RADview-SC/Vmux Network Management System Service Center for Vmux Applications Vmux-210 © 1994–2007 RAD Data Communications Publication 01/07
Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 1.2 Overview of the Vmux-210 Device ..............................................................................1-1 Interfaces ...............................................................................................................1-1 RADview-SC/Vmux-210 Overview................................................................................1-2 Overview of the RADview FCAPS Model ...................................................................
Table of Contents User’s Manual Changing an Entry in the VLAN Table................................................................................ 3-12 Removing an Entry from the VLAN Table .......................................................................... 3-12 Configuring FXS Timeouts and Cadences ...............................................................3-12 Configuring Vmux-210 Ports..................................................................................
User's Guide Table of Contents Chapter 7. Fault Management 7.1 Monitoring Object Status............................................................................................7-1 Viewing All Active Alarms.........................................................................................7-1 Viewing System Level Active Alarms ........................................................................7-3 Viewing IP Bundles Active Alarms.................................................................
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Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides an overview of the Vmux-210 device and the RADview Service Center Vmux-210 user interface. 1.1 Overview of the Vmux-210 Device Vmux-210 is a voice trunking gateway that enables several analog voice channels to be compressed and extended over a serial, E1/T1 or 10/100Base-T uplink. Vmux-210 implements G.723.1, G.729 A, G.
Chapter 1 Introduction User's Manual Link port options: • E1 link • T1 link • Serial (V.35) link • Ethernet link. 1.2 RADview-SC/Vmux-210 Overview Vmux-210 includes an SNMP agent that enables full management from the network via SNMP, for example, by means of RADview network management stations.
User's Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview of the Vmux-210 Management Functions Table 1-1 lists the operations that you can perform via RADview, and their locations in this manual. Table 1-1.
Chapter 1 Introduction User's Manual Table 1-1. Management Functions (Cont.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation This chapter describes how to configure Vmux-210 for management and explains how to perform the following tasks: • Pre-configuring Vmux-210 for Network Management • Connecting Vmux-210 to the Management Station • Launching RADview Vmux-210 • Using the Graphical User Interface 2.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation User's Manual 2. Connect the terminal to the Vmux-210 CONTROL port. 3. Press several times (to allow Vmux-210 to detect the rate). 4. Initiate the control session by entering the administrator user name and password. Disabling the Router The Vmux-210 host IP parameters may be assigned automatically via DHCP or they may be configured manually. In order to manually configure the Host IP Parameters, the Vmux-210 router must be disabled.
User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation Configuration>System>Management>Host IP 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. IP Address... (172.17.172.191) Subnet Mask... (255.255.255.0) Default Gateway... (172.17.172.1) DHCP Client (Disable) Read... (public) Write... (private) Trap... (public) Figure 2-1. Configuring the Host IP Parameters Configuring the Manager List In order to remotely configure Vmux-210, the NMS needs to be listed in the Manager List.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation 2.2 User's Manual Connecting Vmux-210 to the Management Station Vmux-210 can be managed by a Network Management Station (NMS) that is located on the LAN (hub or switch) connected to the one of the unit’s Ethernet ports. To connect Vmux-210 to the Network Management Station: 1. Connect a Network Management Station to the LAN (hub or switch). 2. Connect one of the Vmux-210 Ethernet ports to the LAN.
User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation 2.4 Using the Graphical User Interface Figure 2-3. Element Manager – Vmux-210 The RADview Vmux-210 Element Manager window provides a dynamically updated graphical representation of the Vmux-210, allowing you to monitor and manage the Vmux-210 device.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation User's Manual Edit and Agent Modes The Element Manager window contains two Vmux-210 images, one above the other. The two images provide two configuration modes: • Edit mode (the upper image) – modifies the temporary configuration, stored at the Network Management Station • Agent mode (the lower image) – configures the agent located within the physical Vmux-210 device (the active configuration).
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Chapter 2 Installation and Operation User's Manual Selecting the Device or a Port By selecting an object, you can manipulate or manage the selected system or port. When selected, a light blue frame is displayed around the selected window or object. Only one object can be selected at a time. There are two Vmux-210 user interface object levels: • System (whole device) – contains all of the parameters and functions that are common to the whole device.
User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation Table 2-3. Element Manager Status Bar Messages Message Status Working... Displayed from the moment when a request is sent to the network element (Vmux-210), until data is received or a certain time expires (around 5 seconds). Waiting... Displayed while the RADview station waits more than a few seconds for the network element response, but less than the time-out time.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation User's Manual Displaying Help The Help menu provides convenient access to online help. To display online help: • From the Help menu, select User's Manual.... The online User's Manual appears. Displaying the Application Software Information The About Vmux-210… menu displays information about the RADview-SC/Vmux-210 Element Manager application software, such as the version number.
User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation Table 2-5. System Management Options – Configuration Menu (Cont.
