Network Equipment Technologies 500 manual

® PRIMESWITCH ™ 100/500 PA P USER GUIDE[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 ii Document Number 10003137.00 Rev .1 Issued March 1 998 NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC., (N. E.T .) PROVIDES THIS DOCUMENT AS IS, WITHOUT W A RRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W A RR ANTIES OF ME RCHANT ABILITY AND F ITNESS FOR A P ART ICULAR PUR POSE. This document[...]

iii T rademarks The N.E.T . logo is a register ed trademark, and Prim eSwitch, Network Equipment T echno logies and N.E.T . are trademarks of Netw ork Equipment T e chnologies, In c. All other trademarks are the sole property of their respective companies. Note : In this manu al, any reference to PrimeSwitch refers to the PrimeSwitch 100 Series pro[...]

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Contents v Contents Introduction About this user guide, 1-2 Audience, 1-2 Using this guide, 1-3 Overview, 1-4 Filtering, 1-4 Buffering, 1-4 Display, 1-5 Basic Rate access, 1-5 Installation Installing PAP, 2-2 Local, 2-2 Remote via ADLM, 2-2 Remote via modem, 2-3 Connecting PAP to an ISDN interfa ce module, 2-4 BRMN, BRMT and early IPMN and IPMT, 2-[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 vi Contents Commands Entering commands, 4-2 Keys, 4-3 Commands, 4-4[...]

Introduction 1 -1 1 Introduction[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 1-2 A bout this user g uide About this user guide This user guide descr ibes the Protocol Analy zer Package (P AP). It covers the install ation and operation o f the PrimeSwitch 10 0 Series Integra ted Services Digital Netwo rk (ISDN) PA P . P AP is availa ble for both Primary Rate and Basic Rate in a number of pr otocol variat i[...]

Introduction 1 -3 Using this guide The guide con tains the follo wing sectio ns: Overview describe s how P AP processes network traf fic. The P AP screen describes the main screen and illustrates how P AP displays messages. Commands describes how to control P AP with function keys and typed comma nds. Installation describes ho w to install P AP and[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 1-4 Over view Overview The PrimeSwitch ISDN Protocol Analyzer Package (P AP) monitors and displays l ayer 1, layer 2 and layer 3 protocol activity o n a PrimeSw itch ISDN interface. P AP uses COM ports on the PC to transfer information to and fr om a PrimeSwi tch ISDN module. P A P can monitor mul tiple ISDN interfa ces on PrimeS[...]

Introduction 1 -5 This default can be overridden from the command line as foll ows: These overrides should not be used unl ess problems ar e expe rienced with the default. The size of the buffer therefore depends on the amount of memory (RAM) a vailable in the computer , and the amou nt used by other programs. The buffer size is displayed on the st[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 1-6 Over view Figure 1 shows the relat ionship betwee n CES, SAPI a nd TEI. Figur e 1: CES, SAPI and TEI[...]

Installation 2-1 2 Installation[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 2-2 Inst alling P AP Installing P AP P AP can be used to mon itor traffic on either a local or a remote PrimeSwit ch. Local T o monit or lo cal traffic connect the PC to the Prime Sw itch P AP co n nector , as in th e following di agram: Figur e 2: Local connection Remote via ADLM T o monit or remote traffic, a V .24 ADLM must be[...]

Installation 2-3 Remote via modem Y ou can also us e a modem to monito r traffic on r em ote PrimeSwitches , as shown in Fi gure 4 . Figur e 4: Local connection via modem PC Pr i m eSw i t c h Ana l og Net w or k P ACER 2200 P ACER 2200 M ode m M ode m PA P[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 2-4 Connect ing P AP to an ISDN interfac e mo du l e Connecting P AP to an ISDN interface module BRMN, BRMT and early IPM N and IPMT Y ou must place the PrimeSwitch P AP Module panel in th e slot immediately to the right of the ISDN interface module that you want to monitor , wi th the connecto r located at the top. If necessary [...]

Installation 2-5 Connecting P AP to a PC Connect the P ri m eSw itch P AP protection device to a parallel port of th e PC. T o monit or lo cal traffic: 1 Connect COM1 or COM2 on the PC to th e 25 -way D type connector on the PrimeSwitch P AP p anel using a straight through cabl e constructed a ccording to Figure 5 . Figur e 5: Local cable construct[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 2-6 Connect ing P AP to a PC 2 Configure the ADLM V .24 as follows: Remote Remote and local Auto answer ON A T call control ON Bit rate 19 200 Parity No Stop bits 1 Number of bits 8[...]

Installation 2-7 Software installation The P AP softw are is install ed as part of the PrimeSwitc h Manager—NCS (Net Cen ter Software) installa tion process. T o insta ll in dividual versi ons: 1 Create a directory for the P AP software. T ype: MD P AP <Enter> 2 Change to this dir ectory . T ype: CD P AP <Enter> 3 Insert the P AP di[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 2-8 S tarti ng P AP Starting P AP T o star t the pr ogram: 1 Either: • from Pr ogram Manager , double-click on the icon; or • from MS-DOS, change to the P A P directory and type one of the following: PA P T S 1 4 <Enter> PA P T S 1 3 <Enter> P APETSI <Enter> PA P E T S I B <Enter> P APDASS2 <Enter&g[...]

