[Asterisk-Users] Testing two E400P with E1 cross-cable

Wed Jun 11 07:32:25 MST 2003

Did you recompile zaptel for -D__SMP__ ?
Check the zaptel/Makefile

Martin

On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Carlos Carús wrote:

>   Hi!
>
> I have the chance to play with a couple of E400P cards, each installed
> in a IBM e330 XSeries servers (2 x 1GHz P-III CPU 2 Gb RAM, 36Gb SCSI
> HDD with RH8.0 2.4.18-smp kernel), and I'm trying to test/benchmark this
> e330/E400P combo generating calls thru /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing
>
> One e400P if doing  the carrier work making calls and the other just
> receives the calls:
>
> Server#1                        Server#2
>  caller                          callee
> +-------+                       +-------+
> | Span1 |--E1 crossover cable-->| Span1 |
> | Span2 |--E1 crossover cable-->| Span2 |
> | Span3 |--E1 crossover cable-->| Span3 |
> | Span4 |--E1 crossover cable-->| Span4 |
> +-------+                       +-------+
>
> The basic configuration seems ok, since zttool shows the links are OK.
>
> I'm using this UTP cat5 cross-cable (not shielded):
> pin1 <--> pin4
> pin2 <--> pin5
> pin3 <--> pin6
> pin4 <--> pin1
> pin5 <--> pin2
> pin6 <--> pin3
> pin5 <--> pin8
> pin8 <--> pin7
>
>
> I'm not really sure this is correct, since I've found only how to
> connect pins 1,2,4 and 5. The other pins are connected as I supposed it
> should be.
>
> This is my zapata.conf:
>
> Server#1 zapata.conf (Server#2 has the same zapata.conf but pri_net is
> pri_cpe)
>
> --------------------------------------
>  [channels]
>  context=inicio
>  switchtype=euroisdn
>  signalling=pri_net
>  rxwink=300        ; Atlas seems to use long (250ms) winks
>  usecallerid=yes
>  hidecallerid=no
>  callwaiting=yes
>  callwaitingcallerid=yes
>  threewaycalling=no
>  transfer=no
>  cancallforward=no
>  callreturn=no
>  echocancel=yes
>  echocancelwhenbridged=yes
>  rxgain=0.0
>  txgain=0.0
>
>  group=1
>  signalling=pri_net
>  channel => 1-15
>  channel => 17-31
>  channel => 32-46
>  channel => 48-62
>  channel => 63-77
>  channel => 79-93
>  channel => 94-108
>  channel => 110-124
> --------------------------------------
>
> To generate calls, I've done a small C proggie that generates files in
> /var/spool/asterisk/outgoing/ like this one (filename and callerid are
> different for each call):
>
> --------------------------------------
>  Channel: Zap/g1
>  Context: default
>  Extension: s
>  Priority: 1
>  Callerid: 55512345
> --------------------------------------
>
> The Dialplans are simple...caller machine just plays a 3 minutes gsm and
> loops, and the callee machine dilaplan launches an AGI that plays some
> gsm, records 20 secs of the call and hangups the call.
>
> Server#1  (caller) extensions.conf
>
> --------------------------------------
> [general]
> static=yes
> writeprotect=no
> [inicio]
> exten => s,1,PlayBack(laxana)
> exten => s,2,Goto(s,1)
> exten => t,1,hangup
> exten => i,1,hangup
> exten => o,1,hangup
> exten => h,1,hangup
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> Server#2 (callee) extensions.conf
> --------------------------------------
> [general]
> static=yes
> writeprotect=no
> [inicio]
> exten => s,1,Answer
> exten => s,2,Agi,600agi
> exten => s,3,hangup
> exten => t,1,hangup
> exten => i,1,hangup
> exten => o,1,hangup
> exten => h,1,hangup
> --------------------------------------
>
>
> Everything works pretty well with just 1 call, but my goal is to
> generate a much high number (a queue of +50.000 calls), but I've run
> into some problems...
>
> If I try to generate 120 simultaneous calls (top of lines available with
> my 4 E1), I get a lot of errors in the logs.
> I've tried to sleep(1) the begining of each call, and now I can only
> generate a maximum of 60~80 simultaneous calls. Could it be due to a
> cross-over cable problem or maybe the server can't deal with it?
>
> Btw, asterisk gets 100% of all available CPU (user CPU) for 10~20
> seconds and then it keeps about 80% CPU usage....
>
> Thas's just a portion of the asterisk log:
> --------------------------------------
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 67
> now, updating n_r!
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 68
> now, updating n_r!
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 69
> now, updating n_r!
> (...)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[90124]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Short write: -1/16 (Unknown error 500)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[90124]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Short write: -1/20 (Unknown error 500)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[90124]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Read on 138 failed: Unknown error 500
> (...)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 70
> now, updating n_r!
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Short write: -1/20 (Unknown error 500)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 71
> now, updating n_r!
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Short write: -1/16 (Unknown error 500)
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: !! Got reject for frame 67, retransmitting frame 72
> now, updating n_r!
> Jun 11 13:12:16 WARNING[81931]: File chan_zap.c, Line 5341
> (zt_pri_error): PRI: Short write: -1/20 (Unknown error 500)
> (...)
> --------------------------------------
>
>
>
> Any suggestion, ideas, help very much appreciated.
>
>
> Best Regards!!
> --
> Carlos Carús
> Ingeniero de Sistemas
> carlos.carus at alisys.net <mailto:carlos.carus at alisys.net>
> Alisys Software
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