Abacus 5000 Quick Start Guide Configuring a Sample Test

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Abacus 5000Quick Start GuideConfiguring a
Sample Test
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Abacus 5000

• 5 Easy Steps to Running a test
• Example Setting up an Abacus 5000 to test a
  Trunking Gateway SIP to PSTN

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5 Easy Steps to configure and run a test using
the Abacus 5000
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• 1. Protocol Selection
• - Circuit type, Channel type, Protocol Type
• 2. Phone Numbers
• - Phone numbers for call routing
• 3. Channel and Path Confirmation
• - Path confirmation type, Tone levels, Switch
  and Terminating Side variances
• 4. Partition and Timing
• - Scripts to run on each group, and Call time
  parameters
• 5. Starting and Stopping a Test

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Example Hardware setup to run a test with a
Trunking Gateway (SIP to PSTN)
System Controller (SC3)
ICG3 Slot 1 Ethernet TIA568 (RJ45)
PCG3 Slot 3 T1 (RJ48C)
PC LAN Crossover Cable
Pin-to-Pin Cable
LAN Port 1 TIA568 (RJ45)
Ethernet TIA568 (RJ45)
Front View
Rear View
Crossover Cable
T1 (RJ48C)
FastEthernet TIA568 (RJ45)
Trunking Gateway
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Example System Configuration for a Trunking
Gateway (SIP to PSTN)
T1 1/0 415-555-1001 ESF B8ZS
PRI-Group 1 to 23 1D
SIPV2 408-555-1001 192.168.1.192
255.255.255.0 G.711 ulaw
ICG3
PCG3
Trunking Gateway
T1 RJ48C
FastEthernet0/0 100 RJ45
IP Address 192.168.1.193 255.255.255.0
Pin-to-Pin Cable
Jumpers NCTE
ABACUS 5000
SC3
Cross-Over Cable
SC3 IP address 10.30.14.214 IP mask
255.255.254.0 Gateway IP 10.30.14.1
PC IP address 10.30.14.10 IP mask
255.255.254.0 Gateway IP 10.30.14.1
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Step 1A. Protocol Selection Card

• Slot in chassis
• Type of Card (ICG3, PCG3, ECG3)
• Signalling(SIP, H323, CAS, ISDN, GR-303, SS7,
  V5.1, V5.2)
• Physical (ICG, T1, E1)

Blue italicized word indicates selected option
used in this example
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Step 1A. Protocol Selection CardContinued

• Side (Subscriber, Exchange, Switch)
• Law (u-law, A-law)
• Line (B8ZS, HDB3, AMI)
• Framing (ESF, D4, 2 Frame, 16 Frame, 16 Frame
  CRC)

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Example Abacus Configured as a Subscriber
Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3) or Ethernet
Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3) or Ethernet
PSTN Or IP Network
SUT
Subscriber
Subscriber
Analog, digital or IP Telephony Device
Analog, digital or IP Telephony Device
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Example Abacus Configured as a Subscriber and an
Exchange
Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3), Ethernet
Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3)
SUT
Gateway
Subscriber
Exchange
Analog, digital or IP Telephony Device
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Example Abacus Configured as a Switch
Analog or digital Telephony Device
Analog or Digital Line (T1/E1, T3/E3)
SUT
Switch
Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1, T3/E3), Ethernet
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Example Abacus Configured as an Exchange
SUT
Digital Line (T1/E1, T3/E3)
Digital Line (T1/E1, T3/E3)
SS7, Switch
Exchange
Exchange
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Step 1B. Protocol Selection Channels
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Step 1C. Protocol Selection ISDN, Groups

• Select Nailed Yes
• Each channel will answer an incoming call only if
  the call appears on a specific timeslot

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Step 1D. Protocol Selection Circuits

• Enable Ports / Channels that are going to be used
• Disable Ports / Channels that are not going to be
  used
• Cards that are not used in the test environment
  must be released (See Step 6 of Quick Startup
  Guide)

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Step 1E. Protocol Selection ICG

• Configure ICG Setting
• Channel Quantity (Number of Channels to be
  tested) 23
• Ethernet Mode to match the SUT (Auto, Full 1000,
  Full 100, Full 10, Half 100, Half 10). The
  following are valid settings
• Abacus SUT
• Auto Auto
• Auto HD
• HD HD
• FD FD
• Subnet Mask of Host
  255.255.255.0
• IP Address of on Host 192.168.1.192
• IP Address of Gateway on Host if present
  192.168.1.1

