User Manual Rev. 2.0 P/N: BRI-2ST, BRI-2UST Copyright © 2001-2009, Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved sales@vconsole.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Contents User Manual Chapter 1: Important Information 3 General Disclaimer Other Restrictions Trademark Information Patent information Warranty Limitation of Remedies and Damages Important Safeguards Regulatory Compliance 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 5 Chapter 2: Introduction 5 Unpacking Fast Start for Advanced Users About your ISDN Simulator 5 5 6 Chapter 3
User Manual Chapter 6: Cisco Routers Configuration Examples 23 Basic-Net3 Switch Type Example Basic-NI1 Switch Type Example 23 24 Chapter 7: Specifications 25 2
2 Port ISDN Simulator User Manual This User Manual is applicable to the following product P/N: BRI-2ST, BRI-2UST Chapter 1: Important Information © 2002-2006 Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved. General Disclaimer No part of this document can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the written express permission from Virtual Console, LLC. Under the law reproducing includes translating into another language or digital format.
User Manual Except for the foregoing, the product is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind including without limitation, any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk of the quality and performance of the software programs contained in the system is with you.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Regulatory Compliance User Manual This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
User Manual About your ISDN Simulator Virtual Console’s ISDN simulator is a two port ISDN switch that provides call switching services for Basic Rate Interface (BRI) terminal equipment. All our ISDN simulators conform to the ISDN architecture and to individually programmable switch types (Table 1). Our products are extensively used with Cisco equipment and are tested for compatibility with most of the ISDN-capable Cisco routers, including the 1600, 1700, 2500, 2600 and 3600 series.
2 Port ISDN Simulator User Manual Figure 2: Examples of ISDN Devices supported by ISDN Simulator Figure 3: ISDN Protocol Stack While Q.931, the ISDN primary “dialing” protocol, usually is used to set up dynamic ISDN calls, ISDN simulator also supports semi-permanent “nailed up” B channels that act like private leased lines. Signaling for the D Channel Before you configure signaling, you must have set the switch type. Once that is done, you will always need to set the phone numbers (i.e.
Chapter 3: Product Description User Manual The Virtual Consoles ISDN simulator provides a “telco in a box” for a variety of device testing scenarios. Figure 4: Functional Applications of the Virtual Console Simulator The device has the most common connectors and indicators on its front panel. In a rack installation with routers, you would typically want the front panel on the same side as the router interface connectors. Less frequently used connectors and switches are on the back.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Figure 5: Front and Rear Views of the ISDN Simulator User Manual Ports / Interfaces There are both S/T and U interfaces for each port of the simulator, but only one interface type can be active for each port. Again, remember that a TE1 or TA device plugs into the S/T interface jack, while a NT device plugs into the U interface jack.
Figure 6: Connectivity Options User Manual Power ISDN Console simulator is powered from a 9 DC or AC, 500 mA supply that plugs into a standard 120 VAC household outlet. Equivalent supplies are available if you need to use the device in a country with 220 VAC. The power supply may be slightly warm when operating. The simulator does not provide inline power to connected ISDN devices. They will need independent power sources.
User Manual 2 Port ISDN Simulator Cabling Straight-through RS-232 cable with DB9 connectors is supplied with each ISDN Simulator for the ISDN Manager or console management. To connect ISDN devices to the simulator, also use a straight-through CAT3 or CAT5 cable with RJ45 connectors. Controls A hardware Reset button is on the back panel of the ISDN Simulator. You can also Reboot ISDN Simulator remotely using ISDN Manager or AT commands sent via console port.
User Manual Chapter 4: Configuring ISDN Simulator Your simulator is controlled by ISDN Manager Win32 application. We recommend that you use ISDN Manager, which provides a graphic interface with several convenient click buttons. In test racks, you may find it more convenient to control the simulator with a reverse Telnet server by issuing AT-style configuration commands.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Figure 7: ISDN Manager Screens User Manual 13
User Manual When you bring up ISDN Manager, you can set the appropriate COM port for it to communicate with the simulator with the settings” tab (Figure 8). The “gather low-level diagnostics” is used only when working with the technical support.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Figure 9: Version information from ISDN Manager “About” tab User Manual On the main screen, you set the “switch-type” (see Table 1). To set individual port characteristics, click on the appropriate “Port” tab. The screen will then show the current phone number and, when applicable, SPID settings (see Table 7) for each B channel on the port. You can then set the values as required.
