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auroraDuet Basic & Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide

1. 6 20 PORT TZPORT Z HINESTATUS iicet ttd etes 6 20 nformation displayed 6 21 PORT 1 2 PRM STATUS SIMULATE 6 21 nformatorndis played 6 22 Function keys in the STATUS screens 6 22 RESULTS screen BER test results SIMULATE 6 22 Fit arator displayed dot 6 23 KEYS N 6 23 Monitor Capture amp Review Functions 7 1 Chapter 5 ise rerit eterna end 7 1 Functions of the interfaces PRI 152 MENU 7 2 Understanding the Monitor 7 3 Options in the MONITOR menu 7 4 7 5 Issue 2 05 00 lt aurora Basic Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide U INTERFACE INFORMATION 7 5 nitormatiori teta 7 6 FICTION OVS cc 7 6 D Channel monitoring etn 7 7 ONITOR SESSION SCREEN tiet ttt tute 7 7 To assign a name to the SESSION 7 8 To exit without starting a session 7 8 To start tne monitor
2. 55 Basic and Primary Rate Interface testers 5 Introduction to ISDN rebat 6 Transmission SENCE na 2 6 RR 8 8 Network TerrmilFiatOrs 8 Equipment interface reference points 9 auroraP emulation modes 1 10 Power 2 1 General 251 better Bee Rz s cated tette e ep ete 2 1 eal rne clock battery ua 2 2 tee rescence 453 Replacing the main battery pack ees 2 3 Recharging the main battery pack 2 4 Discharging the battery pack 2 5 A Look at 3 1 gus RR 3 2 Audiovisual 3 2 221 2 3 3 3 5 Issue 2 05 00 lt aurorad Basic Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Communications ports and connectors 3 8 Connecting auroraP at the S T interface 3 10 Connecting aurora at
3. 5 69 Runnirig thi LOODS Eear 69 Tostopthe LOSE 6 10 CONNEGEBERT SCCO 6 10 428856 lt Contents RUMGING OE 6 10 ToStop the BERTESE 6 10 TO store tie Test 6 10 TO 6 10 To print the results ordine 222 222 2 2 6 11 5 EE 6 11 TD TEST MEn PRI 6 11 Options Torte T at t T 6 12 PUIMEUOR 6 12 6 13 KEYS stenosis 6 15 TEST INFORMATION screens 6 15 BIPERROR STATUS SCITEC atate oett 6 15 ERROR C OUNTS SCICCM 6 16 6 17 Injecting errors into the test stream 6 17 E 6 17 TO SLOPE tie Test PESU centro erneute biu 6 18 Je TESETESUIS eere stp dela tein a 6 18 Function keys in the TEST INFORMATION screens 6 18 STATUS screens PRY iactare 6 19 LAYER T STATUS SCEE ipie s 6 19 nformation displayed
4. Setting up the T1 interface Issue 2 05 00 To define each setting move the cursor to highlight it on the screen and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available options TERMINATION Sets the T1 termination type You can choose between BRIDGE and DSX MON LINE CODE Sets the line code type You can choose between B8ZS AMI and AUTO lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide BERT SETUP screens These four screens allow you to define up to four different combinations of settings for Bit Error Rate testing To switch between the screens press 2 To select a combination of settings to be used for subsequent BER tests press F6 EXIT while the appropriate screen is displayed To display the BERT SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP menu select BERT SETUP BERT SETUP No 1 PATTERN 1 20470 F USER DEF in iH i RES HG 2h55 2 ERROR INSERT 1 1 TEST LENGTH 66 68 18 At the top of the screen aurora shows which of the four screens you are currently working on In the above example this is screen 1 Setting up BERT To define each BERT setting highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available options PATTERN You can choose 2047 p r pseudo random 2 15 1p r I2 15 1p r 2 20 1p r 2 20 ORSS 2423 1p r 12 23 1p r USER DEF BINARY 0 BINARY 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 3 1 3
5. 5 19 Settirig UP THE T T intetface teet be 5 19 BERT SETUP screens SIMULATE uestes 5 20 esti m 5 20 5 tette 5 22 5 22 GENERAL SETUP MENU e aderenti three 5 23 Moving on to further screens 5 24 Defining the general settings 5 24 RINGER VOLUME Screen SIMULATE 5 26 75 91851180 00541169 tbe rende 5 26 REAL TIME 5 26 Changing the date and time 5 27 START TIME screen 2 5 27 Setting the D Channel Monitor automatic start 5 28 aurora 5 29 Making Calls and Testing 6 1 Chapter summaty 6 1 ONES ON VOICE CANS 6 1 otes On data CANS 6 2 Functions of the interfaces PRI 6 3 546216 6 3 VOCE EAE E 6 3 6 4 Answering VOICE Call 1i serta renta 6 5 Clearing e call a n 6 6 UNATTENDED MOGE 6 6 LINE BERT menu 6 8 5110 6 8 Choosirig the dest DVDE caseus tera RR 6 9
6. Basic and P Primary e Date month and day of data capture To select a session for review e Move the cursor to highlight the session and press SELECT aurora then displays the MONITOR REVIEW menu for you to select the form in which the data is to be reviewed See below for details To exit without selecting a session e Press F6 EXIT Function keys F3 DEL Deletes the currently highlighted session from memory lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide MONITOR REVIEW menu This menu allows you to choose the form in which you wish to review the session and transmit the data in the appropriate format To display the MONITOR REVIEW menu When you have chosen a session to review using the SELECT SESSION screen described above the MONITOR REVIEW menu is displayed automatically UN PRINT EXPERI 2D para DISPLAY D DECODE PRINT FULL D DECODE PRINT SIMPLE D DECODE Options in the MONITOR REVIEW menu You can choose one of the following SELECT SESSION Returns you to the SELECT SESSION screen PRINT EXPERT D DATA Transmits the selected session in a form compatible with the aurora package to the currently selected communications port A bar graph indicates the download progress in percentage format DISPLAY D DECODE Allows you to review the selected D channel monitor session on screen For details see DISPLAY DECODE DATA Screen bel
7. To put aurora into download mode Switch on the unit and wait for the logo screen to be displayed Now press the F1 key The screen changes to display the unique Electronic Serial Number ESN of the unit Press the SELECT key to enter download mode To return to the logo screen without upgrading the software press F6 Note aurora automatically returns to the logo screen after 10 seconds unless the SELECT key is pressed In download mode aurora displays AURORADUET DOWNLOAD Waiting For Remote Sync On the PC Type a setup Enter 1 or 2 to select the COM port Press the ENTER key lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide list of instructions is now displayed on the screen Ensure that the mouse driver is not installed on the selected COM port During the download procedure e aurora and your PC display messages indicating that the unique electronic serial number has been checked correctly e not disturb any connections The PC and aurora must remain connected throughout the operation e Do not press any keys on aurora or on the PC If the download procedure fails switch off the aurora switch on again and restart the download program on your PC After the download procedure e aurora resets itself e The PC displays Download Completed message e When the title screen is displayed press the F2 key on aurora to allow it to self test
8. auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Glossary 8 SELV Simulate SPID Stop bits Sub Address Safety Extra Low Voltage circuit circuit which is protected from hazardous voltages This is when an aurora emulates NT or a TE when in this mode an aurora can both transmit and receive information Service Profile Identifier A number based on your equipment s directory number that is used to identify the equipment on the bus In asynchronous serial data transmission each character is encapsulated between a start bit and one or more stop bits In order to determine the end of one character and the start of the next the line is required to go to an idle state known as MARKING between characters and at the start of the next character it will become active again SPACING By convention we agree upon a minimum of 1 1 5 or 2 stop bits between characters the line may be idle for any additional length of time until the next character is sent The last two digits of an NUA not used by the network in routing A suffix of 10 may be used to identify access to a Viewdata application a suffix of 20 to access the host email post office application and a suffix of 21 to access on line interactive login 428856 lt lt Glossary TA Terminal Adaptor Used within ISDN to convert between non ISDN and ISDN references TE Terminal Equipment TEI Terminal Endpoint Identifier
9. 1 SETUP Accesses the T1 SETUP screen on which you set up the Physical Layer T1 interface There are different settings for SIMULATE and MONITOR mode SIMULATE BERT SETUP Accesses the BERT SETUP screens where you can define up to four different BERT setups GENERAL SETUP Accesses the GENERAL SETUP sub menu on which you define general settings such as the system date COMMS SETUP screen This screen is used to define the communication port settings for aurora To display the COMMS SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP menu select COMMS SETUP COMMS SETUP E BITS PBRIT HOME SIOP BITS 1 ROM ROPF OFF Defining the communication settings To define each of the communication settings highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between the available options 5 12 428856 lt lt BAUD RATE BITS PARITY STOP BITS Issue 2 05 00 Setting Up aurora Allows you to choose either the SERIAL or PARALLEL communications port The serial port is a standard asynchronous 5232 port The high speed parallel port is Centronics compatible with 8 data lines control and acknowledge handshake lines and use of the Centronic busy signal It operates at speeds in excess of 128kbps If you choose the parallel port all the other settings are removed from the screen The rate of data transmission You can choose between 1200 2400 4800 9600 and 19 2k The
10. 10 17 sainga 0 17 428856 lt Contents SERVICE TEST SCEE e ee ted e te eet tei inedit 0 18 TO Set upthe service set 0 18 HIE TEST Deed mie ote 0 19 Service 0 19 Notes or the sevice Tes sisse tette 0 20 OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST screen 0 21 To set up the Outgoing Channel test 0 21 SEAMING 0 22 PIUTICHON KEYS ate 0 23 PULL CHANNEL TEST SCIEN e btt t hts 0 24 Setting up the Full Channel test 0 24 0 25 0 25 Menutree Diagrams 1 1 Call Clear Cause Codes A2 1 AT amp T Call Clear Cause 2 1 National ISDN Call Clear Cause Codes A2 3 Call Clear Cause COOBS ise satt A2 5 Technical 1 aurora specification 2 4 242 2 222222222222 1 1 2 ROY DEG cuieliadnts 2 EMMONMENEA 2 itte 2 195 3 Memory buffer capacity A34 Connector configUfatioris bets A34 Glossary Index Issue 2 05 00 xi lt aurorad Basic Primary Rate ISDN
11. 10 4 BERT CHANNELS screen multi channel BERT 0 5 How the channels are displayed 0 6 To set up the channels for BER 0 9 0 6 FUGGO 0 6 VAL lt 0 7 BRI ierit 0 8 Era Bloc tea teda 0 8 When you have dialed the 0 9 IsiGODIDIe ted 0 9 Information displayed 0 9 NE TE 0 9 CONNECTED 10 10 Information displayed 0 10 Options on the CONNECTED 0 11 PUMCHOM KEYS E 0 12 BERT CONNECTED 0 12 Options on the BERT CONNECTED screen 0 13 Functor KEYS easton 0 13 Information displayed 0 14 Jg eee 10 15 Data Lm 0 15 Information displayed 0 15 TO CONNECT ABER TOSE uos el te ett 0 15 te ene etn 0 16 0 16 Information displayed 0 16 TOAN Werte 0 16 0 16 AUTO TEST menu SIMULATE
12. an address on a multidrop ISDN that identifies a particular device May be either permanently assigned or assigned on demand E g TEI 127 is a broadcast TEI 0 63 are permanently assigned TEI 64 126 are dynamically assigned Teletex A data transmission standard typically operating at 1200bits which is an upgrade on the slower telex standard Terminator A resistor connected across the ends of a transmission line to satisfy the need for a constant impedance to reduce reflection and distortion of signals travelling down the transmission line Transmission lines are normally terminated in a pure resistor whose Ohmic value is the same as the characteristic impedance of the transmission line TNV Telecommunication Network Voltage circuit Test circuit for definition of safety in telecommunication systems Issue 2 05 00 Glossary 9 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Glossary 10 Twisted pair U Interface Xon Xoff Refers to a cable consisting of a pair of wires which are twisted around each other so as to minimise pick up of unwanted signals from other circuits Transmit ISDN reference point that occurs between the NT1 and the network It is the first reference point at the customer premise Flow control where the control signal passes in band in the normal data flow The special characters XON 11H and XOFF 13H are used to halt and to restart th
13. Excessive digits received call is proceeding Normal call clearing peer User busy No user responding No answer from user user alerted Call rejected Destination out of order Invalid number format Response to STATUS ENQUIRY Normal unspecified Circuit channel congestion Temporary failure Switching equipment congestion 2 3 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide A2 4 43 Cause Code 44 57 65 81 88 96 99 97 100 101 102 111 127 Access information discarded Description Requested not available Bearer capability not authorized Bearer capability not implemented Invalid call reference value Incompatible destination Mandatory information element is missing Mandatory information element is missing Message type nonexistent or not implemented Invalid information element contents Message not compatible with call state Recovery on time expiry Protocol error unspecified Interworking unspecified 428856 lt Call Clear Cause Codes NorTel Call Clear Cause Codes Issue 2 05 00 Cause Code 1 2 21 22 27 28 29 30 31 34 41 42 43 44 47 Description Unallocated unassigned number No route to specified transit network No route to destination Channel unacceptable Normal call clearing User busy No user responding No answer from user user alerted Call rejecte
