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Chapter 3 Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch Platform Operations
Regular Operations
Step 1 Start a provisioning session as described in the “Starting a Provisioning Session” section on page 3-64.
Step 2 Enter the prov-ed or prov-dlt MML commands to change or delete a component. See Cisco PGW 2200
Softswitch Release 9.8 Provisioning Guide for more information on the specific structure of the
command for the component type you want to reconfigure dynamically.
Note To change or delete a component, you might have to meet certain preconditions, such as
changing the service state of the component to OOS using MML commands (as mentioned in
Table 3-13).
Step 3 Repeat Step 2 for each component that you want to modify or delete. See Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch
Release 9.8 Provisioning Guide for provisioning guidelines.
Save and activate your provisioning changes as described in the “Saving and Activating your
Provisioning Changes” section on page 3-65.
Step 4 After completing a dynamic reconfiguration operation on the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch, you must
issue a service message from the associated media gateway to invoke the changes throughout your SS7
solution.
Note See the documentation that is associated with your media gateway for more information on
issuing service messages.
Understanding Dynamic Reconfiguration
Dynamic reconfiguration is a function in the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software that allows you to
modify or delete Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch components while the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch
software is still in service. You can perform dynamic reconfiguration without shutting down or restarting
either the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch software or the Sun host platform.
The following list presents the Cisco PGW 2200 Softswitch component types that you can dynamically
reconfigure. You cannot dynamically reconfigure any other component types.
• CICs
• Point codes (DPC, originating point code [OPC], or APC)
• Physical interfaces (TDM, ATM, or Ethernet)
• Signaling links (TDM, ATM, or SS7)
• Signaling services
• SS7 subsystems
• SS7 routes
• Trunk groups
• Component properties (linksets, signaling services, and trunk groups)