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DSI SPCI Network Interface Boards Programmer's Manual Issue 7

3 SPCI Board Configuration and Operation

Before attempting software configuration, you should gain an understanding of the

flexibility of the protocol stack, the run-time options that exist and the mechanisms

that are used to select specific features. This section gives an overview of these

options. You should also read the Dialogic

Distributed Signaling Interface Components

– Software Environment Programmer's Manual that describes the basic principles of

modules and message passing.

This section provides information about:

System configuration using SPCI Boards

Board Code File

Using the CT bus

3.1 System configuration using SPCI Boards

Some SS7 protocol modules can be run on either the host machine or on DSI SPCI

boards. The following table shows the possible options for each protocol:

Protocol

Option

ISUP, TUP

Host or board

MTP3

Host or board

MTP2

Board only.

Host protocol software is available for Linux, Solaris SPARC, Solaris x86 and Windows

operating systems. For more information or to purchase, contact an authorized

distributor or your account manager.

The Dialogic

DSI SPCI Network Interface Board may be configured for most

applications using the s7_mgt utility. The s7_mgt utility is the primary tool for

configuring a DSI software stack. It is a single-shot configuration utility that takes

configuration commands from a text file (config.txt).

Details on how to configure a system using s7_mgt are provided in the Dialogic

Distributed Signaling Interface Components – Software Environment Programmer's

Manual.

As an alternative to using s7_mgt, users can build their own configuration utilities

using messaged-based configuration. In this case users should refer to the definitions

of individual messages in Section 4, Message Reference on page 20.

The Code File contains the operating firmware for the board which is downloaded to

the board at run-time by the ssds binary. The code file should be specified in the

SS7BOARD command in the config.txt file.

3.2 Board Code File

The DSI Network Interface Boards Code Files contain the operating software for the

DSI Network Interface Boards. The appropriate code file must be downloaded by the

host, to the board, at run-time.

The following code files available for the DSI SPCI board: