Product Description A7515
Product Description A7515
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Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway Product Description
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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 6
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3.5.1 SILENCE SUPPRESSION ................................................................................................................................ 46
3.5.2 COMFORT NOISE GENERATION.................................................................................................................... 46
3.5.3 ECHO CANCELLATION ................................................................................................................................. 46
3.5.4 FACSIMILE/MODEM BYPASS........................................................................................................................ 47
3.5.5 FACSIMILE RELAY ................................................................................................................................. 47
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4 OAM&P........................................................................................................................................................... 52
FIGURE:
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FIGURE 7 CENTRAL IP FORWARDING ........................................................................................................ 23
TABLE:
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TABLE 15 MEGACO MESSAGES SUPPORTED ............................................................................................ 38
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About this Document
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Scope This Product Description introduces the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway, Release
2.0,and describes how it connects circuit switched telephone networks to Ethernet
packet switching networks. The document presents an overview of Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway, focusing on it Voice over IP (VoIP) and Fax over IP (FoIP)
trunking gateway applications.
Readership This document is intended to be used by network planners, and other desiring to gain
an overview of the 7515 Media Gateway as a VoIP or FoIP trunking gateway.
Chapter 1
Product Overview describes the features and key benefits of on Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway,as well as gateway management and applications
Chapter 2
Functional Architecture and Software describes the architecture and software
system components of an Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
Chapter 3
Features and Services describes features and services supported by the Alcatel
7515 Media Gateway
Chapter 4
Operation, Administration Maintenance and Provisioning provides information
concerning Operations, Administration, Maintenance and system configuration.
Related Documents Table1 lists the documentation that is available for the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway Release 2.0.
Trademarks The Alcatel word and Alcatel logo are registered trademarks and service marks of Alcatel.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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1 Product Overview
This chapter provides an overview of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway product.
The following sections are presented:
Introduction
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway Key Benefits
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway Features
Management
Applications
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1.1 Introduction
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway (MG) is an industry leading multi-service gateway that
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supports IP-based voice, fax, data and trunk and access signaling gateway services on any
port at any time. The Alcatel 7515 MG offers a rich set of services in a very compact
two-rack unit. This cost-effective platform is ideally suited for distributed deployment in
multi-service next generation network (NGN) points of presence (PoPs).
As one of the key elements of Alcatel’s NGN solution, the Alcatel 7515 MG provides
seamless inter-working of voice connections between the public switched telephone
network (PSTN) or Integrated Service Digital Network(ISDN) and IP networks. Featuring
a reliable hardware platform with advanced digital signal processor (DSP) technology and
IP forwarding architecture, the Alcatel 7515 MG offers high performance packet voice
processing and signaling. Thanks to the use of open standard protocols, the Alcatel 7515
MG can be integrated into any multi-vendor next generation network. With the Alcatel
7515 MG, service providers can address today’s challenges while evolving toward
tomorrow’s NGN.
SS7
SS7
Call Control
& Services
ac ac
TDM TDM
Packet
Network
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Figure 2 illustrates the role of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway in NGNs. In the NGN
architecture, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway is located in the media layer, providing
inter-working of different bearer traffic. In the signaling and call control layer, the
softswitch performs signaling, interworking between VoIP protocols and Public
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the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway allocates media processing resources, interconnects
TDM DS0 (timeslots) to voice packet streams, processes media streams, and performs
silence suppression and other signal processing functions.
Signaling &
Control Layer
Softswitch
Media
PSTN IP Backbone PSTN
Layer
Alcatel7515 Alcatel7515
Media Gateway Media Gateway
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The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway works in conjunction with a softswitch and
internationally–proven standardized Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) network
components to offer end–to–end NGN solutions. Designed for deployment in small to
medium tandem VoIP Points of Presence (PoPs), the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
supports the Megaco/H.248 protocol, as well as the latest features in packet voice
processing.
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports a Channelized T1 or Channelized E1
PSTN interface. 20 Alcatel 7515 Media Gateways in the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) configuration, or in the European Telecommunications Standards
Institute (ETSI) configuration can be installed in a 2,20 meter (standard 7 foot)
equipment rack. Details on the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway capacity are shown in
Table 2.