14. GGGGGG 5 654321 E E V LL B IH BABAR B HH A A AAAHHH BH A A A HB H HB H B BH H OUT HB B gH A RST lt auroraP t Basic Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Information displayed This Status screen displays incoming Performance Report messages Function keys in the T1 STATUS screens F2 Displays the previous T1 Status screen F3 CLR In the LINE STATUS screens resets the time display and error counts to zero F4 Displays the next T1 Status screen F6 EXIT Returns to the MAIN menu RESULTS screen BER test results aurora can store up to 30 BERT results After 30 sets of results have been stored any new results always overwrite the earliest ones This screen lets you view or print the stored results of recent BER tests To display the RESULTS screen Choose RESULTS the MAIN SIMULATE menu while there are no calls in progress b cE t mex X ne So Seo Series Pees 6 22 428856 lt Making Calls and Testing Information displayed Function keys Issue 2 05 00 F2 Line 1 displays the title RESULT NN where NN is the reference number of the stored results It also displays the current real time clock setting Line 3 displays the current protocol in use and the channel on which the B
15. Important N You MUST press the F2 key when the title screen is displayed This allows to run a memory check and test the U interface configuration You must follow this procedure every time you install new software 4 22 428856 lt Setting Up auroraP LN aurora allows you to set up some parameters that are specific to particular protocols and others that are independent of protocol This chapter describes the protocol independent setup functions that are available from the MAIN menu for SIMULATE and MONITOR modes The protocol specific setup functions are described in Chapters 8 and 9 Chapter Summary The chapter begins with a description of the Hot Keys and how to use them then goes on to describe the following menus screens and options U INTERFACE This screen is accessed from the MAIN menu It allows you to perform a manual activation of the U interface when the U interface is selected MAIN SETUP This menu is accessed from the MAIN menu From here you can access screens and sub menus that allow you to set up a variety of general and BERT Bit Error Rate Test parameters MONITOR REAL TIME FILTER SETUP This screen is accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu It allows you to specify a set of filters to control the type of data that is captured during the monitor procedure Issue 2 05 00 5 1 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide COMMS SET
16. Ob 2 8 ONTTRI ONT I HU OUS EATI 428856 lt lt Getting Started Notes Function keys Most menus have more than one screen of Help text When in MONITOR mode you will notice that there is a reduced amount of information displayed on the STATUS screen STATUS screen illustrated is the one displayed in BRI SIMULATE mode The information shown for PRIand BRI modes is as follows e S termination either ON or OFF e Thetype of voice encoding in use either ALAW or p LAW In the US p law encoding is normally used Thetypeof communications port selected e g SERIAL Baud Rate e g 19 2 Parity e g NONE and Number of Stop Bits e g 1 e Tracer the type of tracer output e g DECODE TO COMMS e BERT Setup Number a digit between 1 and 4 e BERT Pattern e g 2047p r e BERT length either CONTINUOUS or the test time PRI ID for internal use only The function keys on aurora are used to activate particular operations depending on the option currently selected Some function keys remain the same in all screens For example F1 always accesses on screen Help However some function keys change depending on the operation you are currently performing For example in the MAIN menu F2 is used to select different B channels but in the BERT SETUP menu it is used to display further screens Issue 2 05 00 lt auroraP Basic am
17. TEST SETUP menu for more information see below Returns the aurora to the MAIN menu Sets the alarm to be sent in the test You can choose between NONE AIS and YELLOW Starts a BER test Sets the test pattern for the BER test You can choose between Binary 0 Binary 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 3 1 3 24 63p r 511p r 2047p r 2 15 1p r 2 15 INV 2 20 1p r 2 20 ORSS 2 23 1p r 2 23 1 INV 55 octet T1 Daly USER DEF and NONE Specifies the rate at which errors are inserted into the BER test stream when you select automatic error insertion during the test You can choose between 1 in 10 2 1 in 10 3 1 in 10 4 1 in 10 5 and 1 in 10 6 Specifies which slots to use in the test You can choose 56K 64K or ALL If you choose 56K or 64K press SELECT to display a screen allowing you to choose a channel for the test Loop up if you have selected a local loopback establishes a local loop If you have selected an in band or out of band sends a signal to the network requesting that a loop is established 428856 lt lt F2 LD Loop down if you have selected a local Making Calls and Testing loopback removes the local loop If you have selected an in band or out of band sends a signal to the network requesting that the loop is removed For information on types of loopback see LOOPBACK later in this section Setting up a T1 Test Issue 2 05 00 To display the TEST SETUP MENU e Move the curs
18. The bearer capability or service for the connected call is displayed at the top of the screen The call status is either CODEC CONNECTED for voice calls or CONNECTED for data calls For outgoing calls the Connected Party Number COL is displayed if available For incoming calls the Calling Line ID CLID is displayed if available 428856 lt lt The function keys the CONNECTED screen vary according to the type of call that is connected See Calls and Testing for the Protocols Function keys later in this section Options on the CONNECTED screen To choose one of the available options highlight it and press SELECT CLEAR CALL Initiates clearing of the call When the call is cleared the clearing cause is displayed on the screen CONNECT BERT Connects a BER test to the B channel The BERT CONNECTED screen is displayed CONNECT LOOP Loops back the channel The CONNECTED screen is displayed showing the status LOOP CONNECTED CONNECT KEYPAD Lets you use the keypad to enter a string which you can send on the connection The KEYPAD screen is displayed Enter the string and press the SELECT key to send it CONNECTHEADSET For voice calls when the Codec is connected this allows you to connect and disconnect an external headset Issue 2 05 00 10 11 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Function keys The function keys available on the CONNECTED screen will vary
19. number i e a local call without area codes ABB NUM An abbreviated number for example a three digit extension number RESERVED Reserved for future use Accessing further screens of dial settings The other available dial setup screens are listed below To move to ane of them highlight it and press SELECT CPN DIRECTORY CALLING LINE ID Accesses the CPN DIRECTORY in which you can store up to 10 Called Party Numbers to save time when setting up a call Accesses the CALLING LINE ID screen in which you can choose whether to send the CLID in outgoing calls and Setup responses and enter a CLID 428856 lt lt Dial Setup for aurora sri SPID Accesses the SERVICE PROFILE ID screen which lets you enter view edit and store a 16 digit Service Profile Identifier SPID This can be included as an information element in outgoing calls to identify your service profile to the network CPN DIRECTORY screen Issue 2 05 00 You can use the CPN Directory to store up to 10 Called Party Numbers CPNs to save time when setting up a call using the DIAL menu Note If you choose SET DEFAULTS from the GENERAL SETUP menu this clears all stored CPNs To display the CPN DIRECTORY screen In the DIAL SETUP menu select CPN DIRECTORY CPN SOO PET 3 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Storing the CPNs Highlight the CPN
20. returns to the MONITOR menu for the selected interface To start the monitor session e Press the FS START function key aurora displays the DATA MONITOR screen which shows information about the session See below for details Note You can also start the D Channel monitor automatically For more information see Setting the D Channel Monitor Auto Start in Chapter 5 7 8 428856 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions DATA MONITOR screen Issue 2 05 00 This is the information screen displayed while a data monitor session is in progress It displays information about the session as it proceeds To display the DATA MONITOR screen In the MONITOR menu for the selected interface choose D CHANNEL MONITOR Assign a session name and begin the session using the MONITOR SESSION screen described above The DATA MONITOR screen is then displayed automatically STATUS RUNNING SESSION TRACER EXPERT TO COMMS Li ACT H DACT A ACTIVITY Information on the DATA MONITOR screen Line 1 displays the channel currently selected for monitoring i e D and the real time clock setting The rest of the screen shows information about the session as follows e 4 shows the current status of the data monitor whether it is PAUSED or RUNNING See Settings for data monitoring for details on how to pause and restart the session e 5 shows the session name that you enter
21. select the CONNECT BERT option You will see the N 64K BERT screen which displays the progress of the ongoing test To clear the call move the cursor to CLEAR CALL and press SELECT The clearing cause code is displayed Press F6 EXIT to return to the MAIN menu Information displayed Line 2 displays the bearer capability for the call Line 15 displays the call status DIALING RINGING CODEC CONNECTED for voice calls CONNECTED for data calls or CLEARED With En Bloc dialling the status can also be ON HOOK before you initiate a call Function keys F5 SPID Allows you to select which Service Profile ID SPID to use when making a call By pressing F5 you can switch between SP1 and SP2 The current selection is displayed at the top of the Screen 10 9 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Fo EXIT If dialing has started aurora clears the call and displays the cause code If dialing has not started aurora displays the MAIN menu CONNECTED screen This screen is displayed during a connected call It has options allowing you to perform various functions related to the call To display the CONNECTED Screen For all bearer capabilities and services on the CALL SETUP menu when a call is successfully connected the CONNECTED screen is displayed automatically p N 123 COL iH SPEECH CALL CPN 1223 COL Information displayed 10 10
22. the MAIN menu the F5 SPID function key accesses the SPID STATUS screen You can use this screen to select a Service Profile Identifier SPID when making an outgoing call For more information see Chapter 9 F5 T1 Status When in the MAIN menu the FS T1 function key accesses the LAYER 1 STATUS screens which show the current status of the Layer 1 link for the T1 interface For more information see Chapter 6 F6 Exit The F6 EXIT function key usually returns you to the menu that was previously displayed The information entered on the current screen is either saved or canceled depending on the option selected For more information see the description of the specific options Hot Keys The aurora Hot Keys allow you to quickly change the operational configuration of aurora by pressing single numeric key Note Hot Keys are available in SIMULATE mode only 428856 lt Getting Started To use Hot Keys follow these steps Choose a protocol from the EMULATION menu accessed via the SETUP ISDN SETUP menus Press F EXIT until you return to the MAIN menu From the MAIN menu press the 4 function key aurora displays a list of Hot Keys and the settings associated with them Designate a configuration by pressing its number on the keypad or moving the cursor pad to highlight your selection and then pressing the SELECT key aurora aurora reconfigures itself to
23. the headset and adjust its sound volume AUDIO MONITOR Access the PRI VOICE MONITOR screen on which you can choose a B channel for monitoring then connect or disconnect the headset and adjust its sound volume MONITOR REVIEW Accesses the SELECT SESSION menu This lets you select one of up to 20 previously stored monitoring sessions for review and print out the raw data For the D channel you can choose between simple or fully decoded 7 4 428856 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions mode You can also choose to display the data rather than print it CLEAR MEMORY Accesses the CLEAR MEMORY screen which lets you clear the monitor memory SIMULATE Returns SIMULATE mode allowing it to simulate a TE or NT as required When you choose this option aurora initializes the SIMULATE setup and returns to the MAIN menu SETUP Accesses the MAIN SETUP menu See Chapter 5 for more information Function keys F2 INF When U interface monitoring is is selected you can press F2 to display the U INTERFACE INFORMATION Screen U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen Issue 2 05 00 7 5 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Information displayed EOC Tx Rx The last EOC messages sent Tx and received RX NEBE Total count of Near End Block Errors FEBE Total count of Far End Block Errors NEBE ERR SEC Near End Block Errored seconds FEB