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User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation System Level Statistics Menu Table 2-7. System Management Options – Statistics Menu Task Location in User’s Manual Mode Path in RADview Viewing Bundle Connection Statistics Chapter 3 Agent Statistics Bundle Connection Table System Level Window Menu In Edit mode, the Window menu is disabled (gray) if there is no communication with the Agent and the Agent window is not currently displayed. Table 2-8.
Chapter 2 Installation and Operation User's Manual Port Level Operations Table 2-10 lists the configuration management tasks that are available when you select a port in Agent or Edit Mode. Port Level Configuration Menu Table 2-10.
User's Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Operation Port Level Statistics Menu Statistics are only available from Agent mode. Table 2-13.
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Chapter 3 Configuration Management This chapter describes how to configure Vmux-210 on all levels, including system and port, and contains the following sections: • Setting the System Parameters Configuring System Information Setting Port User Information Configuring System Parameters Selecting the Date Format Setting the Date and Time Configuring the Manager List • Setting the Operational Parameters Configuring Bridge Ports Configuring the VLAN Table Configuring FXS Timeouts and Cadences Configuring Vmu
Chapter 3 Configuration Management 3.1 User's Manual Setting the System Parameters Configuring System Information The System Info command enables you to view and set system information for the Vmux-210 device. This information is useful for identifying multiple Vmux-210 units and for tracking their locations and administrative contacts. To view and set system information: 1. In Edit mode (for viewing) or Agent mode (for setting), select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select System Info. 3.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Figure 3-2. Port User Info Dialog Box Table 3-2.
User's Manual Note Chapter 3 Configuration Management Some configuration selections may produce a second, confirmation dialog box to verify the configuration settings. If you receive the following error message: “Cannot change Link Type. Link TSA and/or Voice Bundles exist. Removing them can be done only via the Service Center.” • In order to remove a Link TSA via the Service Center: In the Service Center, from the Channel List, click .
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Selecting the Date Format The Date Format command enables you to select the format in which you want the system date to appear in all dialog boxes. To set the date format: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Date Format. 3. Select a date format from the drop-down menu. Possible formats are: DD-MM-YYYY MM-DD-YYYY YYYY-MM-DD Setting the Date and Time The Date & Time command enables you to adjust the system clock.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Configuring the Manager List In order to remotely configure Vmux-210, the IP address of the NMS must be listed in the Manager List. The Manager List command enables you to display and configure the Manager List, where you designate the destination NMS stations for SNMP traps. To configure the manager list: 1. In Agent mode, select the device. 2. From the Options menu, select Manager List. 3. Configure the desired parameters and click . Figure 3-5.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-5. Manager List Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Manager ID 1..10 IP Address An IP address of 0.0.0.0 means that there is no manager [Set] Click to send new values to the Agent [Cancel] Click to cancel the selections made in the dialog box and close the box [Refresh] Click to refresh the data in the Manager List dialog box 3.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Figure 3-6. Bridge Ports Configuration Dialog Box Table 3-6. Bridge Ports Configuration Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Ingress Filtering When Ingress Filtering is enabled, Vmux-210 discards incoming frames for VLANs that do not include this port in its member set. When Ingress Filtering is disabled, the port accepts all incoming frames. This control does not affect VLAN independent BPDU frames, such as GVRP and STP.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management Note User's Manual The Link/Channel+ Mng tab is only enabled when the router is disabled. Configuring the VLAN Table The VLAN Table command enables you to configure the list of virtual LANs (VLANs). A VLAN is a logical (virtual) network of devices that behave as if they are on the same physical LAN segment, even if they are physically connected to different network segments.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-7. VLAN Table Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks VLAN ID 1..