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Institute (ETSI) configuration)
Ports using E1 interface (in ETSI
European Telecommunications Standards
Up to 480 VoIP calls
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1.2 Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway Key Benefits
Featuring a carrier–grade platform and a scalable architecture, the Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway is specifically designed to meet stringent operator requirements for
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Next Generation media gateway applications. Table 3 lists key features uniquely
distinguishing the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway in the media gateway market.
Table 3 Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
Support for both ANSI and ETSI The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway can be
configurations provided with an E1 interface to
interoperate with ETSI configurations, or
with a T1 interface to interoperate with
ANSI configurations. The Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway supports RJ48C electrical
connectors.
Latest Generation DSP technology The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway includes
providing superior Voice Quality a pool of high–density DSP–based modules
offering G.711, G.729a/b, and G723.1
Voice Codecs, as well as G.168 compliant
echo cancellation with 128 ms tail length.
The DSPs port or interface for voice
compression and packetization, silence
suppression, echo cancellation, and other
packet voice processing facilities.
Industry Leading Management Solution The Alcatel 7515 MG EM offers Simple
Network Management Protocol(SNMP)
controlled Graphical User Interface(GUI)
management, supporting configuration,
fault, performance, and security
management
Open Standard Protocols Supports the industry-standard Megaco
v1.0 signaling protocol to seamlessly
inter-work with softswitch., e.g. Alcatel
5020 softswitch
Extensive Compatibility with the Alcatel Smooth evolution toward later Alcatel
7515 Media Gateway Media Gateway models is ensured.
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1.3 Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway Features
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway is based on a compact size chassis configuration that
delivers a comprehensive feature set to support VoIP trunking applications.
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To access the PSTN network, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports a channelized
T1 interface for the ANSI configuration and a channelized E1 interface for the ETSI
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) configuration. The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
supports up to two (plus two redundant) Ethernet ports to access the packet network.
Routing functions in the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway include Open Shortest Path
First (OSPF) and Routing Information Protocol (RIP). The Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway is equipped with Fault Tolerant Application Management (FTAM) software
and optional redundant hardware to ensure high–availability operation. An extensive
Command Line Interface (CLI) is provided to allow configuration control and
management.
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Management/Signaling Interfaces 1 Fast Ethernet ports with 1+1 redundancy
IP Services IPv.4
OSPF v. 2.0
RIP v1.0, RIP v. 2.0
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Telnet server
Signaling and Call Control Megaco v. 1.0/H.248, SIGTRAN IUA
Timing Internal Stratum 3
Any PSTN Input/Output (I/O) Interface
Building Integrated Timing Source (BITS)
Reliability & Redundancy 1+1 redundancy of System Control Module,
General Purpose Forwarding Module, power, fan
trays, and backplane
Quality of Service IP Type of Service (ToS)
OAM&P Element Management System with Event log,
performance management fault monitoring and
alarm generation
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Interoperability Softswitch, 3rd party vendors
Certifications See Appendix A
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1.3.2 Voice, Facsimile, and Public Switched Telephone Network
Features
The following list summarizes the voice and facsimile features supported by the
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Voice Features
The following voice features apply:
G.711
Comfort Noise Generation (CNG)
Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
Configurable voice frame size
u–law and a–law companding
G.729a/b 8 kbit/s
G.723.1 6.3 kbit/s, 5.3 kbit/s
Dynamic Codec Negotiation
G.168 compliant echo cancellation (up to 128 ms tail length)
Adaptive Jitter Buffer, configurable, with an upper limit of 200 ms
Fax Features
The following facsimile features apply:
Automatic fax detection
FAX PCM pass-through (G.711).
T.38 FoIP – Real-time fax protocol.
PSTN Features
The following PSTN features apply:
SS7 continuity test(COT)
DTMF Transport
Out-of-band (RFC 2833)
In-band (G.711 pass through)
TDM-Switching(TDM Hair-pinning)
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1.3.3 Density and Scalability
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway chassis supports 2 slots and can be configured with
three types of application–specific modules:
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The Front Service Board (FSB) performs all management and routing functions.
The Rear Transition Module (RTM) includes 8 PSTN interface for ETSI and
ANSI and 2 Fast Ethernet interface.
The Voice Process Module (VPM) contains DSPs designed to process TDM
and packet voice traffic..
The number of Universal Modem Server modules determines the port capacity of the
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway. Table 5 shows some example configurations.
1.3.4 Performance
Table 6 lists Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway performance characteristics.
