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CHAPTER 2
Provisioning
The Provisioning Management chapter of the Cisco Internet OSS for VoIP: Infrastructure Manager
(Cisco VoIP: Infrastructure Manager) Solution is the second chapter in a four chapter Cisco VoIP:
Infrastructure Manager Solution document. Provisioning management, in the context of this Solution,
deals with the provisioning of network elements and the management of those configuration files. This
guide details the network architecture, provisioning management applications, conf
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Overview Target Market The applications and devices described in this document are positioned for service provider scale, VoIP networks. Although many of the applications can be deployed in enterprises and smaller scale networks, the solution suite referred to in this Solution guide is aimed at the large carriers and providers of VoIP network bandwidth and services. It also concentrates on the devices deployed in a VoIP network, although non-VoIP devices integral to t
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture Solution Architecture Open Packet Telephony Overview As an introduction to the Cisco VoIP: Infrastructure Manager Solution’s provisioning component applications and devices, the following overview of the emerging technology of distributed packet telephony is presented. Telephony is no longer solely the domain of Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTNs). Software and protocols that allow telephone calls over packet networks, such as the Internet
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture Figure 2-1 MGCP Packet Voice Network Media Gateway Controller (MGC) Signaling and control MGC VoP network Call control IP MGCP, H. 248, network Megaco, SCTP, signaling Circuit backhaul,.... SS7 Core/TDM network STP STP Class 4 CPE V V V Media Gateway Media Gateway IP, PNNI, ... Bearer PBX PBX Figure 2-2 depicts an H.323-based network for Voice Infrastructure and Applications (VIA) Solution. Similar to the MGCP network, gateways are at the edge of
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture Virtual Entities in the Network The requirements for coordinated element management are extensive. For instance, the media gateway and MGC must be synchronized regarding the voice endpoints. Although the MGC has a concept of a trunk, this concept is unknown to the media gateway that has the actual resources (TDM endpoints, ports) that constitute the trunk. Therefore, the knowledge that both the media gateway and the MGC have of the trunk must be
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture Figure 2-4 Other Virtual Network Entities Virtual SS7 Virtual zone Virtual region Gateway PGW 2200 SS7 DGK DGK GK STP Ingress V ITSP GK GK V V V V V Trunk V V V V AS5xxx The concept of virtual network entities is key to the management of packet voice networks. Cisco PTC and it's companion provisioning management applications readily support this concept. NMS Architecture Figure 2-5 depicts the entire Cisco Internet OSS for VoIP: Infrastructure Ma
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture IOSS Provisioning Component Architecture Figure 2-6 depicts the proposed Provisioning Management Solution for OPT networks, as applied to an H.323-based global long-distance network. The key component is the Cisco Packet Telephony Center (Cisco PTC), which provides for overall configuration management of the OPT network and realizes the virtual entities as discussed. A module within Cisco PTC, called Cisco VRC, provides for H.323 dial-plan manage
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Solution Architecture Figure 2-6 Provisioning Management Component Devices Customer provided OSS components Packet Telephony Center Voice Services Cisco Voice Routing Center Cisco MGC Node Manager Voice Services Provisioning Tool CNS Intelligence Engine Gateways Gatekeepers PGW 2200 Functional Description Cisco PTC oversees the entire network. It is a network management tool that provides a GUI for the initial and ongoing support for configuring Cisco Voice over IP (V
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components The gateways and gatekeepers that comprise the H.323 voice network send fault and performance data directly to the fault and performance processing applications (Cisco CNS Notification Engine, Cisco Info Center, and Cisco CNS Performance Engine). Protocols for transporting this data include SNMP, Syslog, and RADIUS. CMNM is a self-contained fault, configuration, performance, and security (FCPS) Element Management Syst
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components Cisco Voice Routing Center Cisco VRC is a GUI-based network management tool specifically designed for managing dial plans in a Voice over IP (VoIP) network. Cisco VRC, version 1.1, is targeted for H.323-based networks. H.323 VoIP dial plans are statically configured and managed on gateway and gatekeeper platforms. The infrastructure of a typical H.323 VoIP network includes gateways and gatekeepers. You can deploy Cisc
