C H A P T E R 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs SGM enables you to view information about all discovered signaling gateway mated pairs, including their status, congestion levels, and other important information.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs To view basic information for signaling gateway mated pairs, select Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs in the left pane of the SGM Main Window. SGM displays the Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Window.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Right-Click Menu for All Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs To see the right-click menu for all signaling gateway mated pairs, select Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs in the left pane and click the right mouse button.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Right-Click Menu for a Specific Signaling Gateway Mated Pair The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Window provides a subset of the SGM Main Menu as a right-click menu. To see this menu, select a signaling gateway mated pair and click the right mouse button.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Menu Command Description Delete Deletes the currently selected signaling gateway mated pair from the SGM database. SGM displays the Confirm Deletion dialog: • To delete the selected signaling gateway mated pair, click Yes. The signaling gateway mated pair is deleted from the SGM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Menu Command Description View > Notes Displays the Notes panel for the selected signaling gateway mated pair. If there are no notes associated with the selected signaling gateway mated pair, this option is grayed-out. View > Events Displays the Recent Events panel for the selected signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Table The signaling gateway mated pair table displays information about the signaling gateway mated pairs that have been discovered by SGM. To see mouse over help popup for each column in the table, place the cursor over a column header. If a cell is too small to show all of its data, place the cursor over the cell to see the full data in a mouse over help popup.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs The signaling gateway mated pair table contains the following columns: Column Description Internal ID Internal ID of the signaling gateway mated pair. The internal ID is a unique ID for every object, assigned by SGM for its own internal use. It can also be useful when the TAC is debugging problems. Name Name of the signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Column Description Events Indicates whether there is a recent event associated with the signaling gateway mated pair. (Even if the server purges all of the events associated with the signaling gateway mated pair, SGM continues to display the event icon in this field.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Basic Information for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Column Description Status Current status of the signaling gateway mated pair. Possible values are: Active (green) Down (red) Inactive (red) Shutdown (blue) Unknown (red) Warning (yellow) For detailed definitions of each status, see the “Status Definitions for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs” section on page A-7.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair SGM can display detailed information about a selected signaling gateway mated pair, including its status, interface information, and other information. Updates for the signaling gateway mated pair that are received from the SGM server are reflected automatically in this window.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Right-Click Menu The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details Window provides a right-click menu. To see this menu for a signaling gateway mated pair, select a signaling gateway mated pair in the left pane and click the right mouse button.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Menu Command Description Delete Deletes the currently selected signaling gateway mated pair from the SGM database. SGM displays the Confirm Deletion dialog: • To delete the selected signaling gateway mated pair, click Yes. The signaling gateway mated pair is deleted from the SGM database and the Confirm Deletion dialog is closed.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Menu Command Description View > Notes Displays the Notes panel for the selected signaling gateway mated pair. If there are no notes associated with the selected signaling gateway mated pair, this option is grayed-out. View > Events Displays the Recent Events panel for the selected signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Configuration Data The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Configuration Data section is composed of the following sub-sections: • Naming Information, page 13-15 • Status Information, page 13-15 • Interface Information, page 13-17 • Remote IP Address Information, page 13-18 • Local IP Address Information, page 13-19 Configuration data for t
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Field Description Is Ignored Indicates whether the signaling gateway mated pair is Ignored (that is, whether the signaling gateway mated pair is to be included when aggregating and displaying SGM status information). Congestion Level Indicates whether there is congestion on the signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Field Description Last Status Change Date and time that the status of the signaling gateway mated pair last changed. Status Reason Reason for the current status of the signaling gateway mated pair. For a full list of possible reasons, see the stateReasons.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Field Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Description Configured Remote Port Remote port number that was configured for the signaling gateway mated pair. Actual Remote Port Remote port number that is currently being used by the signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Local IP Address Information The Local IP Address Information sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description IP Address Local IP address that is being used by the signaling gateway mated pair, or the primary IP address that is configured for the signaling gateway mated pair, or both. The primary IP address is the first CS7 local IP address configured in the ITP.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Notes The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Notes section displays: • Notes associated with the selected signaling gateway mated pair in the left column. • Notes associated with the adjacent signaling gateway mated pair in the right column.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Recent Events table contains the following toolbar buttons and columns: Toolbar Button or Column Description Set Filter Opens the Event Filter dialog.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Toolbar Button or Column Description Adjust Row Height Adjusts the table row height and wraps the message text as follows: • Click once to double the row height and wrap the message text. • Click again to triple the row height and wrap the message text. • Click again for single row height and no message text wrapping. This is the default setting.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Toolbar Button or Column Description Category Type of the event. Default values are: • Create—Creation event, such as the creation of a seed file. • Delete—Deletion event, such as the deletion of an object or file. • Discover—Discovery event, such as Discovery beginning. • Edit—Edit event. A user has edited an object. • Ignore—Ignore event. A user has Ignored a link or linkset.