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1.4 Management
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway incorporates a complete set of system and network
management tools, including an extensive CLI, local and remote Telnet, SYSLOG
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1.5 Applications
As a VoIP media gateway, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway is primarily responsible
for performing media mapping or bearer conversion functions. The media gateway
functionality includes circuit termination, packet handling, edge routing, and media
processing.
Incoming circuit–switched bearer traffic is packetized to be transmitted over IP
networks, and packet–based traffic is reformatted to Pulse Code Modulation (PCM)
and switched to the TDM interface connected to a PSTN.
The following sections describe the role of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway in a trunk
toll bypass application, and as a VoIP gateway for broadband access.
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Entry level cost and density for distributed deployment
Modularity and DS1 level interface granularity
Supports ETSI and ANSI features for global deployments.
In a trunk toll bypass application, a Local Exchange (LEX) carrier can be connected to
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SoftSwitch
ISUP/SS7 ISUP/SS7
Megaco/H.248
Fax Fax
LEX LEX
IMT IP IP backbone IP IMT
Alcatel 7515 Alcatel 7515
Phone Media Gateway Media Gateway
Phone
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services and inter-working services. IP–based voice and data networks also open
opportunities to provide enhanced services such as video conferencing, as well as
e–business applications (for example, web–augmented contact centers).
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway benefits for VoIP for the broadband access
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application are:
Superior scalability with up to DS3 level capacity
Interoperability with softswitches, IP phones, and Integrated Access
Devices (IADs).
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports standard protocols, and interworks with
softswitches and IP terminals to offer advanced VoIP services to broadband
subscribers. Calls that originate from a broadband subscriber or an H.323 terminal can
be terminated, using the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway, on the PSTN, see Figure 4.
SoftSwitch
ISUP/SS7
Megaco/H.248
H 323
SS7
IAD
PSTN
IMT IP IP backbone IP
Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway Fax Phone
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When a broadband subscriber dials a remote PSTN user, the IAD identifies the dialed
digits and forwards them to the softswitch. Using the Megaco protocol, the softswitch
identifies the IP address of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway based on the called
number. The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway receives the broadband call and passes it to
the PSTN.
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2.1 Introduction
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway is a low-density media gateway which deliver high
availability and carrier grade quality transmission with redundant service processing
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modules, power supplies, fans, external synchronous clocks and packet interfaces. The
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway can offer the flexible interfaces to the STDM/packet
networks, and the independence of the key modules facilitates the upgrade of the
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway to protect the customer’s investment.
2.2 Architecture
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway embraces a modular architecture, which uses an
open, programmable call control model. Call processing is independent of other
functions, such as resource management, routing, or forwarding.
MainBoard
SCM
CPM VPM
(PM-UMS-xxx) PPM
RTM
The Alcatel 7515 integrates the basic common modules such as the circuit processing
module, packet processing module and system control module into a single
main-board, but separates the key modules - the voice processing module and rear
transition module – from the main-board to facilitate the upgrade, shown as figure 5.
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2.2.1 Software Modules
Figure 6 shows the software modules in the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway.
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Inte Soc
“Local Communication
Access” UDP TCP SCTP
Protocol Demux
GFI
HdS
Driver
Driver TTY Driver Flash File
Table 7 describes the functionality of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway’s primary
software components.
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TDM Manager The TDM manager is responsible for the setup
and teardown of TDM connections (DS0 paths –
64 kbit/s). It also arranges the allocation of DSP
resources for the requested channels.
Resource Manager and Voice The Resource Manager and Voice Channel
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IP forwarding uses the forwarding table, which maintains same information as master
routing table, and ARP table to make forwarding decisions. At the same time, IP
caching will be used based on source, destination pairs for higher performance. All
management packets addressed to system itself (TCP/UDP/OSPF packets etc.) will be
handled over to “IP Local Stack” subsystem.
The forwarding table will keep synchronization with master routing table. Any change
of the master routing table will be updated to forwarding table after a fixed interval.
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M aster
Routing
T able
IP Cache
ARP T able
IP
Interface
Ethernet
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Clock module
Alarm module
Rear Transition Module
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See Figure 8 which shows the front and rear views of the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway.
The manboards are inserted from the front of the unit, and the RTMs are inserted from
the rear of the unit, and the fan trayss are inserted from the rear or front of the unit. All
cables are available from the rear of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
Viewed from the front or rear, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway has -two horizontal
slots. The gateway is rack–mountable in the following standard equipment racks:
19 inch
23 inch
600 mm.