24. the right of the MAIN menu displays a simulated column gauge labeled BATT This shows the charge condition of the battery pack in 5 steps The MAIN menu options The MAIN menu has more than one page of options as shown by a scroll bar on the left of the screen Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to scroll through the options e D gi nT amp T The options are summarized below ISDN CALL SETUP Accesses menus enabling you to set up calls as required for a particular protocol For information on setting up calls see Chapter 10 AUTO TEST Accesses a menu for initiating automatic test calls as required for a particular protocol See Chapter 10 for further details 428856 lt lt CAPTURE REVIEW Allows you to review or output captured trace data See Chapter 7 for details Getting Started RESULTS Displays test results For more information see Chapter 6 BUS TEST Allows you to switch between S Bus Test ON and OFF by pressing the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys If you choose ON aurora outputs a continuous repeating pattern of consecutive pulses to the S Bus cable check connector This can be used to test an S Bus cable connected between the connector and the optional Bus Tester For more information refer to the S Bus Cable Testing User Guide The default setting is OFF if you choose this aurora does not output any S Bus pulses U INTERFACE When
25. 1 and 4 and the test length pattern threshold resynchronization and error insertion Displays the previous BER test result Displays the next BER test result Toggles between displaying ABSOLUTE and PERCENTAGE BER test results Returns to the MAIN menu 428856 lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions aurora allows you to monitor capture and review test sessions through the following menu options MONITOR menu allows you to access further menus and screens from which you can control all aspects of audio and data monitoring on the 5 or U interface BRI or the T1 interface PRI e MONITOR REVIEW menu which is accessed from the MONITOR menu for the selected interface lets you display or print the captured results of D Channel tracing during simulated calls You can choose between simple and full decode For information on how to view stored BER test sessions see RESULTS Screen BER Test Results in Chapter 6 Note General settings related to the test conditions are set up as described in Chapter 5 There are also a number of protocol specific functions which are described in Chapter 8 Chapter summary This chapter is organized as follows The main part of the chapter provides a detailed description of the data and voice monitoring functions of and how to review stored monitor sessions These functions are all accessed in MONITOR mode from the MONITOR menu re
26. 2 05 00 A Service Profile Identifier SPID is used by the terminal equipment to identify itself on the network on point to multipoint connections It is included as an information element in outgoing calls This screen lets you enter view edit and store two 16 digit SPIDs To display the SPID ENTRY screen In the DIAL SETUP menu select SPID You can also display the screen by pressing FS SPID in the MAIN menu SPID ENTRY 3 i 111 2 222 SPID DIRECTORY SPID STATUS EL E D 2 nCGCEPTED PRCLE EXIT lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The screen displays the SPID values if they are present At the foot of the screen aurora displays status messages from the network to indicate whether the SPID has been ACCEPTED REJECTED or NOT SENT Entering the SPID e Press the DOWN arrow key to highlight the required SPID e the keypad to enter a SPID of up to 16 digits flashing cursor appears at the point of entry for the next digit You can use the LEFT arrow key to backspace and delete the previous digit To clear the whole SPID press F2 CLR e Press F6 EXIT to save the SPID as displayed and return to the DIAL SETUP menu Storing commonly used SPIDs e Highlight SPID DIRECTORY and press SELECT aurora displays the SPID DIRECTORY screen which is described later in this chapter Sending the SPID to the network e T
27. 24 63p r or 511p r If you choose USER DEF 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt TEST LENGTH THRESHOLD RESYNC ERROR INSERT Setting Up aurora aurora displays the current custom pattern and an F3 EDIT function key See User defined BERT settings below You can choose CONTINUOUS 1 MIN 15 MINS 1 HOUR or USER DEF If you choose USER DEF aurora displays the current custom length and an F3 EDIT function key See User defined BERT settings below Allows you to set a pass fail threshold for BERT This can be a value of 1 in 10 1 to 1 in 10 9 or UNLIMITED This selects the percentage of errors 5 10 15 20 or 25 within 100115 window at which BERT is automatically resynchronized indication that BERT is running in sync is provided by the BERT SYNC LED This selects the rate of automatic error insertion during an on line BER test You can choose 2 3 4 5 or 6 as values of x in the error ratio of 1 in 10 x Bits Note The 2 value is always displayed but you can only select it when the correct hardware is installed lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Function keys User defined BERT settings When you set up the BERT PATTERN and TEST LENGTH as described above you can choose USER DEF User Defined This allows you to enter custom values for these settings instead of choosing one of the predefined values F2 F3 When you set PATTERN
28. AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC FIXED BTEI1 0 0 0 FIXED BTEI2 0 0 0 SCREENING Off Off Off CHARGING Off Off Off S TERMINATION On On On U TERMINATION ENCODING u LAW u LAW u LAW AY A O CPN Directory Calling Line ID Dial Type Number Plan Number Type Send Complete SPID All Numbers are Cleared Cleared En Bloc ISDN Unknown Omit All Numbers are Cleared Issue 2 05 00 BAUD BITS PARITY STOP BITS XON XOFF lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide COMMS SETUP SERIAL 19200 TRACER DECODE TO COMMS CLOCK SOURCE LINE BUILD OUT 0 133 FT TX RX DATA NORMAL LINE CODE B8ZS BERT SETUP PATTERN TEST LENGTH THRESHHOLD RESYNC ERROR INSERT USER TEST LENGTH 2047PR CONTINUOUS 1 IN 10 1 25 1 IN 1043 10 SECONDS 00 00 01 428856 Setting Up aurora GENERAL SETUP RINGER VOLUME Not Changed SPEAKER VOLUME Not Changed REAL TIME CLOCK Not Changed AUTO POWER OFF CONT Continuous LANGUAGE English All saved BERT results are cleared saved AUTO test results are cleared Issue 2 05 00 5 31 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 5 32 428856 lt Making Calls and Testing Ed You can use aurora to test the operation of the call control protocol check that data transmission is possible and that the quality is a
29. BRI or PRI on the screen and press SELECT aurora reconfigures itself to the settings you have chosen this may take a few moments then the MAIN menu appears 428856 lt Getting Started Cross connections While aurora is in NT mode you can connect together any two B channels that have calls established on them This allows equipment connected to the B channels to communicate Note The B channels must have established calls before they can be cross connected Establishing a cross connection Issue 2 05 00 e Press F2 CH to display the B CHANNEL SELECTION screen On this screen the currently selected B channel is highlighted Its number is also displayed at the top of the screen in the format CHANNEL NN CHANNEL 01 e select another channel move the cursor to highlight it Alternatively enter the channel number that you require You must enter two digits for example for channel 3 you would enter 03 When the cursor highlights the required channel press 2 An arrow pointing down appears in the channel box lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide e Highlight the second B channel and press F2 CON arrow pointing down appears in the channel box This completes the cross connection Each channel in the pair displays the number of the channel to which it is connected directly below the box Note You cannot connect a c
30. Calls can be in progress on both B1 and B2 channels simultaneously but only one channel can be controlled set up or cleared at any one time Calls can be in progress on all 23 B channels 47 for NFAS simultaneouslys but only one channel can be controlled set up or cleared at any one time For voice calls the called party would be another TE connected to the network 10 1 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide For data calls the called party could either be another TE connected to the network or another channel of the same tester This enables a full duplex looped BER test starting from B1TX through the exchange to 2 then looping back in the tester to output on 2 and back again through the exchange to B1RX see the BERT and LOOPBACK screens CALL SETUP screen 10 2 This lets you select the bearer capability and service for outgoing ISDN calls To display the CALL SETUP screen From the MAIN menu select ISDN CALL SETUP 3 1k TEL E FAX Gr 2 3 DATA 64k Gr 4 DATA 56k 64 MISED MOD TELEX MHS OST TELETEX UIDE Mat PUIDEO 1 zB CALL SETUP D E hel DATA 64k FAX Gr 4 DATA 56k 64 DATA 384K MISED MODE DATA Nx64K TELEX MHS OST TELETEX UIDE Mat PUIDEO ip 104 The screen shows a list of bearer capability and
31. FULL CHANNEL TEST screen 10 24 This screen allows you to set up and perform a Full Channel Test This establishes a call on each of the channels until all channels are active The channels are then cleared down in the same order as they were established To display the FULL CHANNEL TEST screen From the AUTO TEST menu select FULL CHANNEL TEST FULL CHANNEL TEST CALLED PARTY 1223 uan _ SPEECH CALL START TEST RECALL FULL RESULTS Setting up the Full Channel test Enter the number of the TE you wish to dial The recommended number is your aurora s own number or a device such as another aurora that is capable of handling multiple incoming calls Note that if you choose your own aurora s number then only half of the channels will be tested To use a number from the CPN directory highlight RECALL and press SELECT To set up each of the remaining test options highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between the available choices SERVICE Allows you to choose the type of service to be tested You can choose between DATA 64K and SPEECH CALL 428856 lt lt AUTOBERT When SERVICE is set to DATA 64K you can set aurora to perform BERT after call connection Choose ON or OFF Calls and Testing for the Protocols When a SPEECH service test is requested AUTO BERT is not available This is indicated by a hyphen FULL RESULTS Displa
32. REVIEW menu For more information see Chapter 7 If you choose TO MEMORY a MODE setting appears which you can set to FILL or WRAP In FILL mode data is stored until the memory is full In WRAP mode data is stored continuously and when the memory is full the oldest data is replaced by new data This output is used for communication with other products currently aurora 428856 lt lt Setting Up aurora SIMULATE DECODETO COMMS Partial decode of layer 2 and SIMULATE SIMPLE TO COMMS SIMULATE TEST COMMS SIMULATE RESULTS TO COMMS Issue 2 05 00 layer 3 signaling with a full hexadecimal dump of D channel messages Tx Rx indicator timestamp and frame reference number Real time output of data containing a simple decode of message type direction and timestamp This option is for use by Agilent Technologies only Its use cannot be guaranteed An OSI protocol decode showing the messages sent between each layer in the protocol stack and D channel messages being transmitted and received by the Data Link layer The layers are shown as follows MMI User Interface CC Call Control L3 Layer 3 Network layer L2 Layer 2 Data Link layer L2D HDLC controller L1 Layer 1 Physical layer ME Management Entity This may be either the output generated from a BER test or an autoservice test Choose BERT to turn on the BERT results output from the RS232 port lt auroraP Basic amp Prim
33. SESSION aie 7 8 DATAMONITOR SCEE entera edet eee 7 9 Information on the DATA MONITOR screen 7 9 Settings for data monitoring 7 10 pigeon oy MEE 7 11 VOICE MONITOR screen 2 11 Connecting and disconnecting the headset 7 12 Adjusting the sound volume 2 222 2 222 0 2 7 12 EUIMGHOR O 12 VOICE MONITOR screen 7 13 Choosing a B channel for monitoring 7 13 Connecting and disconnecting the headset 7 13 Adjusting the sound volume 7 13 Reviewing stored D channel monitor sessions 7 14 SELEGI SESSION 56166 ot cies ettet 7 14 select session for review 7 15 To exit without selecting SESSION 2 222 7 15 7 1 MONITOR REVIEW menu 2222 9 7 16 Options in the MONITOR REVIEW menu 7 16 To choose how to review the session 7 17 KEYS P E 7 17 DISPLAY DECODE DATA SCEE aat rettet 7 17 Information displayed about the session 7 18 Navigating threughithe dala aaa bet ete tee 7 19 MAKET S ais on uen 7 19 20 Understanding Decode information 7 22 RA
34. SETUP S TERMINATION U TERMINATION 0000 ENCODING From Page A1 1 MAIN SETUP DIASSELH CPN DIRECTORY DIAL TRACER SETUP NUMBERPLAN Ga SETUP NUMBER TYPE BERT SETUP SPID GENERAL SETUP COMMS SETUP PORT BAUD RATE BITS PARITY STOP BITS X ON X OFF RINGER VOLUME REAL TIME CLOCK SET DEFAULTS AUTO POWER OFF A1 2 428856 MONITOR MONITOR SETUP D CHANNEL MONITOR B1 AUDIO MONITOR B2 AUDIO MONITOR AUDIO MONITOR MONITOR REVIEW CLEAR MEMORY SIMULATE Issue 2 05 00 MAIN SETUP ISDN SETUP REAL TIME FILTER SETUP TRACER SETUP SETUP Menutree Diagrams PROTOCOL ENCODING ACCESS TYPE INTERFACE U TERMINATION X ON X OFF LAYER TEI SAPI CALL REF TERMINATION LINE CODE REAL TIME CLOCK AUTO POWER OFF A1 3 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide A1 4 428856 Call Clear Cause Codes AT amp T Call Clear Cause Codes Cause Code Description 1 Unallocated unassigned number 2 No route to specified network 3 No route to specified transit network 16 Normal Clearing 17 User busy 18 No user responding 19 User alerting no answer 21 Call rejected 22 Number changed 27 Destination out of order 28 Invalid number format incomplete number 29 Requested facility rejected 30
