[asterisk-ss7] Starting with SS7. Channel-Configuration

[Matthew Fredrickson]

Comments inline.

Eric Huang wrote:
> Hello All,
> I use Asterisk-trunk and libss7-trunk to build my own Asterisk box for
> SS7 support. I can get output for Sigchan 16 by using
> /libss7-trunk/ss7linktest. But I can not get any useful info by using
> 'ss7 show linkset 1' in Asterisk. Green light is running on Digium
> TE120P with E1 jump plugged. Any idea where can be wrong? Really need
> hint from your guys to help me moving forward since I only have 3 days
> experience on SS7. Thanks in advance.
> 
> cheers,
> /eric huang
> 
> =====================================================
> zapata.conf:
> [channels]
> context=default
> signalling=ss7
> echocancel=no
> echocancelwhenbridged=no
> rxgain=0.0
> txgain=0.0
> 
> ss7type = itu
> linkset = 1
> networkindicator=national
> 
> pointcode = 100
> adjpointcode = 1001
> defaultdpc = 1000
> 
> signchan = 16

This should be "sigchan" not "signchan".  That's my fault, I mistyped it 
when I was writing up the HOWTO sample config.

You can also do a `ss7 debug linkset 1` at the CLI to see what the link 
is doing.  It will give you a realtime debug/trace of the link.

> 
> cicbeginswith = 1
> channel=1-15 ; Use Zap/1-15 and assign them to CICs 1-15
> cicbeginswith = 17
> channel = 17-31 ; This assigns CICs 17-31 to channels 17-31
> 
> ============================
> /var/log/asterisk/full | grep SS7
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 1, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 2, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 3, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 4, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 5, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 6, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 7, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 8, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 9, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 10, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 11, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 12, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 13, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 14, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 15, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 17, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 18, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 19, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 20, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 21, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 22, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 23, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 24, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 25, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 26, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 27, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 28, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 29, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 30, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:     -- Registered channel
> 31, SS7 Signalling signalling
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] DEBUG[20124] channel.c: Registered handler for 'Zap'
> (Zapata Telephony Driver w/PRI w/SS7)
> [Oct 11 17:36:23] VERBOSE[20124] logger.c:   == Registered channel
> type 'Zap' (Zapata Telephony Driver w/PRI w/SS7)
> ============================
> asterisk CLI output
> *CLI> zap show status
> Description                              Alarms     IRQ        bpviol     CRC4
> Wildcard TE12xP Card 0                   OK         27         0          0


-- 
Matthew Fredrickson
Software/Firmware Engineer
Digium, Inc.