As many as 20 Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway units (in an ETSI/ANSI configuration)
can be installed in a single 2,20 meter (standard 7 foot) equipment rack.
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2.4 Mainboard Modules
The Alcatel 7515 media gateway main-board is also named FM-SPM-C5 Board. The
main-board comprises several modules:
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Table 9 Main-board with T1/E1 Interface
WAN Line Interface Module Description
Part Number FSB–IP/ATM–8/16E1
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Several key T1/E1 Interface module parameters can be configured using CLI
commands to further define the characteristics of an T1/E1 interface. The following
options are supported in the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway:
Framing Type: ITU–T G.704 Framed Mode
Line Code: HDB3
Integrated Channel Select Unit (CSU), configurable for short– or long–haul
external CSU support from 0 to 199 meters (0 to 655 feet).
24–hour statistics/status history buffer selectable for viewing in 15–minute
timeframes (framing errors, Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) errors, line coding
violations, pulse density violations, etc.).
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2.4.3 Packet Processing Module
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Packet Processing Module consists of two sub-modules: Packet Interface Module (PIM)
and Packet Switch Fabric (PSF).
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2.4.5 Clock Module
In the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway, the clock module is integrated into the main boards,
and it is a centralized duplicated clock generation and distribution system. The clock
module contains internal clocks, alarm relay contacts, and an administrator terminal
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access. The clock module includes an 8 kHz clock to accomplish local line–timing
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configuration. The clock module in the master main board work on master mode, and
the one in the slave main board works on slave mode.
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2.5 Rear Transition Module
All external interface connectors are implemented in the rear transition module. These
interfaces include:
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8 T1/E1 connectors each RTM, and two RTMs are required if 16 T1/E1 is
configured
1 10/100Mbit Ethernet connector each RTM for WAN data link
1 SSU/BITS connector each RTM
1 10/100Mbit Ethernet connector each RTM for network management
1 RJ-45 connector each RTM for craft (RS232)
1 RJ-45 connector each RTM for alarm
RTM only directs the external link to the main board through back plane.
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2.7 Voice/Fax Processing Modules
voice/fax processing modules consist of the industry–leading DSP chipsets ,which
provide a complete solution for transporting multiple media types between
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circuit-switched and packet-based networks. These DSPs are ideally suited for the
converging voice and data network infrastructure. For the A7515 product, the modules
address requirements such as Voice and Fax over packet, while maintaining support
for traditional PSTN Data/Fax applications.
The PM-VPM-240/480 modules serve up to 240/480 connections simultaneously.
Table 12 lists PM-VPM-480 details.
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Voice Features
The following voice features are supported in Voice/fax Processing modules:
G.711 without silence suppression
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G.711 with silence suppression: Voice Activity Detection (VAD), and Comfort
Noise Generation (CNG)
Configurable voice packet frame size
Configurable Jitter Buffer , up to 200ms
G.711 u–law and a–law encoding
G.729a, 8 kbit/s VAD, CNG
G.729b
G.723.1, 6.3 kbit/s, 5.3 kbit/s
Dynamic Codec switch
G.168 echo cancellation with up to 128 ms tail length.
Fax Features
The following facsimile features are supported in Voice/fax Processing modules:
Automatic Fax detection
Automatic voice/fax/data/ codec switchover
Automatic echo cancellation and silence suppression turned off for fax calls
G.711 transparent pass through
FAX relay.
T38 Real-time Fax over IP
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Module Module Module Module
Overall System X
Initialization and
Management
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Connection
Management
Routing and X X
Forwarding
Packet Handling X
TDM Hairpinning x
PSTN Interface x
Packet Interface X
Voice Processing, x
Coding, and
Packetization
Silence Suppression, x
Comfort Noise
Generation, and
Echo–Cancellation
Management X
Interface
If no redundancy is required, one mainboard with one voice processing module, and
one RTM(8 T1/E1s) or two RTMs (16 T1/E1s) is equipped in a Alcatel 7515 media
gateway. If the redundancy is required, two mainboards with one voice processing
module each, and one RTM(8 T1/E1s) or two RTMs (16 T1/E1s) is equipped.
Table 14 shows the board configuration for each case.