35. T1 line coding being used and in SIMULATE mode only the status of the external clock The following alarms are displayed LOS Loss Of Signal LOF Loss Of Framing YEL Yellow alarm i e a Remote Alarm Indication RAI AIS Alarm Indication Signal PORT 1 PORT 2 LINE STATUS You can display the LINE STATUS screen for either Port 1 or Port 2 by pressing F2 PREV and F4 NXT to switch between the different T1 status screens The example below shows the Line Status display for Port 1 miran HR 45 ELAPSED TIME AM EPY A A A BA CRC B A 4 68 FE B a 4 68 COUNT COUNT CS SEF 4 LOS OOF Hd ALS B 6 20 428856 lt lt Information displayed Making Calls and Testing This Status screen displays a count Errored Seconds and the percentage occurrence during the elapsed time for the following errors BPV Bipolar Violations CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check CRC 6 errors FE Frame Bit Errors The screen also shows a count for the following errors CS Controlled Slips LOS Loss of Signal AIS Alarm Indication Signal SEF Severely Errored Frames OOF Out Of Frame occurrences PORT 1 PORT 2 PRM STATUS simutate Issue 2 05 00 You can display the PRM STATUS screen for either Port 1 or Port 2 by pressing F2 PREV and F4 NXT to switch between the different T1 status screens The example below shows the PRM Status display for Port 1 19 14 RM Status
36. Tester User Guide xii 428856 lt Introduction aurora lets you verify the integrity of public switched and private wire ISDN connections It is designed for use by engineers and can operate either from an external power source or as a standalone unit with battery power About this Guide This Guide is provided to help you use your aurora It tells you how to make connections and use the keypad and controls both for simulation and monitoring If you are a new user please take the time now to become sufficiently familiar with the contents of the Guide so that you can find information when you need it When you are not using the Guide keep it in the carrying case with Note Since a number of different software options and upgrades can be loaded onto aurora you may find small differences between your unit and this User Guide Structure The Guide has the following structure Chapter 1 introduces aurora and the ISDN Chapter 2 describes the power sources and how to recharge the battery pack Chapter 3 describes the controls connectors and audiovisual interfaces Issue 2 05 00 1 1 lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Conventions Chapter 4 gets you started by introducing the basic operation of aurora and provides a summary of the menu structure Chapter 5 explains how to set up your aurora Chapter 6 describes how to make voice and
37. according to the type of call that is connected For audio calls there are a number of specific function keys as follows F2 Displays the Channel Selection screen VOL Increases the audio volume F5 VOL Decreases the audio volume WARNING Check the earphone volume is set to a safe level before lifting the tester to the ear as it is possible to increase the volume to a point where injury may result BERT CONNECTED screen 10 12 This screen displays BER test results on line and lets you inject errors into the outgoing data stream To display the BERT CONNECTED screen From the CONNECT menu select CONNECT BERT An indication that a BER test is running and in sync is provided by the BERT SYNC LED 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Calls and Testing for the Protocols Options on the BERT CONNECTED screen To choose one of the available options highlight it and press the SELECT key CLEAR CALL CONNECT LOOP CONNECT CODEC Stops the BER test stores the extended BER test results and initiates clearing of the call When the call is cleared the clearing cause is displayed in lines 12 and 13 Press F EXIT to return to the MAIN menu Creates a loop back to the same B channel The call status is displayed as LOOP CONNECTED to indicate that the loop is in progress Allows you to speak after a BER test The call status is displayed as CODEC CONNECTED indicating that the BERT has bee
38. are in the menu system you normally move to a lower level by choosing an option in the current screen This means highlighting the option and pressing SELECT Your way of moving to a higher level in the menu system depends on what screen you are using You may need to complete an action that returns you automatically to the previous screen or to some other screen This could involve starting a process entering data choosing an option or pressing a function key In most circumstances you can press F6 EXIT which saves or aborts the current action and returns you to a useful starting point for other actions The MAIN menu display The MAIN menu is the menu from which you can access all the menu driven functions of aurora It is displayed when you press the SELECT key from the logo screen see Switching Power On in Chapter 3 The MAIN menu in BRI mode has more than one page of display as indicated by a scroll bar on the left hand side of the screen Use the UP and DOWN arrow cursor keys to scroll through the available options NEN D Bi AT amp T DN Li REVIEW 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt Details of the MAIN menu display Getting Started The following is a line by line description of the information shown in the MAIN menu display Line 1 Top shows the current emulation configuration This information is also displayed on other selected menus and on the STATUS display page Column 1
39. connected to an S bus sharing a common protocol The PRI always operates in Point to Point PP mode Introduction Issue 2 05 00 1 11 lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 1 12 428856 lt Power Sources SAFETY WARNINGS Duet aurora contains a Lithium battery which maintains the real time clock and system settings There is a danger of explosion if this battery is incorrectly replaced It must only be replaced by a battery of the same or equivalent type recommended by Agilent Technologies Should a defective battery be suspected the whole aurora must be returned to an authorized Agilent Technologies service center The voltage applied to the RS232 parallel port the DC power input connector the headset connector and the 5 Bus Test connector must not exceed 20V D C aurora is intended for use with the adaptor charger shipped with the product Using any other adaptor charger may invalidate approvals relating to safety or electromagnetic compatibility General information aurora is powered by a removable rechargeable Nickel Cadmium battery pack with a capacity of 2300mAh There is also a Lithium battery which maintains the real time clock Note Ensure both batteries are fully charged before using aurora for the first time Main battery pack The battery life under normal working conditions is up to 3 hours but depends on battery age ambient t
40. correct operation of these protocols and reports success or failure of the call on its Liquid Crystal Display LCD When you have made or answered an ISDN call either voice or data type aurora lets you test the integrity of the connection e For voice calls this is done by means of a speech test with another party A Bit Error Rate Test BERT can be done to test the quality of service e For data calls a Bit Error Rate Test BERT can be carried out Introduction to ISDN The Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN is an evolutionary circuit switched network based on digital telephony It uses a common set of interface standards and allows all users to send and receive information over the network Transmission services number of transmission services may be offered They are summarized in the following illustration 1 6 428856 Introduction Bearer Services Digital Telephony X 25 circuit and packet switched Frame relay Circuit switched data Teleservices Facsimile store and forward ISDN 1 Teletex E mail Videotex Supplementary Services Calling line identification Fast dialling Call waiting and forwarding Sub addressing Tariff information ISDN offers end to end caller to receiver digital connectivity between terminal equipments TEs via network terminating equipments NTs and digital exchanges both private and public Interface types Issue 2 0
41. custom ISDN protocol used by AT amp T aurora hand held BRI and or PRI ISDN tester that enables you to verify the integrity of public switched and private wire ISDN connections B Channel Bearer Channel ISDN utilizes multiplexed channels that transmitted over the same physical medium The channels that typically carry the user subscriber s voice data video are referred to as Bearer Channels Basic Rate The type of ISDN circuit that is typically used for subscriber circuits It consists of two B channels and one D channel 144 Kbps of bidirectional user communications Baud Rate The number of line signal transitions per second In a simple system where each bit is represented by a single level it is the same as the number of bits per second Issue 2 05 00 Glossary 1 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Glossary 2 BER BERT BRI CCITT Channel Circuit Bit Error Ratio Also called Bit Error Rate It is a measure of transmission quality It is the number of bits received in error during a transmission divided by the total number ofbits transmitted in a specific interval Bit Error Rate Test determines the probability of a single bit being misinterpreted over a defined period of time It is determined by synchronizing and then comparing th received pattern with the binary test pattern as transmitted and counting any errors detected Basic
42. data rate will depend on the terminal VDU or printer that is currently connected to the port The character length of the port data You can choose between 7 or 8 bits to suit the connected device The data is usually ASCII unless you are using aurora P Allows you to add a parity bit to the transmitted data if necessary to suit the connected device You can choose between ODD EVEN and NONE The number of transmitted stop bits You can choose between 1 and 2 stop bits lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide XON XOFF Allows you to switch the XOFF asynchronous flow control protocol ON and OFF Note When you are using aurora you must choose ON REAL TIME FILTER SETUP screen This screen is used to set up filters to be applied at the time of data capture To display the REAL TIME FILTER SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP menu select REAL TIME FILTER SETUP REAL TIME FILTER SETUP LAYER L2 L3 SAPI 16 CALL ALL HELP Hn Setting up filters for data capture You can filter the data in the following ways LAYER Allows you to choose a specific layer for which data is to be captured Highlight LAYER and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle through the available options You can choose L1 L2 L3 12 13 or ALL layers 428856 lt lt Allows you to capture data for a specific TEI Terminal End
43. data calls Chapter 7 covers the monitor capture and review functions Chapter 8 describes setup functions that are specific to particular protocols Chapter 9 describes the dial setup functions for aurora These are all protocol specific Chapter 10 describes protocol specific call and testing functions Appendix the menu trees for aurora Appendix A2 lists the call clear cause codes for each protocol Appendix A3 provides technical data relevant to your aurora Glossary explains ISDN terms in the User Guide Differences between Basic Rate BRI and Primary Rate PRI if fitted operation are indicated throughout the Guide by the following symbols 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Text that applies to both modes is not labeled Introduction Where there are differences between SIMULATE and MONITOR modes this is indicated by the following symbols SIMULATE MONITOR The aurora hand held ISDN basic and primary rate tester currently meets the requirements for basic and primary rate implementation of the National ISDN AT amp T and Northern Telecom protocols All screens and information in the Guide relate to the National ISDN protocol unless otherwise indicated Differences between the protocols are denoted where appropriate by the symbols GD Text that applies to all protocols is not labeled Text that does not apply to one particu
44. defines the interface type S Column 2 is blank Columns 3 4 and 5 define the emulation type TE TE slave NT NT master TEm TE master NTs NT slave LTs LT slave LT LT master Columns 6 7 and 8 define the type of interconnection PP Point to Point PMP Point to Multipoint Fixed link i e a link without protocol Columns 10 11 and 12 show the SPID SP 1 SPID number 1 SP 2 SPID number 2 Columns 15 and 16 show the currently selected B channel B1 B2 or Bx Lines 14 and 15 indicate the power source where the power is supplied or generated lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide PWRSRC1 and PWRSRC2 or OPT PWR and SEAL CR are displayed depending on the selected interface as follows Interface Display PWR SRC 1 OV and range information PWR SRC 2 OV range information OPT PWR and range information SEALCR 1 OmA range information Range information may be NO POWER NO CURRENT IN RANGE OVER or UNDER PWRSRC1 Power Source 1 This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supplied on the two S Interface transmission pairs Rx pins 4 amp 5 and Tx pins 3 amp 6 PWRSRC2 Power Source 2 This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supplied over pin 7 negative voltage and pin 8 positive voltage OPTPW Optional Power This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supp
45. displays the bearer capability e 4 displays the Called Party Number e 5 displays the Calling Line Identity if contained within the incoming call setup To answer the call Highlight ANSWER SPEECH and press SELECT This answers the call and allows audio communication while aurora displays the CONNECTED screen for the relevant bearer capability To clear the call Highlight CLEAR CALL and press SELECT When the call is cleared press F EXIT to return to the MAIN menu 10 16 428856 lt AUTO TEST menu This lets you select from a range of automatic tests Calls and Testing for the Protocols To display the AUTO TEST menu From the MAIN menu select AUTO TEST PME IPEE TEST FULL CHANNEL TEST Starting a test To select one of the tests move the cursor to highlight it and press SELECT SERVICE TEST Displays the SERVICE TEST screen on which you can enter a CPN and initiate an automatic test that uses all of the bearer capabilities for the current protocol in turn to check which services the link is configured to carry OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST Checks that outgoing calls can be established on each of the B channels in turn You can also run a BER test on data calls Issue 2 05 00 10 17 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide FULL CHANNEL TEST Establishes a call on each of the channe
