Page 2 - Copyright and legal notices
Copyright and legal notices Copyright © 2003-2009 Dialogic Corporation. All Rights Reserved. You may not reproduce this document in whole or in part without permission in writing from Dialogic Corporation at the address provided below. All contents of this document are furnished for informational us...
Page 3 - Revision history
Revision history Revision Release date Notes 62334-10 November 2003 SRR, SS7 4.0 Beta 62334-11 April 2004 SRR, SS7 4.0 62334-12 August 2004 SRR. SS7 4.1 62334-13 April 2005 LBG, SS7 4.2 62334-14 July 2008 LBG, SS7 5.0 64-0429-01 July 2009 LBG, SS7 5.1 Last modified: July 7, 2009 Refer to www.dialogi...
Page 5 - Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 2: Dialogic® TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Chapter 3: Overview of th...
Page 7 - Introduction; Dialogic
1 1 Introduction The Dialogic ® TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual explains how to perform the following tasks: • Install the TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface board • Configure the TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface board • Establish network connections • Verify the installa...
Page 9 - The Dialogic
2 2 Overview of the TX 4000 board TX 4000 board features The Dialogic ® TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface board is a PCI board that provides four T1 or E1 digital trunk interfaces and two Ethernet 10/100Base-T interfaces. The TX 4000 design is based on an intelligent communication processor (CP) tha...
Page 10 - The following illustration shows the TX 4000 board:
Overview of the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual The following illustration shows the TX 4000 board: T1/E1 trunk connectors Ethernet connectors T1/E1 status LEDs Ethernet MAC/PHY chips Framer Host bridge PCI to MPX bridge 7457 RISC microprocessor with fan H.1...
Page 11 - Software components; Natural Access Developer's
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Overview of the TX 4000 board • Telephony bus switching Switching for the TX 4000 board offers support for the H.100 bus within the H.100 architecture. On the TX 4000 board, switch connections are allowed for a total of 256 half duplex or 1...
Page 12 - Utilities and demonstration programs; directory in Windows and from the
Overview of the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Utilities and demonstration programs NaturalAccess Signaling Software provides the following utilities and demonstration programs for the TX 4000 board. Run these programs from the \Program Files\Dialogic\tx\bi...
Page 15 - Installing the TX 4000 board; System requirements
3 3 Installing the TX 4000 board System requirements To install and use the TX 4000 board, your system must have the following components: • An available PCI bus slot. • At least 8 MB of memory (excluding operating system requirements). • NaturalAccess software development environment. • NaturalAcce...
Page 16 - Installation summary; software components:
Installing the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Installation summary The following table summarizes the steps for initially installing the hardware and software components: Step Description For details, refer to... 1 Ensure that your system meets the system r...
Page 17 - Configuring the hardware; Configuring H.100 bus termination
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Installing the TX 4000 board Configuring the hardware This topic describes the following procedures for configuring the TX 4000 board: • Configuring H.100 bus termination • Configuring SS7 Monitor mode • DIP switch S1 Configuring H.100 bus ...
Page 18 - Configuring SS7 Monitor mode; Dialogic®
Installing the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual The following illustration shows the H.100 termination DIP switch: S2 OFF ON 1 2 34 56 7 8 Configuring SS7 Monitor mode DIP switch S3 controls the SS7 Monitor mode. The DIP switch is located on the front of the ...
Page 19 - DIP switch S1
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Installing the TX 4000 board DIP switch S1 DIP switch S1 controls the operation of the board. By default, only switch 2 (AUTOSTART) is set to the ON position; all other S1 switches are set to the OFF position. Switch 5 is reserved for futur...
Page 20 - Installing the board
Installing the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Installing the board Complete the following steps to install the TX 4000 board in your system: Step Action 1 If necessary, configure the board as described in Configuring the hardware on page 17. 2 Power down th...
Page 21 - Configuring the TX 4000 board; Using the configuration utility
4 4 Configuring the TX 4000 board Using the configuration utility After you install the TX 4000 board and the NaturalAccess Signaling Software, you must assign a CP number to each TX 4000 board. Verify that you have completed the steps described in the installation summary on page 16 before you proc...
Page 22 - Assigning a CP number
Configuring the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Assigning a CP number Complete the following steps to assign a CP number to an installed TX board: Step Action 1 Power up the system if it is not running. In a Windows system, the Windows® New Hardware Wizard a...
Page 23 - Adding a board; Complete the following steps to add a new undefined TX 4000 board:
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Configuring the TX 4000 board Adding a board Complete the following steps to add a new undefined TX 4000 board: Step Action 1 Power down the system if it is running. 2 Insert the TX 4000 board, seating it firmly in an available slot. 3 Powe...
Page 24 - Changing a CP number; Complete the following steps to change the CP number of a TX board:
Configuring the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Changing a CP number Complete the following steps to change the CP number of a TX board: Step Action 1 At the prompt, invoke txcpcfg by entering the following command: txcpcfg txcpcfg displays the bus number, s...
Page 25 - Moving a board
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Configuring the TX 4000 board Moving a board Complete the following steps to move a TX board from one slot to another slot: Step Action 1 Power down the system if it is running. 2 Move the TX 4000 board from one slot to another slot, seatin...
Page 26 - Removing a board; Complete the following steps to remove a TX board from the system:
Configuring the TX 4000 board TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Removing a board Complete the following steps to remove a TX board from the system: Step Action 1 Power down the system if it is running. 2 Remove the TX 4000 board from the slot. 3 Power up the system. 4 Verif...
