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Vmux-2100 Voice Trunking Gateway Installation and Operation Manual Notice T h i s m a n u a l c o n t a i n s i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t i s p r o p r i e t a r y t o R A D D a t a C o m m u n i c a t i o n s L t d . ( " R A D " ) . N o part of this publication may be reproduced in any form whatsoever without prior written approval by [...]

Limited Warranty RAD w arr ant s to D IST RIB UTOR that the hard war e in the Vmux-2100 to be deli ver ed he reu nde r sha ll be free of defects i n material and workmanship unde r normal use and service for a period of twelve (12) months following the date of shipment to DISTRIBUTOR. If, during the warranty period, any component part of the equipm[...]

General Safety Instructions The following in structions ser ve as a general guid e for the safe installation and operation of telecommunications products. Addition al i nstructions, if appl icable, are included ins ide the manual. Safety Symbols This symbol may appear on the equipment or in the text. It indicates potential safety hazards regarding [...]

Handling Energized Products General Safety Practices Do not touch or tamper with the power supply when the power cord is connected. Line voltages may be present inside certain products even when the powe r switch (if installed) is in the OFF position or a fuse is blown. For DC-powered products, although the vo ltages levels are usually not hazardou[...]

Connection of Data and Telecommunications Cables Data and telecommunicatio n interfaces ar e classified accor ding to their safety status. The following table list s the status of several standard in terfaces. If the st atus of a given port differs from the standard one, a no tice will be given i n the manual. Ports Safety Status V.11, V.28, V.35, [...]

To reduce the risk of fire, use only No. 26 AWG or larger telecommunication line cords. Pour réduire les risques s’incendie, utiliser seulement des conducteurs de télécommunications 26 AWG ou de section supérieure. Some ports are suitable for connection to intra-buildin g or non-exposed wiring or cabling only. In such cases, a notice will be [...]

FCC-15 User Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of the Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limi ts are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can ra[...]

Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: RAD Data Communications Ltd. Manufacturer’s Address: 24 Raoul Wallenberg St. Tel Aviv 69719 Israel Declares that the prod uct: Product Name: VMUX-2100 Conforms to the following standard(s ) or other normative document(s): EMC: EN 55022:1994 Limits and methods of measurement of radio disturbance cha[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual i Contents Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 1-1 Versio ns ................................................................................................................... 1-1 Voice Module ....[...]

Table of Contents ii Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Turning Off Vmux-2100........................................................................................... 3- 2 3.3 Default Settings ................................................................................................. 3-3 Chapter 4. Manage ment from a Termina l 4.1 [...]

Table of Contents Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual iii Configuring Voice Card Parameters .......................................................................... 5-3 Transferring Database to the Remote Vmux-2100 ..................................................... 5-5 Completing Remote Vmux -2100 Configuration ........................[...]

Table of Contents iv Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual List of Figures 1-1. Transmitting Comp ressed Voic e and Signaling over IP Network ................................. 1-2 1-2. Transmitting 480/384 Voice Channels ov er a Single E1/T1 Link (16:1 Compression) .. 1-2 1-3. Transmitting Compr essed Voice in Point-to-M ultipoint Application[...]

Table of Contents Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual v 4-33. Edit Bundle Men u ................................................................................................. 4-26 4-34. Connectivity Parameters Menu .............................................................................. 4-27 4-35. Voice Parameters Menu ............[...]

Table of Contents vi Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual List of Tables 1-1. Ethernet Frame Fiel ds ................................................................................................ 1-8 1-2. UDP Source Port as Destinat ion Voice Port ............................................................... 1-9 2-1. E1 Main Link Jumper [...]