46. is in progress and CLEARED the link has been cleared down If there is an incoming CLEAR CALL request auroraP stops the BER test and stores the results 10 14 428856 lt Calls and Testing for the Protocols Incoming calls Data calls Issue 2 05 00 There are two ways in which an incoming call can be answered depending on whether it is a Data or a Voice Type call Incoming data calls are answered automatically If the call is on the currently selected channel and no BER test is in progress aurora answers it automatically and displays a LOOP CONNECTED screen DATA 64k CPN 1225 CLID T CONNECT CODEC LIBI Y Information displayed e Line 2 displays the bearer capability e Line 4 displays the Called Party Number CPN e 5 displays the Calling Line Identity if contained within the incoming call setup If the incoming call is on a channel other than the one currently selected the F2 channel selection function key flashes to alert you to the call To connect a BER test Highlight CONNECT BERT and press SELECT aurora displays the BERT CONNECTED screen for the relevant bearer capability 10 15 lt auroraP t Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide To clear the call Highlight CLEAR CALL and press SELECT Voice calls When there is an incoming voice call you can either answer it or clear the call Information displayed e Line2
47. lt auroraPuet Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 2 a Agilent Technologies S95 Innovating the HP Way 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Copyright Notice The information contained in this document is the property of Trend Communications Ltd and is supplied without liability for errors and omissions No part of this document may be reproduced or used except as authorized by contract or other written permission from Trend Communications Ltd The copyright and all restrictions on reproduction and use apply to all media in which this information may be placed Trend Communications Ltd pursue a policy of continual product improvement and reserve the right to alter without notice the specification design price or conditions of supply of any product or service The Trend aurora name is a registered trademark of Trend Communications Limited Trend Communications Ltd 2000 All rights reserved Publication ref 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 428856 lt Contents MENOS T 1 1 About this Guide eere 1 SUCU E esc 2 8 0 er 4
48. menu options The option currently selected is displayed as white text on a black background At the top of a menu another press UP brings the cursor to the bottom at the bottom of a menu another press DOWN brings the cursor to the top This does not apply to the MAIN menu in BRI mode where a scroll bar is in use lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Use the arrows pointing LEFT and RIGHT either to switch between the available options for a setting or to move the cursor towards the beginning or end of a line where you can enter data Use the arrow pointing LEFT to erase one character to the left of the cursor in text entry menus You can also use the cursor keys to move around the Graphical User Interfaces GUIs Contrast Press and hold this key to allow the contrast of the LCD to sweep through its available range The direction of change switches between increase and decrease each time you press the key When the contrast is the way you want it release the key Backlight ON OFF Press this key to illuminate the LCD backlight To switch off press the key again The backlight switches off automatically after about 10 seconds without keypad activity when running from the battery It remains on constantly when operating from the external power source SELECT Press this key to choose a highlighted menu item or to start an operation as indicated in this Guide Number Keys 0 to 9 Use these k
49. of the available options highlight it and press SELECT Protocol Specific Setup Functions EMULATION Accesses the EMULATION screen from which you select an emulation mode LAYER 2 Accesses the LAYER 2 screen on which you set up Layer 2 and B TEI information Note Although the LAYER 2 option is displayed in both BRI and PRI mode it is only used in BRI mode SCREENING Accesses the SCREENING screen on which you can allow incoming calls with a specific CLID CALL APPEARANCE or CPN MSN enr NFAS SETUP Accesses the NFAS SETUP screen on which you can specify the use of NFAS Non Facility Associated Signaling NFS SETUP Acceses the NFS SETUP screen this allows you to choose to send a NSF feature or service message Issue 2 05 00 8 3 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide EMULATION screen This screen is used to set the emulation mode of your aurora To display the EMULATION screen In the ISDN SETUP menu select EMULATION 10 57 EMULAT I ON PROTOCOL ACCESS TYPE BRI INTERFACE 1 MODE T LINE SLAVE SEALING CURRENT OFF OPTIONAL POWER OFF Note EMULATION PROT AT amp T 23 MODE TE L2 PROTOCOL HELP When making your selections if you work from the downwards aurora automatically shows only the options which are va
50. screens of dial settings 94 CPN DIRECTORY 752 Storirie bet pete te ette 9 6 CALUNG 9 6 Setting Up the Calling birie E iiiter fte 9 6 SPID ENTRY screen BRI J e 9 8 Storing commonly used 5 5 9 8 Sending the SPID to the 9 8 9 8 SPID DIRECTORY screen BRI aiii tne 9 9 Adding or changing a stored 9 9 Storing SPIDs from the SPID ENTRY screen 9 10 Pasting SPIDs into the SPID ENTRY screen 9 10 KEYS 9 10 Issue 2 05 00 lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Calls and Testing for the Protocols 10 1 y 10 1 CALL SETUP SUEED 10 2 Choosirig cnannelTOrthbecallo 0 3 Choosing for the call 0 3 Choosing a bearer capability service 0 3 5 0 3 Setting up an outgoing
51. the U interface 3 10 Telecommunications safety 3 10 Switching power 3 11 Eire 3 11 Getting Started 4 1 The aurora MENU SYSTEM isset retten 4 oving around the menus 4 2 The MAIN menu display 222 4 2 Details of the MAIN menu display 4 3 The MAIN MENU ODEOMIS 4 6 CALL SETUP 4 6 4 6 CAPTURE REVIEW 4 7 4 7 SPUS TESTER better deer da 4 aro citet toms rerom eer 4 7 Ge dT 4 7 TT TEST PRI 4 7 4 7 UNATTENDED 48 UNE BERTIER i cct e eee tb ee 48 HOW TO 4 8 EID 5556 4 8 FUNCON 4 9 Om KEYS 4 10 a 4 10 F2 B Channel Selector BRI ea tems 4 10 F2 B Channel Selection PRI 4 11 Call MfOMMAU OM as ette itt ether 4 12 pce loo T 4 14 F5 SHIIP se obe o
52. the U interface is selected you can choose this option to perform a manual activation of the U interface For more information see Chapter 5 MONITOR Accesses monitor functions These are described in Chapter 7 T1 TEST Issue 2 05 00 Accesses menus and screens that allow you to set up and perform testing of the physical layer also known as Layer 1 For details see Chapter 6 SETUP Accesses menus allowing you to set up both general parameters see Chapter 5 and protocol specific parameters see Chapter 8 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide UNATTENDED Enables you to put aurora into Unattended mode See Chapter 6 for details LINE BERT Enables you to select a loop or a BER test For details see Chapter 6 How to get on screen Help get Help at any level in the aurora menu structure Go to the aurora menu for which you need help Press FI HELP The first screen displayed is always the STATUS screen which displays information about the way aurora is currently set up See Help STATUS Screen below Press FA HELP from the STATUS screen to display Help text for the current menu Press F2 PREV and F4 NXT as appropriate to see all the available Help text Press F6 EXIT to return to the aurora menu for which you obtained HELP Help STATUS screen This is the first screen displayed when you press F HELP Zomm
53. the logo screen appears press the SELECT key to skip further tests and display the MAIN menu Normally the self test completes satisfactorily and aurora displays the MAIN menu You will find a detailed description of the MAIN menu in the next chapter lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 428856 lt lt Getting Started can This chapter will help you become familiar with e the options on the MAIN menu e how to get on screen help from anywhere in the menu system the most important function keys e the purpose of Hot Keys e how to switch between Basic Rate BRI and Primary Rate PRI how to set up and remove cross connections e how the date and time are set up this section can also be used as a tutorial for new users speech call functions e procedure for loading and upgrading aurora software The aurora menu system You access the functions of your aurora through menu system accessed by choosing options in the MAIN menu The menu system is mainly hierarchical that is it has a branching structure with different levels Each of the menu display pages for aurora can show up to 16 lines of information Note You will find a series of diagrams illustrating the complete aurora menu structure in Appendix 1 Issue 2 05 00 4 1 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Moving around the menus Wherever you
54. the settings you have chosen this may take a few moments then displays the MAIN menu You will find a full description of the Hot Keys and how they work in Chapter 5 Switching between Basic and Primary Rate If Primary Rate PRI mode is fitted on your aurora Using the menu Issue 2 05 00 you can switch between the Basic Rate BRI and Primary Rate PRI modes of operation either by using menu selections or by using a Hot Key First choose the ISDN SETUP option from the main SETUP menu Choose the EMULATION option This displays the EMULATION menu The example screen below shows the EMULATION screen for PRI mode For a full description of this screen see Chapter 8 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide HOD L2 EMULATION 2 OC HI PRI PROTOCOL SLAVE From this menu choose the ACCESS_TYPE menu option and use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to switch between PRI Primary Rate and BRI Basic Rate Note You can only do this if the primary rate operating mode is fitted To return to the MAIN menu press F6 EXIT repeatedly aurora reconfigures itself to the settings you have chosen this may take a few moments then the MAIN menu appears Using the Hot Keys Display the HOT KEYS menu by pressing F4 HOT in the MAIN menu For details of the Hot Keys see Chapter 5 When the menu is displayed move the cursor to highlight
55. to the Hot Keys PRI 55 UINTERFACESCGESR BRI 2 5 6 Setting up manual U interface activation 5 6 EOC MODE screen BRI aee rne Bez Setting up Embedded Operations Channel functions 5 8 To specify the addressing type 58 To select a command to transmit 2 22222 2222 5 8 KEYS IL 5 9 U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen BRI 5 9 Information displavegl 5 10 MAIN SETUP MENU 5 10 Options in the MAIN SETUP 5 11 COMMS SETUP 5 12 Defining the communication settings 5 12 REAL TIME FILTER SETUP screen MONITOR 5 14 Setting up filters for data capture 5 14 a d etti irat inei Sb Choosing the type of Monitor trace output 5 16 Types of output available 5 16 Issue 2 05 00 lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SETUP screen PRI SIMULATE 5 18 seting T teres 5 18 SETUP screen PRI MONITOR
56. 10 A3 3 Screening 8 10 Index 4 428856 lt Index Sealing Current 4 4 7 4 SELECT key 3 4 Service Test Distant 10 19 Local 10 18 SET DEFAULTS 9 5 Setup functions 4 18 Speech Call function 4 19 SPID 4 3 See also Service Profile ID Start Time 5 27 T TE See Terminal Equipment TEI 5 15 7 21 Terminal Equipment 1 8 1 9 Testing full channel test 10 24 10 25 Tracer Setup 5 15 U U Interface 5 6 connector 3 9 Information 5 9 u Law voice encoding Switching to A Law 8 2 8 16 Unattended 6 6 Upgrading auroraDuet Software 4 20 V Voice calls 6 1 6 3 Issue 2 05 00 Index 5 Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN lt User Guide Index 6 428856
57. 5 00 Your aurora is designed to test the Basic Rate Interface BRI which comprises three channels collectively known as 2B D The two B channels are reserved for data at rates of up to 64kbps The D channel is reserved for control and signaling data at 16kbps and may also be used for X 25 packet switched data Your aurora is designed to test the Primary Rate Interface PRI if fitted This comprises 24 64kbps timeslots which together form the 1 544Mbps signal 23 of the timeslots are the B channels reserved for data at rates of up to 64kbps Timeslot 24 is reserved for D channel signaling lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Equipment There are two main types of ISDN equipment e Terminal equipment e Network terminator NT Terminal Equipment This refers to end user devices such as analog or digital telephones X 25 data terminal equipment ISDN workstations or integrated voice data terminals IVDT Terminal equipment can be classified by two types e TE1 this uses and supports ISDN protocols and services e TE2 this comprises non ISDN compatible devices such as analog telephones personal computers and printers In these cases a terminal adaptor TA is used to allow a non ISDN device access to the ISDN network Network Terminators Network terminators NTs can be classified by two main types e NT1 equipment terminates the physical connection between a custo