Table 14 The board configuration
Non-Redundancy Redundancy
FSB Mainboard 1 1 2 2
VPM daughter
1 1 2 2
Board
RTM 1 2 1 2
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ETSI
The ETSI configuration characteristics are:
Eight/Sixteen E1 trunks, connected to the PSTN
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Ethernet Ports: 1+1 10/100 Base-T, fully protected, connected to the IP Network
240/480 VoIP Ports
4800/9600 Busy Hour Calls.
ANSI
The ANSI configuration characteristics are:
Eight/Sixteen T1 trunks, connected to the PSTN
Ethernet Ports: 1+1 10/100 Base-T, fully protected, connected to the IP Network
192/384 VoIP Ports for T1
3840/7680 Busy Hour Calls For T1.
2.10 Diagnostics
The following list contains diagnostic features supported by the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway.
SYSLOG on remote host (UNIX and Windows platforms)
Support for eight SYSLOG message levels
Secondary/backup log–server support
Call trace features
Startup diagnostics tests
On–demand diagnostic tests.
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3.1 Introduction
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway functions as a trunking media gateway in NGN, and
supports TDM–to–TDM, TDM–to–IP and IP–to–TDM mediation. The gateway
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IP:
10/100 Mbit/s Ethernet.
Management:
10/100 Mbit/s links to carry signaling and management information
Full duplex, auto–sensing port
CLI interface using either an RS–232 or RJ–45 type connector
Alarm Cut Off switch on a third party alarm panel, external alarm interface.
Softswitch
Fast Ethernet
Channelized T1
and
Channelized E1 10/100Mbs Ethernet
PSTN Packet
RS-232
Craft Console
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3.3 Connection Control and Signaling
A major premise of the NGN is the decomposition of monolithic telephone switches
into two distinct components: the softswitch inherits the switching intelligence
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functions and the media gateway inherits the switching matrix functions. The
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3.4 Protocols Supported
The Megaco protocols are industry–standard media gateway control protocols which
address the relationship between a media gateway and a softswitch (which is also
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called a media gateway controller). The softswitch directs the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway to dynamically establish and tear down voice and facsimile connections over
a packet network using the Megaco v1.0/H.248 protocol, see Figure 11.
Softswitch
SS7 Megaco/ SS7
H.248
TDM IP IP IP TDM
PSTN Backbone PSTN
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acknowledgement command. The softswitch maintains any information concerning the
capabilities and available resources of the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway (e.g., Codecs
supported, tone detection/generation, echo control) that is required to make call
processing decisions. If an Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway lacks sufficient resources to
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carry out a specific request, the softswitch routes the call to another gateway to
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continue processing.
Megaco Features
General Megaco v1.0 features supported by the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway include:
User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
Text Encoding
Primary Media Gateway Controller only
Megaco Header contains IP@ instead of Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)
Multiple Commands per Action
One Action per Transaction.
The following Megaco v1.0 packages are supported by the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway Release 2.0:
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Basic Packages
Statistic Packages
Signal Packages
Event Packages.
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Basic Packages
The following Megaco basic packages are supported:
H.248 Generic Package
H.248 Base Root Package
H.248 Basic Continuity Package
H.248 Network Package
H.248 TDM Circuit Package.
Statistic Packages
The following Megaco statistic packages are supported:
Network Package - Duration
Network Package - Octets sent
Network Package - Octets received
RTP Package - Packets sent
RTP Package - Packets received
RTP Package - Jitter
RTP Package - Delay.
Signaling Packages
The following Megaco signaling packages are supported:
Basic Continuity Package - signal - continuity test
Basic Continuity Package - signals - respond.
Event Packages
The following Megaco event packages are supported:
Generic Package - events - cause
Generic Package - events - signal completion
Basic Continuity Package - events - completion
Network Package - events - network failure
Network Package - events - quality alert
RTP Package - events - RTP payload transition.
Termination ID Format
In accordance with Request for Comments (RFC) 3015, Megaco terminations are
referenced by a termination ID. The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway defines a
termination ID for physical TDM circuits and logical Real–Time Transport
Protocol (RTP) ports, see Table 16.
