Summary of Contents for NMS Communications TX 4000C
- Page 1 TX 4000C Installation Manual P/N 9000-62376-11 100 Crossing Boulevard Framingham, MA 01702-5406 USA www.nmscommunications.com...
- Page 2 NMS Communications Corporation. © 2004 NMS Communications Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Alliance Generation is a registered trademark of NMS Communications Corporation or its subsidiaries. NMS Communications, Natural MicroSystems, AG, CG, CX, QX, Convergence Generation, Natural Access, CT...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table Of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................5 Chapter 2: Overview of the TX 4000C board..........7 TX 4000C board features ................7 Software components...................11 Utilities and demonstration programs .............12 Chapter 3: Installing the TX 4000C board ........... 15 System requirements ...................15 Installation summary ...................16... - Page 4 Table of Contents TX 4000C Installation Manual Chapter 6: Verifying the installation ............45 End bracket LEDs ..................45 Ethernet LEDs ..................46 Trunk LEDs ....................46 Status LEDs .....................46 Hot Swap LED ..................47 Board status LEDs ..................48 Boot code LEDS ..................48 Status LEDs .....................49 Verifying the board installation ..............50...
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Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction
Introduction The TX 4000C Installation Manual explains how to perform the following tasks: • Install the TX 4000C board • Configure the TX 4000C board • Establish network connections • Verify the installation This manual targets developers of telephony and voice applications who use TX 4000C boards with NMS SS7 software. -
Page 7: Chapter 2: Overview Of The Tx 4000C Board
TX 4000C board features The NMS Communications TX 4000C board is a CompactPCI board that provides eight T1 or E1 digital trunk interfaces. The TX 4000C design is based on an intelligent communication processor (CP) that plugs into a single CompactPCI bus slot. - Page 8 Overview of the TX 4000C board TX 4000C Installation Manual The following illustration shows the location of the main components on a TX 4000C board: T 8105 H.110 S5 DIP MPC8260 PowerQUICC II PCI to 60X bridge interface switch controller...
- Page 9 Overview of the TX 4000C board The following illustration shows the location of the main components on the rear I/O transition board. The transition board is attached to the TX 4000C board and enables the board to support the T1, E1, and Ethernet functionality.
- Page 10 The TX 4000C board supports the H.110 bus specification. The H.110 bus enables boards to share data and signaling information with other boards on the H.110 bus. For example, you can connect two or more TX 4000C boards for applications that perform trunk-to-trunk switching. In addition, you can use H.110 compatible products from other manufacturers with the TX 4000C...
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Page 11: Software Components
TX 4000C Installation Manual Overview of the TX 4000C board Software components TX 4000C boards require the following software components: • Natural Access software development environment that provides services for call control, system configuration, voice store and forward, and other functions. -
Page 12: Utilities And Demonstration Programs
Displays a text description of a completion code (error code) reported by a TX board. txconfig Configure TDM based interfaces on TX 4000C boards. ss7load calls txconfig at board boot time. Refer to the NMS SS7 Configuration Manual for more information. - Page 13 TX 4000C Installation Manual Overview of the TX 4000C board NMS SS7 provides the following programs in compiled and uncompiled form to demonstrate the usage of the TDM libraries. Refer to the TDM for SS7 Developer's Reference Manual for information about these programs.