58. BER test RESULTS screen The CLEARED screen displays a cause code to indicate why the call cleared See the Call Clearing Cause Codes appendix for explanations of the codes You can also display an explanation of the code on screen by pressing F4 CSE UNATTENDED mode When aurora tis in Unattended mode it will answer and loop data or speech calls automatically on one or all B channels while unattended This allows you to perform a BER test from a device e g another aurora in both Speech and Data modes to a remote unattended aurora Whena voice call has been successfully connected you will hear 3 beeps and the loopback is connected Note It is not possible to switch between the B channels in this mode To display the UNATTENDED screen In the MAIN menu select UNATTENDED 6 6 428856 Making Calls and Testing B NT PP Mi TE 12277 00 Banoa aaaaaa as Each box on the screen represents channel An empty box indicates that there is no call in progress A loopback arrow in a box indicates that a call has been established and the loop applied The LED indicators show which B channels are in use Any active calls are cleared down after exiting from Unattended mode The B1 and B2 LED indicators will be illuminated if there are any active calls Choose F6 to exit and clear all current calls A remote clear on one B channel will cause an una
59. CE CAPTURE REVIEW menu SIMULATE 24 Options for reviewing the monitor sessions 7 25 KEYS m 7 26 cleaning THE MEMON secate 7 26 428856 lt Contents Protocol Specific Setup Functions 8 1 Chapter summalty 8 1 ISDN SETUP menu 2 8 2 Settings on the ISDN SETUP menu 82 Accessing more screens of settings 83 EMULATION screen 2 2 2 2202220 9 4 Setting up emulation mode 84 8 Setting up Layer Z BRI ore 88 Entering fixed channel TEI values 8 9 SCREENING SC EE ed caca peat reden ipa iege 8 10 Choosing the type of screening 8 10 NFAS SETUP screen 8 12 NFS SETUP screen 8 14 ISDN SETUP menu MONITOR 8 16 Settings in the ISDN SETUP menu 8 16 Dial Setup for auroraP 9 1 Chapter eo 9 1 DIAL SETUP menu SIMULATE 9 2 Settings in the DIAL SETUP menu 9 2 Accessing further
60. E ERR SEC Far End Block Errored seconds MODE The number of times aurora has received a Quiet Mode command ILMT MODE The number of times aurora has received an Insertion Loss Measurement Test command END TEST The number of times aurora has received an End Test command TIMER 75 second timer that starts when aurora is put into QM or ILMT mode When an End Test command is received it is reset to zero POWER STATUS The power status of the NT NORMAL PRIMARY OUT DYING GASP SECONDARY OUT Primary power is normal secondary power is Primary and secondary power supplies are both normal marginal unavailable or not provided Primary power is marginal or unavailable secondary power is normal Both primary and secondary power are marginal or unavailable The NT may cease normal operation NT TEST MODE ON indicates that the NT is in test mode initiated from the customer s side Otherwise the display shows OFF Function keys CLR Resets all error counters to zero 428856 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions D Channel monitoring When you select D CHANNEL MONITOR from the MONITOR menu for the selected interface aurora takes you through the following steps e MONITOR SESSION screen is displayed on which you can assign a name to the session so that you can identify it for review at a later date e From this screen when you have assigned the
61. ECT BERT Performs BERT on the selected channel and displays the CONNECT BERT screen CONNECT LOOP screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen is displayed when you choose to perform a loop test on the D channel To display the CONNECT LOOP screen In the LINE BERT select CONNECT LOOP PHD LINE BERT Running the Loop test When you select the CONNECT LOOP option the test begins automatically While the test is in progress the status line displays LOOP CONNECTED The loop test continues until you choose to stop it lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide To stop the loop test e Highlight STOP TEST and press SELECT The loop is removed from the line and the status line displays ON HOOK CONNECT BERT screen This screen is displayed when you choose to run BERT on the B or D channel It is the same as the screen displayed during B channel BERT see BERT CONNECTED Screen in Chapter 10 To display the CONNECT BERT screen In the LINE BERT menu select CONNECT BERT Running the BER test When you select the CONNECT BERT option the test begins automatically To stop the BER test e Move the cursor to the STOP TEST option and press SELECT The results of the test are now displayed on the screen To store the test results e While the test is in progress press F EXIT aurora stops the test and stores the results Up to 30 BERT results can be stored a
62. EL SELECTION screen Getting Started CHANNEL 01 This screen lets you select B channel using the arrow cursor pad keys There are 24 boxes corresponding to 23 B channels and one D channel Note When NFAS is enabled there are 48 boxes corresponding to 47 B channels and one D channel The status of each channel is indicated by a symbol displayed within the box The symbols have the following meanings Channel has no active calls Voice call in progress with the CODEC connected A data call is in progress looped back data call is in progress Speech call in progress with the CODEC not currently connected lt auroraP t Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Data call in progress but BER pattern generator not connected Incoming voice call requires answering The channel represented by the box has a through connection to the channel whose number is displayed below the arrow The function keys on the B CHANNEL SELECTION screen are as follows F1 HELP F2 CON F3 DIS F4 CX FS CC F6 EXIT Displays the relevant help screen for the channel selected Establishes a cross connection For more information see Cross Connections later in this chapter Disconnects a pair of cross connected B channels Removes all established cross connections Clears all established calls Returns to the previously displayed menu F3 ISDN Call Information When in
63. ER test was performed B1 B2 or D Line 4 displays the date and time the BER test was performed in the format MM DD YYYY Line 5 displays the length of time the test was running in the format HH MM SS Line 6 displays the Called Party Number CPN or Calling Line Identifier CLID depending on the call direction Lines 7 to 13 display BER test results Very large or very small values requiring more than 8 digits including the decimal point are displayed in exponential format y yyyEsxx where y yyy is a floating point number indicates exponent 587 is the sign of the exponent either minus or plus and xx is the 2 digit exponent For a timed test Line 14 displays whether the test has passed or failed PRN Prints out the results in a similar format to the screen display The following additional information which is not visible on the screen is incorporated in the printout Channels indication of whether it is an incoming or an outgoing channel and the channel number lt 1 Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide F3 F4 F5 F6 5 Cause indication of whether it was the local or remote that was responsible for the cleardown and the cause number Test time the amount of time taken to run the test from the time of first synchronization BER test SETUP information for the test i e a number between
64. EST menu Service results display The function keys available from the Service Results display are F2 PRN Prints the results via a serial port at the end of the test 10 19 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 10 20 F4 CSE F6 EXIT Displays information about the most recent Service test START the format HH MM START DATE in the format MM DD YY PROTOCOL the protocol currently in use e g NI ACCESS TYPE BRI or PRI INTERFACE S or U MODE TE NTor LT LINE TYPE PP or PMP L2 PROTOCOL SLAVE or MASTER CHANNEL one of B1 through to B23 TEST TYPE LOCAL or DISTANT Displays the call clear cause code and description Aborts the test and returns to the SERVICE TEST screen Notes on the service test e Jfa test fails with an internal call cause code all further tests are aborted and indicated as FAIL with a cause code of 0 e If you press F6 during a test all further tests are aborted after the current call has cleared The remaining tests indicate that they have failed with a cause code of 0 The status line displays SERVICE TEST STOPPING 428856 lt lt Calls and Testing for the Protocols OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen allows you to set up and perform an Outgoing Channel test This establishes a data or speech call on each B channel in turn You can als
65. IAL TYPE This setting determines the way in which dialed digits are transmitted You can choose either OVERLAP each digit is transmitted in its own call control packet or EN BLOC the digits are all assembled in one call control packet before transmission 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt NUMBER PLAN NUMBER TYPE Dial Setup for aurora This setting determines the type of numbering plan format that you wish to use The following formats are available UNKNOWN The destination numbering plan format is not known This is the default ISDN See Recommendation E 164 E 163 for details DATA See Recommendation X121 for details TELEX See Recommendation F69 for details NATIONAL National standard i e it applies to public network exchanges PRIVATE Private network numbering plan RESERVED Reserved for future use This setting determines the number type format that will be used The following formats are available UNKNOWN The destination call format is not known This is the default INTERNAT Use this option when making an international call Number formats vary according to the countries initiating and receiving the call lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide NATIONAL Use this option to make a call to another phone within the same country NETWORK Use this option to make a call between two exchanges SUB NUM A subscriber
66. IMULATE PLEASE WAIT It then returns to the MAIN menu Switching between BRI and PRI mode e Move the cursor to highlight BRI or PRI on the screen and press SELECT aurora displays CONFIGURATION RESET then the MAIN menu appears 5 4 428856 lt Settings assigned to the Hot Keys Setting Up aurora Hot Key Line Number Interface Mode Type 1 5 PP 2 S 3 S TE PMP 4 S NT PMP 5 U TE 6 U LT 7 U TE PMP 8 U LT PMP Applies to the AT amp T protocol only Settings assigned to the Hot Keys Hot key 1 Slave Layer 2 protocol Slave aurora acts as recovering the clock from the line e Hot key 2 Master Layer 2 protocol Master aurora acts as an NT and provides a clock to the line using its internal oscillator if no clock is present e Hotkey 3 Master Layer 2 protocol Master aurora acts as a TE and recovers the clock from the line e Hot key 4 NT Slave Layer 2 protocol Slave aurora acts as an NT and provides the clock to the line using its internal oscillator if no clock is present e Hot key 5 fixed No Layer 2 protocol used aurora acts as a TE recovering the clock from the line Issue 2 05 00 5 5 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide B Hot key 6 NT fixed No Layer 2 protocol used aurora acts as an NT providing the clock on the line if no clock is pre
67. MODE lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Setting up Embedded Operations Channel functions You can specify the type of addressing to be used then choose a command to transmit To specify the addressing type e the cursor to highlight ADDRESS e the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between NT Address 000 and BROADCAST Address 111 To select a command to transmit e Move the cursor to highlight the command you require The available commands are 28 0 1B LPBACK OP 2B LPBACK REQ CORRUPT CRC Operate 2B D loopback This directs the NT to loopback the user data 2B D bit stream towards the network Operate B1 channel loopback This directs the NT to loopback the B1 channel towards the network Operate B2 channel loopback This directs the NT to loopback the B2 channel towards the network Request corrupt CRC This requests the sending of corrupt CRCs toward the network Corrupt CRCs will continue to be sent until canceled with RTRN TO NORMAL NOTIFY O BAD CRC Notification of corrupt CRC This notifies the NT that intentionally corrupt CRCs are to be sent from the network until canceled with RTRN TO NORMAL 428856 lt lt TO NORMAL Return to normal This message releases all outstanding EOC controlled operations and resets the processor to its initial state HOLD STATE This message maintains EOC controlled o
68. MP Point to Multipoint and PP Point to Point configurations This lets you choose between the MASTER SLAVE and NO D CHAN protocol selection options MASTER and SLAVE are used to select Fixed Link operation NO D CHAN is used to support Leased Line operation lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide CALL APP Allows you to switch Call Appearance ON and OFF A Call Appearance Identifier between 1 and 264 AT amp T or 1 and 126 NI or Nortel is sent in the SETUP message when a call is made aurora allows you to enter a Call Appearance Identifier whenever you make an outgoing call SEALING When you have selected CURRENT U INTERFACE and LT mode this lets you switch the sealing current ON and OFF The charger must be connected to supply NT power For more information on sealing current see Chapter 2 ant OPTIONAL When you have selected POWER U INTERFACE and LT mode this lets you switch optional power ON and OFF The charger must be connected to supply NT power For more information on optional power see Chapter 2 PS1 When you have selected 5 GENERATION INTERFACE and NT mode this lets you switch PS1 power source 1 ON and OFF The charger must be connected to supply NT power When aurora is switched off the power sources are automatically set back to OFF For more information on power sources see Chapter 2 8 6 428856 Protocol Specific Setup Functions 52 Whe
