MICROTRONIX Access 1000 Quick Start Manual

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Access 1000 and 4000
CDR Collection Manager

Quick Start Guide 0.9.5

4056 Meadowbrook Drive, Unit 126
London ON N6L 1E3
CANADA
www.microtronix.com
+519-690-0091

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  • Page 1: Quick Start Guide

    Microtronix Access 1000 and 4000 CDR Collection Manager Quick Start Guide 0.9.5 4056 Meadowbrook Drive, Unit 126 London ON N6L 1E3 CANADA www.microtronix.com +519-690-0091...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Table of Contents 1 CDR Collection Manager........................5 Overview............................5 Direct Connection to Switches......................5 1.2.1 X.25...............................5 1.2.2 Async/Serial............................6 Network Connection to Switches....................6 1.3.1 Legacy X.25 Network..........................6 1.3.2 X.25 Over TCP (XOT) Network......................6 1.3.3 Remote X.25/TCP Gateway Network....................7 Collection Protocols........................7 1.4.1 AMATPS / BX.25..........................8 1.4.2 EADAS..............................8 1.4.3 XFER..............................8 1.4.4 MTP...............................8 1.4.5 BUFFER..............................8 1.4.6 SoftSwitch – FTP, SCP, SFTP / IP......................8 1.4.7 FTAM..............................8 File Formats..........................8 1.5.1 AMATPS...............................8...
  • Page 3 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Configuration Web Interface......................14 IP Network Configuration......................14 2.5.1 Verifying IP network...........................14 Date and Time Configuration.......................15 CDR Collection Manager Configuration..................16 2.7.1 Network Element Name........................16 2.7.2 Polling Protocol...........................16 2.7.3 Remote Switch Interface........................17 2.7.3.1 AMATPS Protocol Configuration....................17 2.7.3.2 BUFFER Protocol Configuration....................19 2.7.3.3 EADAS Protocol Configuration....................20 2.7.3.4 FTAM Protocol Configuration.....................21 2.7.3.5 MTP Protocol Configuration.......................24 2.7.3.6 SoftSwitch Protocol Configuration....................27 2.7.3.7 XFER Protocol Configuration.....................29 2.7.4 X.25/TCP Gateway..........................31 2.7.5 FTAM Local Collector Interface (Common)..................32 2.7.6 FTAM Subnets Configuration......................33 2.7.7 Local Collector Interface........................34 2.7.8 File Forwarding Service........................35 2.7.9 File Conversion and Distribution......................37 2.7.10 Redundancy............................38 2.7.11 Poll Schedule.............................39 X.25 WAN Port Configuration......................40...
  • Page 4 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Connecting to a DCE........................51 Connecting to a DTE........................51 5 Contact Microtronix.......................... 52 www.microtronix.com...
  • Page 5: Cdr Collection Manager

    1  CDR Collection Manager 1.1  Overview The Microtronix Access – CDR Collection Manager (CCM) polls legacy Central Office (CO) voice switches or soft switches for files containing CDR, AMA, EADAS, SMDR, and other call/traffic data records over X.25, serial, or IP interface(s) using the polling or file transfer protocol supported by the switch.
  • Page 6: Async/Serial

    The Access 4000 has 2 X.25 interfaces that can be configured for collection of 1 or 2 switches. The Access 1000 has a single X.25 interface. Each X.25 interface can support multiple collector configurations, for example, call record data on one collector configuration, and traffic data on another collector configuration.
  • Page 7: Remote X.25/Tcp Gateway Network

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 1.3.3  Remote X.25/TCP Gateway Network TCP/IP to remote X.25/TCP Gateways connected to the switches, using RFC1006, RBP, AEPN, etc encapsulation. 1.4  Collection Protocols Collection protocols are used for retrieving data (polling) from switches for storage in local files. Some protocols also allow the switch to push the files.
  • Page 8: Amatps / Bx.25

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 1.4.1  AMATPS / BX.25 Automatic Message Accounting Teleprocessing System as per GR-385-CORE (also known as BX.25) is used for collection of AMA records over an X.25 interface. Commonly used on Siemens EWSD and Lucent 5ESS switches. 1.4.2  EADAS Engineering and Administrative Data Acquisition System is used for collection of various traffic and other data at specific timed intervals over an X.25 interface.
  • Page 9: Amatps +Fileheader