Overview 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Vmux-2100 is a modular voice trun king gate way that enables up to 16 E1 or T1 circuits to be extended over a single E1, T1 or IP link. Vmux-2100 implements G.723.1, G.729 A, G.711 compression and TDMoIP mult iplexing algorithms to send up to 480/384 voice channels ov er a single E1/T1 or IP link wit[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-2 Overview Applications Figure 1-1 sh ows a Vmux-2100 application, where the gateway transmits compres sed voice over a n IP netw ork, includ ing transparent tran smissio n of CCS and CAS signaling. ISDN, SS 7 PBX ISDN, SS 7 PBX PBX PBX Vm ux -21 00 Vmux -2100 Vm ux -21 00 Vmux -2[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview 1-3 Features E1 Main Link Balanced redundant E1 main links port s use HDB3 coding and c omply with G.703, G.704, G.706, G. 732 and G.823 standards. The E1 fra mers support pass-through, G.732S an d G.732N framing with or without CRC-4. Integral LTU/DSU can be enabled for li[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-4 Overview Bundling Bundle is a logical internal port of Vmux- 2100, containing up to 60 timeslots. Each E1/T1 group handles up to five bundles. A bundle is route d to a defined remo te IP address (remote group address). Each time slot can be included in any bund le belonging to i[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Physical Description 1-5 Vmux-2100 supports a four-level secu rity and user-authenticatio n system: • Administrator – Allowed to configure all the parameters of Vmux-2100. • Operator – Allowed to perform all operations in the system except for user administration (a dding/de[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-6 Functional Description 1.3 Functional Description Figure 1-5 illustrates the block diagra m of Vmux-2100. Et herne t Swit ch 10/ 100Bas eT M ain Li nk E1 /T1 Ma i n Li nk Contr ol Por t Host Main M o dule E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 E1/T1 Grou p 1 Grou p 1 Grou p 1[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Functional Description 1-7 In addition to the translation of individu al bits, the signaling profiles can also be used to define the signaling bit patterns that indicate the idle and OOS states. • CCS – The signaling information is transferred transparently to the host, wh ich e[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-8 Functional Description Ethernet Frame At a later stage, the TDMoIP frame becomes a part of the standard Ethernet frame, which also includes a UDP header, IP he ader and MAC. The Ethernet frames are forwarded to the Ethernet switch, wh ich sends them to one of t he main links: 10[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Functional Description 1-9 VLAN Support Vmux-2100 supports VLA N, according to IEEE 802.1p&q. When VLAN support is enabled Vmux-2100 ad ds four bytes t o th e MAC layer of the Ethernet frame. The content of these bytes, MAC layer priority and VL AN ID, can be set by the user. In[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-10 Functional Description Bandwidth Utilization By using TDMoIP multipl exing and the voice activity detection, Vmux-2100 supports a higher number of voice channe ls over TDM than it is poss ible by utilizin g conventio nal compres sion meth ods alone. TDMoIP multi plexing and gro[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Technical Specifications 1-11 1.4 Technical Specifications Ethernet Main Link Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u , Ethernet 802.1p/q Data Rate 10 or 100 Mbps, half duplex or full duplex, autonegotiation support Statistics According to RFC 1643 or RFC 2665: • Received frames – Correct [...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-12 Technical Specifications T1 Main Link Number of Links Two (one re dundant) Data Rate 1.544 Mbps Standards ANSI T1.403, AT&T TR-62411, ITU-T Rec. G.703 Line Code AMI Zero Suppression B8ZS Framing SF, ESF, transparent Timing Internal or loopback Statistics Full statistical di[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Technical Specifications 1-13 Line Code AMI Zero Suppression B8ZS Framing D4, ESF Receive Signal Level 0 to -36 dB with CSU 0 to -30 dB without CSU Transmit Signal Level 0, -7.5, -15, or -22.5 dB with CSU ± 2.7V ( ± 10%) at 0–655 ft without CSU Jitter Performance Per AT&T TR[...]

Chapter 1 Introduction Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 1-14 Technical Specifications Indicators Ethernet Main Link ACT (yellow), blinks according to the Ethernet traffic LINK (green), ON – Good link integrity E1 Main Link and Voice Port LOC (red), ON – Local sync loss occurred REM (red), ON – Remote sync loss occurred T1 Main Link[...]