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Page 15: Chapter 3: Installing The Tx 4000C Board
Installing the TX 4000C board System requirements To install and use the TX 4000C board, your system must have the following components: • An available CompactPCI bus slot. • At least 8 MB of memory (excluding operating system requirements). •... -
Page 16: Installation Summary
Verifying the board installation on page 50 Caution: The TX 4000C board is shipped in a protective anti-static container. Leave the board in its container until you are ready to install it. Handle the board carefully and hold it only by its edges. -
Page 17: Configuring The Hardware
DIP switch S5 • SS7 Monitor mode DIP switch S4 TX 4000C DIP switches are located on the component side of the board, as shown in the following illustration: PCIX TX 4000C DIP switches DIP switch S4 enables you to hot swap the TX 4000C into an older CompactPCI chassis. -
Page 18: Dip Switch S5
Use caution when setting switch M66 and switch PCIX to the ON position. Setting these switches to the ON position causes the TX 4000C board to be non-compliant with the Hot Swap specification. The board can disrupt the PCI bus if it is hot swapped into a system with the bus segment running at PCI-X or at the wrong speed. -
Page 19: Keying The Chassis
Keying protects the board and other devices in the chassis from damage. Before you install TX 4000C boards, configure the keying of your chassis so that it is compatible with the TX 4000C keying. This keying helps ensure that you do not accidentally insert an incompatible board in the chassis. - Page 20 Installing the TX 4000C board TX 4000C Installation Manual The following illustration shows how the TX 4000C board keys are configured: T N V 3 l e v e l k e y s K e y e d a s s h o w n b e l o w :...
- Page 21 Installing the TX 4000C board The following illustration shows some of the keying chambers in a CompactPCI chassis that you must configure for a TX 4000C. You must also key rear keying chambers A through F that are not shown.
- Page 22 Installing the TX 4000C board TX 4000C Installation Manual Configure keying in your chassis as described in the following table: Keying Board configuration Rear I/O transition board configuration chambers on chassis A, B, and C Configure as shown: (Front and...
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Page 23: Installing The Board
Fasten the transition board to the chassis with the screws on the upper and lower handles. Slide the TX 4000C board into the corresponding slot in the front of the chassis. Seat the TX 4000C board into the backplane by rotating the top and bottom handles toward each other. - Page 24 The following illustration shows how the TX 40000C board and the rear I/O transition board sit in the chassis: TX 4000C board Backplane Rear I/O transition board Front of the Back of the chassis chassis TX 4000C board with a rear I/O transition board NMS Communications...
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Page 25: Using The Hot Swap Features
Complete the following steps to extract a TX 4000C board when Hot Swap is active: Step Action Remove the cover. Loosen the screws on the upper and lower handles that secure the TX 4000C board to the chassis. Rotate the upper and lower handles of the TX 4000C board away from each other. Caution: Before removing the TX board from the slot, wait for the blue Hot Swap LED to illuminate. - Page 26 Note: You must reinstall the rear I/O transition board before reinstalling the TX 4000C board. Slide the TX 4000C board into the corresponding slot in the front of the chassis. Seat the TX 4000C board into the backplane by rotating the upper and lower handles toward each other.
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Page 27: Chapter 4: Configuring The Tx 4000C Board
Using the configuration utility After initially installing the TX 4000C board and the NMS SS7 software as outlined in the installation summary on page 16, you must assign a CP number to each TX 4000C board by using the txcpcfg utility. Depending on the operating... -
Page 28: Assigning A Cp Number
• bus is the bus number of the TX 4000C board that you are configuring. • slot is the slot number of the TX 4000C board that you are configuring. • unique_CP_number is a number you assign. Valid CP numbers within the system start at 1 and must be unique. -
Page 29: Adding A Board
2. Insert the TX 4000C board, seating it firmly in an available slot. 3. Power up the system. If you are installing a TX 4000C board in a Windows system for the first time, the Windows New Hardware Wizard appears and prompts you for the files required to activate the SS7 drivers. - Page 30 TX 4000 TX 3220 TX nnnn where nnnn is 4000 for a TX 4000, TX 4000/20, TX 4000C, or TX 4000/20C board and 3220 for a TX 3220 and TX 3220C board. 8. Save the configuration changes. In a Windows system, configuration changes are saved automatically. In a UNIX system, configuration changes are deleted when you restart the system.
