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This chapter describes how the Cisco Software Release 4 telephony controller configuration tool is arranged by function.
The configuration tool helps you configure your telephony controller system. You use it to enter information about the sites, access devices, and TransPath components in a network.
A dialog box presents these objects in a hierarchical fashion (a network tree) on the Sites tab, the main tab of the configuration tool.
You create, modify, and delete objects using this dialog box and its submenus. You can also select a site, access device, or TransPath component in this dialog box, then view or edit its information (Properties) on other tabs.
The basic structure of the Cisco Software Release 4 telephony controller configuration tool when used in an access server configuration is shown in Figure 5-1.
The functional areas of the configuration tool are described briefly in the following sections.
The Sites tab displays information about your network and sites and allows you to add sites, access devices, and TransPath components. For details about this tab, see "Sites."
The current network name is displayed at the top of the dialog box. When you first enter the configuration tool, only the Sites tab is available.
To see the components of the network, expand the listed sites by clicking on the + box or double-clicking on the name of each site. The TransPath components and access devices will appear beneath each site for which you clicked on the + box.
Even if you do not expand the sites list, if you highlight a site, the Lines tab will appear. You can work with lines or you can right-click on a highlighted site to see the popup menu.
If you highlight an access device (server) from the Sites tab, the two access device tabs appear to the right of the Sites and Lines tabs. If you highlight an access server and right-click on it, a popup menu appears.
If you highlight a TransPath component from the Sites tab, the five related tabs appear to the right of the Sites and Lines tabs.
The Lines tab displays a dialog box with the line types in separate lists. Here you add and delete lines and set channel functions to bearer, signaling, blocked, or administrative. (See "Lines.")
When you choose the IP Interface tab, General and IP Services subtabs appear and in the Combo-Box you see the prompt (choose an IP Interface).
When you choose an interface, the General subtab displays the IP Interface Logical Name, IP Address, and IP Network.
When you choose an interface and the IP Services subtab, you see the Name, Service Family, and Port for the interface.
For more information, see "IP Interface."
When you choose the Connect Access Lines tab, two lists appear:
In addition to connecting and disconnecting access and access server lines, you specify your span IDs in this tab. Span IDs apply only to the PRI (Primary Rate Interface) protocol. This is an ISDN interface to primary rate access. Primary rate access consists of a single 64-Kbps D channel plus 23 (T1) or 30 (E1) B channels for voice or data. (See "Connect Access Lines.")
When you click on a TransPath component, then choose the SNMP tab, in the dialog box you see the prompt (choose an SNMP Manager). Once you add a manager to receive traps from the telephony controller, the Read and Write Community Strings are shown on the left of the panel and the SNMP Manager name and IP address appear on the right. In this tab you can choose an existing manager, add a new one, or delete one. (See "SNMP.")
When you choose the Cards tab, a list of TransPath components and cages appears. (A cage is the name assigned to the hardware in which cards are mounted.) To expand the list to show cards, click on the + box or double-click on a name. You must add a cage before you can configure cards and lines. The current choices are E450, Netra, and Ultra5.
If you choose to add a card, a dialog box appears with a slot name and description; you must enter a Card Name and description and select a Card Type. For a v.35 card, you also select DTE/DCE and Clock from a drop-down menu, then set a Data Rate. See "Cards."
The Traffic Paths tab contains four subtabs. See "Traffic Paths." The traffic path represents the path over which the bearer channels travel.
In the traffic paths General subtab, you select one of the traffic paths listed or Add Traffic Path from the drop-down menu in the combo box above the subtabs. When you select a traffic path, information about that traffic path is displayed. You can make changes on this tab. Your popup menu options are to add or delete a traffic path.
Here you see the lines displayed in a list. The color of the line icon indicates its use. (See Table 5-1.)
| Color | Usage |
|---|---|
Green | Lines associated with this traffic path |
Blue | Lines associated with another traffic path |
Yellow | Lines associated with no traffic path |
Black | Lines for a different usage |
The Traffic Paths Properties subtab displays two lists: Defaults for protocol family `xx', variant `xx' (what was chosen when this traffic path was created) and Overrides for Traffic Path `y' (if any). You can choose to override a default value or modify or delete any existing overrides.
If you have the Dial Plan Provisioning (DPP) application for number manipulation, under the property overrides section you must override the default protocol settings for the subscriber side link set to integrate the DPP with the current configuration tool configuration. See Properties Subtab
If you choose to override a default, a popup dialog box appears where you enter the override value you want to use instead of the default. You will see the current property (which you can change in the dialog box), the type, and the default value.
The IP Properties subtab displays two lists: Defaults for IP Service family `xx' (what was chosen when this traffic path was created) and Overrides for Traffic Path `y' (if any). You can choose to override a default value or modify or delete any existing overrides.
The Signal Paths tab contains three subtabs. See "Signal Paths." The signal path is the path over which the data channels travel.
In this tab you assign a VNET ID to the access side signal path (sigPath). You must use the same VNET ID for your dial plan, so you should make a note of the VNET IDs you assign. You must assign a VNET ID if you use a dial plan, and it must match the telephony controller ID.
When you are using a dial plan with your telephony controller, you must set the following property overrides in the Signal Path:
The routing information in the DPP and the data provisioned using the configuration tool are synchronized in the telephony controller.
In the signal paths General subtab, you select a signal path or Add Signal Path from the drop-down menu in the combo box above the subtabs.
For each signal path you create you must select a protocol family and variant, indicate its usage (subscriber or network), and enter a SigPath tag number. You can also enter a description and traffic path and add or delete a destination. You must select at least one traffic path to be a destination.
In the signal paths Channels subtab, you see the subscriber and TransPath lines in separate lists.
In the signal paths Properties subtab, you see the signal path's protocol family and signal path overrides (if any). You also have the option to add, change, or delete overrides.
If you have the DPP application, under the property overrides section you must override the default protocol settings for the subscriber side link set to integrate the DPP with the current configuration tool configuration. See Properties Subtab
Posted: Fri Nov 12 16:22:12 PST 1999
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