Site Requirements and Prerequisites 2-1 Chapter 2 Installation and Setup This chapter describes installation an d setup procedures for the Vmux-2100 device. After installing the unit: • Refer to Chapter 3 for the operating instructions. • Refer to Chapter 4 for the detailed system conf igura tion procedures using an ASCII terminal connected to [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 2-2 Installation and Setup 2.2 Package Contents The Vmux-2100 package includes the following items: • One Vmux-2100 unit • Vmux-2100 installation and operation manual • CBL-RJ45/2BNC, RJ-45 to BNC inte r face adapter (if ordered) • CBL-VMUX-MM-MODE M cross cable (i[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Setup AM Installation and Setup 2-3 JP1 6 JP1 4 JP11 JP1 3 JP8 JP1 2 JP5 JP7 FGND 3 , 6 FGND 3 , 6 NO NO YES JP10 JP1 JP9 UNBA L UNBA L UNBA L UNBA L UNBA L UNBA L UNB UNB JP6 BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL YES Figure 2-1. E1 Main Link J umper Locations Table 2-1. E1 Main Link [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 2-4 Installation and Setup Connecting the Main Link The Vmux-2100 Ethernet main link interface termi nates in an 8-pin R J-45 connector. Appendix A specifies the pinout of the Ethernet connector. The Ethernet main link port supports conne ction via straight and cross cable[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 2 Installation and Setup AM Installation and Setup 2-5 Connecting the Power Vmux-2100 includes two hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies, supporting load sharing. To connect Vmux-2100 t o the power source, refer to the appropriate section below, depending on your ver sion of the unit (AC or D C). [...]

Chapter 2 Installation and Setup Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 2-6 Installation and Setup[...]

Front Panel Indicators 3-1 Chapter 3 Operation This chapter provides the following information for Vmux-2100: • Vmux-2100 front-panel indicators • Operating procedures (turn-on, fron t-panel indications, performance monitoring and turn-off). Installation procedures given in Chapte r 2 must be completed an d checked before attempting to operate [...]

Chapter 3 Operation Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 3-2 Operating Vmux-2100 Table 3-1. Vmux-2100 L EDs (Cont.) Name Function Location LINK (green) ON – Good link integrity Ethernet main link connector ACT (yellow) Blinks according to the Ethernet traffic Ethernet main link connector LOC (red) ON – Local sync loss occurred E1 main li[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 3 Operation Default Settings 3-3 3.3 Default Settings Vmux-2100 is managed by an ASCII te rminal or PC running a terminal emulat ion program via menu-driven embe dded software. Table 3-3 lists the default settings of the Vmux-2100 configurat ion parameters. Table 3-3. Vmux-210 0 Default Settings P[...]

Chapter 3 Operation Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 3-4 Default Settings Table 3-3. Vmux-2100 D efault Settings (Cont.) Parameter Default Value Main Link (T1 Parameters) Connect No Clock Source Lbt Frame Esf Interface Type Dsu Line Code B8ZS Rx Sensitivity (CSU mode only) LOW (-30 dB) Tx Gain Level (CSU mode only) 0 dBm Line Length (DSU[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 3 Operation Default Settings 3-5 Table 3-3. Vmux-2100 D efault Settings (Cont.) Parameter Default Value External E1 Connect No Frame 732S Restoration Time 1 second Clock Source Lbt Interface Type Ltu Idle Code ff Signaling CAS Profile 1 External T1 Connect No Clock Source Lbt Frame Esf Interface T[...]

Chapter 3 Operation Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 3-6 Default Settings[...]