Chapter 13 Viewing Detailed Information for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Toolbar Button or Column Description Severity Severity of the event. Default values are: • Admin—The default color is cyan. • Error—The default color is coral. • None—The default color is white. • Normal—The default color is light green. • Warning—The default color is yellow. You can customize this field.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Toolbar Button or Column Description SGMP Name of the signaling gateway mated pair associated with the event. If there is no signaling gateway mated pair associated with the event, None is displayed. ASP Name of the application server process associated with the event. If there is no application server process associated with the event, None is displayed.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Changes you make in this window might not be reflected throughout SGM until the next poll (by default, every 15 seconds). For information about changing the poll interval, see the “Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Details: Poll Settings” section on page 13-26. Note This window polls your network periodically.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Field Description Poll Interval (secs) New poll interval for the Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Details Window, in seconds. Enter the new poll interval in this field. The valid range is 15 seconds to an unlimited number of seconds. The default value is 15 seconds. Current Poll Interval Current poll interval for the Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Details Window, in seconds.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Details: Notes The information presented in the Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Details: Notes section is the same as that presented by the “Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Details: Notes” section on page 13-20.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Configuration Information The Configuration Information sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description Type Type of interface, such as Ethernet. MTU Size, in bytes, of the largest datagram that can be sent or received on the interface. Speed (Bits/Sec) Estimate, in bits per second, of the interface's current bandwidth.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Field Description Operational Status Current operational state of the interface. Possible values are: Line Protocol Status • Up • Down • Testing • Unknown • Dormant Current state of the line protocol. Possible values are: • Up—Software processes that handle the line protocol consider the line to be usable (that is, keepalives are successful).
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Errors Information The Errors Information sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description In Discards Number of inbound packets that were discarded, even though no errors were detected to prevent their delivery to a higher-layer protocol. For example, a packet might be discarded to free buffer space.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Configuration Information The Configuration Information sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description Status Current status of the SCTP association.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Remote IP Address Information The Remote IP Address Information sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description IP Address Remote IP addresses associated with the link. Uptime Time each remote IP address associated with the link has been up, in days, hours, minutes, and seconds. Retry Timeout (msecs) Current SCTP Retransmission Timeout (T3-rtx timer).
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Real-Time Data for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Field Description Maximum Retry Timeout (msecs) Maximum timeout value, in milliseconds, permitted by the SCTP implementation for the retry timeout. Bundle Chunks Indicates whether the SCTP protocol allows chunks to be bundled into a single datagram as follows. Valid values are: Bundle Timeout (msecs) • true (1)—Chunks are bundled. • false (2)—Chunks are not bundled.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Attaching a Note to a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Statistics Information (per sec) Rates The Statistics Information (per sec) Rates sub-section contains the following fields: Field Description Packets Sent Number of IP datagrams sent per second by this SCTP association. Packets Received Number of IP datagrams received per second by this SCTP association. Control Chunks Sent Number of control chunks sent per second by this SCTP association.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Attaching a Note to a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair The Edit Notes Dialog for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair contains the following fields and buttons: Field or Button Description Name Name of the signaling gateway mated pair. You cannot edit this field. Note Last Updated Date and time the Notes field for this signaling gateway mated pair was last updated.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Notes for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Viewing Notes for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair SGM enables you to view any notes that have been associated with a signaling gateway mated pair. To view a note for a signaling gateway mated pair, right-click a signaling gateway mated pair in a window, then select View > Notes in the right-click menu.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Deleting a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Deleting a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair from Your Network If you physically delete a known signaling gateway mated pair from your network (for example, by powering down an ITP), it remains in the SGM database, SGM labels it Unknown, and it is the system administrator’s responsibility to delete it from the SGM database, if you choose to do so.