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Table 16 Real–Time Transport Protocol ID Format
Termination ID Format and Description
TDM Circuit tdm.<LinkNumber>.<ChannelNumber>
LinkNumber is the number of the link in the PSTN Interface
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Softswitch Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
state = REGISTERED
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Add(TDM)
connect/activate TDM
(allocate DSP)
create new context
configure DSP
Add(ctxt_id, RTP)
configure DSP
setup voice path (send_recv)
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3.4.2 Sigtran
SIGTRAN is used for transporting Switch Circuit Network (SCN) protocol like SS7
and DSS1 over IP networks. It defines protocols layers over IP which performs the
functions that MTP layer 2 or Q.921 accomplished in the conventional PSTN. The
protocol layers include:
- SCTP
- IUA
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SOFTSWITCH uses SIGTRAN for tunneling of PSTN protocols from gateways,
Signaling Server & SCP to the Call Server. These include ANSI & ITU ISDN (Q.931)
and ITU SS7 signaling (carried over PRI & E1 links respectively and terminated on
media gateways controlled by the SOFTSWITCH.
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Softswitch
Q.931
Adapt Gateway
SCTP SCTP
OS Adapt OS Adapt
IP
3.4.2.1 SCTP
For communication between the SOFTSWITCH and certain external elements of the
VoIP network, the Simple Control Transmission Protocol (SCTP\ will be used.
SCTP is designed to transport PSTN signaling messages (via the SCN Adaptation
Layer) over IP networks, but also offers additional flexibility to provide transport of
other application layers (e.g., SS7 signaling messages via the M3UA Layer and ISDN
via IUA Layer)
SCTP is connection-oriented in nature. During association startup, SCTP provides the
means for each SCTP endpoint to provide the other endpoint with a list of transport
addresses (e.g., address/UDP port combinations) through which that endpoint can be
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reached and from which it will originate messages. Once SCTP has established an
association between SCTP hosts, it offers the following services to its users:
- Acknowledged error-free non-duplicated transfer of user data
- Application-level segmentation to conform to discovered Maximum
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3.4.2.2 IUA
In ISDN access signaling, the signaling channel is carried along with data channels, so
that the SG function for handling Q.931 signaling is co-located with the MG function
for handling the data stream. Where Q.931 is then transported to the MGC for call
processing, signaling transport would be used between the SG function and MGC.
The IUA software provides the following services:
- Seamless operation of Q.921-User peers (for example, Q.931 peers) in ISDN
and IP domains
- Management of active associations between SG and ASP (status and control)
- Mapping between an ISDN Interface ID and the physical interface (T1 and
E1) and associated signalling channel at the SG
- SCTP stream management
- Maintaining the status of ASPs at the SG
- Support for ASP fail-over model for redundancy
- Support for SG fail-over model for redundancy
Message Description
Data Indication Indicate to the user the receipt of data from peer
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Message Description
Unit data indication Indicate to the user the receipt of unit data from
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peer
ASP up Sent to inform the remote IUA peer that the local
IUA layer is ready to receive traffic or maintenance
messages
ASP down Sent to inform the remote IUA peer that the local
IUA layer is not ready to receive traffic or
maintenance messages
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Message Description
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suppression Both µ–law and A–law variants are supported.
G.711 µ–law, 64 kbit/s
G.711 A–law, 64 kbit/s
G.729a 8 kbit/s Compressed per G.729 Annex A; the compressed
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Voiceband service features supported by the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway include the
following:
Silence Suppression
Comfort Noise Generation
Echo Cancellation
Fax/Modem Bypass.
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network by implementing an integrated echo canceller that complies with G.168. This
echo canceller delivers up to 128 milliseconds of cancellation. See Table 19.
Echo cancellation can be enabled or disabled for each individual channel; it is desired
on a channel when voice is being transmitted, but is often undesirable when a channel
is carrying other types of information, like tones, facsimile, or modem traffic. Echo
cancellation can be enabled or disabled using the CLI.
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3.6 Redundancy, Reliability, and Availability
To minimize system downtime and provide carrier class reliability and availability, the
Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway is designed to support continuous operation (no single
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route establishment, and service expansion are optimized to have minimal impact on
service availability.
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway chassis is designed to support hot–swappable,
redundant cooling devices., Both System Control Modules are fully redundant and
hot–swappable, allowing each module to be removed and replaced during operation
(without shutting down the gateway).
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway also offers fully redundant software regarding
system control, call processing, signaling, and routing. The Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway Fault Tolerant Application Management (FTAM) software detects internal
and external outages, and restores service automatically when possible.
