisioned session set. This parameter is used only for D-channels associated with IPFAS signaling services. MML name of a previously provisioned TCP link. This parameter is used only for D-channels associated with QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling services. 18

Reference Information Table 1 DCHAN Component Structure (Continued) SIGSLOT Physical slot on the media gateway on which the associated T1/E1 is terminated Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series media gateways Integer 0 through 63; (0). All other media gateways Integer 0 through 15; (0). Note This parameter must be set to 0 for IQSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels when the associated external node is a Cisco 17xx. SIGPORT SUBUNIT Physical port of the associated slot on the media gateway Physical subunit on the media gateway Integer 0 through 167; (0). Note This parameter can be set to either 0 or 1 for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels. Integer 0 through 3; (0). DPNSS Signaling Service The following rules apply when you are creating or editing D-channels: Backup D-channels for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling services are not supported. The priority for QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels should be set to 1. Session sets are used only in support of IPFAS D-channels. TCP links are used only in support of QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul D-channels. Up to 1000 D-channels can be provisioned against a single IP address and port combination used by your Backhaul TCP links. Since the Cisco MGC supports a maximum of two IP address and port combinations, you can provision a maximum of 1000 D-channels for a QSIG/Q.931 Over BRI Backhaul signaling service. The DPNSS signaling service component represents a DPNSS path backhauled over IP to a media gateway. Its MML name is as follows: MML Name DPNSSPATH The DPNSS signaling service component structure is shown in Table 2. Table 2 DPNSSPATH Component Structure Parameter MML Name Parameter Description Parameter Value (Default) NAME Unique component name used in MML commands The name can be as many as 20 alphanumeric characters. No special characters other than - are allowed. The name should begin with a letter. DESC Component description The description can be up to 128 characters. 19

Reference Information Table 2 DPNSSPATH Component Structure (Continued) EXTNODE MML name of external node MML name of a previously provisioned QSIG/Q.931 BRI voice gateway external node. MDO MDO file name A valid protocol name. You can use the following file name: DPNSS_BTNR188. CUSTGRPID VNET ID Four digit ID; (0000). SIGSLOT SIGPORT SUBUNIT Physical slot on the media gateway on which the associated T1/E1 is terminated Physical port of the associated slot on the media gateway Physical subunit on the media gateway Cisco 2600, 3600, and 3700 series media gateways Integer 0 through 63; (0). All other media gateways Integer 0 through 15; (0). Integer 0 through 167; (0). Integer 0 through 3; (0). The following attributes cannot be modified: NAME EXTNODE The following rules apply when creating/editing DPNSS signaling paths: The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs per IUA External Node is IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode = 112 from XECfgParm.dat. Since DPNSSPATHs and NASPATHs can share the same association, the existing IUA.maxNasPathsPerExtNode will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPathsPerExtNode in order to support both. The maximum number of combined DPNSSPATHs and IUA NASPATHs is IUA.maxSigPaths = 1500 from XECfgParm.dat. The existing IUA.maxNasPaths will be renamed to IUA.maxSigPaths in order to support both with the same validation limit. Check the maximum number of external nodes with IUA type using the parameter IUA.maxExtNodes = 256. This parameter will be shared by both naspath and dpnsspath. The existing parameter IUA.maxNasExtNodes will be renamed to IUA.maxExtNodes. An ASSOCIATION must be define with same EXTNODE attribute as the DPNSSPATH. If this ASSOCIATION hasn t been defined when the DPNSSPATH is added/edited, a warning is issued. If the ASSOCIATION still hasn t been defined when provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. If the ASSOCIATION with the same EXTNODE value as the DPNSSPATH is deleted, a warning message will be issued to inform the user that the DPNSSPATH must also be deleted. If it hasn t when the provisioning session is copied or deployed, an error message will be generated and the copy or deployment will be stopped. External Node The external node component represents another node with which the MGC communicates. Its MML name is as follows: MML Name EXTNODE 20

Reference Information The external node component structure is shown in Table 3. Table 3 EXTNODE Component Structure Parameter MML Name Parameter Description Parameter Value (Default) NAME Unique component name used in MML commands The name can be as many as 20 alphanumeric characters. No special characters other than - are allowed. The name should begin with a letter. DESC Component description The description can be up to 128 characters. TYPE The type of the external node Valid values can be found in the External Node Types section on page 21. ISDNSIGTYPE ISDN signaling type Valid values are IUA or N/A (default is N/A). This parameter is added in software Release 9.4(1). GROUP M3UA/SUA group number Value is 1-100 for M3UA or SUA nodes. Value is 0 for nodes that do not support M3UA or SUA. This parameter is added in software Release 9.4(1). The description parameter (DESC) is the only parameter for this command that can be modified, except in case of the Support of Enhanced Interface Numbering feature. In this case, you can change the type from the current setting to the same value with the _OLD string added to the name. The following rules apply when you are creating or editing external nodes: TYPE must be one of the valid external node types. The maximum number of external nodes with an ISDNSIGTYPE of IUA is 256. External Node Types Table 4 lists the external node types, the software release in which they were introduced, and the signaling service types they support. Table 4 External Node Types External Node MML Name Valid Release Supported Signaling Service Type AS3600 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS IUA AS3660 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS IUA AS5200 Release 9.1(5) and up IPFAS NAS AS5300 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS IUA AS5350 Release 9.2(2) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS BSMV0 IUA AS5400 Release 9.2(2) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS BSMV0 IUA AS5800 Release 9.1(5) and up IPFAS NAS AS5850 Release 9.1(5) and up IPFAS NAS AS7200 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS CAT8510 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP 21

Reference Information Table 4 External Node Types (Continued) External Node MML Name Valid Release Supported Signaling Service Type CAT8540 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP C1751 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C1751_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C1760 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C1760_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2600 Release 9.4(1) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2600_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2610XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2610XM_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2611XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2611XMOLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2620XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2620XM_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2621XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2621XM_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2650XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2650XM_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2651XM Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2651XM_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2691 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2691_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2801 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2811 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2821 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C2851 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3640 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3640A Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3660 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3725 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3725_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3745 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3745_OLD Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3825 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI C3845 Release 9.5(2) and up MGCP IPFAS IUA BRI H323 Release 9.1(5) and up EISUP ITP Release 9.4(1) and up M3UA SUA 22

Reference Information Table 4 External Node Types (Continued) External Node MML Name Valid Release Supported Signaling Service Type LS1010 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP MC3810 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS MGC Release 9.1(5) and up EISUP MGX8260 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP IPFAS NAS MGX8850 Release 9.1(5) and up MGCP SGCP IPFAS SLT Release 9.2(2) and up BSMV0 TALISS7 Release 9.1(5) and up SS7SG UNKNOWN Release 9.1(5) and up UNKNOWN Provisioning Worksheets This section contains worksheets for the provisioning components required for this feature. For worksheets covering the rest of the provisioning components in the Cisco MGC software, refer to the Cisco Media Gateway Controller Software Release 9 Provisioning Guide. Table 0-5 DPNSS Signaling Service Worksheet Example External Customer Name Node Group ID Slot Port Subunit Description dpnsssvc1 dpnss-01 V123 1 1 1 DPNSS path to 2600 23

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