The Signaling Gateway Unit (SGU) is a major component of the Comverse

Prepaid and IN Services SCP It provides signaling connectivity to the Signaling

System No ! (SS!) networ" via a Time#$ivision %&ltiple'ed (T$%) or serial
interface( allowing the system to s&pport Intelligent Networ"ing (IN)
The SGU receives call signaling information from the SS! networ" and ro&tes it
to the Service )ogic Units (S)Us) over the *igh Speed +ac",one Networ"
(*S+N) The messages distri,&ted ,y the SGU to the S)Us carry information
that is e'tracted ,y S)U applications s&pporting the Prepaid Service
The SGU is availa,le in two platform config&rations-
Universal Penti&m Unit (UPU) platform
$&al Processor %od&le ($P%) platform
SGU SLU Communications Interface
The SGU sends messages in the form of $TC.P Protocol $ata Units (P$Us) to
the S)Us$TC.P is carried over the User $atagram Protocol (U$P) on the *S+N
The $TC.P protocol carries the TC.P protocol( which in t&rn( carries the IN
protocols (C.%/)( 0IN(
and IN.P) IN applications at the S)Us e'tract IN P$Us from the TC.P content
The $TC.P protocol is implemented within the Intelligent Networ" Prepaid SCP
to
distri,&te TC.P traffic across m&ltiple S)Us This protocol is implemented
,etween two or
more $TC.P protocol entities( one at the SGU and one or more at each S)U
that s&pports a
TC.P application
The distri,&ted TC.P protocol receives TC.P messages from the SCCP layer at
the SGU
and distri,&tes them in a ro&nd#ro,in manner to the S)Us The $TC.P protocol
is also
responsi,le for detecting S)U fail&re( recovery( and overload
DTCAP Protocol
$TC.P is a Comverse#proprietary protocol inserted in the SS! stac" ,etween
the SCCP and
the TC.P protocol layers It can ,e descri,ed as a m&ltiple'or1dem&ltiple'or
,etween the
single SCCP protocol entity at the SGU and m&ltiple TC.P protocol entities at
the S)Us
.s s&ch( it ma"es the m&ltiple( distri,&ted( TC.P protocol entities appear to
the SCCP layer
as one( &nified( TC.P protocol entity
Computing Element (CE)
The Comp&ting /lement (C/) is the component of the SGU ($P% or the UPU)
that ho&ses
the 2%NI Soft platform( SGU applications( and the Uni'0are operating system
and
processes In addition( each C/ carries a copy of all SGU processes and
distri,&ted files
The main p&rpose of the C/ is to facilitate SGU service delivery
The SGUs are config&red in a distri,&ted 2%NI environment( also "nown as an
2%NI
cl&ster /ach SGU cl&ster comm&nicates with m&ltiple S)Us . red&ndant(
loadsharing
SGU config&ration (3ig&re 4#5) contains two C/s
The SGU C/s are started &p witho&t any "nowledge of the S)Us They recogni6e
the S)Us
via the $TC.P protocol registration The S)Us are config&red with "nowledge of
the SGU
C/s and are constantly comm&nicating with them /ach SGU is identified to the
S)U ,y
U$P soc"et If an SGU C/ is non#responsive( the S)U considers it to ,e non#
operational
To start the SGU sstem!
4 Go to the prompt
7 /nter go"omni
To shut the SGU sstem #o$n in an or#erl manner!
)og into the SGU &sing the &sername sncp&ser
7 Type Terminate % The application sh&ts down
5 Type su to change to s&per&ser The system prompt changes
8 Type init % (e9&al to sh&tdown #y #g: #i:) The system sh&ts down
SGU &ile Structure
Distri'ute# &ile Sstem
The SGU distri,&ted files ($3s) are located in (home(omni()CE name*(#ffile
Networ" 3ile System (N3S) mo&nted SGU distri,&ted file systems m&st ,e
mo&nted interr&pti,le( allowing recovery d&ring C/ fail&re Special $3 &tilities
and processes are provided to handle $3 files
$3 &tilities are provided to manage distri,&ted files Config&ration files are
located in the distri,&ted file system (home(omni()CE name*(#ffile(
#irector
3iles on the $3 system are only to ,e accessed &sing $3 &tilities Under no
Circ&mstance sho&ld ordinary UNI; tools ,e &sed for this p&rpose
/'ec&ting $3 commands applies to files in the distri,&ted file system( which
are loaded
into the memory ,y the sigh process when it is reloaded The %%) command is
&sed for
changing the files in the distri,&ted file system and in the online memory
$3cat #$3 cat ro&tine
$3ls # $3 system directory list ro&tine
$3convert #Converts files to $3 system files
$3copy #$3 system copy ro&tine
$3&nlin" # $3 system delete ro&tine
$3dir #$3 directory of files providing a file listing containing file stat&s and
ro&teset
Common data files( &sed ,y all C/s( are typically stored in the distri,&ted file
system The
distri,&ted files are located in the 1home1omni1<C/ name=1dffile directory
+o#e Configuration &iles
The SGU logical node config&ration files are located in the (home(omni(conf
directory
These config&ration files are &sed for setting &p the SGU There are two node
config&ration
files-
$+<nodename=sccppri
$+<nodename=mtppri
Terminal ,an#ler
The terminal handler is a ,asic tool &sed to enter %an %achine )ang&age (%%))
commands It is an online terminal interface that allows the operator to enter
scripted
commands for performing any of the following f&nctions-
2wn node config&ration
Networ" config&ration (%TP layers 7 and 5)
Service Connection Control Protocol (SCCP) definition
$isplay config&ration information
Networ" component activation
)in" alignment
The terminal handler provides an interactive interface for operator inp&t It
interacts with
the &ser( and accepts and forwards %%) commands to the appropriate process
0hen a
response is ret&rned( the res&lt is displayed for the operator The >man pages?