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 1.5.2  AMATPS +fileHeader This format is the same as AMATPS, but also includes the 20-byte file header sent by the switch. 1.5.3  Martin Group This is a custom AMATPS format used for compatibility with older Martin Group mediation/billing systems.
  • Page 10: Poll Scheduling

    TCP (XOT). Refer to the Access User Guide for details. 1.10  Internal Serial/TCP Terminal Server The Access 1000 & 4000 also have an internal Terminal Server that provides the connectivity between a local serial interface to the switch and the collection application or to remote management applications.
  • Page 11: Ethernet Interface

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 1.13 Ethernet Interface The RJ45 Network interface is 10/100 Ethernet with auto-detection, supporting a rich set of standard IP protocols including TCP, UDP, FTP, SSH, SFTP, Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, NTP, DNS, etc. VLAN and secondary IP address configurations are also supported.
  • Page 12: Quick Start Guide

    “putty” set for 9600-N-8-1 will be required for this use. 2.1  Package Check List Check that the package shipped contains the following items.  Access 1000 or 4000 Gateway unit (CDR Collection Manager model)  AC power adapter and country-specific power cord, or -48VDC power cord  Console Cable (DB9F-DB25M) ...
  • Page 13: Emergency Ip Address Recovery

    The system will restart with the system-defined values. 2.3.4  System Firmware Updates The u-boot console may also be used in conjunction with Microtronix support for applying system firmware updates, and emergency IP address recovery. (Application firmware updates are available in the Maintenance page of the Web interface.) To apply system firmware updates: 1) Obtain one or both of the kernel image (uImage) and filesystem image (jffs2.img) files from...
  • Page 14: Configuration Web Interface

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager set serverip 10.1.1.200 save 5) Load the new kernel image: run updatekernel 6) Load the new filesystem image: run updatejffs2 7) Start the system by re-applying power or typing the “boot” command. 2.4  Configuration Web Interface  The default IP Address of the CCM is 10.1.1.240. The PC used to access the web interface must be configured (temporarily) for an address in the same subnet, for example, 10.1.1.200.
  • Page 15: Date And Time Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager If the PC used for configuration is still able to reach the CCM, use telnet or ssh to connect to the command line interface. If the unit has been pre-configured for system console access on the Console port, you may use a terminal emulator to connect a PC COM port to the console using 9600-N-8-1.
  • Page 16: Cdr Collection Manager Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7  CDR Collection Manager Configuration The CDR Collection Manager configuration page is used to configure the switch polling parameters, connectivity, and file delivery for each switch to be supported. Click on the Configure item in the CDR Collector main menu section to display the form and the current values. The page consists of a number of expandable sections that can be opened by clicking on the title for each section, followed by a table of already configured “Collectors”.
  • Page 17: Remote Switch Interface