User Manual Table 5: Interface Settings for Reverse Telnet Parameter Value Baud rate 115200 bps Data bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control Hardware From a terminal server, since you cannot press display buttons, modem-style AT commands must be issued for all functions.
User Manual 2 Port ISDN Simulator Table 7: SPID Formats SPID format Switch type Comment All SPIDs are “0” Matches any SPID on the TE side Supported by NI-1, DMS100, 5ESS Troubleshooting use All SPID are empty Supported by NET3 only Standard Any sequence of 40 digits. Supported by NI-1, DMS100, 5ESS Standard Upgrading Firmware Virtual Consoles will periodically publish software upgrades. Check the website for new versions of the upgradable TMS file shown in Figure 9.
User Manual Chapter 5: ISDN Simulator and Cisco Routers Since many simulator users intend to use their product with Cisco routers, we will illustrate practical setup and troubleshooting with Cisco examples. The simulator supports physical connectivity for the two Basic Rate Interface types, the S/T Reference Point used inside customer premises, and the U Reference Point between the customer premises and the provider end office.
User Manual 2 Port ISDN Simulator Spid Status: TEI Not Assigned, ces = 1, state = 1(terminal down) spid1 configured, spid1 NOT sent, spid1 NOT valid TEI Not Assigned, ces = 2, state = 1(terminal down) spid2 configured, spid2 NOT sent, spid2 NOT valid Layer 3 Status: 0 Active Layer 3 Call(s) Activated dsl 0 CCBs = 0 See Table 9 for other possible states following setting the switch type.
ACTIVE Layer 2 Status: TEI = 64, SAPI = 0, State = MULTIPLE_FRAME_ESTABLISHED TEI = 66, SAPI = 1, State = MULTIPLE_FRAME_ESTABLISHED User Manual Layer 3 Status: 0 Active Layer 3 calls Activated dsl 0 CCBs = 0 Total Allocated ISDN CCBs = 0 While the Virtual Console simulator will stay up, some DMS implementations may shut down ISDN layer 1 or 2 if there are no active calls.
2 Port ISDN Simulator User Manual Figure 13: Show isdn status output immediately after setting the switch type Router#show isdn status The current ISDN Switchtype = basic-ni1 ISDN BRI0 interface Layer 1 Status: ACTIVE Layer 2 Status: TEI = 64, SAPI = 0, State = TEI_ASSIGNED Layer 3 Status: 0 Active Layer 3 calls Activated dsl 0 CCBs = 0 Total Allocated ISDN CCBs = 0 Try the following troubleshooting steps: 1. Verify the switch types are set and consistent.
ISDN BR0: TX -> ISDN BR0: RX ISDN BR0: RX ISDN BR0: RX ISDN BR0: TX -> ISDN BR0: RX ISDN BR0: RX ISDN BR0: RX IDREQ ri = 1708 ai = 127 IDASSN ri = 1708 ai = 85 SABMEp sapi = 0 tei = 85 UAf sapi = 0 tei = 85 INFOc sapi = 0 tei = 85 ns = 0 INFOc sapi = 0 tei = 85 ns = 0 RRr sapi = 0 tei = 85 nr = 1 IDREQ ri = 29037 ai = 127 IDASSN ri = 29037 ai = 86 SABMEp sapi = 0 tei = 86 UAf sapi = 0 tei = 86 INFOc sapi =
User Manual Chapter 6: Cisco Routers Configuration Examples 2 Port ISDN Simulator The following configurations can be used as a typical implementation of ISDN Simulator with two Cisco routers. Basic-Net3 Switch Type Example Note: NET3 does not use SPID numbers Router 1 hostname R1 isdn switch-type basic-net3 ! interface BRI0 ! this interface should be in the simulator Port A no shutdown ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0 dialer map ip 10.10.10.
Basic-NI1 Switch Type Example User Manual Note: This common switch type require SPID numbers. Router 1 hostname R1 ! isdn switch-type basic-ni1 ! interface BRI0 ! this interface should be in the simulator Port A no shutdown isdn spid1 408111111101 isdn spid2 408111111102 ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0 dialer map ip 10.10.10.
2 Port ISDN Simulator Chapter 7: Specifications Power Adapter: U Interface: U Interface protocol: S/T Interface: S/T Interface protocol: Maximum cable drop: RS-232 Interface: Storage Temperature: Operating Temperature: Humidity Max: Dimensions: Weight: User Manual Input: 110/220 VAC Output: 9 VDC, 600mA. 2.
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