The P AP screen 3 -1 3 The P AP screen[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 3-2 Screen display Screen display Figur e 7: Screen display for Primary Rate Access The P AP screen, an ex ample o f which is show n in Figur e 7 , contains the foll owi ng elements: Status line displays the status of the Pri meSwitch, incl uding operatio n state, lin k status, level of layer 2 and layer 3 decoding, and other inf[...]

The P AP screen 3 -3 The Basic Rate screen differs fr om the Primary Rate sc reen in the following wa ys: • the Call Reference Indicator has two digits, no t fo ur; • the current CES indicator is at the far right of the status line; • there is a differ ent set of layer 1 state indi cators; • the startup display shows dif feren t connectio n[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 3-4 Display colors Display colors On a color moni to r , traffic is displayed i n th e fol lowing colo rs : Green Network side, layers 2 and 3. Purple User side, layers 2 and 3. Y e llow Layer 1.[...]

The P AP screen 3 -5 Status line The following diagram is a sample status line with each field numb ered. Fields are descri bed in detail below . 1 Operation state STOP stopped MON monitori ng PLA Y playin g back cap tured file PA U S E display paused 2 Communication port COM1 using C O M1 por t COM2 using C O M2 por t 3 Local or remote, or bit rat[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 3-6 S tatus l ine 6 Call reference OXXXX call reference originating (Basic Rat e OXX) DXXXX call reference destination (Basic Rate DXX) 7 Layer 3 decode SHOR T display message type only MED display message type and in formation elem ent s LONG display message type , informati on elem ents and full de code of information el ements[...]

The P AP screen 3 -7 Layer 1 status line Layer 1 status indicators ar e dec oded from the value at the end o f the displayed line, which is the sum of the individual hexadecimal values shown in the tables belo w . For example, simultaneous Primary Rate SYNC ( 0 8) and SES (0 2) err ors are displayed as: Layer 1 Status Chang e 0A The left half of th[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 3-8 Layer 1 status li n e Network side User side V alue Indicator 00 deactivated 01 pending deactivation 02 pending activation 03 activa ted V alue Indicator 00 deactivated 01 synch ronized 02 activation reque st 03 activa ted[...]

The P AP screen 3 -9 Examples P AP disp lays layer 1, layer 2 a nd layer 3 traffic as shown in the exa mp les below . Layer 1 status change 001 number of traffic item in the buffer USER source of item Jan 03 date and time o f item G821 ITU-T l ayer 1 p rotocol recommenda tion 00 status change type, for values see L aye r 1 status lin e Layer 2 fram[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 3-10 Examp les Layer 3 m essage 031 number of traffic item in the buffer USER source of item Jan 03 date and time o f item Q931 ITU-T layer 3 protocol recommenda tio n INFOrmation message type C/Ref 0001e call refer ence number , unique for duration of call Org originating or destination side of ca ll The first line o f a layer 3[...]

Commands 4-1 4 Commands[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 4-2 Entering comm a nds Entering commands T o enter a comma nd: • press a Function k ey , or • type the command name and press Enter or the spa ce ba r . Some commands pr ompt for a yes/n o r esponse. T ype y or Y and pr ess Enter for yes, n or any other key for no. Some commands prompt with a list of choices. T ype th e firs[...]

Commands 4-3 Keys Key functi ons are shown below . Key Context Function Functio n key s all execute s co mmand Up arrow ↑ monitorin g pauses disp lay paused display or list scrolls up one line Down arrow ↓ paused display or list scrolls down on e line end of paus ed dis play continues displa y PgUp monitoring pauses displa y paused display or l[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 4-4 Com m and s Commands This section describes t he availabl e commands. Y ou sho uld note th at not a ll commands are available in every analyser state . Y ou can di splay a complete list of the co mmands available in the current state using the MORE key . Capt T oggles captur e to disk. If captur e is OFF , you must supply a f[...]

Commands 4-5 Help Displays info rmation relevant to the currently select ed command or operatio n. T o get more help, press C t o display a list of co mman ds or T to display a list of topics. Move the pointer with the cursor keys and press Ente r to sele ct. Press Esc or Q to r eturn to normal operation. Info Displays a list of Informatio n Elemen[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 4-6 Com m and s MakeF Creates a filter . Y ou must supply a na me and then answer a series of yes/n o que stions to define th e filter . Y o u can choose wh ether to select All , Only the liste d ones or all Except the listed o nes. If you select Only or Exce pt , you can enter a list of Fr ame T ypes or Message T y pes. When the[...]

Commands 4-7 Pause Suspends the display of information during monitoring. Pressing the up arrow ( ↑ ) or Page Up key also pauses the display . While the display is paused , information received by P AP is buffered and captured to disk. Press Cont to continue display . Play Plays back a file that h as be en created using the Capt or Save comman ds[...]

10003137.00 Rev .1 4-8 Com m and s ShowF If filtering is ena bled, the current filter settings are shown. Speed Selects which data rate to use. The value ca n be 2400 , 4800 , 9600 or 19 200 . T his value is saved for use the next time the softw are is opened. Stat e Displays a list of states and their values. Stop T ermina tes the current activity[...]