Page 3 - iii; C O N T E N T S; About This Guide; Introduction; Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway
iii Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) C O N T E N T S About This Guide v Purpose v Audience v Organization v Conventions vi Other Publications vi Obtaining Documentation vii Cisco.com vii Ordering Documentation vii Documentation Feedback viii Obtai...
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Contents iv Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Working in the Main Window 2-3 Configuring the MTP2 Layer 2-5 Configuring the MTP3 Layer 2-7 Configuring the SCCP Layer 2-20 Configuring the Session Layer 2-27 Saving the Configuration 2-35 Importing th...
Page 5 - Purpose; Audience
v Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) About This Guide Purpose This manual describes the basic tasks you can perform with SS7Cfg by providing a scenario of how to perform a typical gateway configuration. After following the instructions in this manua...
Page 6 - Conventions; Chapter; Format
About This Guide Conventions vi Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Conventions This manual uses the following conventions: Other Publications For additional information about Cisco Intelligent Contact Management (ICM) software, see the Cisco web sit...
Page 7 - vii; Obtaining Documentation; Ordering Documentation
vii Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) About This Guide Obtaining Documentation Obtaining Documentation Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and oth...
Page 8 - viii; Documentation Feedback; Obtaining Technical Assistance; Cisco Technical Support Website
About This Guide Documentation Feedback viii Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Documentation Feedback You can send comments about technical documentation to [email protected]. You can submit comments by using the response card (if present) behind t...
Page 9 - ix; Submitting a Service Request; Definitions of Service Request Severity
ix Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) About This Guide Obtaining Technical Assistance Submitting a Service Request Using the online TAC Service Request Tool is the fastest way to open S3 and S4 service requests. (S3 and S4 service requests are those...
Page 10 - Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
About This Guide Obtaining Additional Publications and Information x Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Severity 3 (S3)—Operational performance of your network is impaired, but most business operations remain functional. You and Cisco will commit re...
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xi Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) About This Guide Obtaining Additional Publications and Information identifies the challenges facing these companies and the technologies to help solve them, using real-world case studies and business strategies ...
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About This Guide Obtaining Additional Publications and Information xii Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0)
Page 13 - Overview
C H A P T E R 1-1 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) 1 Introduction Overview The Signaling System 7 (SS7) Gateway Configuration Tool (SS7Cfg) provides the interface to customize the SS7 gateway for a particular network installation. This tool is pro...
Page 14 - Before Using SS7Cfg; Network Gateway; Terminology; Intelligent Network Application Protocol (INAP)
Chapter 1 Introduction Before Using SS7Cfg 1-2 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) This tool supports several different gateway types, including AIN, INAP, and Concert, which are all very similar. The only difference between these gateways is the way...
Page 15 - Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP)
1-3 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 1 Introduction Terminology • Message Transfer Part 2 (MTP2) . Provides link-layer functionality with such capabilities as error-checking, flow control, and sequence checking. • Message Transfer Part 3 (...
Page 18 - Starting SS7Cfg; How to start SS7Cfg; OK
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Starting SS7Cfg 2-2 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Figure 2-1 SS7 Gateway Links Starting SS7Cfg Start SS7Cfg by following the instructions below. How to start SS7Cfg Step 1 Click Start > Run an...
Page 19 - Continue; Working in the Main Window
2-3 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window You can select one of the following gateways: • INAP (ITU): Used mostly for existing European installations • AIN (ANSI): Used for U.S...
Page 21 - Configuring the MTP2 Layer; How to configure the MTP2 layer; Timers; T1 Timer
2-5 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window Configuring the MTP2 Layer In the MTP2 layer, you can configure the link level operating parameters for a gateway. How to configure th...
Page 22 - Use Default; Modify; More Info
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-6 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) The check mark next to the Use Default option signifies that this parameter will use the default setting. If you do not want to use th...
Page 23 - Configuring the MTP3 Layer
2-7 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window Step 4 If you do not want to use the default setting, select the Modify option, which displays the Configure T1 Timer dialog box to up...
Page 24 - Back; How to configure the Local Point Code (LPC); Modify Point Code
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-8 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) In the following example, the links for Gateway 1 (see Figure 2-1 ) will be configured, then combined into two linksets (STP1 and STP2...
Page 26 - How to add links; Links; Add New Link
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-10 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) How to add links Step 1 Right-click the Links parameter and select the Add New Link option from the shortcut menu. Step 2 Our example...
Page 27 - How to create linksets; Linksets; Add New Linkset
2-11 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window Next, combine the links into linksets. How to create linksets Step 1 Right-click the Linksets parameter and select the Add New Linkse...
Page 28 - Edit Remote Point Code
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-12 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) The Add New Linkset 1 - Remote Point Code (RPC) dialog box appears. Step 2 Click the Edit Remote Point Code button to display the fol...