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Step 2A. Phone Numbers PRI T1 Ex

• Own Phone Numbers
• Addresses of channels associated with selected
  tab
• Available for subscriber, exchange, or switch
  channels
• One phone number is associated with each channel
  on Abacus 5000
• Sequential, 4155551001
• External Phone Numbers
• Destination numbers that will be dialed by the
  associated channels
• Available for subscriber or exchange channels
• One phone number is associated with each channel
  on Abacus 5000
• File, Trunkgateway.phn (Phone Book)

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Step 2A. Phone Numbers PRI T1 Ex Continued

• Select Phone Book type Sequential or File
• Sequential Phone Numbers -- specify start number
• File --Used for non-sequential phone numbers,
  multiple area code, special IP Addressing.
• Defines how each number applies to each line
• Each channel Separate phone number for each
  Channel
• Each Circuit Same phone number for entire
  circuit (Hunt Group)
• Put checkmark if duplicate phone numbers allowed
  in files (e.g., for ACD groups)

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Step 2A. Phone Numbers PRI T1 ExContinued

• Creating a File
• Create New File by typing in new file name and
  selecting Edit Trunkgateway.phn
• Insert Range of phone numbers by specifying a
  Starting number, Number of phone numbers to
  insert, and Increment by value 23, 4085551001,
  increment by 1
• Browse to select phone file that has already been
  created
• Edit to modify an existing phone file
• Use File when multiple area codes or multiple
  number ranges are used

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Step 2B. Phone Numbers SIP

• Own Phone Numbers
• Addresses for Abacus SIP endpoints associated
  with selected tab Sequential user name
  4085551001

• External Phone Numbers
• Addresses that each SIP endpoint will call during
  a test Sequential user name 4155551001same IP,
  192.168.1.193

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Step 3. Channels Path Confirmation

• Checks for continuity of speech path
• Four methods of Path Confirmation provide choice
  of schemes for each interface (Select one scheme)
• Tones
• Physical
• Phone (T1 and E1 circuits only)
• 3-tone 404 Hz, 1004 Hz, 2804 Hz
• Resilient Measures Minor Interruptions in Test
  Tone
• Digital (PRBS) 2 11 -1 2047 Pattern, 2 15 -1
  32767 Pattern
• QoS
• PSQM / PSQM (WAV file) and estimated MOS
• PESQ (WAV file)
• PSQM/PESQ or PSQM/PESQ
• Packet (SIP and H.323 only)
• Enable to run in Action Management of Partition
  and Timing

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Resilience
Resilient Measures Minor Interruptions in Test
Tone
Voice Activation Factor (VAF) This is the amount
of time that a speech channel is in use,
expressed as a ratio of the total time. For a
normal conversation, one person is speaking for
half of the time, and the other person is
speaking for the rest of the time. This would
result in a VAF of 50. Ft Frequency Terminate
Channel Fo Frequency Originate Channel
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Step 3A. Channels Path Confirmation, PRI T1 or
SIP, Basic

• Available Options
• None
• Physical Address
• Tones
• 3-tone 404 Hz, 1004 Hz, 2804 Hz
• Resilient Measures Minor Interruptions in Test
  Tone
• Digital PRBS (Pseudo Random Bit Sequence)
• 211 -1 2047 Pattern
• 215 -1 32767 Pattern
• Note In this example no options are selected on
  the Basic tab. Options are selected on Advanced
  tab.

Phone and PRBS available only on PCG3 Card
Select Apply to all after selection is made
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Step 3A. Channels Path Confirmation, PRI T1 or
SIP, Advanced -- Continued
Select Voice QOS Measurement Method QOS, PSQM
Select wave file to be sent f_nice
Select wave file to be sent Simplex (one
direction at a time) or Duplex (both directions
at the same time)
Packet available only on ICG
Fax and Modem available only on Abacus 2
Select Apply to all after selection is made
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Step 3B. Channels Tones, PRI T1 or SIP

• Determines the criteria that tones sent from the
  SUT must meet in order for Abacus to recognize
  them
• Determines the signal characteristics of tones
  sent by Abacus to the System Under Test
• Default values are selected

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Step 3C. Channels Terminate Subs, SIP Continued

• Controls the behaviour of the terminate channels
  SIP
• Go Off Hook
• After (number of rings received to go Off Hook)
  1
• wait time after ringing signal 0.5s
• Answer
• Cut Through (time before sending Path
  Confirmation after going Off Hook) 0.8s
• Path Confirmation (number of attempts) 2
• Go On Hook
• End of Script ( ) 2.5s
• Call Progress Tones( ) 1.5s
• Path Confirmation ( ) 2.1s

