ss7box Installation Questionnaire

  1. Specify the transmission media
    1. E1 or T1
    2. Line encoding scheme
    3. Framing scheme
    4. Sangoma card clock (supplier or consumer)
  2. Specify the transmission path
    1. How many segments?
    2. Identify the connection point of each segement.
    3. Can you loopback each segement connection point in both directions?
  3. Specify the protocol flavor: ITU or ANSI
  4. Specify the SS7 link configuration: F-link or A-link (F-links are used everywhere. A-links are most common when connecting SS7 links to a signal transfer point (STP)).
  5. What is the self point code (SPC) - the point code assigned to ss7box? See the discussion on Point Code Structure.
  6. How many linksets will be defined?
  7. For each linkset specify
    1. Adjacent point code (APC) - the point code of the node on the other end of the linkset?
    2. Equipment vendor and model of node on adjacent end
  8. For each link in a linkset, indicate
    1. Sangoma card (if more than one)
    2. Sangoma card port (1..n)
    3. channel number (E1: 1..31, T1: 1..24)
    4. signal link code (SLC)
  9. Do you want direct support? If so, how do we log in as a root-priviledged user to the ss7box platform?
  10. Identify the installation/operation contacts
    1. name
    2. location (city/country)
    3. email
    4. instant messanger service and id
    5. voice contact info
    6. working hours

Created by: mike last modification: Saturday 21 of October, 2006 [10:54:44 UTC] by mike

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