Chapter 3 Configuration Management Note User's Manual You can add up to ten entries. Figure 3-8. Add VLAN Entry Dialog Box Changing an Entry in the VLAN Table To reconfigure an entry in the VLAN table: 1. In the VLAN Table dialog box, select an entry from the VLAN Table and click . 2. Configure the desired parameters in the Change VLAN dialog box (see Table 3-7). 3. Click to save the new values and return to the VLAN Table dialog box. A confirmation dialog box appears. 4.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management To configure FXS Timeouts & Cadences values: 1. In Agent mode (for viewing) or Edit mode (for setting), select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Analog Voice > Timeouts & Cadences 3. Configure the desired parameters and click . Figure 3-9. FXS Timeouts and Cadences Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-8. FXS Timeouts and Cadences Parameter Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Timeouts Ringing (Sec) 60..600 Default: 120 Flash (mSec) 10..2000 Default: 700 Ringing Cadence 1 On Period #1 (Sec) 0.1..5.0 Default: 1.0 Off Period #1 (Sec) 0.1..5.0 Default: 3.0 Period #2 Enabled Checked, Unchecked When checked, Period #2 is enabled On Period #2 (Sec) 0.1..5.0 Default: 1.0 Note: This parameter is enabled when Period #2 is enabled.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Configuring Vmux-210 Ports Configuring Port Information The Port Info command enables you to view general information about the selected port, and to configure the various parameters of the port (the port’s software configuration). The parameters vary according to the port type. To view or set port information: 1. In Agent mode (for viewing) or Edit mode (for Setting), select a port. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Port Info.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual General Port Information Figure 3-10. Port Information Info Tab 3-16 Setting the Operational Parameters Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
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User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management E1 Port Software Configuration Figure 3-12. Link E1 Port SW Cfg Tab Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-11. Link E1Port SW Cfg Tab Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Link E1 Connect Indicates whether the port should be considered in any of the Vmux algorithms No, Yes Default: No Line Type The line type of the interface E1 (G.732N), E1-CRC (G.732NCRC), E1-MF (G.732S), E1-CRC-MF (G.732SCRC), Unframed Default: E1 (G.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management T1 Port Software Configuration Figure 3-13. Link T1 Port SW Cfg Tab Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
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User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-12. Link T1 SW Cfg Tab Parameters (Cont.) Parameter Possible Values / Remarks HDLC Mode Transparent, Cisco Bridged ETH Default: Transparent Loop Detect Enables/disables Loop Detection on the TDM Uplink Disable, Enable Default: Disable Note: This parameter is disabled when HDLC Mode is set to Cisco Bridged ETH.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Serial Link Port Software Configuration Figure 3-15. Serial Link Port SW Cfg Tab – Agent Mode Table 3-14. Serial Link SW Cfg Tab Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Serial Link Interface Type The line type of the interface V.35, X.21, EIA530, EIA530A Default: V.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-14. Serial Link SW Cfg Tab Parameters (Cont.) Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Loop Detect Enables/disables Loop Detection on the Serial Uplink Disable, Enable Default: Disable Note: This parameter is disabled when HDLC Mode is set to Cisco Bridged ETH.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-15. Port Copy Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Source Port Selected analog voice port from which to copy configuration Destination Ports List of analog voice ports to which to copy the configuration Defaults: FXS-1..FXS-30 [Set] Click to copy the configuration to the selected ports [Cancel] Click to close the dialog box without copying the configuration 3.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Displaying FXS Port Status The Status… command enables you to view the status of the FXS ports. To display FXS status: 1. In Agent or Edit mode, select the FXS port. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Analog Voice > Status. The number of rows in the dialog box corresponds to the number of FXS ports in the device. Figure 3-18. FXS Status Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-17. FXS Status Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Port Name Connected Yes, No Bundle No. --, 1.. 12/15/24/30 State (Agent mode only) --, On Hook, Off Hook [Close] Click to close the FXS Status dialog box Displaying Link E1/T1 Port Time Slot Assignments The TS Assignment… command enables you to display time slot assignments for IP bundles.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-18. TS Assignment Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Link E1 or Link T1 Time Slot Number E1: 1...31 T1: 1...
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual To display time slot assignments: 1. In either Agent or Edit mode, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Analog Voice > TS Assignment. The TS Assignment dialog box appears, displaying IP Bundle Connections. Each Bundle Connection contains the Time Slots numbers of the bundle and their Destination Time Slots numbers.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management To view the Bundle Connection Table parameters: 1. In either Agent or Edit mode, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Bundles Connection Table…. Note The Bundle Connection Table provides general information about each bundle connection. More details are provided in the Bundle Connection Details dialog. Click on the Details button to view all data for a selected bundle (see below). Figure 3-21. Bundle Connection Table Table 3-20.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Bundle Connection Details To view Bundle Connection details: 1. In either Agent or Edit mode, open the Bundles Connection Table…. 2. Select a table entry. 3. Click . The Bundle Connection Details dialog box appears, with the following tabs: SW Cfg 1 (see Figure 3-22 and Table 3-21) SW Cfg 2 (see Figure 3-23 and Table 3-22) SW Cfg 3 (see Figure 3-24 and Table 3-23) SW Cfg 4 (see Figure 3-25 and Table 3-24) SW Cfg 5 (see Figure 3-26 and Table 3-25).
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management SW Cfg 1 Tab Figure 3-22. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 1 Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-21. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 1 Connection Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Bundle No. Index number of the IP Bundle 1..12 Bundle Name Unique bundle name. Maximum of 10 characters. Admin Status Connection status of the IP Bundle Connected, Disconnected (frames are not sent from this channel) Dest. Bundle Bundle number in the destination IPmux device 1..
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-21. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 1 Connection Parameters (Cont.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual SW Cfg 2 Tab Figure 3-23. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 2 Dialog Box Table 3-22. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 2 Connection Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Bundle No. 1..12 Auto FAX Mode Checked, Unchecked FAX Rate (kbps) Not Connected, 4.8, 9.6, 14.4, VBD FAX Default: 14.4 Note: When Auto FAX Mode is Unchecked, this parameter is set to Not Connected. Assigned to FXS Port/s 1..
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Table 3-22. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 2 Connection Parameters (Cont.) Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Modem Disable, Voice Band Data, Relay Max VBD Modem Calls Maximum number of voice-band data (VBD) modem calls for this bundle Channel E1: 1..31 Channel T1: 1..24 Analog Voice: 1..30 Max Relay Modem Calls Maximum number of relay modem calls for this bundle Channel E1: 1..62 Channel T1: 1..48 Analog Voice: 1..