Preparing for the Control Session 4-1 Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal The configuration of Vmux-2100 is per formed via menu-dr iven embedded software, using a standard ASCII terminal or a PC running a terminal emulat ion application connected to the rear panel CONTROL port. Alternatively, you can configure Vmux-2100 vi a Telnet connectio n, wh[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-2 Preparing for t he Control Session Initiating a Control Session Vmux-2100 supports two de fault terminal rates: • 115.2 kbps, for 2 0–30 seconds after the power-u p, until the boot sequence is completed. Supervisory terminal connectio n may be required at this [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Navigat ing the Management Menus 4-3 4.2 Navigating the Management Menus This section provides a ge neral description of the software men u operation and conventions for navigating the menus. Appendix C lists all menu s of the Vmux-2100 management soft ware. Selecting [...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-4 Starting the Control Session 4.3 Starting the Control Session Once you have installed Vmux-210 0, and completed the installa tion and operation procedures described in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 , you can start the control session. You have to enter a user name and pa[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-5 4.4 Displaying the Vmux-2100 Inventory Vmux-2100 inventory displays information on the types of the voice modules detected in the unit, together with their hardware and software versions.  To display the Vmux-2100 inventory : •[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-6 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System Configuration 1. System 2. Hub 3. Card @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-4. Configuration Men u 2. From the Configuration menu, choose System . The System menu appears (see Fi gure 4-5 ). Sys[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-7 Management 1. Host IP 2. Manager List 3. Host Mux Name ... 4. User Administration 5. Signaling Configuration 6. Telnet (Enable) @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-6. Managemen t Menu 2. From t[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-8 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System Defining the Manager List You can define the network ma nagement stations to which the SNMP agent of Vmux-2100 will send traps. Up to ten managers can be defined.  To define the manager li st: 1. From the Management menu, choose [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-9 User Administration 1. Add New User 2. Delete User 3. Change User Details 4. Show All Users > @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-9. User Administration Menu 2. From the User Administration [...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-10 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System Deleting an Existing Us er from the Database  To delete an existing user: 1. From the User Administration menu, choose Delete User . The Delete User menu appears (see Figure 4- 11 ). Delete User 1. Enter UserName (to delete) ...[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-11 4. Choose Confirm and save password and then re-enter the new password to confirm the change. 5. To change the user access level, choose Change access level and then enter a new value (Monitor, Technician, Operator or Administrator[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-12 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System Configuring the Control Port Vmux-2100 allows you to config ure the baud rate, timeout period, and connection of a dial-in modem to the rear panel CONTROL port. Configuring the Data Rate The Vmux-2100 control data port supports bau[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-13 3. From the Dial-In Modem menu, choose:  Disable to disable connection of a dial-in modem to the control port  Enable to enable connection of a dial-in mo dem to the control port. If an ASCII terminal or PC is connected di re[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-14 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System Signaling Configuration 1. Signaling Profile Configuration 2. SS7 Keep-Alive Suppression Rate (0% - No Suppression / Not SS7) @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-15. Signaling Configuration Me[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring the Vmux-2100 System 4-15 6. In the signaling table, select a signaling bit that you want to configure by pressing <Tab> . 