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Collection of files in client (SFI) or server (SFO) mode. It may also be configured ● for command line interface. A collector may be created for each. SoftSwitch Collection of files over an FTP, SCP, or SFTP / IP interface ●...
  • Page 18 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager The IP Address is set to the local IP network interface (127.x.x.x) to address the local gateway which connects directly to the X.25 interface of the switch via a WAN port. The TCP to X.25 Routes section of the internal gateway must listen on the TCP Port Number and map it to PVC 1 on the X.25 interface.
  • Page 19: Buffer Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.2 BUFFER Protocol Configuration Configuring for continuous data collection from the switch consists of creating a client or server daemon for reading data from the switch's interface. The Read Timeout interval is the number of seconds of idleness (no data received) before the file is closed and a new one opened.
  • Page 20: Eadas Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.3 EADAS Protocol Configuration Configuring for collection from the switch consists of creating a client for pulling files from the switch's file server. Select the traffic report type in the File type field. A separate collector must be created for each traffic report type desired.
  • Page 21: Ftam Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.4 FTAM Protocol Configuration Note: FTAM is only available if an FTAM license is purchased. Configuring for collection from the switch consists of creating a client for pulling files from the switch's FTAM server, or creating a server for receiving files from the switch's FTAM client.
  • Page 22 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager do a directory listing to find collectible files names. If a file name contains a “%Q” or “%q” variable, the Sequence # range and Current seq # parameters can be set to match the range and current sequence number on the switch for that file name. For...
  • Page 23 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Remote (external) X.25/TCP gateway: The IP Address is set to the external IP network interface to address the remote gateway which connects to the X.25 interface of the switch via it's local port. The TCP to X.25 route/map of the remote gateway must listen on the TCP Port Number.
  • Page 24: Mtp Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.5 MTP Protocol Configuration Configuring for collection from the AXE switch consists of creating a client (SFI) for pulling files from the switch's MTP server, or creating a server (SFO) for receiving files from the switch's MTP client.
  • Page 25 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager The IP Address is set to the external IP network interface to address the remote gateway which connects to the X.25 interface of the switch via it's local port. The TCP to X.25 route/map of the remote gateway must listen on the TCP Port Number.
  • Page 26 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Remote terminal emulator Select the TCP port number [and binding IP address] on which the CLI interface listens for TCP connections from the remote terminal emulator. A server daemon is started that waits for a user to connect, then connects to the AXE's command line interface via the X.25/TCP gateway defined above.
  • Page 27: Softswitch Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.6 SoftSwitch Protocol Configuration Configuring for collection from a soft switch consists of creating a client for pulling files from the soft switch FTP/SCP/SFTP server, or creating a server for receiving files from the soft switch FTP/SCP/SFTP client.
  • Page 28 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager SoftSwitch Server For Server operation, fill in the Account Username and Password fields in the Local Collector Interface section to match the remote switch's FTP/SFTP client so it can login and push files. At the scheduled poll events, any new files are processed and put into the file forwarding subdirectory for transfer to the billing/mediation server.
  • Page 29: Xfer Protocol Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.3.7 XFER Protocol Configuration Configuring for collection from the switch consists of creating a client for pulling files from the switch's XFER file server. The Protocol ID field must be set to a non-zero value to collect files and must correspond with the subsystem value expected by the switch for the type of file collected.
  • Page 30 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager The IP Address is set to the external IP network interface to address the remote gateway which connects to the X.25 interface of the switch via it's local port. The TCP to X.25 route/map of the remote gateway must listen on the TCP Port Number.
  • Page 31: X.25/Tcp Gateway

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.4  X.25/TCP Gateway The collector uses a TCP socket to make a connection towards the switch via an X.25/TCP gateway that is, in turn, connected to the switch via an X.25 interface. The gateway may be a remote X.25/TCP gateway, or the internal X.25/TCP Gateway (see the corresponding mapping in the TCP to X.25...
  • Page 32: Ftam Local Collector Interface (Common)

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.5  FTAM Local Collector Interface (Common) This section configures parameters for the collector side of the FTAM interface. These parameters will be sent to the switch as the source values. Fill in the AP-title, AE-qualifier, Presentation / Session / Transport Selector fields as expected by the switch.
  • Page 33: Ftam Subnets Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.6  FTAM Subnets Configuration This section configures additional FTAM parameter sets for the collector side of the FTAM interface. When the page is first displayed or Reset, the Subnet Number field contains the next available subnet number.
  • Page 34: Local Collector Interface

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.7  Local Collector Interface This section configures parameters for the collector side of the interface, and general polling parameters. Only fields and options relevant to the collector's protocol will be displayed. When creating a collector, a local Linux user account will be created for remote clients to push files, or operators to login and manually poll or test the switch interface.
  • Page 35: File Forwarding Service

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.8  File Forwarding Service This section configures the parameters of the mediation, billing, or other application server to which collected files will be transferred. If File Transfer Method is set to Disabled, collected files will remain on the collector until manually pushed by the user or pulled from a remote server.
  • Page 36 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager The SSH public key may be retrieved from the CCM at the path: /.ssh/id_rsa.pub and the content added to the server file: <home directory>/.ssh/authorized_keys2 Once copied, the authentication needs to be completed by connecting from the CCM to the server using the ssh command: ssh <user>@<serverIP>...
  • Page 37: File Conversion And Distribution

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Click the Test button to start the file transfer test. I test file will be pushed to the server, then pulled back for comparison. 2.7.9  File Conversion and Distribution This section configures how collected files are to be converted to a different format, and the distribution of the original and/or converted files.
  • Page 38: Redundancy

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.10  Redundancy Each collector configuration can have a redundancy peer in case of failure. One collector is configured as the master and the other is configured as the slave. The master normally does the collection on one X.25 interface to the switch, and the slave connects to another X.25 interface to the switch but waits...
  • Page 39: Poll Schedule