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3.6.2 Chassis Management Module Process
Within each Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway module, the FTAM uses a broadcasting
mechanism to monitor faults and manage backup hardware switchover scenarios to
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The FTAM receives an initial ’hello’ message from the other module during start–up,
and maintains a list of the reporting modules. A module is assumed to be inactive if
the other FTAM do not detect periodic hello messages. For each module, the FTAM
sends ’heartbeat’ messages by way of the data bus to notify the other component in the
gateway that the module is active.
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway Two CMMs, one primary and the other secondary,
run simultaneously in the gateway to eliminate a single point of failure.
During power–up, any module which has the Chassis Management Switch turned on
can be selected as the active CMM. By default, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
selects the lowest board (lowest in slot order) as the primary CMM. The second lowest
board is the secondary CMM. This CMM selection process means that the primary
CMM runs on the primary System Control Module and the secondary CMM runs on
the secondary System Control Module.
The FTAM interfaces with the on–board CMM to receive control messages from the
primary CMM. If the heartbeat timer for the other module expires, the FTAM assumes
that the module with missing heartbeat is not operational.
On receiving CMM messages, the FTAM can react by performing one of the
following actions:
Reset Boards
Inform module to switch over to an active System Control Module
Re–route traffic to redundant ports on the Ethernet interface (using Redundant
Port List)
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The CMM continuously receives power supply status updates from the clock card. If a
power supply unit fails, the CMM determines whether it must power down a module
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sends a power–down message to the FTAM. The on–board FTAM processes the
physical power down of a module; power down starts at the module in the highest slot
number.
Switchover
The control software in an Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway maintains a database of all
call termination IDs and call contexts, and includes queues for all messages arriving
from the softswitch. But the control software doesn’t maintain the database and
message queues on the backup System Control Module. If an active System Control
Module fails, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway automatically switches over to the
backup System Control Module, which automatically begins to communicate with the
softswitch without discarding the active calls
3.7 IP Services
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway features comprehensive IP routing using a complete
IPv4 protocol set, which includes the RIP and OSPF protocols. Extensive packet and
route filtering allows maximum control of packet forwarding and network routing
topologies.
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3.7.1 Internet Protocols
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway contains a complete IPv4 protocol stack to provide
Layer 3 packet forwarding for IP traffic, and a variety of management services.
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The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports standard addressing techniques, including
subnet addressing, Variable Length Subnet Masks (VLSM), and unnumbered links for
dial–up and wide area network interfaces. IP packet forwarding strategy and the
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) are used to make forwarding decisions.
IP Local Stack processes all the management and control packets addressed to the
system (TCP/UDP/OSPF etc.) itself and delivers them to the corresponding
applications upper to IP stack.
The following list summarizes the set of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP
protocols and applications available in an Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway that apply to
IP routing support and management.
Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) Version 4.3 TCP and Telnet
UDP for RIP routing protocol support and network management
Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) and TFTP for system booting and file transfer.
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The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway can act as an Area Border Router (ABR) or an
Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR) to support connection to an OSPF
routing environment. ABRs support connection to multiple areas in an OSPF domain,
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and ASBRs provide boundary routing from an OSPF domain to other routing domains,
for example to an RIP routing domain.
The OSPF protocol calculates the cost of each link available to the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway, and determines the shortest path to reach a destination. The Alcatel 7515
Media Gateway also supports multiple equal cost forwarding, and can share routing
loads between links if several links incur the same cost. Information about link costs
and link states is distributed using Link State Advertizement (LSA) messages. To
ensure that link information is sent from a valid source, the Alcatel 7515 Media
Gateway supports authentication during link updates.
4 OAM&P
This chapter provides information concerning Operations, Administration,
Maintenance and Provisioning. The following topics are presented:
Introduction
On–Board Management
Element Management.
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4.1 Introduction
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway provides a complete set of system and element
management tools, using on–board management modules and an extensive CLI.
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Chassis Management
When power is applied to an Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway, both the active System
Control Module and the standby System Control Module are powered up
simultaneously. The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway contains a high–level chassis
management system that operates from the active System Control Module.
Information concerning static IP configurations, routing protocol configurations, static
routes, and ARP entries are stored in a configuration file in the System Control
Module. The active System Control Module is able to reset, reboot, or power down
any module except both SCMs since it is power on only if it is inserted into the
chassis . In the event of changes or software updates, the System Control Module
informs the other module and registered applications about the change in state of a
working module. The System Control Module also detects fan or RTM power supply
fault indications, and generates appropriate alarms.