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Ignoring a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair To delete a signaling gateway mated pair from the SGM database, use one of the following procedures: • Select one or more signaling gateway mated pairs in a window, then select Edit > Delete from the SGM Main Menu. • Right-click a signaling gateway mated pair in a window, then select Delete in the right-click menu.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Ignored Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Ignored Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs To display all signaling gateway mated pairs that are Ignored, display the Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Window and click the Ignored column header. SGM displays all ignored signaling gateway mated pairs at the top of the table.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser The Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Dashboard table contains the following columns: Column Description Server Name (in header) Name of the SGM server associated with the signaling gateway mated pair. Update Interval (in header) Time between automatic updates for the page. None means the page is not automatically updated.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing ITP Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Status The SGM Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Status page displays information about all discovered signaling gateway mated pairs, including their names, status, and other important information. To access the SGM Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Status page, select ITP SGMP Status from the SGM Server Home Page.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Column Description Status Current status of the signaling gateway mated pair, with a color-coded background. Possible values are: Active (green) Down (red) Inactive (red) Shutdown (blue) Unknown (red) Warning (yellow) For detailed definitions of each status, see the “Status Definitions for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs” section on page A-7.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Column Description Instance Status Current status of the protocol associated with the signaling gateway mated pair, with a color-coded background. Possible values are: Active (green)—The protocol is available. Shutdown (blue)—An administrator has forced the protocol to an unavailable state. Unknown (red)—SGM cannot determine the current status of the protocol.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Column Description Last Update (in header) Date and time the information on the page was last updated by SGM. Node Name of the node associated with the signaling gateway mated pair. To see detailed information for the node, click the node name. SGMP Name Name of the signaling gateway mated pair.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Column Description Status Current status of the signaling gateway mated pair, with a color-coded background. Possible values are: Active (green) Down (red) Inactive (red) Shutdown (blue) Unknown (red) Warning (yellow) For detailed definitions of each status, see the “Status Definitions for Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs” section on page A-7.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Column Description Instance Status Current status of the protocol associated with the signaling gateway mated pair, with a color-coded background. Possible values are: Active (green)—The protocol is available. Shutdown (blue)—An administrator has forced the protocol to an unavailable state. Unknown (red)—SGM cannot determine the current status of the protocol.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Interface Details for a Signaling Gateway Mated Pair The SGM Interface Details page displays detailed interface information for a signaling gateway mated pair. To access the SGM Interface Details page, select Interface Details in the SGM Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Details page.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Field Description Speed (Bits/Sec) Estimate, in bits per second, of the interface's current bandwidth. If the interface does not vary in bandwidth, or if no accurate estimate can be made, this field displays the nominal bandwidth. Physical Address (SCTP links only) Address of the interface at the protocol layer immediately “below” the network layer in the protocol stack.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Field Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Description Packets Out per Sec Total number of packets that higher-level protocols requested to be sent to the network per second, including those that were discarded or not sent. In Discards Number of inbound packets that were discarded, even though no errors were detected to prevent their delivery to a higher-layer protocol.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Field Description SGMP Name of the signaling gateway mated pair to which this SCTP association belongs. To see detailed information for the signaling gateway mated pair, click the signaling gateway mated pair name. Status Current status of the SCTP association.
Chapter 13 Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Field Description Remote IP Address Configuration: Retry Timeout (msecs) Current SCTP Retransmission Timeout (T3-rtx timer). Remote IP Address Configuration: Maximum Retries Maximum number of retransmissions allowed before this IP address is considered inactive. Remote IP Address Configuration: Retries Current retransmission count.
Chapter 13 Working with Signaling Gateway Mated Pairs Viewing Signaling Gateway Mated Pair Information Using a Web Browser Field Description Retransmitted Chunks per Number of chunks retransmitted per second by this SCTP association. Sec. Retransmitted Fast Chunks per Sec. Number of fast chunks retransmitted per second by this SCTP association. MTU Maximum transmission unit (MTU) size to be used by this SCTP association.
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