7. Configure the signaling bit by typing a number corresponding to the desired value (see Table 4-1 ), and pressing <Enter>[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-16 Configuring the Vmux-2100 System  To configure the keep-alive suppression rate: 1. From the Signaling Configuration menu (see Figure 4-15 ), choose SS7 Keep-Alive Suppression Rate . The SS7 Keep-Alive Suppressi on Rate menu appear s (see Fi gure 4-18 ). SS7 Kee[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Entering Main Link and Voice Modules into the Database 4-17 Date & Time Update 1. Set Time (hh:mm)... (13:23) 2. Set Date (dd/mm/yyyy)... (4/2/2002) @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-19. Date & Time Update Menu 2. From t[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-18 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 3. From the Main Board menu, select one of the following module types:  M-IP – 10/100BaseT port only  M-IPE1 – 10/100BaseT port and E1 port  M-IPT1 – 10/100BaseT port and T1 por t. 4. From the Hub menu, ch[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-19  Configure the timeslots of each E1/T1 port (voice or data, mapping to specific bundles, routing to remote ports an d timeslots). Configuring the Main Link The main link modu le of Vmux-2100 may i nclude 10/100BaseT p[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-20 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports Lan Parameters 1. Set Auto Negotiation (Disable) 2. Set Capability > (100baseT Full Duplex) @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-23. Lan Parameters Menu 4. From the Lan Para meter[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-21 Main Link 1 or Main Link 2 1. Connect > (Yes) 2. Frame > (G.732S) 3. Restoration Time> (CCITT) 4. Clock Source> (Lbt (Local)) 5. Interface Type> (Ltu) 6. Idle Code [0 - ff]... (ff) @ - Db Update; # - Db Un[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-22 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports  Idle Code (code transmitt e d to fill unused timeslots in the E1 frames): 00 to ff . 4. From the E1 Parameters menu, choose Time Slot Table to assign the E1 main link to carry the user data (and idle code). The Time [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-23 Main Link 1 or Main Link 2 1. Connect > (Yes) 2. Clock Source> (Lbt (Local)) 3. Frame > (Esf) 4. Interface Type> (Csu)) 5. Line Code> (B8ZS) 6. Rx Sensitivity> (LOW (-30dB)) 7. Tx Gain Level> (0 dBm)[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-24 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports  266–399 Fee t  399–533 Fee t  533–655 Feet . Next, the timeslots that are to carry user data are assigned by choosing Time Slot Table From the T1 Para meters menu (as described for the E1 links) Time Slot[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-25 Slot 1 1. Group 1 2. Group 2 @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-29. Slot Menu 2. From the Slot menu, select a group to configure. The Group menu appears (see Figure 4-30 ). Group 1[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-26 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports Bundle Configuration 1. Add Bundle 2. Delete Bundle 3. Edit Bundle @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 4-32. Bundle Configuration Menu 3. From the Bundle Configuration men u, choose A[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-27  Function:  TDMoIP  Max Bytes In Multiplexed Frame (size of a multiplexed TDMoIP frame in bytes):  100 to 1461 bytes  Destination IP (IP address of the destination group)  Destination Bundle (number of [...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-28 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports When operating Vmux-2100 in a TDM networ k (for example, leased line), where delays are minimal, you can configure Vmux-2 100 to genera te the keep-alive packets more frequently to ensure the early notification of a main[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-29 If you intend to change the voice parame ters, it is recommended to disconnect a bundle before configuring it. The bundle must be disconnected at the local and remote sites. If you do no t disconnect the bundle, you must[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-30 Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 2. From the Card menu, select a slot to configure. The Slot menu appears (see Figur e 4-29 ). 3. From the Slot menu, select an E1/T1 group to configure. The Group menu appears (see Figure 4-30 ). 4. From the Group menu, [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Configuring Main Link and Voice E1/T1 Ports 4-31 7. From the Time Slot Configuration me nu, configure the following parameters :  Define timeslot(s) to configure by choo sing Update from Time Slot to select the first timeslot and then choosing To Time Slot to select[...]

