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    Looking at l4isup.c and the dump, I'm just wondering, is it correct
    behaviour to have an empty optionals section?<br>
    <br>
    e.g. code like the following in isup_send_rlc():<br>
    isup_msg_start_optional_part(msg, sizeof(msg), &amp;varptr,
    &amp;current);<br>
    isup_msg_end_optional_part(msg, sizeof(msg), &amp;current);<br>
    <br>
    Should this not just be stripped out?<br>
    <br>
    Similar code exists in isup_send_rel(), except that optionals are
    added in the event of certain if() conditions being matched. Again,
    the question I have is should the isup_msg_start_optional_part and
    isup_msg_end_optional_part functions even be called if the
    conditions are such that no optionals need to be added?<br>
    <br>
    --Greg<br>
    <br>
    On 2011/11/21 01:36 PM, Gregory Massel wrote:
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      I have the exact same condition with chan_ss7 on Asterisk 1.4 and
      Asterisk 1.8 and can confirm that I've run all versions of
      chan_ss7 from 1.3 up to 2.1.0 (2.1.0 on Asterisk 1.8 and the
      previous versions on Asterisk 1.4).<br>
      <br>
      The remote end is, to the best of my knowledge, a Siemens EWSD.<br>
      <br>
      The following feedback was provided by the remote carrier and may
      prove useful in explaining the problem:<br>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">SWTNRB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          1-26&nbsp; TRUNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0-24 2-26&nbsp;&nbsp; IDLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">SWTNRB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          1-27 &nbsp;TRUNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0-24 2-27&nbsp;&nbsp; INC&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FRCD

          &amp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IALM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">SWTNRB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          1-28&nbsp; TRUNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0-24 2-28&nbsp;&nbsp; IDLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">SWTNRB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          1-29&nbsp; TRUNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0-24 2-29&nbsp;&nbsp; INC&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;FRCD

          &amp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IALM&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

          <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">SWTNRB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 30&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          1-30&nbsp; TRUNK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BW&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0-24 2-30&nbsp;&nbsp; IDLE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">With the IALM
          condition is caused by &#8220;end of optional parameter in the wrong
          place&#8221;.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">If you should see
          in the attachment I have highlighted the REL and RLC message
          from your nodes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">Both of these
          have the optional parameter &#8220;indicated&#8221;.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">If it is possible
          can you please &nbsp;set optional parameters OFF ( parameter
          indicator =0) for <o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <p class="MsoNormal"><span
          style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">These two
          messages.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
      <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Fixedsys">If you can let
        me know so that we can reset the circuits as we have done
        previously.<br>
        <br>
      </span><br>
      They also provided the following:<br>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet001

            ITU-T SS7 Count=000001 Time=08/22/2011 13:21:14:023 </font></tt>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">10010010

            BIB/BSN (146) 1/18 </font></tt> </p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">11111001

            FIB/FSN (249) 1/121 </font></tt> </p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">..001110

            SU type/length (14) MSU14 </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">00......

            Spare 0</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet004

            Service information octet </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">....0101

            Service indicator (5) ISUP ISDN User Part </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">..00....

            Message priority 0</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">11......

            Network indicator (3) NAT1 National network </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet005

            Routing label </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">........

            DPC 01-1-03-0 JNL#1 </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> <tt><font size="2"><span
              lang="en-ZA">........ </span></font><font color="#ff0000"><font
              size="2"><span lang="en-ZA">OPC 00-6-01-0 SWITCHTEL </span></font></font></tt>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">1001....

            SLS 9</font></tt></p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet009

            Circuit identification code </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">........

            CIC 217</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">0000....

            Spare 0</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet011

            ISUP Release message </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">00001100

            Message type (12) REL Release </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">00000010

            Pointer-&gt;cause 2</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm"> <tt><font color="#ff0000"><font
              size="2"><span lang="en-ZA">00000100 Pointer-&gt;optionals
                4</span></font></font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
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      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet014

            Cause indicators parameter </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">00000010

            Parameter length 2</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
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            Location (5) Private network serving the remote user (RPN) </font></tt>
      </p>
      <tt> </tt>
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            Spare 0</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">.00.....

            Coding standard (0) CCITT standard </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">1.......

            Extension bit (1) Last octet </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">.0010000

            Cause (16) Normal call clearing </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">1.......

            Extension bit (1) Last octet </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Octet017

            ISUP End of optional parameters </font></tt> </p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"><tt><font size="2">--------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></tt></p>
      <tt> </tt>
      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">00000000

            Parameter name code (0) ISUP End of optional parameters </font></tt>
      </p>
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      <p style="margin-bottom: 0cm" lang="en-ZA"> <tt><font size="2">Checksum

            CRC16................ 0001110100001111 hex=1D0F</font></tt></p>
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      As far as I am aware, there is no way to disable the optionals in
      chan_ss7.<br>
      <br>
      Interestingly, the is not on all REL and RLC messages, only some
      of them.<br>
      <br>
      I guess it's time to look through the source code, but this hasn't
      proven terribly problematic for me thus far because it's only a
      few random CICs that block in that state. It seems the remote end
      does eventually remove the admin block by itself after a certain
      amount of time, but restarting asterisk or chan_ss7 won't help.
      Usually I just get the guys on the remote end to manually clear
      the condition.<br>
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      On 2011/11/21 10:35 AM, Stefan Schmidt wrote:
      <blockquote cite="mid:4ECA0D45.8050506@sil.at" type="cite">
        <pre wrap="">Hello list,

i have two E1 running on a asterisk 1.8 with chan_ss7 which i have set
to production state last week. And after around 5000 calls i can see
that 3 channels are in state BLOCKED Remote Maintenance. My carrier said
he hasnt blocked anything on this two E1 lines but he can see some
messages even on busy lines he doesnt understand.

Asterisk was automatically restarted every night but these three
channels stay at this state.

Is this a known bug or what can i do to solve this problem?

asterisk verison 1.8 (Asterisk SVN-schmidts-unleash-the-beast-r343849)
chan_ss7 version (chan_ss7 version 2.1.0) but with some patches to isup
for connected line information and also the patch for the additional
calling party header.

thanks!

best regards

stefan schmidt

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