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual SW Cfg 3 Tab Figure 3-24. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 3 Dialog Box Table 3-23. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 3 Connection Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Bundle No. 1..12 Dest IP 0.0.0.0..255.255.255.255 VLAN Tagging Tag, Untag VLAN ID 26..4094 Note: This parameter is disabled when VLAN Tagging is set to Untag. Priority Tag 0..7 Note: This parameter is disabled when VLAN Tagging is set to Untag.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management SW Cfg 4 Tab Figure 3-25. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 4 Dialog Box Table 3-24. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 4 Connection Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Bundle No. 1..12 Signaling Parameters Signaling Bits On Hook 1st LSB Nibble, representing the ON HOOK signal (the same for transmit and receive) 0000..1111 Default: 1010 (DCBA) Off Hook 2nd LSB Nibble, representing the OFF HOOK signal (the same for transmit and receive) 0000..
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-24. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 4 Connection Parameters (Cont.) Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Ring I 4th LSB Nibble, representing the RING PATTERN 1 signal 0000..1111 Default: 1011 (DCBA) Note: This parameter is enabled for FXS ports only. Ring II 5th LSB Nibble, representing the RING PATTERN 2 signal 0000..1111 Default: 1011 (DCBA) Note: This parameter is enabled for FXS ports only.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management SW Cfg 5 Tab Figure 3-26. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 5 Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Table 3-25. Bundle Connection Details SW Cfg 5 Connection Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks VAD Method The voice activation detection (VAD) method Proprietary, Internal (ITU-T) Default: Proprietary Note: Tx Gain (dB) • Proprietary uses a non standard VAD method, based only on power measurement. This method is very sensitive to background noise. • Internal (ITUT) uses the standard ITU-T method for VAD. This method is very robust.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Advanced Voice Parameters Figure 3-27. Advanced Voice Parameters Dialog Box Table 3-26. Advanced Voice Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks DTMF Detection Enables or disables DTMF (Dual Tone Multi Frequency) detectors for this bundle Enable, Disable Default: Disable NLP Cutoff Level (Amplitude) The non-linear processor (NLP) cutoff level for this bundle 0..1023 Default: 512 Note: This parameter is used by the echo canceller.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual To upload the configuration from the Agent: 1. In Edit mode only, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Read. 3. Click to upload the current Agent configuration automatically. Note The configuration upload commences immediately. No additional user confirmation is requested. The Read Configuration dialog box remains open while the data is uploading. A Progress Bar illustrates the upload progress. Figure 3-28.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Updating (Downloading) the Configuration to the Agent The Update command downloads a specific Edit Configuration to the Vmux Agent. To update the Agent: 1. In Edit mode only, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select Update. 3. If desired, enter a description of the configuration. 4. Click to download the selected configuration to the Vmux. The Update Configuration dialog box remains open while the data is downloading.
Chapter 3 Configuration Management User's Manual Resetting Vmux-210 to the Default Configuration The Reset Configuration command enables you to reset the Agent’s configuration back to the factory defaults. Use this command when you wish to reconfigure all of the parameters from a clean starting point.
User's Manual Chapter 3 Configuration Management Resetting Vmux-210 The Reset HW command enables you to reset the Agent’s hardware to reinitialize the main board CPU of the Vmux-210 unit. Use this command to reset Vmux-210 in the unlikely event that the device is unresponsive (has locked up) or is behaving erratically. To reset the hardware: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2. From the Configuration menu, select System Commands > Reset HW. 3. Click .