Chapter 4 Management from a Terminal Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 4-32 Resetting Vmux-2100 4.8 Restoring Default Settings You can restore default settings of the ex ternal E1/T1 ports. Restoring the E1/T1 defaults erases the E1/T1 port identification in the database, us er’s configuration of the group IP addresses, defined bundles [...]

Application Requirements 5-1 Chapter 5 Configuring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application This chapter gives detailed instructions for co nfiguring Vmux-2100 for a typical application in which two Vm ux-2100 units operate point-to-point over a TDM network. 5.1 Application Requirements Figure 5-1 illustrates a typ ical TDM application, in which t wo Vm[...]

Chapter 5 Configuring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 5-2 Configuring Vmux-2100 for Operation with CAS Signaling AM 5.2 Outline of Configuration Procedure The recommended configurat ion procedure of the loca l and remote Vmux-2100 units include the following steps: • Configuring of the IP host para [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 5 Co nfiguring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application AM Configuring Vmux-2100 for Operation with CAS Signaling 5-3 7. Display the Signal Profile Configuratio n menu, enter a desired signaling sys tem profile number (1) an d configure it according to the system used by the PBX connected to the V-4E1 [...]

Chapter 5 Configuring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 5-4 Configuring Vmux-2100 for Operation with CAS Signaling AM 4. Display the E1 Parameters menu, and se t the E1 port of group 1 to the following values ( Main Menu > Confi guration > Card > Slot 1 > Group 1 > External 1 > E1 Para[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 5 Co nfiguring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application AM Configuring Vmux-2100 for Op eration with CCS Signaling 5-5 1 1 30 voice tim es lots rou ted to bund le 1, dest ination p ort 1 30 voice tim es lots rou ted to bund le 1, dest ination p ort 1 30 voice tim es lots rou ted to bund le 1, dest inat[...]

Chapter 5 Configuring Vmux-2100 for a Typical Application Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 5-6 Configuring Vmux-2100 for Operation with CCS Signaling AM 5.4 Configuring Vmux-2100 for Operation with CCS Signaling Configuration of the Vmux-21 00 units operating with the CCS signaling is similar to the configuration for operation with th e [...]

Tone Injection 6-1 Chapter 6 Diagnostics This chapter describes the Vmux-2100 di agno stic functions, which include: • Tone injection • Loopbacks (local and remote) • Ping utility. 6.1 Tone Injection The test tone is a data sequence at a rate of 1 kH z. This data sequence is identical to the data sequence that would have been generated if a 1[...]

Chapter 6 Diagnostics Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 6-2 Tone Injection Diagnostics 1. Inject Tone Test 2. Local Loop Test 3. Remote Loop Test 4. Display Active test 5. Ping @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 6-2. Diagnostics Menu 2. From the Diagnostic menu, choose Inject Tone Test . The Inject To[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 6 Diagnostics Loopback Tests 6-3 6.2 Loopback Tests Vmux-2100 supports activation of the loca l and remote loopbacks. The purpose of these tests is to determine the source of a break in the data flow. The loopbacks are activated per E1/T1 port. Local Loopback Vmux-2100 can activate a local loopbac[...]

Chapter 6 Diagnostics Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 6-4 Pinging Remote Devices Remote Loopback Vmux-2100 can activate a remote loopback to test internal connection between the E1/T1 voice port and the main link. In th is mode, data comin g from the network (E1/T1 or IP) is looped back to the network (to the remote side). See Figure 6-[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 6 Diagnostics Displaying the Active Tests 6-5 Ping 1. Ip Address ... (0.0.0.0) 2. Number Of Pings [1 - 16]... (1) 3. Activate @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 6-7. Ping Menu 2. F rom the Pi ng menu, choo se Ip Address , and enter the desired host IP address.[...]

Chapter 6 Diagnostics Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 6-6 Displaying the Active Tests[...]

