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Digium TE420B User Manual

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    TE400 Series TE420B/TE420/412P/410P/407P/405P User Manual Release 1.0...
  • Page 2 Digium, Inc. Digium, Inc. has made every effort to ensure that the instructions contained in this document are adequate and error free. The manufacturer will, if necessary, explain issues which may not be covered by this documentation.

  • Page 3: Fcc Part 68, Ansi/Ita-968-A, Including Amendment A1 And A2 Industry Canada Cs

    Note: Shielded T1/E1/J1 cables are required for compliance purposes. 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B / 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, Class B EN 55022:1998 Class B / EN 55022:1998 Class B Radiated and Conducted EN 55024:1998 / IEC 61000 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 3...
  • Page 4 If you experience problems with the TE 400 Series, contact Digium, Inc. (+1.256.428.6161) for repair and/or warranty information. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone Release 1.0...
  • Page 5 Notice: The Industry Canada label applied to the product (identified by the Industry Canada logo or the "IC:" in front of the certification/ registration number) indicates that the Industry Canada technical specifications were met. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 5...

  • Page 6: Table 1: Te400 Series Cards

    Introduction to TE 400 Series Documentation This manual is a user guide for Digium’s TE 400 Series cards. The Digium TE 400 Series cards are a T1/E1 capable card series created for voice and data. The cards in this series are as follows:...

  • Page 7: Document Organization

    Explains resolutions to common problems and frequently asked questions pertaining to card installation and usage. Pin Assignments Lists the connectors and pin assignments. Specifications Details card specifications. Glossary and Defines terms related to this product. Acronyms Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 7...
  • Page 8 (ESD) wrist strap while handling the device. The Electrical Hazard Symbol indicates a possibility of electrical shock when operating this unit in certain situations. To reduce the risk of damage or injury, follow all steps or procedures as instructed. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 8...

  • Page 9: Important Safety Instructions

    To reduce the risk of damaging the unit or your equipment, do not attempt to open the enclosure or gain access to areas where you are not instructed to do so. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Save these instructions for future reference. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 9...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Pin Assignments ......... 49 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 10...
  • Page 11 Glossary and Acronyms ........52 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 11...
  • Page 12 Insert the Card ......29 Figure 11: dmesg Screen Capture ..... . . 41 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 12...
  • Page 13 RJ45 Telco Port Connector ....49 Table B-2: Maximum Power Consumption ....51 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 13...

  • Page 14: Overview

    T1/E1 switch, or connecting to a legacy PBX. This manual is for use with the TE420/TE420B PCI Express card, as well as the 5 volt TE405P/407P and the 3.3 volt TE410P/412P Quad T1/E1 PCI cards.
  • Page 15 PSTN world, your channel bank, or even another PBX. This is accomplished via a T1/E1 interface. The cards allow Asterisk software to connect to your network, creating a professional telephony environment. Figure 2 shows an example of the card’s primary application. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 15...

  • Page 16: Figure 1: Sample Legacy Phone Application

    Chapter 1: Overview CLEC Asterisk Server Legacy Legacy Phones Legacy Channel Bank Analog Phones Figure 1: Sample Legacy Phone Application Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 16...

  • Page 17: Figure 2: Sample Channel Bank Application

    Chapter 1: Overview CLEC Asterisk Channel Bank Server Channel Bank Channel Bank Analog Phones Figure 2: Sample Channel Bank Application Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 17...

  • Page 18: Figure 3: Sample Ip Phone Application

    Chapter 1: Overview Switch ASTERISK SERVER CLEC Phones Figure 3: Sample IP Phone Application Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 18...

  • Page 19: What Is Asterisk

    International companies are discovering that Asterisk is cost effective, low maintenance, and flexible enough to handle all of their voice and data networking. Combined with Digium hardware and a common PC, anyone can replace an existing switch or complement a PBX by adding VoIP, voicemail, conferencing, and many other capabilities.

  • Page 20: Card Installation

    Software Installation on page 30 Note: The TE400 Series card installation instructions are written so that they will apply to any card in the series. Examples and card specific information are included as needed. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 20...
  • Page 21 If damage is suspected, file a claim with the carrier and contact your reseller from which the card was purchased, or Digium Technical Support (+1.256.428.6161). Keep the original shipping container to use for future shipment or proof of damage during shipment.

  • Page 22: Figure 4: Te405P Card

    The ports are used for connecting T1, E1, or J1 cables. Refer to Figure 4 on page 22 or Figure 5 on page 23 to locate the ports and LEDs. Timing Port Ports Status LEDs Jumpers Ident Wheel PCI 2.2 Connector Figure 4: TE405P Card Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 22...

  • Page 23: Figure 5: Te420 Card

    Chapter 2: Card Installation Timing Port Ports Status LEDs Jumpers Ident Wheel PCI Express Connector Figure 5: TE420 Card Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 23...