Page 31 - Finish
2-15 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window Step 7 Click Finish . The main window looks like the following. Step 8 To generate the linkset for the second STP, repeat the previou...
Page 32 - How to define routes; Routes; Add New Route
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-16 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) How to define routes After defining the LPC and creating the links and linksets, finish configuring the MTP3 layer by defining the ro...
Page 34 - Edit DPC; Add new configuration
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-18 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Step 2 Click the Edit DPC button to display the Edit Route Destination Point Code (DPC) dialog box. Define the route destination poin...
Page 36 - Configuring the SCCP Layer
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-20 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Now the same process needs to be repeated for SSP2 using the links to the second STP as the primary route. When finished, the main wi...
Page 37 - How to define the remote subsystems; Remote Point Codes; Add New Remote
2-21 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window How to define the remote subsystems Next, define the remote subsystem numbers. Step 1 Right-click the Remote Point Codes parameter an...
Page 38 - Edit RPC; Edit SSN buttons
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-22 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) The Add Remote Point Code dialog box displays. Step 2 Click the Edit RPC and Edit SSN buttons to define the remote point codes and su...
Page 39 - How to configure the SCCP global title; Global Title Translations; Add Table
2-23 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window How to configure the SCCP global title Some SS7 networks require messages sent from the gateway to be routed with a global title. The...
Page 41 - Table Type; Add Entry
2-25 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window The next step is to define the specific entries that will define where address digit strings will be routed. Step 3 Right-click the T...
Page 43 - Configuring the Session Layer
2-27 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window This process signifies that outbound SCCP messages with a called number string beginning with “011” will be routed to PC 200 as a pri...
Page 44 - How to define the IP address; IP Address
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-28 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) After expanding the Session layer, the main window displays the IP Address and Port number parameters. How to define the IP address S...
Page 45 - Dotted IP Format
2-29 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window The Edit IP Address dialog box displays. Step 2 Enter the IP address. Note that the gateway’s IP address can be configured as either ...
Page 46 - How to define the port number; Port number
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window 2-30 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) How to define the port number Step 1 Right-click the Port number parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu. The E...
Page 47 - How to define the local subsystem number; SSN
2-31 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window How to define the local subsystem number Step 1 Right-click the SSN parameter and select the Modify option from the shortcut menu.
Page 49 - How to configure the node; Node
2-33 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Working in the Main Window How to configure the node Since the gateway is a node in the ICM system, our next step consists of configuring the customer and node ...
Page 51 - Saving the Configuration; As
2-35 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Saving the Configuration Saving the Configuration An important feature of SS7Cfg is that you can remotely edit and maintain regedit files (*.reg) that can then ...
Page 52 - SS7Cfg Files
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Saving the Configuration 2-36 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Step 2 The Save As dialog box displays. Enter the file name and select the SS7Cfg Files (*.reg) file type. At this point, the system pe...
Page 53 - Importing the Registry File; regedit
2-37 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File In this case, clicking OK will save the configuration with errors to disk. Clicking Cancel will cancel the file save operation and a...
Page 54 - CurrentVersion
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File 2-38 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Step 3 Within this window, drill down to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cisco Systems, Inc.\ICM\ <CustomerName> \ <Gateway...
Page 55 - Rename; Registry
2-39 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File Step 5 Select Rename and change the keyname to one that describes the save date, backup000329, as shown below. Note If you are perfo...
Page 56 - Open
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Importing the Registry File 2-40 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) The Import Registry File dialog box displays the Registry file saved earlier using SS7Cfg. Step 7 Click Open . The regedit utility i...
Page 57 - Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry; How to export directly to the Registry; File > Export to Registry...
2-41 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Only the keys and values under CurrentVersion will actually control the SS7 gateway. If the new keys do not wor...
Page 58 - Connect to remote computer; Connect
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry 2-42 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) A dialog box appears, prompting for a target gateway for export. This information is presented in a tree format...
Page 59 - Export to this node
2-43 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry Step 3 Select a gateway for export by either selecting the gateway instance in the tree and clicking the OK but...
Page 60 - How to import from the Registry; File > Import from Registry...
Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry 2-44 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Selecting this option bypasses the customer/node selection dialog box and begins export to the given customer a...
Page 61 - Connect to remote
2-45 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) Chapter 2 Using SS7Cfg to Configure Your Gateway Using SS7Cfg to Directly Manipulate the Registry A dialog box appears, prompting for a target gateway for import. This information is presented in a tree format...
Page 63 - I N D E X
IN-1 Cisco ICM Enterprise Edition SS7 Gateway Configuration Tool User Guide Release 6.0(0) I N D E X A adding links 2-10 C configuring global title 2-23 LPC 2-8 MTP2 layer 2-5 MTP3 layer 2-7 node 2-33 SCCP layer 2-20 Session layer 2-27 creating linksets 2-11 D defining IP address 2-28 local subsyste...