Alarms 7-1 Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection This chapter describes the alarms, sani t y checks (configuration errors and warnings), main link and voice modul e statistics supported by Vmux-2100. 7.1 Alarms Vmux-2100 detects fault condit ions and in itiates alarms and events to alert the user: • Alarms (major and minor ) have two sta[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-2 Alarms Status 1. Display 2. Clear 3. Display Sanity @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 7-1. S tatus Menu 3. From the Status menu, choose Display . The Display menu appears (see Figure 7-2 ). Display 1. Display All Ala[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Alarms 7-3 Working with Permanent Buffer The permanent buffer is represen ted by the Alarm Status screen.  To access the Alarm St atus screen: • From the Display menu (see Figure 7-2 ), choose Display Alarm Status . Vmux-2100 di splays the pe rmanent ala[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-4 Alarms Table 7-1. Vmux-210 0 Alarms (Cont.) ID Code Terminal Message Description Severity 43 POWER SUP PLY NO. 2 WAS REMOVED Power supply 2 has been removed from its slot Major 44 FAN No.1 FAILURE Fan 1 failure has been detected Major 45 FAN No.2 FAILURE [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Sanity Checks 7-5 7.2 Sanity Checks Configuration errors and mismatches are rendered by the Vmux-2100 management software as sanity checks. Their main purpose is to maintain the database validity. Vm ux-2100 supports tw o types of the sanity check messages: ?[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-6 Sanity Checks Sanity Error and Warning List Table 7-2 lists in alphabetical order all sanity errors and warnings generated by Vmux-2100. Table 7-2. Sanity Errors and Warnings Display Type Description BUNDLE IS NOT CONNECTED Warning A timeslot is assigned [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-7 Table 7-2. Sanity Er ro rs and Warnin gs (Cont.) Display Type Description ILLEGAL DESTINATION IP ADDRESS Error Destination IP address for a bundle is not defined ILLEGAL SOURCE IP ADR ESS Error A group IP a ddress is illegal or not d[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-8 Collecting Statistics Main Module Statistics 1. Cpu Utilization 2. Ethernet statistics 3. Hdlc statistics* @ - Db Update; # - Db Undo ESC-prev.menu; !-main menu; &-exit Figure 7-7. Main Module Statistics Menu 4. From the Main Module Statistics men u, [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-9 Table 7-3. Main Link Ethernet Statistics Values (Co nt.) Field Description Tx Bytes Number of data octets of good packets transmitted Tx Brdcst Frames Number of g ood broadcast packets transmitted Tx Multcst Frames Number of g ood mu[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-10 Collecting Statistics  To clear the main port Ethernet statistics: • From the Ethernet Statistics menu, choose Clear to reset the Ethernet performance registers. Collecting the Main Li nk HDLC Statistics If the Vmux-210 0 unit is equi pped with an E[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-11 Table 7-4. Main Link HDLC Statistics Values Field Description Rx Total Frames Total number of HDLC packets received Rx Total Bytes Total number of data octets of all packets received Rx BSY Error Number of received HDLC packets disc[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-12 Collecting Statistics Calculating the Main Card CPU Utilization When calculating the CPU utilization, Vm ux-2100 display s th e following values: • Current CPU utilization • Maximum utilizat ion of the CPU resource s ever registered by the management[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-13 Displaying E1/T1 Group Ethernet Statistics Each E1/T1 group and main link card o f Vmux-2100 is connected to an internal Ethernet bus used for the data transm ission between the modules. Vmux- 2100 evaluates the Ethernet traffic tak[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-14 Collecting Statistics Ethernet Statistics of Slot 2, Group 1 Rx statistics Total Frames :[ 919545] Total Bytes :[ 96236506] 60 sec Frames :[ 837] 60 sec Bytes :[ 139349] LG Error :[ 0] NO Error :[ 0] SH Error :[ 0] OV Error :[ 0] Nlb Error :[ 0] CR Error[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-15 Table 7-5. E1/T1 Gr oup Ethernet Statistics Values Field Description Rx Total Frames Total number of packets received Rx Total Bytes Total number of data octets of all packets received Rx 60 sec Frames Number of packets received dur[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-16 Collecting Statistics 3. From the HDLC Statistics menu, choose Group Number> and then enter the desired group num ber from the displayed list to sel ect the group. 4. From the HDLC Statistics menu, choose Mode . The Mode menu appears (see Figure 7-13 [...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-17 Displaying the E1/T1 Group Memory Statistics Vmux-2100 estimates the num ber of free memory blocks (2000 b ytes each) left in the E1/T1 group RAM (see Figur e 7-16 ): • Start Blocks – Number of free memory blocks after the start[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-18 Collecting Statistics  To display the bundle st atistics: 1. From the Cards Statistics menu, choose Bundles statistics . 2. F rom the B undle Stat istics menu, ch oose Slot> and then enter the desired slot number from the displayed list to select t[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-19 Table 7-7. E1/T1 Gr oup Bundle Statistics Value s (Cont.) Field Description Tx Max Size Number of packets transmitt ed as a result of reaching the maximum frame size 60 sec Timeout N umber of packets transmitted as a result of reach[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-20 Collecting Statistics 5. From the Voice Statistics menu, choose Mode . The Mode menu appears (see Figure 7-13 ). 6. From the Mode menu, menu, choose Display to display the selected timeslot voice statistics (see Figure 7-18 ) or Clear to clear the statis[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Collecting Statistics 7-21 Displaying the Voice Signaling Statistics When operating with the CAS signal ing, Vmux-210 0 transmits signaling information in one of the timeslots. Yo u can display the mapping of the ABCD bits used by the each timeslot inside the[...]

