Specifications
Dialogic
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DSI SS7MD Network Interface Boards Programmer's Manual Issue 4
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3 SS7MD Board-Specific 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. These are explained in the Dialogic
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Distributed Signaling Interface Components - Software Environment Programmer’s
Manual which also describes the basic principles of modules and message passing.
This section provides product-specific options relating to the following:
System configuration using SS7MD Board
Monitoring
ATM Monitoring
Switching Timeslots between LIUs
High Speed Link Operation
Operation of the Thermal Sensor
3.1 System configuration using SS7MD Board
The Dialogic
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DSI MTP2 Layer protocol module runs on the board. The other SS7
protocol modules (MTP3, ISUP, SCCP, TCAP, MAP, INAP, and IS41) run on the host
machine.
Host protocol software is available for Linux, Solaris SPARC, and Solaris x86 operating
systems. For more information or to purchase, contact an authorized distributor or
your account manager.
The Dialogic
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DSI SS7MD 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
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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 24.
The Code File contains the operating firmware for the board which is downloaded to
the board at run-time by the ssdm binary. The code file should be specified in the
SS7BOARD command in the config.txt file.
The following code files are available for the SS7MD board:
The ss7mcd.dc6 code file which should be used for SS7MD boards running the
LSL, HSL or ATM run modes.
The ss7.dc6 code file which should be used for SS7MD boards when timeslot
switching is necessary.
The ima.dc6 code file which should be used for SS7MD boards running the IMA
run mode.