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Page 31: Changing A Cp Number
3220 for a TX 3220 or TX 3220C board. 2. Record the bus and slot values for the TX 4000C board that you are updating. 3. Change the CP number of a board by entering the following command with... -
Page 32: Moving A Board
Note: To extract a board when Hot Swap is active, refer to Using the Hot Swap features on page 25. 2. Move the TX 4000C board from one slot to another slot, seating it firmly in the new slot. 3. If Hot Swap is not active, power up the system. -
Page 33: Removing A Board
TX 4000 TX 3220 TX nnnn where nnnn is 4000 for a TX 4000, TX 4000/20, TX 4000C, or TX 4000/20C board and 3220 for a TX 3220 or TX 3220C board. 8. Save the configuration changes. In a Windows system, configuration changes are saved automatically. In a UNIX system, configuration changes are deleted when you restart the system. -
Page 34: Saving Configuration Changes
Configuring the TX 4000C board TX 4000C Installation Manual Saving configuration changes In a Windows system, any changes that you make to the configuration information with the txcpcfg utility are saved automatically. In a UNIX system, changes that you make to the configuration information with the txcpcfg utility are deleted when you restart the system. -
Page 35: Chapter 5: Establishing Network Connections
Establishing network connections Connectors and cables The rear I/O transition board associated with the TX 4000C board has a T1/E1 trunk connector and up to two Ethernet connectors on the end bracket: T run k s 1 - 8 No t e : Th e m a t i ng c o n ne c t o r i s a n RJ -4 8T o r e q uiv a l e nt. -
Page 36: Trunk Connector
Establishing network connections TX 4000C Installation Manual Trunk connector The following table lists the RJ-48T trunk connector pinouts: Pins Connection Trunks 1 and 26 Transmit to network 2 and 27 Receive from network 3 and 28 Transmit to network 4 and 29... -
Page 37: Ethernet Connectors
TX 4000C T1 board to the public network. To connect a TX 4000C board to a T1 trunk, use a shielded 50-pin Telco cable (NMS P/N 33040). Connect the Telco cable to a punchdown block (NMS P/N 2100-33039). -
Page 38: Connecting To An E1 Network
CSU or by connecting the CSU to a functioning TX 4000C board. The best way to provide a loopback is to unplug the cable from the TX board to the CSU. The modular connector on most CSUs loops back the transmit signal to the receive signal when nothing is plugged in. -
Page 39: Connecting To An E1 120 Ohm Trunk
Establishing network connections Connecting to an E1 120 ohm trunk To connect a TX 4000C board to an E1 120 ohm trunk, use a shielded 50-pin Telco cable (NMS P/N 33040). Connect the Telco cable to a punchdown block (NMS P/N 2100-33039). Failure to use a shielded cable may negate the Class B approval. -
Page 40: Grounding The Conductor
Establishing network connections TX 4000C Installation Manual Grounding the conductor To ground the outer conductor of the coaxial pair, connect a ground lead to any of the four pressed-in threaded inserts on the end of the balun panel near the mounting bracket. - Page 41 TX 4000C Installation Manual Establishing network connections The following illustration shows the shielding for the balun circuit block: Sh ield B N C 7 5 o hm B N C f e m a le 1 ( r e c e i v e ) G R E E N...