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Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application This chapter provides detailed instructions for setting up a typical application using a Vmux-110 (8 E&M) and a Vmux-210 (30 FXS) operating opposite a central Vmux-2100 unit over an IP network, and contains the following sections: • Configuring the Vmux Units for Management • Connecting the Vmux Units to the Management Station • Configuring the Network Management Station • Creating Bundles (Circuits) Application Figure 4-1 illustrates a typical TDM applica
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Configuration Sequence The recommended configuration procedure for this application includes the following steps: 1. Configure all three Vmux units for management, via an ASCII terminal. 2. Install the Vmux units in their locations and connect their cables. 3. Using the SNMPc map, add the managed elements (MEs/network nodes). 4. Using the RADview Service Center, create bundles/circuits. 4.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Configuring the Host IP Settings 1. Display the Host IP menu (Configuration > System > Management > Host IP). 2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway values, according to the parameters in the following table: Table 4-1. Typical Application - Host IP Settings Site Device Type IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway A Vmux-2100 172.17.158.11 255.255.255.0 172.17.158.1 B Vmux-210 172.17.158.9 255.255.255.0 172.17.158.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application 4.2 User's Manual Connecting the Vmux Units to the Network Management Station Vmux units can be managed by a Network Management Station (NMS) that is located on the LAN (hub or switch) connected to the one of the unit’s Ethernet network (ETH-NET) ports. Install the physical devices and connect their cables, according to the network diagram in Figure 4-1. To connect a Vmux unit to the Network Management Station: 1.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Figure 4-2. SNMPc Management Console Creating the Network Nodes Before you can configure the circuits in RADview-SC/Vmux, for each device you must first: • Create the Vmux nodes in the SNMPc Management Console map, according to the following table. Table 4-3. Typical Application - Host IP Settings Site Device Type IP Address Network Mask Gateway A Vmux-2100 172.17.158.11 255.255.255.0 172.17.158.1 B Vmux-210 172.17.158.9 255.255.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-3. Map Object Properties - General Tab 2. In the Label field, type the Vmux unit IP Address. The Label field defines the name assigned to the node. 3. In the Address field, type the Vmux unit's IP Address. 4. Click the Access tab. 4-6 Configuring the Network Management Station Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Figure 4-4. Map Object Properties - Access Tab 5. In the Attrib area, click Read Community. 6. In the Value field, select public. 7. In the Attrib area, click Read/Write Community. 8. In the Value field, select private. 9. In the Attrib area, click Trap Community. 10. In the Value field, select public. 11. Click OK. The Vmux icon appears on the SNMPc Management Console map. 12. Repeat this procedure for the remaining two Vmux devices.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-5. SNMPc Management Console with 3 Nodes Configuring the Nodes for Management Before you can configure the circuits in RADview-SC/Vmux, for each device you must first: • Define the Manager List • Read the Configuration to synchronize the Edit mode with the Agent. To configure a Vmux node for Management: 1. From the SNMPc Management Console map, Double click on the device icon to open its Element Manager application.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Figure 4-6. Element Manager - Vmux-2100 Example 2. Click the lower half of the Element Manager window, to focus on Agent mode. 3. From the Options menu, select Manager List. The Manager List dialog box appears. Note The Manager list is a list of trap destinations. The agent sends traps to the IP addresses in the Manager List. 4. Enter the NMS IP Address: 172.17.191.12 (or whatever the correct NMS IP address is for your network). 5. Click Set.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application 4.4 User's Manual Creating Bundles In order for voice data to pass between the different Vmux devices, you must create bundles between each branch site and the central site (from Vmux-210 to Vmux-2100 and from Vmux-110 to Vmux-2100).
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Adding Sites Sites are containers that represent geographical groups of network elements (devices or element nodes). Before you can add network elements (nodes) to the Service Center, you must first create sites to contain those elements. To create a new site: 1. From the Vmux Service Center Configuration menu, select Add Site. 2. Type the name o f the site: Site A 3. Click Set. The newly created site appears on the Service Center map. 4.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-9. Add Managed Element to Site A Dialog Box 3. Select the Vmux-2100 row (172.17.158.11) to select it. 4. Click to add the selected ME to the site. 5. Click Set. 6. The Add Managed Element to Site A dialog box closes. 7. Close the Site A window. 8. Repeat this procedure for the remaining two devices, adding one device to each site, according to the following table: Table 4-4.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application When you have added all three devices, the Service Center map will contain three sites, with one Vmux unit in each site. Figure 4-10. Typical Application - Service Center Map with 3 Populated Sites Creating Bundles Bundles are groups of timeslots. In order for voice data to pass between the different Vmux devices, you must create bundles between each branch site and the central site (from Vmux-210 to Vmux-2100 and from Vmux-110 to Vmux-2100).
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-11. Typical Application - Add Circuit: ME Selection 3. Select the Source ME and the Destination ME. 4. Click Set. The Add Circuit dialog box closes and the State 1 dialog box appears. Figure 4-12. Typical Application - State 1 Dialog Box 5. Click Next. 6. If a reset warning dialog box appears, click OK. 4-14 Creating Bundles Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Figure 4-13. Typical Application - State 2 Dialog Box Note When creating bundles, you may want to configure additional parameters. For more information about configuring bundle parameters, see the RADview-SC/Vmux Manual. 7. Click Next. The State 3 dialog box appears (see Figure 4-14). 8. To assign a time slot, drag from the Source Port cell to the Destination Port cell, according to the following table.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-14. Typical Application - State 3 Dialog Box (After Adding Bundles) 9. Click Finish. You have defined a bundle using RADview Service Center. 10. Verify that the line from Site A to Site B turns green. Note 4-16 The link remains green as long as the service is connected. If the service is down then the link turns red. Creating Bundles Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User's Manual Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application Figure 4-15. Typical Application - Service Center Map with One Bundle 11. Repeat this procedure (from Step 1 to Step 10) but this time, create the bundle from Site A to Site C and use time slots 5, 6, and 7. Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 4 Configuring a Typical Application User's Manual Figure 4-16. Typical Application - Service Center Map with 2 Connected Bundles 4-18 Creating Bundles Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 5 Security Management This chapter describes how to manage Vmux-210 security, and includes the following sections: • Setting Management Access Authorizations • UNIX Users and Permissions 5.1 Setting Management Access Authorizations The Access command allows you to enable or disable management via Telnet. To enable or disable Telnet access: 1. In Edit mode, select the device. 2. From the Options menu, select Access. The Access dialog box appears (Figure 5-1). 3.