Select Apply to all after selection is made
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Step 3C. Channels Terminate Subs, PRI T1
Continued

• Controls the behaviour of the terminate channels
  PRI T1
• Answer
• Cut Through (time before sending Path
  Confirmation after going Off Hook) 0.8s
• Path Confirmation (number of attempts) 2
• Go On Hook (determines when terminate channel
  goes On Hook if it has answered a call)
• Channel will go On Hook at the earliest of four
  times shown in the panel
• Events and Response Table specifies the tones
  that exchange terminate sends to the calling
  party as a response to the status of the call

Specifies the number of digits in the telephone
number that terminate exchange channel expects
Fixed Length 11
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Step 3D. Channels QOS
Specifies Threshold for PSQM and PESQ Measurement
4.0, 1.0
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Step 4A. Partition and Timing Association

• Select for each Subsystem
• Enable 1 or more sets of channels per interface
• From (Starting channel number) 1
• To (Ending channel number) 23
• Total (Total number of channels) 23

Select Split to see two Subsystems at the same
time
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Step 4A. Partition and Timing Association
Continued

• Channel configuration is how the channels of a
  set are assigned in terms of originate and
  terminate channels
• Originate Channels are designated by O
• Terminate Channels are designated by T
• SIP Side all originate
• PRI T1 all terminate

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Step 4A. Partition and Timing Association
Continued

• All Calls Originating

• All Calls Terminating

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Step 4A. Partition and Timing Association
Continued
Alternate Calls Originating and Terminating
(OTOT, TOTO)
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Step 4A. Partition and Timing Association
Continued
Half of the Calls Originating and Half of the
Calls Terminating (TTTOOO, OOOTTT)
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Step 4A Partition and Timing Association
Continued

• Linked sets are pairs of channels over two sets
  that perform true path confirmation across
  circuit types
• When set A is linked to set B, the originate
  channels of set A are paired with the terminate
  channels of set B.
• Link Types
• None (Links Own Phone Book to External Phone
  Book)
• Self (Links Own Phone Book to Own Phone Book
  Same Set)
• Paired Sets (Links Own Phone Book of one set to
  Own Phone Book of another set) -- PRI T1 Ex1,
  SIP Sub 1

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Paired Links Own Phone Book of One Set to Own
Phone Book of Another Set
Set 1
Set 2
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None (External) Link Own Phone to External
Phone Book
Set 1
Set 2
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Self Links to Self Configuration OTOT
Abacus
Switch
SUT
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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts

• Timing Parameters
• ST Start 10s
• SS Start to Start 3s
• CL Call Length 60s
• IC Inter-Call 20s
• CC Call to Call 80s
• BHCA Busy Hour Call Attempts

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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts
Click in column to open BHCA (Busy Hour Call
Attempts) calculator
BHCA per channel
SUT timing
Fills in non-fixed values
Indicates fixed time for BHCA calculations
Values put in CL, IC, CC, SS
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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts
Continued
Abacus Help provides details for partition and
timing setup.
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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts
Continued

• Default Scripts are provided A call B (SIP)
  and confirms for Call Length
• A script consists of one or more actions that are
  created or edited in the Scripts Management
  window
• Select Script to open Script Management window

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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts
-- Continued
Script are associated with each set of channels
Edit Script Action
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Step 4B. Partition and Timing Timing and Scripts
-- Continued
Edit Script
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Step 5A. Starting and Stopping a TestSet Test
Duration
Test Duration

• Continuous (until user stops)
• Run for Hours/ Minutes
• Run Until Date/ Time
• Run for X Number of Scripts

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Step 5B. Starting and Stopping a Test Starting
the Test

• All Scripts and Parameters Compile when the test
  is started

Start Test
Successful Compilation Start of Test
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Step 5B. Starting and Stopping a TestStarting
the Test -- Continued

• If Scripts or Parameters have error, the
  compilation will stop and give ERROR messages

ERROR message
Start Test
Test can compile with Warnings, but not Errors

• Status Bar shows Cards State Card state may stay
  in PRESTART if interfaces on SUT are not
  connected properly or not configured properly

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Step 5C. Starting and Stopping a Test Stopping
the Test
Stop Test
Immediate Stop
Test Status

• Start time and date
• End time and date
• Test duration
• Script per channel counter
• Channels Status

After the test has stopped
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