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components Figure 2-7 PGW 2200 and MGC Node Manager Details End user Xterminal Cisco PGW 2200 Catalyst MGC Node Manager MGC Node Manager Presentation Server Management Server Host/ Active Host Standby Host SLT detail Checkpointing Signaling Control network To Gateways and other SLT SLT Cisco PGW 2200 nodes SS7 A or F links Link Link set A set B CMNM Features The most common Cisco EMF installation includes plug-in modules referre
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components CMNM Configuration You can open the following configuration tools from CMNM: • Voice Services Provisioning Tool (VSPT) • CiscoView, which allows you to configure and monitor the Cisco SLT and the LAN switch (Cisco Catalyst 2900, 5500 and 6509) devices. CMNM Troubleshooting CMNM provides a full range of diagnostic and troubleshooting tools, such as IP and SNMP Ping, Alarm and System Log, Host Status Check, Cross-Device
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components Voice Services Provisioning Tool Provisioning with the VSPT is the process of preparing a Cisco Media PGW 2200 to communicate with an SS7 network, with Cisco media gateways, and with the other components of an OPT Solution. The VSPT application provides an easy to use GUI to provision the Cisco PGW 2200. VSPT can be deployed as an integrated component of the CMNM or as a standalone application. In the Cisco VoIP: Infr
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Configuration and Provisioning Solution Components Cisco CNS Intelligence Engine Cisco CNS Intelligence Engine and Cisco CNS Bus Technology The Cisco CNS Intelligence Engine (Cisco CNS IE2100 Series) is a network management appliance that acts as a configuration service for automating the deployment and management of network devices and services. The Cisco CNS IE2100 appliance sits between Cisco PTC/Cisco VRC and the network elements, utilizing the Cisco CNS Integrati
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Overview of Installation The order of installation follows the plan below: 1. Install and configure the Cisco CNS IE2100 appliance with a subnet IP address. 2. On the CMNM host, install the Cisco MGC Node Manager application, including: a. Voice Services Provisioning Tool. b. CEMF 3.2. c. CiscoView upgrade if necessary. d. Cisco MGC Node Manager (server). 3. On the
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Installation Overview The installation procedure for the Cisco CNS Configuration Registrar is straightforward. The software is installed and configured through a console connection to the serial port. The console connection parameters are the same as for other Cisco IOS devices, that is: • 9600 baud • Parity: 8/None • Stop bits: 1. Step 1 After the Cisco CNS IE2100 appliance is optionally racked, plugged in, and turn
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration zone(2): 32748 pages. zone HighMem has max 255 cached pages. hm, page 01000000 reserved twice. Kernel command line: auto BOOT_IMAGE=linux ro root=806 BOOT_FILE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.2-2 console=ttyS0,9600n8 Initializing CPU#0 Detected 1130.197 MHz processor. Console: color VGA+ 80x25 Calibrating delay loop... 2254.43 BogoMIPS Memory: 1028188k/1048496k available (1365k kernel code, 19912k reserved, 92k data, 236k init, 13
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 6.31 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx ServerWorks OSB4: IDE controller on PCI bus 00 dev 79 ServerWorks OSB4: chipset revision 0 ServerWorks OSB4: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: BM-DMA at 0x0700-0x0707, BIOS settings: hda:DMA, hdb:DMA ide1: BM-DMA at 0x0708-0x070f, BIOS settings: hdc:DMA, hdd:DMA hda: L
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Partition check: sda: sda1 sda2 < sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 sda11 sda12 sda13 > VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem) readonly. change_root: old root has d_count=3 Trying to unmount old root ... okay Freeing unused kernel memory: 236k freed INIT: version 2.78 booting Welcome to Red Hat Linux Press 'I' to enter interactive startup. Mounting proc filesystem: [OK] Configuring
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Chapter 2 Provisioning Step by Step Installation and Initial Configuration Starting system logger: [OK] Starting kernel logger: [OK] Starting portmapper: [OK] Starting NFS file locking services: Starting NFS statd: [OK] Starting keytable: [OK] Initializing random number generator: [OK] Mounting other filesystems: [OK] Starting automount:[OK] Starting atd: [OK] Starting sshd: [OK] Starting xinetd: [OK] Starting lpd: No Printers Defined[OK] Starting sendmail: [OK] Starting console mouse servi