Chapter 5 Security Management 5.2 User’s Manual UNIX Users and Permissions RADview/OV, when running on a UNIX based operating system, supports the users and permissions security feature. Only an Administrator can add or remove nodes from the Service Center map. For further details, refer to the chapter on Security in the RADview SC/Vmux System Manual. 5-2 UNIX Users and Permissions Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 6 Performance Management This chapter describes how to monitor Vmux-210 performance and explains how to perform the following tasks: • Setting the Polling Interval • Viewing Bundle Connection Statistics • Viewing Current Statistics for an E1/T1 Port • Viewing Intervals Statistics for an E1/T1 Port • Viewing Receive Frame Types Statistics for a LAN Port • Viewing Transmit Frame Types Statistics for a LAN Port • Viewing Errors Statistics for a LAN Port • Viewing Frame Sizes Statistics f
Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.2 User’s Manual Setting the Polling Interval Use the Statistics > Polling Interval command to enable polling and set the interval between polling attempts. Statistics windows (other than Interval Statistics) are refreshed periodically, according to the Polling Interval, or manually, whenever you click the button. To configure the polling interval: 1. In Agent mode, select a port. 2. From the Statistics menu, select Polling Interval. 3.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.3 Viewing Bundle Connection Statistics The Bundle Connection Table… command enables you to view statistics for all IP bundle connections. To view IP Bundle statistics: 1. In Agent mode, select the device. 2. From the Statistics menu, select Bundle Connection Table… The Bundle Connection Table Appears. For more detailed configuration information about a specific bundle entry in the Bundle Connection Table, select a bundle and click .
Chapter 6 Performance Management User’s Manual Figure 6-2. Bundle Connection Table Dialog Box Figure 6-3. Bundle Statistics Dialog Box 6-4 Viewing Bundle Connection Statistics Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Table 6-2. Bundle Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Bundle No. 1…12 Index number of bundle Bundle Name Name of bundle Dest. IP 0.0.0.0…255.255.255.255 IP address of the destination mux Oper. Status Up, Down, HW Mismatch Running Time The system up time, i.e., the time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized.
Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.4 User’s Manual Viewing Current Statistics for an E1/T1 Port Use the Current command to display E1/T1 port statistics for the current 15-minute interval. The Time Elapsed field shows how much time passed since the beginning of the current interval. Statistics are displayed in either table or graph format. To view the current statistics for an E1/T1 Port: 1. In Agent mode only, select an E1 or T1 port. 2. From the Statistics menu, select Current 3.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Table 6-3. Current Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Link E1, Link T1 Status Bar Countdown Timer Displays number of seconds to next polling action. Only in use when polling is enabled. Timer Displays system time as of the last polling/refresh action. Current Data Time Elapsed (sec) Number of seconds since the beginning of the current 15-minute interval 0..899 ESs Errored Seconds.
Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.5 User’s Manual Viewing Intervals Statistics for an E1/T1 Port RADview can display Intervals Statistics, information and graphs that aggregate the statistics over 15 minute intervals. The Intervals command enables you to view E1 or T1 or port level interval statistics in both table and graph format. To view intervals statistics for an E1 or T1 Port: 1. In Agent mode, select the E1 or T1 port. 2. From the Statistics menu, select Intervals Data. Figure 6-5.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Table 6-4. Intervals Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Link E1, Link T1 No. of Intervals 0…96 Interval Data One row of each of the following data points for each interval in the table. Int No. Total,1…N (number of the selected interval or group of intervals to examine) From (hh:mm) Start time of data to be examined When working with all intervals (Total), the value of N*15min.
Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.6 User’s Manual Viewing Receive Frame Types Statistics for a LAN Port The Rx Frame Types command enables you to view Ethernet port receive statistics. To view receive statistics for an Ethernet port: 1. In Agent mode only, select the Ethernet port. 2. From the Statistics menu, select LAN Statistics > Rx Frame Types. Figure 6-6. LAN Receive Frame Types Statistics Dialog Box 6-10 Viewing Receive Frame Types Statistics for a LAN Port Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Table 6-5. LAN Receive Frame Types Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port ETH-NET, ETH-USER Running Time The system up time, i.e., the time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized. Format: DD days HH:MM:SS Status Bar Countdown Timer Displays number of seconds to next polling action. Only in use when polling is enabled.