provide
online help when the &ser needs more information a,o&t the %%) commands
/'ec&ting %%) commands is accomplished thro&gh either direct operator inp&t
from the
console( or inp&t from command files created either offline with an editor(
from a recorded
session( or from a networ" administration control point
%%) commands are stored as a recent changes (rc) file 2nce all the commands
have ,een
entered and verified( +ac"&pNode is r&n +ac"&pNode ca&ses the Node%anager
to tell each
process to perform their own +ac"&pNode and create their own $3 files The
res&lting file
names are of the form d,<protocolI$='''@S*%pri where ''' identifies the
target
process The $3 str&ct&re ens&res that there is an identical file on ,oth C/s in
the d&al#C/
environment
%%) Commands for 2wn Signaling Point Code
CAT/#2SPC or CAT/#2SPCBs
%%) Commands for )in"sets
C-TE.LSET
Creates a lin"set /very signaling lin" m&st ,elong to a lin"set
and s&ch a lin"set sho&ld ,e created ,efore the signaling lin"
can ,e created The .djacent Point Code associated with the
lin"set is specified in this command
$ISP)#)S/T
$isplays config&ration and stat&s data for a single lin"set or for
all lin"sets
$/.CT#)S/T
$eactivates all the signaling lin"s in a lin"set( which in t&rn
prevents %TP ro&ting from actively &sing this )S/T
$)T#)S/T
$eletes a lin"set +efore doing this( all signaling lin"s in the
lin"set m&st first ,e deleted( and the lin"set m&st ,e removed
from all ro&tesets of which it is a mem,er
%%) Commands for )in"s
CAT/#S)C
Creates a physical signaling lin" as a mem,er of a lin"set The speed and
physical port n&m,er of the signaling lin" are specified( as is the signaling
lin"Ds &ni9&e Signaling )in" Code within the lin"set
C*G#S)C
Changes the Signaling )in" Test (S)T) options for a signaling lin" after the
lin" is created
$)T#S)C
$eletes a single physical signaling lin" from the config&ration
$ISP)#S)C
$isplays config&ration and stat&s data for a single signaling lin"( or for all
signaling lin"s
.CTE#S)C
.ctivates signaling lin"s
$/.CT#S)C
$eactivates signaling lin"s( which in t&rn ca&ses lin" misalignment and an
ina,ility to carry traffic
IN*#S)C Inhi,its a given signaling lin"( &navailing it to User#Part generated(
signaling
traffic The lin" is inhi,ited for the p&rpose of maintenance or testing
UNIN*#S)C Aestores the servicea,ility of a signaling lin" which was previo&sly
inhi,ited
,y the IN*I+IT#S)C command
Aote Set related Commands
CAT/#AS/T
Creates a ro&teset associated with a single Point Code( and
defines one or more lin"sets as ro&tes within that ro&teset 2nce
so defined( the signaling lin"s within these lin"sets are candidates
for reaching the given Point Code In addition( this command
specifies the load sharing indicators for the ro&teset
$ISP)#AS/T
$isplays config&ration and stat&s data for a single ro&teset( or for
all ro&tesets
C*G#AS/T
Changes ro&teset contents Commands the %TP to add or delete
a lin"set to1from a given ro&teset 0hen adding( the priority of
lin"set within the ro&teset is specified )oadsharing may also ,e
ena,led or disa,led with this command
$)T#AS/T or $)T#AS/TBs
$eletes a ro&teset Prior to iss&ing this command( the Point Code
associated with the ro&teset sho&ld ,e removed from the SCCP
Config&ration whether or not it is a Concerned Point Code or a
Aemote Point Code
.)0#AS/T .llows for the &n,loc"ing of a single ro&teset
IN*#AS/T
$isa,les o&tgoing signaling ,efore deleting the ro&teset +efore
&sing this command( the system sho&ld ,e config&red in s&ch a
way that no incoming or o&tgoing traffic is carried on the tr&n"s
handling this ro&teset This prevents loss of calls
$TC.P related commands
$ISP).F#$TC.P-C2N3IG
This command prod&ces a report that shows the distri,&ted
TC.P config&ration( incl&ding the local U$P port( logical node
name( and the a,ort option
$ISP).F#$TC.P-C)I/NTG.))
$ISP).F$TC.P-C)I/NTG$TC.P ClientI$
This command prod&ces a report that shows the ,asic
attri,&tes for the indicated distri,&ted TC.P client(s) If .)) is
specified( then all clients are displayed( otherwise only the
client specified ,y the $TC.P Client I$ is displayed
$ISP).F#$TC.P-SSNG.))
$ISP).F#$TC.P-SSNGSSN
N&m,er
This command prod&ces a report that shows SSNs that are
c&rrently registered ,y one more more $TC.P clients If .)) is
specified( then all SSNs are displayed( otherwise only the SSN
specified ,y the SSN N&m,er is displayed
$ISP).F#$TC.P-%/.S This command prod&ces a report that displays
meas&rements
for the distri,&ted TC.P