  • Page 24: Figure 6: T1/E1 Jumpers

    For example: set the first card Ident wheel to 0, set the second card wheel to 1, and so on. The Ident Ident wheel is shown in Figure 7. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 24...

  • Page 25: Figure 7: Ident Wheel

    TE400 Series PC cards. To utilize this feature, daisy-chain the P1 connector between each TE400 Series card using the Digium 4-position timing cable. See Figure 8 on page 26 for an example. Enable this feature in the drivers using the...

  • Page 26: Figure 8: Timing Ports

    Chapter 2: Card Installation Figure 8: Timing Ports Caution. Only qualified service personnel should continue with hardware installation and configuration of the TE400 Series card. Users should not attempt to perform these functions themselves. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 26...

  • Page 27: Figure 9: Motherboard Pci Slots

    Slot Number: 0: AGP Pro Slot 1: 64-bit 5.0 volt PCI Slot 2: 64-bit 3.3 volt PCI Slot 3: 32-bit 5.0 volt PCI Slot 4: PCI Express Slot Slots Figure 9: Motherboard PCI Slots Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 27...
  • Page 28 PCI Express compliant slot, including lane lengths X4, X8, and X16. This means that in the motherboard shown in Figure 9, the TE420/TE420B will only fit into Slot 4. The TE420 can not be used in Slots 1 through 3.

  • Page 29: Hardware Installation

    PCI Express slot. See Figure 10 for an example of card installation. Figure 10: Insert the Card Replace the cover to your computer. Plug all T1 or E1 equipment cables into the RJ45 ports as needed. Note: It is recommended that you use shielded cables. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 29...

  • Page 30: Software Installation

    Telecommunications Network port (as approved for use in your specific country). Software Installation The card is only supported under Linux. Digium, Inc. recommends Debian, Fedora, and Red Hat, however, all other distributions are supported by Digium Technical Support. Digium hardware requires drivers and libraries that are integrated with the Linux kernel.
  • Page 31 0405 TE405P 0405 A Digium TE400 Series (TE420B/TE420/412P/410P/407P/405P) ISDN Controller should be identified. If a controller is not identified, then your machine is not PCI 2.2 (or higher) or PCI Express compatible and the card will not work with your equipment.
  • Page 32 The Zaptel drivers can be downloaded using either ftp or http. They are accessible via ftp from ftp://ftp.digum.com/pub/zaptel. They are accessible via http from http://ftp.digium.com/pub/zaptel/. The following example is one way that you could download the drivers to your /usr/src directory: # wget http://ftp.digium.com/pub/zaptel/zaptel-1.X.X.tar.gz...
  • Page 33 If the build fails, it may be because you are missing one of the build dependencies, the kernel source, or development tools. Feel free to contact your reseller where the card was purchased, or call Digium Technical Support (+1.256.428.6161) for assistance.

  • Page 34: Configuration

    => NUMBER,TIMING,LINE BUILD OUT,FRAMING,CODING Number: This is the port the span is plugged into. Port 1 being the furthest span from the PCI bus. The port numbers are noted on the PCI bracket. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 34...
  • Page 35 T1 coding can be AMI or B8ZS. E1 coding can be AMI or HDB3. E1 can also have the extra flag CRC4 at the end for CRC4 checking. Yellow flag can also be added at the end for transmitting a yellow alarm when all channels are in use. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 35...
  • Page 36 24 stations. fxoks to mirror the configuration with zapata.conf signalling=fxo_ks and define it for channels 1-24. /etc/zaptel.conf: span=1,0,0,esf,b8zs fxoks=1-24 /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf: group=1 context=channelbank signalling=fxo_ks channel=1-24 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 36...
  • Page 37 Asterisk, define PRI_CPE so it is the client side. Define the switch type you are connecting to as . There are several options for the switch national type including 5ESS, 4ESS, and NI1. You will then have 23 voice channels for Asterisk. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 37...
  • Page 38 Chapter 3: Configuration PRI T1 /etc/zaptel.conf: span=1,1,0,esf,b8zs bchan=1-23 dchan=24 /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf group=1 signalling=pri_cpe switchtype=national context=incoming channel=1-23 PRI E1 /etc/zaptel.conf: span=1,1,0,ccs,hdb bchan=1-15,17-31 dchan=16 /etc/asterisk/zapata.conf group=1 signalling=pri_cpe switchtype=euroisdn context=incoming channel=1-15,17-31 Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 38...
  • Page 39 – Rebuild and reboot into your kernel. Uncomment the following line in of the Zaptel package: zconfig.h #define CONFIG_ZAPATA_NET If you are using a kernel prior to 2.4.19, also uncomment this line: #define CONFIG_OLD_HDLC_API Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 39...
  • Page 40 ) use: sethdlc sethdlc-new sethdlc hdlc0 mode cisco Assign the interface an address: ifconfig hdlc0 192.168.0.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 The interface may be addressed as any other networking interface (i.e., eth0) in Linux. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 40...