69. ONNECT HEADSET DISCONNECT HEADSET and press SELECT Adjusting the sound volume e increase the volume press F3 VOL e decrease the volume press F5 VOL Function keys F3 VOL Increases the sound volume of the headset FS VOL Decreases the sound volume of the headset F6 EXIT Stops the voice monitor session and returns to the MONITOR menu for the selected interface 7 12 428856 lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions VOICE MONITOR screen This screen allows you to select a B channel for voice monitoring connect and disconnect the audio headset and adjust its sound volume To display the VOICE MONITOR screen In the MONITOR menu select AUDIO MONITOR mi O 5 O O C Ol Oe Os O Ole Ole Os Ce Cs Cs HELP 31501 OL At the top of the screen aurora shows which channel is currently selected Choosing a B channel for monitoring e the arrow keys to highlight the channel you require Connecting and disconnecting the headset e connect the headset press the F2 HSET function key To disconnect the headset press the F2 SPKR function key Adjusting the sound volume e increase the volume press F4 VOL To decrease the volume press F5 VOL Issue 2 05 00 lt auroraP t Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Reviewing stored D channel monit
70. RT 1 TX MON RX BUS TEST UTOTE UTOLT a External DC Supply Permits input from the adaptor charger supplied External Headset Connector This RJ 11 socket is used to connect an external headset 3 8 428856 lt lt Comms Port This is 15 pin connector that can be A Look at aurora configured from the menu system to act as either a high speed parallel interface or an 5232 serial port It is used for connection to a PC terminal or printer for remote reporting and control Separate cables are provided for connecting to serial or parallel devices Primary Rate Tx MON Rx connector PRI Port 1 This RJ 45 connector with a transmitter and receiver is used for simulation monitor functions on the T1 interface Primary Rate Tx MON Rx connectors x 2 These Bantam connectors each with a transmitter and receiver are used for simulation monitoring on the T1 interface This means that for example you can monitor capture and decode D and B channel traffic on two receive ports at the same time from a single T1 line or use both T1 ports to test multiple T1 installations using NFAS S Bus cable check connector This RJ 45 socket is used for S Bus cable checking in 5 tests S T Interface connector This RJ 45 socket is used for connection to the ISDN S and T reference points for simulation monitor functions An 45 T piece may be used for monitoring on an Bu
71. Rate Interface International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee acronym of the letters in French A committee of the International Telecommunications Union ITU an agency of the United Nations organised into 15 study groups that set standards or recommendations for telecommunications An organisation with representatives from world governments Refers to the path for transmission of information It may be physical or logical In telecommunications it usually refers to a link connecting two or more nodes 428856 lt lt Clear Cause When a call is cleared a cause code is Glossary returned indicating the reason for the call being cleared CLID Calling Line Identity This is the number that belongs to the calling party Clock electronically generated periodic signal which is used to provide a timing reference to the transmitted data or other circuit functions CO Central Office Refers to a central switching or control centre belonging to a Postal Telegraph and Telephone CODEC Coder Decoder COL Connected Line Number This is the number of the called party which may be different from the CPN dialled if the call has been redirected CPN Called Party Number This is the number that is dialled by the calling party to make a call D Bit Delivery Confirmation bit or acknowledgement can be Local or End to End Data term loosely used to describe any information which is pr
72. Response to STATus ENQuiry 31 Normal unspecified 34 No channel available 35 Call Queued 41 Temporary failure 42 Network congestion 43 Access information discarded Issue 2 05 00 A2 1 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Cause Code 52 54 58 63 65 66 69 81 82 88 91 96 97 98 100 102 127 A2 2 Description Outgoing calls barred Incoming calls barred Bearer capability not presently available Service or option not available unspecified Bearer capability not implemented Channel type not implemented Requested facility not implemented Invalid call reference value Identified channel does not exist Incompatible destination Transit network does not exist Mandatory information element is missing Message type nonexistent or not implemented Message not compatible with Call state Invalid information element contents Recovery of timer expiry Protocol error unspecified Interworking unspecified 428856 lt Call Clear Cause Codes National ISDN Call Clear Cause Codes Issue 2 05 00 Cause Code 1 2 3 18 19 21 27 28 30 31 34 41 42 Description Unallocated unassigned number No route to specified transit network No route to destination Vacant Code Channel unacceptable Call awarded and being delivered in an established channel Prefix 0 dialled in error Prefix 1 dialled in error Prefix 1 not dialled
73. S Function Not Used Not Used RXA RXB RXB RXA PS2 PS2 Pin Number TE S U Function Function Not Used Not Used Not Used Not Used TX Not Used RX Signal RX Signal TX Not Used PS2 sink Power PS2 sink Power 4 UJ NJ Primary Rate connections PRI PRI PRI PORT 1 PORT2 PORT 1 RX PRI PORT 1 8 position RJ 45 connector with transmitter and receiver used for simulation monitor functions on the T1 interface Pin assignment as shown below Primary Rate Connections TE Function NT Function Monitor Function Receive Transmit Receive A Receive Transmit Receive A No Connection No Connection No Connection Transmit Receive Receive B Transmit Receive Receive B No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection No Connection l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 No Connection No Connection No Connection TX MON RX Two Bantam connectors each with transmitter and receiver used for simulation monitoring on the T1 interface Issue 2 05 00 A3 5 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide A3 6 428856 lt lt Glossary A Law Companding technique for Pulse Code Modulation used in Europe ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange AT amp T
74. TA N 64K the BERT CHANNELS screen is displayed automatically 015 16 CHANNEL 01 INTERFACE 00 HUM OF CHAN 10 5 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide How the channels are displayed When the NFAS feature is enabled see Chapter 8 there are two channel selection screens one for each T1 interface Each screen displays 24 boxes representing the 23 B channels plus the D channel To switch between the two interfaces press F2 I F If there is already an active call on any channel this is indicated by a horizontal line in the channel box You cannot change the activity on this channel The INTERFACE line shows 00 for the first T1 interface channel boxes 1 to 24 and 01 for the second T1 interface channel boxes 25 to 48 The line labeled NUM OF CHAN shows the total number of channels that you have selected for BER testing To set up the channels for BER testing e select a channel for the BER test highlight it and press SELECT e deselect a selected channel highlight it and press SELECT again When you have selected all the channels you want for the test press EXIT The DIAL screen is displayed as described on the following page Function keys F2 VF Switches between the two T1 interfaces only available if you have enabled NFAS F4 CLR Deselects all channels 428856 DIAL screen lt lt Calls and Testing for the Protocols This screen
75. UP This screen is accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu It allows you to set up a series of communication settings for aurora such as parity and the baud rate TRACER SETUP This screen is accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu It allows you to determine the tracer output of the selected monitor SETUP This screen is accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu It allows you to specify the settings for the Physical Layer T1 interface These settings are different depending on whether your aurora is operating in SIMULATE or MONITOR mode SIMULATE BERT SETUP These screens are accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu There are four screens all with the same options allowing you to define up to four different combinations of settings for Bit Error Rate testing GENERAL SETUP This menu is accessed from the MAIN SETUP menu It accesses a number of screens used to define settings that you are unlikely to change very often for example the real time clock The actual screens that you can access depend on whether aurora is in MONITOR or SIMULATE mode 5 2 428856 lt SIMULATE RINGER VOLUME This screen is accessed from the GENERAL SETUP menu It lets you adjust the volume of the ringer which alerts you to an incoming call REAL TIME CLOCK This screen is accessed from the GENERAL SETUP menu It allows you to change the date and time on 5 internal clock SIMULATE SET DEFAULTS This opt
76. allows you to enter a called party number and initiate dialling The format of the screen depends upon the selected bearer capability To display the DIAL Screen In the CALL SETUP menu when you select bearer capability or service for an outgoing call except DATA N 64K the DIAL screen is displayed automatically If you choose DATA N 64K the DIAL screen is displayed after you set up the channels for the BER test the BERT CHANNELS screen The example below shows the DIAL screen for a Speech call SPEECH CALL CALLED PARTY 123 The selected bearer capability for example SPEECH CALL is displayed Note The DIAL screen is similar for all bearer capabilities with the following exception e Ifyou have selected DATA 384K which is used for Issue 2 05 00 higher data rate services such as MPEG VIDEO data stream you can select which block of 6 slots of the frame are to be assigned for the call To do this highlight HO TYPE on the screen and use the LEFT 10 7 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 10 8 and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available options You can choose between PRIMARY 1 6 PRIMARY 7 12 PRIMARY 13 18 SECONDARY 1 6 SECONDARY 7 12 SECONDARY 13 18 and SECONDARY 19 24 The last number dialed is automatically displayed The way you enter the CPN will depend on whether the dialing type is set to OVERLAP or EN BLOC in th
77. ar using a cloth or tissue Keep spare battery packs in the carrying case when not in use The battery packs are factory sealed and must not be opened To refit the battery pack gently slide it into the unit contacts first The correct end of the battery to insert first is rounded on one edge and flat on the other edge The flat edge should line up with the flat side of aurora Firmly secure the cover ensuring the battery pack release is firmly engaged Do not short circuit battery contacts Recharging the main battery pack 1 Check that the battery pack is completely discharged All Nickel Cadmium cells exhibit a memory This means that if a partially discharged battery is recharged some of the capacity of the battery is lost We recommend that battery packs are discharged completely before recharging It is also possible to operate aurora from an external power source Simply remove the battery pack as described in Replacing the Battery Pack above and secure the cover Store the unused battery pack in the carrying case 2 Plug the adaptor charger into the DC input socket aurora can be switched on and used while the battery pack is being recharged if required Note You will find a diagram of the aurora communications ports and connectors showing the location of the external DC supply in Chapter 3 2 4 428856 lt 3 Continue to charge until the battery pack is fully charged all 5 blocks showing
78. ary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SETUP screen s mutate This screen allows you to specify the setup of the Physical Layer T1 interface To display the T1 SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP for SIMULATE mode select T1 SETUP Ti SETUP L BO H 133 FT ATA NORMAL DATA NORMAL LINE CODE B8ZS SENS STANDARD Setting up the T1 interface To define each setting move the cursor to highlight it on the screen and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow cursor keys to switch between the available options LBO This allows you to set the Line Build Out You can choose between 0 133FT 133 266FT 266 399FT 399 533FT 533 655FT 7 5DB 15DB and 22 5DB TX DATA Sets the T1 data transmission You can choose between NORMAL and INVERT INVERT inverts the entire payload prior to transmission RX DATA Sets the T1 data reception You can choose between NORMAL and INVERT INVERT inverts the entire T1 payload when it is received 428856 lt LINE CODE Sets the line code type You can choose between B8ZS AMI and AUTO Setting Up aurora RX SENS Sets the T1 receiver sensitivity You can choose between STANDARD and INCREASED SETUP screen monon This screen allows you to specify the setup of the Physical Layer T1 interface for monitoring To display the T1 SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP menu for MONITOR mode select SETUP Ti_ SETUP TERMI HATIOM BRIDGE LINE CODE 887
79. btento 4 14 FEST 4 14 m 4 14 Hot Keys SIMULATE 4 14 Switching between Basic and Primary Rate 4 15 YSN NEMEN 4 15 195 00 164 OC REYS 4 16 iv 428856 Contents GTOSS CONNECTORS 4 17 Establishing a cross 4 17 Removing a cross 4 18 aurora date and time setup 4 18 Checking the date and time 4 18 aurora speech call function 4 19 Loading and upgrading auroraP software 4 20 CO THE PC tn ces ceste 4 21 Software download eee teme 4 2 During the download 4 22 After the download procedure 4 22 Setting Up aurora 5 1 Chapter NEN 5 Using Hot Keys SIMULATE certa 5 3 Choosing a configuration 54 Switching between BRI and PRI mode 54 Settings assigned to the Hot Keys BRI 5 5 Settings assigned