Chapter 7 Monitoring and Statistics Collection Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual 7-22 Collecting Statistics Calculating the E1/T1 Group CPU Utilization Statistics When calculating the CPU utilization, Vm ux-2100 display s th e following values: • Current CPU utilization • Maximum utilizat ion of the CPU resource s ever registered by t[...]

Ethernet Interface Connector A-1 Appendix A Interface Connector Specifications A.1 E1/T1 Ports Balanced E1/T1 Interface Connector The balanced E1/T1 interfaces of the ma in link and voice modules terminate in RJ-45 connectors. Figure A-1 illustrates location of the pins in t he E1/T1 balanced connector. Table A-1 lists the E1/T1 connector pin assig[...]

Appendix A Interface Connector Specifications Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual A-2 CBL-VMUX-MM-MODEM Cross Cable A.3 CONTROL Connector The control terminal interface terminates in a V. 24/RS-232 9-pin D-ty pe female DCE connector. Table A-3 lists the CO NTROL connector pin assignments. Table A-3. CONTROL Connector Pinout Pin Function Dir[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix A Interface Connector Specifications CBL-VMUX-MM-MODEM Cross Cable A-3 Table A-4. CBL-VMUX-MM-MODE M Cross Cable Wiring MODEM Connector Pin VMUX Connector Pin 2 3 3 2 1 7 7 1 4 6 9 4 5 5[...]

Appendix A Interface Connector Specifications Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual A-4 CBL-VMUX-MM-MODEM Cross Cable[...]

Booting Vmux-2100 B-1 Appendix B Boot Manager and Software Downloading B.1 Introduction This chapter describes the Vmux-2100 boot so ftware and provi des instructions for software downloading via XMODEM or TFTP appl ications. The Vmux-2100 softw are is stored in the Flash memory in two sections: boo t and file system. The boot sector holds a boot p[...]

Appendix B Boot Manager and Software Downloading Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual B-2 Booting Vmux-2100 Accessing the File System The file system menu is an option that allows the user to perform basic file transfer operations. These operations are all optional. When working with the File System menu , configure the ASCII terminal rate t[...]

Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual Appendix B Boot Manager and Software Downloading Downloading the Application and Configuration Software B-3 B.3 Downloading the Application and Configuration Software New application software releases are dist ributed as *.img files, which are downloaded to Vmux-2 100 using the XMODEM pro tocol from the F[...]

Appendix B Boot Manager and Software Downloading Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Ma nual B-4 Downloading the Application and Configuration Software Downloading Application Files via TFTP The application software is download ed when Vmux-2100 has been already completed the boot-up procedure and th e management soft ware is running.  To downl[...]

C-1 Appendix C Configuration Menus This appendix lists all menus of the Vmux -2100 management software. 2. Conf igurati on Main me nu 1. Inventory 1. System 1. Man agement 1. Main Boa rd 1. Main Board 2. Slot 1 3. Slot 2 4. Slot 3 5. Slot 4 2. Slot 1 1. Host IP 1. LAN Parameters 1. Group 1 1. IP Address 2. Bun dl es P aram et ers 1. D ispl ay Bu nd[...]

Appendix C Configuration Menus Vmux-2100 Installation and Operation Manual C-2 Ma in menu 3. M onit oring 4. Digno sti cs 1. Status 1. Inject T one T est 2. Local L oop T est 3. Remot e Loop T es t 4. 5. Di spl ay Act i ve T es t Pin g 2. Statistic s 1. Display 1. Cards Statistics 2. Main Modul e Statistics 1. D ispl ay All Alar ms 2. Displ ay and [...]