AudioCodes Mediant 8000 - Page 501

Version 6.6 501 October 2014
Installation & Operation Manual 38. Configuring the PSTN Subsystem
5. Restore service on both Media Gateway boards.
a. Click
to access the Media Gateway status screen.
b. Select the first Media Gateway board associated with the MTP3 Group.
c. Restore the service on the Media Gateway board by clicking Unlock in the
Actions bar.
d. Repeat the steps for the second Media Gateway board associated with the
MTP3 Group.
e. Wait till both Media Gateway boards complete restart and their Operational
State becomes Enabled (boards will be color-coded Green in the EMS)
6. Create and configure an SS7 Data Link for each signaling link connected to the
newly associated Media Gateway board.
a. Click
to access the Media Gateway status screen.
b. Select the newly associated Media Gateway board.
c. In the Navigation pane, select PSTN
SS7 SS7 Links; The SS7 Links list
is displayed.
d. Use the
or buttons to add or remove entries.
e. Select a specific row and then in the configuration pane, click SS7 Data Link
Settings; The SS7 Data Link Settings screen is displayed.
f. Configure SS7 Data Link properties according to the tables 'M2UA - SS7
Data Link Properties - Data Link General Info Tab' and 'M2UA - SS7 Data
Link Properties - Data Link MTP Tab'. Make sure to configure Layer2Type
as MTP2 and Layer3Type as MTP3.
7. Each signaling link must be attached to the SS7 Linkset (that is associated with
adjacent SS7 signaling node). Create and configure a SS7 LinksetLink for each
newly added SS7 Data Link.
a. Click
to access the Media Gateway status screen.
b. In the Navigation pane, select PSTN and then select the appropriate SS7
Linkset.
c. In the Navigation pane, select SS7 Linkset Links. The SS7 Linkset Links list
is displayed.
d. Use the
or buttons to add or remove entries.
e. Select a specific row and then in the configuration pane, click SS7 Linkset
Link Settings; The SS7 Linkset Link Settings screen is displayed.
f. Configure SS7 Linkset Link properties according to the table 'MTP3/M3UA -
SS7 Linkset Link Properties'. Make sure to attach it to the SS7 Data Link
configured in the previous step.
8. Create and configure the UAL Group for each SCTP association that is
established between the newly associated Media Gateway board and the
SoftSwitch.
a. Click
to access the Media Gateway Status screen.
b. Select the desired Media Gateway board.