[asterisk-ss7] Any development?

Storer, Darren darren.storer at gmail.com
Thu Aug 17 06:42:06 MST 2006


Oops, did I say chan_ss7? I meant to ask the questions below with reference
to libss7.

(Blush)

On 17/08/06, Storer, Darren <darren.storer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Hi Matthew,
>
> We don't have a live SS7 link in the office but I do have an Inet Spectra
> SS7 simulator/emulator with ISUP. It has been used to debug other SS7stacks on commercial SoftSwitch/NIVR platforms with great success. It can
> generate calls and inject maintenance messages/deliberate errors etc. The
> Spectra supports up to four SS7 signalling links and multiple point codes.
> With a bit of fiddling the Spectra can be used remotely but you have to use
> a DOS based client; I don't have the Unix version of the remote client
> application.
>
> For independent verification of the signalling conversations "on the wire"
> we also have a GN Nettest MPA (Multi Protocol Analyser) with ISUP. This
> device will also spot transmission errors when performing long duration
> tests. (There's nothing like an idle SS7 link,  generating lots of FISUs
> to really find out if a link is stable)
>
> The bad news is the I only have an old single E1 card in our test system
> and the brief loan of a more modern dual E1 card (both Digium). Can these
> cards be used to run chan_ss7 or do I have to obtain a TE4XX card? Our model
> system uses SuSE 9.2, does that present any problems?
>
> Regards
>
> Darren
>
>  On 16/08/06, Matthew Fredrickson <creslin at digium.com> wrote:
> >
> > If anybody has a link that they don't mind me doing testing on (I
> > haven't had a real link other than chan_ss7 to do testing against),
> > that would help considerably.  I am willing to work with anybody that
> > wants to try it out and to do any coding necessary to fix whatever
> > problems they you have (including the audio problem if it arises) to
> > get libss7 placing and receiving call on your link.  In fact, I will
> > guarantee that I will do whatever it takes to make it work.  You can
> > either email me directly, or catch me via AIM or IRC.
> >
> > Matthew Fredrickson
>
>
> --
> Darren Storer
> Comgate
> Telco|Internet|Broadcast
>
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