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Following is not necessary anymore in 7515 since there is only one type of module,
SCM.
Configuration Backup
The CDBM stored in the active System Control Module supports read and write access
to the configuration file stored in Flash memory; it also ensures that the CDBM stored
in the standby System Control Module synchronizes with the latest configuration at all
times. If the active System Control Module fails, the standby System Control Module
immediately takes over.
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Internet Control Message ICMP Statistics concerning Packet Interfaces
Protocol (ICMP) Statistics
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway monitors operational statistics to determine whether
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In addition to monitoring extensive statistical data, the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
supports a complete set of diagnostic features:
SYSLOG on remote host (Unix and Windows platforms)
Support for eight SYSLOG message levels (Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error,
Warning, Notice, Information, and Debug)
Secondary/Backup log–server support
Call Trace Features
Startup Diagnostic Tests
On–demand Diagnostic Tests.
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4.3 Element Management
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway can be managed using the text–based CLI. The role
of element management is to implement management commands, manage system
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Abbreviations
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AC Alternating Current
ACO Alarm Cut Off
ANSI American National Standards Institute
ARP Address Resolution Protocol
ASBR Automonous System Boundary Router
BHCA Busy Hour Call Attempts
BITS Building Integrated Timing Source
BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol
BSD Berkeley Softward Distribution
CDBM Configuration Database Manager
CLI Command Line Interface
CMM Chassis Management Module
CNG Comfort Noise Generation
CO Central Office
CPU Central Processing Unit
CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check
CSU Channel Select Unit
CT3 Channelized CT3
DC Direct Current
DNS Domain Name System
DSL Digital Subscriber Line
DSP Digital Signal Processor
ESI Ethernet Switch Interface
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FoIP Fax over IP
FQDN Fully Qulified Domain Name
FTAM Fault Tolerant Application Management
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HMI Human-Machine Interface
I/O Input/Output
IAD Integrated Access Device
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SME Small Medium Enterprise
SOHO Small Office Home Office
SS7 System Sinaling No.7
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Appendix A Specifications
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Appendix B Standards
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Each of follow tables shows standards supported by the Alcatel 7515 Media
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Bellcore/Telcordia The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports the following Bellcore
specifications:
Specifications
Bellcore GR-63-CORE
Bellcore GR-253-CORE
Bellcore GR-472-CORE
Bellcore GR-474-CORE
Bellcore GR-1089-CORE
Bellcore GR-1244-CORE
Bellcore GR-1248-CORE
Bellcore GR-1275-CORE
Bellcore GR-2914-CORE
Bellcore SR-3645
The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports the following Telcordia
specifications:
Telcordia GR-3054-CORE:Voice over packet, NGN Trunk Gateway
Generic Requirements
Telcordia GR-3060-CORE:Framework Generic Requirements
Telcordia GR-3070-CORE : NGN Element Management System
Requirement
Telcordia SR-4717:Voice over Packet in Next Generation Networks,
An Architecture Framework
ITU Standards The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports the following ITU standards:
G.703 : Physical/electrical characteristics of hierarchical digital
interfaces
G.704:Synchronous frame structures used of 1544, 6312, 2048, 8448
and 44736 kbit/s hierarchical levels
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The Alcatel 7515 Meida Gateway supports the following
ANSI/EIA/IEEE Standard ANSI/EIA/IEEE standard
ANSI T1.231: Digital Hierarchy – Layer 1 In-Service
Digital Transmission Performance
Monitoring
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The Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway supports the following IETF RFC:
IETF RFCs
RFC 768: User Diagram Prtocol (UDP)
RFC 791: Internet protocol (IP)
RFC 792: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
RFC 793: Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
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RFC 826: Ethernet Address Resolution Protocol: Or
converting networking protocol addresses to
48 bit Ethernet address for transmission on
Ethernet hardware
RFC 854: Telnet Protocol specifications
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Appendix C Product List
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Table 24 lists product numbers for all the hardware modules available with
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Table 25 lists product numbers for all the Alcatel 7505 Media Gateway
Equipment and Spares equipments and spares
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Table 26 lists the part numbers of the cables and accessory kits available with
Cables and Accessory the Alcatel 7515 Media Gateway
Table 27 lists the part numbers of the software available with Alcatel 7515
Software Media Gateway
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Use the following contact information to order documentation:
Obtaining Alcatel Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
Fix Network Department
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