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.7.11  Poll Schedule When a collector is first added, a default polling schedule is created for midnight of the configured timezone. This schedule can be changed in the Poll Schedules page. If a collector configuration is deleted, the schedule is also deleted.
  • Page 40: Wan Port Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.8 X.25 WAN Port Configuration Configure each WAN port to match the attached switch's X.25 interface at all 3 layers of the X.25 protocol. The unit is pre-configured to work in most installations, but verifying the paramaters is recommended.
  • Page 41: Layer 3 - Packet

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.8.3  Layer 3 – Packet 1) From the main menu X.25 WAN section, select L3–X.25 to display the form. 2) Select a device from the drop-down list (hdlc0 – WAN port 0 is the default). 1) If the switch is configured as a DTE, select DCE; if configured as DCE, select DTE.
  • Page 42: Layer 1 - Physical

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.9.3 Layer 1 – Physical Shows the current operational mode, status of the interface signals, and interface statistics. If the current mode does not match the configuration, then the port needs to be restarted.
  • Page 43: Tcp To X.25 Routing Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.10  TCP to X.25 Routing Configuration If the CDR Collection Manager is polling the switch for CDR/AMA files, then it initiates the X.25 connection by issuing a localhost (127.x.x.x) TCP connection to the internal X.25 gateway. The parameters for the X.25 connection to the switch are specified in the TCP to X.25 Route section. There is a pre-defined route that can be edited for some X.25 specifics like called/calling addresses...
  • Page 44 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager TCP to X.25 route defaults by switch polling protocol AMATPS EADAS FTAM XFER Listening TCP  Listening IP 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.2 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 Conversion RFC1006 RFC1006 RFC1006 Q­MBIT RFC1006 Device (WAN) Port 0 Port 1 Port 0 Port 0 Port 0 Connection type Local LCN (PVC) 2,3,... Called address  00000000 00000000 00000000 Calling address 00000000 00000000 00000000 Call User Data...
  • Page 45: X.25 To Tcp Routing Configuration

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 2.11  X.25 to TCP Routing Configuration If the switch initiates a CDR/AMA file transfer (supported features of FTAM and MTP), then an X.25 to TCP routing must be configured to connect the inbound X.25 connection to the collection application via the localhost IP address.
  • Page 46: Test Poll

    Start the test poll again, and observe the trace output. It is beyond the scope of this document to provide protocol analysis, so if required, the output can be captured and sent to Microtronix support for analysis. For the second X.25 link, use hdlc1.
  • Page 47: Advanced Configurations

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 3  Advanced Configurations The Access CCM supports X.25 link backup, multiple collectors, as well as additional applications using the embedded X.25/TCP Gateway or Terminal Server applications. 3.1  X.25 Link backup The following diagram illustrates the physical connections and internal logic to configure the Access 4000 CCM for backing up a primary X.25 link using the second WAN port as a secondary link...
  • Page 48: Multiple Collectors On A Single X.25 Interface

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager map 127.0.0.1 : 102 to Port 0 + appropriate X.25 settings for the first link – map 127.0.0.2 : 102 to Port 1 + appropriate X.25 settings for the second link – Main menu item: X.25 WAN – L1, L2, L3 configure Port 0 to match the switch's first X.25 interface...
  • Page 49: X.25 - Tcp Conversion

    XOT. The diagram below shows an external X.25/TCP Gateway that supports XOT (like the Access 1000 X.25/TCP Gateway) being used to bridge the X.25 interface of the server over an X.25 over TCP (XOT) network. The server may also support XOT directly.
  • Page 50 Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager Main menu item: Terminal Server – Serial - TCP configure Port 1 Network Settings for TCP/IP 0.0.0.0 : 4001 + appropriate serial settings – www.microtronix.com...
  • Page 51: Wan Cables

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 4  WAN Cables The WAN port has a DB25F connector with RS530 DCE pin configuration (compatible with ISO 2110). RS232 is a subset of RS530, so the WAN port has a standard RS232 pin configuration when configured for RS232.
  • Page 52: Contact Microtronix

    Microtronix Access - CDR Collection Manager 5  Contact Microtronix Microtronix Datacom Ltd. 4056 Meadowbrook Drive, Unit 126 London ON N6L 1E3 CANADA Tel: +1 519 690-0091 Fax: +1 519 690-0092 General Inquiries: info@microtronix.com Sales Enquiries: sales@microtronix.com Customer Support: support@microtronix.com www.microtronix.com...

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