  • Page 41: Testing Your Configuration

    Australia should use the following modprobe command: # modprobe wct4xxp ztcfg -vv dmesg screen import Figure 11: dmesg Screen Capture Note: Output as shown above may vary depending on the TE400 Series card you use. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 41...
  • Page 42 Execute the following Asterisk command to see if the span came up successfully. asterisk asterisk -vvvr Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 42...

  • Page 43: Troubleshooting

    This chapter provides frequently asked questions as identified from Digium Technical Support and possible resolutions. Multiple resources are available to obtain more information about Asterisk and Digium products. These resources are listed on page 48. What do the LED colors indicate? Green - Card is in-sync with the far end.
  • Page 44 0407 TE405P 0405 A Digium TE400 Series (TE420/412P/410P/407P/405P) ISDN Controller should be identified. If a controller is not identified, then your machine is not PCI 2.2 (or higher) or PCI Express compatible and the card is not working with your equipment.
  • Page 45 Enter the following command: PRI debug span X where x is the port from which you are connected. This command will show you the PRI messages coming across your D channel for that message. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 45...
  • Page 46 The first argument in the patlooptest command is the device for the channel number you want to test. You should always test the first channel of a span. The second argument is the duration in seconds to run the test. Page 46 Digium, Inc. Release 1.0...
  • Page 47 Chapter 4: Troubleshooting This runs a pattern looptest for 60 seconds. If you receive any failures, it is possible you have a bad card and will need to call Digium Technical Support (+1.256.428.6161) Common Fixes for all cards Check to see if X windows is running by entering the following:...
  • Page 48 (irc.freenode.net). #asterisk Maintenance Support Program Digium is dedicated to supporting your Asterisk system by offering full technical support through our Maintenance Support Program. The Maintenance Support Program covers all Digium hardware and the complete Asterisk software suite. Through this program, you can be at ease knowing that your business will always have access to the Asterisk experts.

  • Page 49: Appendix A Pin Assignments

    All four ports on the TE400 Series card bracket are 8-pin RJ45 ports. The pin assignments are identified in Table A-1. Table A-1: RJ45 Telco Port Connector Description Not used Pin 1 Pin 8 Not used Not used Not used Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 49...
  • Page 50 PCI-E X1, compliant with PCI-E X1 1.0 or greater. (TE420) - Environment. Temperature: 0 to 50° C (32 to 122° F) operation -20 to 65° C (4 to 149° F) storage Humidity: 10 to 90% non-condensing Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 50...

  • Page 51: Release 1.0 Digium, Inc

    Appendix B: Specifications Hardware and Software Requirements. 800-Mhz Pentium III or better 64MB RAM Available PCI (TE405/41) or PCI-E (TE420) Slot Table B-2: Maximum Power Consumption Model Power TE420B 3.3V 5 Watts TE420 3.3V 2.5 Watts TE412 3.3V 3.0 Watts 0.5 Watts...

  • Page 52: Glossary And Acronyms

    The smallest element of information in a digital system. A bit can be either a zero or a one. bits per second A measurement of transmission speed across a data connection. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 52...
  • Page 53 CLEC competitive local exchange carrier A term for telephone companies established after the Telecommunications Act of 1996 deregulated the LECs. CLECs compete with ILECs to offer local service. See also LEC and ILEC. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 53...
  • Page 54 Digital Signal, Level 3 T3 in North America and Japan, E3 in Europe. Up to 672 voice channels (DS0s). DS3/T3/E3 lines are not part of the PSTN DTMF Dual Tone Multi-Frequency Push-button or touch tone dialing. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 54...
  • Page 55 The International Telecommunications Union recommendation for an algorithm designed to transmit and receive mulaw PCM voice and A-law at digital bit rate 64 Kbps. This algorithm is used for digital telephone sets on digital PBX. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 55...
  • Page 56 The LECs that were the original carriers in the market prior to the entry of competition and therefore have the dominant position in the market. interface A point of contact between two systems, networks, or devices. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 56...
  • Page 57 FDM separates signals by dividing the data onto different carrier frequencies, and TDM separates signals by interleaving bits one after the other. multiplexer A device which transmits multiple signals over a single communications line or channel. See multiplexing. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 57...
  • Page 58 A communications network which uses telephones to establish connections between two points. Also referred to as the dial network. quality of service A measure of telephone service, as specified by the Public Service Commission. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 58...
  • Page 59 TDM separates signals by interleaving bits one after the other. telco A generic name which refers to the telephone companies throughout the world, including RBOCs, LECs, and PTTs. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 59...
  • Page 60 Voice over IP Technology used for transmitting voice traffic over a data network using the Internet Protocol. Zaptel (Zap) Zapata Telephony Project dedicated to implementing a reasonable and affordable Computer Telephony platform into the world marketplace. Release 1.0 Digium, Inc. Page 60...

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