Chapter 6 Performance Management User’s Manual Figure 6-7. Transmit Frame Types Statistics Dialog Box Table 6-6. Transmit Frame Types Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port ETH-NET, ETH-USER Running Time The system up time, i.e., the time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized. Format: DD days HH:MM:SS Status Bar Countdown Timer Displays number of seconds to next polling action.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management 6.8 Viewing Errors Statistics for a LAN Port Use the LAN Statistics > Errors command to display error statistics for a LAN port. To view receive errors statistics for a LAN Port: 1. In Agent mode, select a LAN port. 2. From the Statistics menu, select LAN Statistics > Errors. Figure 6-8. LAN Errors Statistics Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 6 Performance Management User’s Manual Table 6-7.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Figure 6-9. LAN Frame Sizes Statistics Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 6 Performance Management User’s Manual Table 6-8.
User’s Manual Chapter 6 Performance Management Figure 6-10. Link Statistics Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 6 Performance Management User’s Manual Table 6-9. Link Statistics Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Serial Link, Link E1, Link T1 Running Time The system up time, i.e., the time (in hundredths of a second) since the network management portion of the system was last re-initialized.
Chapter 7 Fault Management This chapter describes Vmux-210 fault management and explains how to perform the following tasks: Note • Viewing All Active Alarms • Viewing System Level Active Alarms • Viewing IP Bundles Active Alarms • Clearing the System Level Active Alarm Buffer • Clearing All Levels of the Active Alarm Buffer • Configuring Alarm Attributes • Configuring Alarm Reports • Sanity Checking Errors • Displaying the All Buffer Alarms List • Displaying the New Buffer Alarms List
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual To view all active alarms: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2. From the Fault menu, select Alarms > Display > All. or From the toolbar, click As the list of alarms is prepared, a Progress Bar window illustrates the upload progress. If no alarms exist, the list will be empty. 3. Sort the list of alarms by any one of the column values by clicking on the column header. Each click toggles between ascending and descending order. Figure 7-1.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Table 7-1. Mux All Active Alarm List Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Code Alarm code Port Selected port, if applicable Description Description of the alarm Severity No Report, Event, Minor, Major, Warning, Critical State On, Off Mask Mask, None Counter Number of times this alarm has been triggered since the last time the system was restarted or the alarm was cleared. [Print] Click to print the Mux All Active Alarm List.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Figure 7-2. Mux Active Alarm List Dialog Box 7-4 Monitoring Object Status Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Table 7-2. Mux Active Alarm List Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Code Alarm code Description Description of the alarm Severity No Report, Event, Minor, Major, Warning, Critical State On, Off Mask Mask, None Counter Number of times this alarm has been triggered since the last time the system was restarted or the alarm was cleared. [Print] Click to print the Mux Active Alarm List This button is disabled if the table is empty.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual IP Bundle Active Alarms Figure 7-3. IP Bundle Active Alarms Dialog Box Table 7-3. IP Bundle Active Alarms Parameters Parameter Possible Values/Remarks Bundle No. 1…12 Bundle Name Unique bundle name (string, maximum 10 characters) Admin Status Indicates state of the link Connected, Disconnected (frames are not sent from this channel) Dest. IP IP address of the destination mux 0.0.0.0–255.255.255.255 Dest. Type (only on FXS device) PBX, Phone Dest.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management All Bundles Active Alarm List Figure 7-4. All Bundles Active Alarm List Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Table 7-4. All Bundles Active Alarm List Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Code Alarm code Bundle No. Index number of the bundle Description Description of the alarm Severity No Report, Event, Minor, Major, Warning, Critical State On, Off Mask Mask, None Counter Number of times this alarm has been triggered since the last time the system was restarted or the alarm was cleared.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Bundle Active Alarm List Figure 7-5. Bundle Active Alarm List Dialog Box Clearing the System Level Active Alarm Buffer The Clear command enables you to clear the system level active alarm buffer. To clear system level active alarms: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2. From the Fault menu, select Alarms > Clear. Note Vmux-210 Ver. 1.0 Alarms that are masked are not cleared.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Clearing All Levels of the Active Alarm Buffer The Clear All command enables you to clear the alarm buffer at all levels. To clear the Active Alarm buffer at all levels: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2. From the Fault menu, select Alarms > Clear All. Note • Alarms that are masked are not cleared • If an alarm continues to be triggered for any reason, that alarm will not be cleared because it will immediately reappear as soon as it is retriggered.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Figure 7-6. Alarm Attributes Dialog Box Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Table 7-5. Alarm Attributes Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Level All System, port, and IP Bundle level alarms System Only System level alarms only Port Port level alarms only Bundles IP Bundle level alarms only Port All, Link E1, Link T1, Serial Link Specific Port to display in the Alarm Attributes List Enabled only when Level is set to Port.