Page 27 - Saving configuration changes; with the
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Configuring the TX 4000 board Saving configuration changes In a Windows system, any changes that you make to the configuration information with the txcpcfg utility are saved automatically. In a UNIX system, changes that you make to the conf...
Page 29 - Connectors and cables; The TX 4000 board has two Dialogic; Dialogic® MD1 RJ-45 interface; The TX 4000 provides an Dialogic
5 5 Establishing network connections Connectors and cables The TX 4000 board has two Dialogic ® MD1 RJ-45 T1/E1 trunk interfaces and two Ethernet connectors. The following illustration shows these connectors on the TX 4000 end bracket: T r u n k 1 ( a n d T r u n k 3 i f a p p l i c a b l e ) T r u ...
Page 30 - For more information about the trunk connections, refer to the; Ethernet interfaces; Refer to
Establishing network connections TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Dual T1/E1 120 ohm adapter cable The following illustration shows a dual T1/E1 120 ohm trunk adapter cable: D i a l o g i c ® M D 1 R J - 4 5 Length: 4 “ R J - 4 8 C B A The following illustration shows the ...
Page 31 - Connecting to the network; For more information, refer to
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Establishing network connections Connecting to the network Before connecting a TX 4000 board to the network, ensure that you have properly configured the trunks as either T1 or E1. For configuration information, refer to the Dialogic® Natur...
Page 32 - E1 network considerations; Trunks do not synchronize until the board is booted with a valid E1; T1 network considerations; Trunks do not synchronize until the board is booted with a valid T1; transmit signal to the receive signal when nothing is plugged in.
Establishing network connections TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual E1 network considerations TX 4000 boards can support up to four CEPT E1 trunk interfaces. For typical E1 communications, each E1 interface connects directly to an E1 trunk, as shown in the following illustra...
Page 33 - Testing in loopback mode; The crossover cable connects the transmit signals
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Establishing network connections Testing in loopback mode You can connect the board in loopback mode to test the digital trunk application without connecting to the telephone network. The following illustration shows the loopback configurat...
Page 34 - Connecting TX boards for redundancy; TDM configuration; txconfig; Dual-node redundant signaling server; SS7 links
Establishing network connections TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Connecting TX boards for redundancy Use the redundancy feature to enable the system to detect and recover from the failure of signaling links on a TX 4000 board, the failure of a signaling node, or the failu...
Page 35 - Single-node redundant signaling server; IP network configuration; command in the
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Establishing network connections Single-node redundant signaling server The following illustration shows how to set up two TX 4000 boards based on the single-node signaling server in a TDM configuration. The boards are located in the same c...
Page 36 - For more information on SS7 redundancy, refer to the
Establishing network connections TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Dual-node redundant signaling server The following illustration shows how to set up two TX 4000 boards based on a dual- node redundant signaling server in an IP network configuration. The boards are located ...
Page 37 - Verifying the installation; External connection status LEDs; location of the LEDs is shown in the following illustration:
6 6 Verifying the installation External connection status LEDs The TX 4000 board provides LEDs to indicate the status of the trunk interfaces. The location of the LEDs is shown in the following illustration: T r u n k 1 ( a n d T r u n k 3 i f a p p l i c a b l e ) T r u n k 2 ( a n d T r u n k 4 i ...
Page 38 - Ethernet LEDs; The following table describes the functionality of each LED:
Verifying the installation TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Ethernet LEDs The TX 4000 board provides two LEDs to indicate the status of each Ethernet interface. The LEDs are located in the RJ-45 connectors as shown in the following illustration: E t h e r n e t 2 1 0 0 L E...
Page 39 - Board status LEDs; Boot code LEDs; Status LEDs; Boot code LEDS
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Verifying the installation Board status LEDs In addition to external connection status LEDs and Ethernet LEDs, the following banks of LEDs (D6-D21) located on the back of the TX 4000 board indicate the current status of the board: • Boot co...
Page 40 - current board status as described in the following table:
Verifying the installation TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Status LEDs After the boot code LEDs become green, the status LEDs are active and indicate the current board status as described in the following table: LED number Color Status when illuminated D8 Green Timer inte...
Page 41 - Verifying the board installation; Refer to the
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Verifying the installation Verifying the board installation Complete the following steps to verify that each board is successfully installed: Step Action 1 Display a list of all of the TX boards detected in the system by entering the follow...
Page 43 - Hardware specifications; General hardware specifications; Physical; Host interface
7 7 Hardware specifications General hardware specifications This topic describes the following types of hardware specifications: • Physical • Host interface • H.100 compliant interface • Environment • Software environment • Power requirements • Connectivity Physical Feature Specification Form factor...
Page 44 - H.100 compliant interface; H.100 compliant interface has the following features:; Environment
Hardware specifications TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual H.100 compliant interface H.100 compliant interface has the following features: • Flexible connectivity between T1 and E1 trunks and the H.100 bus • Access to any of 4096 H.100 timeslots • Compatible with any H.100 c...
Page 45 - CEPT E1 G.703 telephony interface; DSX-1 telephony interface
TX 4000 PCI SS7 Network Interface Board Installation Manual Hardware specifications CEPT E1 G.703 telephony interface Feature Specification Interface G.703 2048 kbit/s trunk interface Line code HDB3 (in zero code suppression) or AMI Alarm signal capabilities Loss of frame alignment, out of frame con...
Page 47 - Index; configuring the hardware 17
Index A adding a board 23 assigning a CP number 22 B boot code LEDs 39 bracket 20 C cables 15 crossover 33 dual T1/E1 trunk adapter 29 for redundancy 34 network 31 CEPT E1 G.703 telephony interface 45 changing a CP number 24 communication processor (CP) 9 configuration utility 21 configuring the boa...