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Page 42: Testing In Loopback Mode
Use a punchdown block with eight RJ-48C trunk connectors (NMS P/N 2100-33039) and a cross-over cable (NMS P/N 31071) to set up the loopback configuration. Connect the cable from the TX 4000C to the punchdown block and then to the loopback cable on the punchdown block. -
Page 43: Connecting Tx Boards For Redundancy
The TX 4000C board supports the redundancy feature available with NMS SS7 software. The redundancy feature enables a system to detect and recover from the failure of signaling links on a TX 4000C board, the failure of a signaling node, or the failure of the TX 4000C board itself. -
Page 44: Single-Node Signaling Server Model
Establishing network connections TX 4000C Installation Manual Single-node signaling server model The following illustration shows how to set up two TX 4000C boards based on the single-node signaling server. The boards are located in the same chassis to ensure board-level redundancy. -
Page 45: Chapter 6: Verifying The Installation
Verifying the installation End bracket LEDs The following illustration shows the end bracket LEDs on the TX 4000C board: CompactPCI Ethernet LEDs Trunk LEDs Status LEDs Hot Swap LED Hot Swap TX 4000C LEDs NMS Communications... -
Page 46: Ethernet Leds
(The ACTIVITY LED is on.) Trunk LEDs The TX 4000C board has one green indicator (LED) for each trunk on the end bracket of the board. Only LEDs for available trunks are lit. The green LED indicates that proper frame synchronization between the trunk and network has been established: all required framing alignment has been found. -
Page 47: Hot Swap Led
TX 4000C Installation Manual Verifying the installation Hot Swap LED The Hot Swap LED (blue) illuminates when it is safe to remove the TX 4000C board from the system. The LED illuminates under one of the following conditions: • If the board is fully inserted when the backplane is powered up, the blue LED momentarily flashes. -
Page 48: Board Status Leds
If the powerup is successful, these LEDs turn green. If no LEDs illuminate, the voltage level may be too low or the power supply may not be providing enough 3.3 V or 5 V current to power up the TX 4000C board. NMS Communications... -
Page 49: Status Leds
TX 4000C Installation Manual Verifying the installation Status LEDs After the boot code LEDs become green, the status LEDs are active and indicate the current board status as described in the following table: LED number Color Status when illuminated Green Timer interrupt controlled heartbeat. -
Page 50: Verifying The Board Installation
Verifying the installation TX 4000C Installation Manual Verifying the board installation To verify that each board is successfully installed: 1. Display a list of all of the TX boards detected in the system by entering the following command: txcpcfg txcpcfg displays the bus number, slot number, CP number, and CP model type of each detected TX board. -
Page 51: Chapter 7: Hardware Specifications
Bus speed DC to 66 MHz Maximum number of boards per chassis Maximum number of SS7 links per board 32 per TX 4000C board 16 per TX 4000/20C board PCI bus master/slave with DMA Plug and play Compatible (Windows only) -
Page 52: H.110 Compliant Interface
Hardware specifications TX 4000C Installation Manual H.110 compliant interface Features • Flexible connectivity between T1 and E1 trunks and the H.110 bus • Access to any of 4096 H.110 timeslots • Compatible with any H.110 compliant telephony interface • H.110 clock master or clock slave... -
Page 53: Connectivity
TX 4000C Installation Manual Hardware specifications Connectivity Feature Description Redundant pair Ethernet connectivity Through a rear I/O transition board or a PICMG 2.16 backplane PSTN network connectivity Through a rear I/O transition board Intra-chassis connectivity H.110 bus. Lucent Ambassador T8105 with 512 half duplex or 256 full duplex timeslots CEPT E1 G.703 telephony interface... -
Page 54: Dsx-1 Telephony Interface
Hardware specifications TX 4000C Installation Manual DSX-1 telephony interface Feature Specification Interface ANSI T1.102, T1.403 Framing D4, ESF Line code Zero bits Selectable B8ZS, jammed bit (ZCS) or no zero code suppression Alarm signal capabilities Yellow and red Counts Bipolar violation, F(t) error, and CRC error Loopback Per channel and overall under software control. -
Page 55: Compliance And Regulatory Certification
TX 4000C Installation Manual Hardware specifications Compliance and regulatory certification NMS Communications obtains board-level approvals certificates for supported countries. Refer to the compliance and approvals information that comes with the board or to the NMS web site (www.nmscommunications.com) for a list of countries. - Page 57 DIP switch S4 17 H.110 compliant interface 52 DIP switch S5 18 host interface 51 keying the chassis 19 Hot Swap 25 SS7 Monitor mode 18 connectivity 7, 53 installing the board 16, 23 connectors 35 keying 19 NMS Communications...
- Page 58 Index TX 4000C Installation Manual software environment 52 LEDs 45 telephony interfaces 53 board status 48 SS7 Monitor mode 18 boot code 48 status LEDs 49 Ethernet 45 system requirements 15 external status 45 status 49 T1 7 loopback mode 42...