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management 4. Enter the attributes of the new alarm entry. 5. Click . Figure 7-7. Add Alarm Attributes Dialog Box Configuring Alarm Reports The Configuration > Reports command enables you to set the severity of each type of alarm and thereby define when alarms are triggered or cleared. This determines what information will be saved in the Report files. To configure Alarm Reports: 1. In Agent mode only, select the device. 2.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Table 7-6. Alarm Report Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Alarm On Severity Trap No Report, Event, Minor, Major Defines whether traps for all alarms should be reported or only from a specific severity level. Trap severity should be set to a level equal to or higher than Buffer severity. Buffer No Report, Event, Minor, Major Defines whether information about all alarms should be reported or only from a specific severity level.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management If there are no errors to display, a message box appears with the appropriate message (No Sanity Errors or No Valid Errors). Figure 7-9. Sanity Check Errors Dialog Box Table 7-7.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Displaying the All Buffer Alarms List The History Log > All command enables you to display all contents of the alarm buffer that contains all recorded alarms for the device. To display the alarm buffer for all alarms: 1. In Agent mode, select the device. 2. From the Fault menu, select History Log > All. 3. Sort the list of alarms by any one of the column values by clicking on the column header. Each click toggles between ascending and descending order.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Displaying the New Buffer Alarms List The History Log > New command enables you to display the alarm buffer that contains the alarms recorded since the last time you ran this command. To display the alarm buffer for new alarms: 1. In Agent mode, select the device. 2. From the Fault menu, select History Log > New. 3. Sort the list of alarms by any one of the column values by clicking on the column header. Each click toggles between ascending and descending order.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual Displaying the Port Active Alarm List The Alarms > Display command enables you to view active alarms for a selected port. To display the active alarms for a port: 1. In Agent mode, select a port. 2. From the Fault menu, select Alarms > Display. 3. Sort the list of alarms by any one of the column values by clicking on the column header. Each click toggles between ascending and descending order. Figure 7-12.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Table 7-10. Port Active Alarm List Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port The port reporting the alarm Code Alarm code Description Description of the alarm Severity Event, Minor, Major, Warning, Critical Status Off, On Mask Mask, None Counter Number of times this alarm occurred since the system was last started or this alarm was last cleared. [Print] Click to print the Port Active Alarm List. Disabled if the list if empty.
Chapter 7 Fault Management User’s Manual To run a test on a port: 1. In Agent mode, select a port. 2. From the Diagnostics menu, select Test. or From the toolbar, click . 3. From the Test drop down list, select the desired test. If you want to enable per time slot testing, select Test per TS and then select the desired time slots. 4. Configure the desired test parameters. 5. Click to begin testing. 6.
User’s Manual Chapter 7 Fault Management Table 7-11. Test Parameters Parameter Possible Values / Remarks Port Link E1, Link T1, FXS Current Test Description of the test currently running. E1/T1: Local Loop, Remote Loop, Test per TS, None FXS: Remote Loop, Local Tone Injection, Remote Tone Injection, None New Disabled if a test is currently running. Test Test description.
Chapter 7 Fault Management 7-22 Running Loopback Tests User’s Manual Vmux-210 Ver. 1.
Index —A— About, 2-10 Access setting, 5-1 Add Alarm Attributes dialog, Agent mode, 7-13 Agent configuration updating from Edit mode, 3-45 uploading current configuration to Edit mode, 343 Agent Configuration mode, see Agent mode, 2-6 Agent mode introduction, 2-6 port level operations, 2-14 system level operations, 2-10 Agent mode dialogs Add Alarm Attributes, 7-13 Alarm Attributes, 7-11 Alarm Report, 7-13 All Buffer Alarms, 7-16 All Bundles Active Alarm List, 7-7 Bundle Statistics, 6-4 Current Statistics, 6
Index Date format selecting, 3-6 Device selecting, 2-8 Downloading a specific Edit configuration to the agent, 3-45 —E— E1 port intervals data table, 6-8 link statistics, 6-16 Edit Configuration mode, see Edit mode, 2-6 Edit mode introduction, 2-6 Edit mode dialogs FXS Timeouts and Cadence, 3-13 Read Configuration, 3-44 Sanity Check Errors, 7-15 Update Configuration, 3-45 Error Statistics for a LAN Port, 6-13 Ethernet port receive statistics, 6-10 transmit statistics, 6-11 —F— Fault management, overview, 7-
User's Manual analog voice time slot assignments, 3-29 configuring analog voice port, 3-23 E1, 3-19 Ethernet, 3-17 serial, 3-24 T1, 3-21 displaying configuration, 3-15 link E1/T1 time slot assignments, 3-28 selecting, 2-8 viewing port active alarms, 7-18 Port Active Alarms List dialog, Agent mode, 7-18 Port configuration, 3-15 Port Configuration copying, 3-25 Port Information configuring, 3-15 displaying, 3-15 general port information, 3-16 Port Information Sw Cfg dialog (Analog Voice Port) Agent mode, 3-23
Index overview, 4-10 configuration summary, 4-2 host IP settings configuring, 4-3 manager list configuring, 4-3 network nodes configuring, 4-8 creating, 4-5 NMS configuring, 4-4 overview, 4-1 RADview-SC/Vmux launching, 4-10 requirements, 4-1 sites adding, 4-11 adding element nodes, 4-11 SNMP management console launching, 4-4 Vmux units configuring for management, 4-2 I-4 User's Manual connecting to the NMS, 4-4 —U— Update Configuration dialog, Edit mode, 3-45 Updating agent configuration from Edit mode, 3
