GL Communications - SS7 and ISDN Console Based Decode Agent Clients

Overview

ConsFldCdrToCsv is a console based client application for WCS Protocol Decode Agent Modules (PDAM). Currently the console client application monitors SS7/ISDN Links, decodes multiple SS7/ISDN protocol standards, filters user-specified protocol parameters, builds CDRs, and streams over TCP/IP to remote site. The client is controlled by an *.INI file that is passed as a parameter. SS7.ini / ISDN.ini is the INI configuration files comprising of the decoding parameters required to perform SS7 / ISDN real-time analysis.

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Applications

Remote performance monitoring - SS7/ISDN messages with call trace for Remote Protocol Analysis
Billing verification - Probes collect specific information to relay CDRs for Billing information
Network management system (NMS) and customized Network Surveillance

Main Features

Monitors and decodes multiple SS7/ISDN protocol standards from a remote client
Example: Module = WcsPaIsdnT1 , ProtocolStandard=”Q.93x”
Allows applying filters based on protocol layers and fields to limit the amount of data sent to client-
Example: LayerFilter.0="MTP2" , FieldFilter.0=OPC
Allows capturing on specified timeslots, Nx64 hyper-channels, or sub-channels.
Example: TS.0=#1:1..10 - The timeslots 1 to 10 are selected in the device number 1 to capture frames.
Allows the following types of information to be sent to the remote client –
Example: SEND=HDR DATA FIELDS CDR
- Frame header information (HDR)
- Frame raw data (DATA)
- Frame protocol decode field names and values (FIELDS)
- CDR field names and values (CDRS) in *.csv format

Output File Structure

The Frames and CDR files in the CSV file formats will be created once ConsFldCdrToCsv SS7.ini command is performed successfully.

The frame header, raw data and field information is recorded into Frames.CSV file. The frame header and raw data information is recorded in hexadecimal representation (two characters per octet).

The CDR information is recorded in CDR.CSV file

Buyer's Guide:

Please Note: The XX in the Item No. refers to the hardware platform, listed at the bottom of the Buyer's Guide, which the software will be running on. Therefore, XX can either be DPT, DPE, PCT, PCE, HDT, HDE, DLT, DLE or UTE depending upon the hardware.

Item No.	Item Description
XX600	Basic Windows Client/Server Scripted Control Software
XX690	SS7 Decode Agent
XX691	ISDN Decode Agent
	Related Software
XX100	T1 or E1 Real-Time ISDN Protocol Analyzer
OLV100	Offline / Remote ISDN Analyzer
XX120	T1 or E1 Real-Time SS7 Protocol Analyzer
OLV120	Offline / Remote SS7 Analyzer
XX105	T1 or E1 Real-Time ISDN Protocol Emulator
	Related Hardware
HDT001/HDE001	HD T1 or E1 PCI Card
UTE001	Portable USB based Dual T1 or E1 Laptop Analyzer

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