80. cceptable over an established connection Note The functions described in this chapter are only used in SIMULATE mode Chapter summary This chapter describes e how to make and answer data and voice calls e Unattended mode and how it can be used e testing e Physical Layer testing e how to display the status of the T1 interface e how to view stored BERT results Note The functions described in this chapter are independent of the protocol you are using In addition to these functions there are a number of call setup features that are protocol specific You will find information about these services in Chapter 10 Notes on voice calls Although the ISDN Basic Rate is capable of two simultaneous calls which may both be voice calls aurora is only capable of testing one voice call at a time because there is only one microphone earphone set The second call will be looped so that you can switch Issue 2 05 00 6 1 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide between the two channels connect the CODEC and listen to whichever call you want to It is possible however to make or receive a voice call at the same time as a data call is in progress This is a valuable test which can be performed to detect any cross channel interference which may be present Notes on data calls Quality is tested by running a Bit Error Rate Test BERT in the data connection established by a call This te
81. d Number changed Destination out of order Invalid number format address incomplete Facility rejected Response to STATUS ENQUIRY Normal unspecified No circuit channel available Temporary failure Switch equipment congestion Access information discarded Requested circuit channel unavailable Resources unavailable unspecified A2 5 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 2 6 Cause Code 50 54 57 58 63 65 66 70 79 81 82 88 90 95 96 97 99 100 101 Description Requested facility not subscribed Incoming calls barred Bearer capability not autborised Bearer capability not presently available Service or option not available unspecified Bearer capability not implemented Channel type not implemented Only restricted digital information bearer capability is available Service or option not implemented unspecified Invalid call reference value Identified channel does not exist Incompatible destination Destination address missing and direct call not subscribed Invalid message unspecified Mandatory information element is missing Message type non existent or not implemented Information element non existent or not implemented Invalid information element contents Message not compatible call state 428856 Issue 2 05 00 102 111 127 lt lt Recovery on timer expiry Call Clear Cause Codes Prot
82. ding a sub address preceded with an asterisk 7 If you choose CA you can enter one number consisting between 1 and 264 AT amp T or 1 and 126 NI and Nortel If you choose OFF this disables the screening facility lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide NFAS SETUP screen When you enable Non Facility Associated Signaling NFAS on aurora you can make and receive calls on a second T1 port operating in 23B D and 24B channel mode Both T1 ports can be configured to the ISDN network as TE or NT interfaces To display the NFAS SETUP screen In the ISDN SETUP menu select NFAS SETUP NFAS SETUP CUSTOM PORTi To set the NFAS mode move to NFAS and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow cursor keys to switch between the available choices You can choose between the following NFAS options OFF NFAS disabled STANDARD NFAS enabled and CUSTOM NFAS enabled with the D channel location defined by you 8 12 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt According to which mode you select the following Protocol Specific Setup Functions choices may be displayed SIMULATION Sets the primary interface as PORT 1 or PORT 2 INTERFACE Sets the second port s interface number 1 19 in STANDARD and CUSTOM NFAS mode Use the keypad to enter the number Press the LEFT arrow cursor key to erase the digit to the left of the cursor D CHANNEL Sets the D channel slot numbe
83. e bearer capability or service you are using e the way in which dialing is set up i e Overlap or En Bloc When you select a bearer capability or service from the CALL SETUP menu e For all types of call except DATA Nx64K aurora displays the DIAL screen e For DATA N 64K calls which used for BERT on multiple channels before the DIAL screen aurora displays the BERT CHANNELS screen for you to set up the channels on which BERT is to be performed When you have set up the channels aurora proceeds to the DIAL screen Note You can only make DATA Nx64K calls when using the Nortel or NI protocols in PRI mode 428856 lt lt Calls and Testing for the Protocols BERT CHANNELS screen multi channel BERT 2 05 00 In the CALL SETUP menu when you select the DATA N 64K option for BERT testing on multiple channels this screen allows you to set up the channels on which BER testing is to be performed Notes e If you have chosen any bearer capability or service apart from DATA N 64K the BERT CHANNELS screen is not displayed You should proceed to the description of the DIAL screen later in this section e This section describes how to set up multi channel BER testing when you are using a particular protocol For information on multi channel BERT without protocol see BERT CHANNEL SELECT screen in Chapter 6 To display the BERT CHANNELS screen In the CALL SETUP menu when you select DA
84. e DIAL SETUP screen For details see Chapter 9 Overlap dialing To dial the last CPN while it is still displayed select DIAL To enter a new Called Party Number CPN use the keypad to enter up to 20 digits With Overlap dialing each digit you enter is sent immediately to the exchange until the call connects This means that you cannot delete the digits you enter To access the CPN DIRECTORY see Chapter 9 and dial one of the stored CPNs select RECALL En Bloc dialing To dial the last CPN while it is still displayed select DIAL To delete the last CPN and start entering a new one press any number on the keypad You can use the LEFT arrow to delete from the end of the number To dial a new CPN use the keypad to enter up to 20 digits To delete the last digit you entered press the LEFT arrow key Move the cursor to DIAL and press SELECT With En Bloc dialing all the digits you enter are sent as a group to the exchange 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt When you have dialed the number If a CLID has been entered using the CALLING LINE ID screen see Chapter 9 the relevant information element Calls and Testing for the Protocols is included in the outgoing Call Setup message The call status changes to DIALING then progresses to CODEC CONNECTED for voice calls CONNECTED for data calls When the call is connected For all call types the CONNECTED screen is displayed For DATA N 64K calls
85. e flow of data respectively 428856 Symbols 3 4 A AIS alarm 6 20 AOC D See Charging AOC E See Charging Auto Test 10 17 Automatic tests full channel test 10 24 10 25 B B channel 4 3 Backlight 3 4 Basic Rate 1 7 Switching to Primary Rate 4 15 Battery Pack 3 2 See Bearer capability Bearer capability 10 3 BER test 10 12 See also Bit Error Rate Test Connect 10 12 Error insertion 5 21 BERT setup 5 20 BRI See Basic Rate Call Information 4 12 Capture Review 7 24 Capture Review 7 14 Cause codes 4 13 2 1 Central Office 1 9 Channels 4 10 4 11 Charger socket 3 2 CLI See Calling Line ID Calling Line Identity CLID 4 13 Issue 2 05 00 Index 1 Clock 4 5 CO See Central Office COL See Connected Line Number Comms Setup 5 12 Connect BERT 6 10 Loop 6 9 6 10 6 15 Connected Line Number 4 13 Connecting auroraDuet 3 10 at the S T Interface 3 10 at the U Interface 3 10 Contrast 3 4 CPN 4 13 9 6 See also Called Party Number Directory 9 5 Cross Connections Establishing 4 17 Removing 4 18 Cursor pad 3 3 D D Channel BERT 6 8 Data calls 6 2 6 4 Decode Data 7 17 7 22 Dial Setup 9 2 Display Element 4 13 E Earphone 3 2 Embedded Operations Channel 5 7 Emulation 8 4 configuration 4 3 type 4 3 Exit 4 14 External DC Supply 3 8 External Headset Connector 3 8 F Full channel test 10 24 10 25 setting up 10 24 10 25 FULL CHANNEL TEST screen 10 24 10 25 I
86. e power supply audiovisual interfaces e controls e indicators communications ports and connectors The most important features are identified in the illustration below Interface Connectors ON OFF Switch Earphone Battery Pack Release lt amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Power supply aurora operates from a battery pack or from an external power source supplied through the DC connector from an adaptor charger Before using the unit you need to locate the following ON OFF Switch this is a rocker switch To switch on your aurora push this switch briefly in an upwards direction To switch off push it briefly in a downwards direction Power Adaptor Charger socket a standard DC input socket used for connection to the external power source through the adaptor charger Battery Pack Release releases the removable battery pack You will find detailed information on power sources and instructions on how to discharge and recharge the battery pack in Chapter 2 of this guide Audiovisual interfaces aurora has the following audiovisual interfaces Earphone An earphone with a loudspeaker is provided as an integral part of the tester allowing you to use it as a handset for voice communication and to listen to speech calls You can adjust the volume using a function key Microphone A microphone is provided as an int
87. ed in the MONITOR SESSION screen lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide e 6 shows the output of the selected monitor TO MEMORY means that data is being stored in 5 monitor memory EXPERT TO COMMS means that data is being sent to an external device through the currently selected aurora communication port This depends on what has been set up as the tracer output see TRACER SETUP Screen in Chapter 5 e 8 shows the number of L1 activations and deactivations during the monitor session e Lines 9 and 10 show the frame activity Two bar graphs one for the NT and one for the TE indicate that there is activity on the line While a connection is successful a continuous line is displayed on the screen If a connection fails the bar graph line stops You can then press F EXIT to return to the MONITOR menu for the selected interface e 14 shows a graph indicating the amount of memory currently used aurora can detect if you attempt to monitor a link with protocol other than the one selected For example if you select the NI protocol but monitor a NORTEL session WRONG PROTOCOL is displayed in the status line If a filter is applied during data capture see Real Time Filter Setup Screen in Chapter 5 FILTERING is displayed in the status line Settings for data monitoring You can change certain settings for data monitoring using the function keys e Wh
88. egral part of the tester to enable you to use it as a handset for voice communication You speak into this when making voice calls Headset You can connect an optional external headset through the connector marked with a handset symbol see Communication Ports and Connectors later in this chapter Amplification is provided within aurora 428856 Controls lt menu option lets you switch between the internal handset and the external headset while any voice call is in progress In PRI Monitor mode a function key is used to switch the headset A Look at aurora You can adjust the headset volume using the F3 and F5 keys in specific menus e Ringer This provides an audible ringing tone for incoming calls You can adjust the volume of the ringer from the GENERAL SETUP menu e Liquid Crystal Display LCD This backlit screen suitable for use in low light conditions displays all menus options data and status messages It is also used to display on screen HELP information o Function keys F1 F6 Press these keys to activate Issue 2 05 00 particular functions related to the operation you are currently performing Cursor pad UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT The cursor pad is marked with arrows in the four possible directions of cursor movement To move the cursor a single step press and release an arrow for auto repeat hold the arrow down Use the UP and DOWN arrows to move the cursor between
89. emperature and the interface being used Primary Rate emulation is the highest consumer Issue 2 05 00 2 1 lt auroraP Basic c Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide When you are running aurora from battery power indication of the charge condition of the battery pack is displayed in the MAIN menu as a column of up to 5 blocks When the battery pack is within 5 minutes of becoming dead the LED labeled on the front of aurora flashes RED You must now charge the battery pack If battery power falls to a level which is insufficient to power the tester reliably aurora clears any active calls and automatically switches itself off SETUP values however are retained in non volatile memory Charging of the battery pack must always be done with the pack fitted in aurora LED labeled on the front of aurora is lit GREEN when the battery pack is fast charging The battery display will reappear when aurora is running from the battery supply Real Time Clock battery aurora contains a Lithium battery which powers the Real Time Clock This battery is only charged when the unit is switched on If you have not used your unit for some time this battery may be flat and you may experience problems with the Real Time Clock losing time We recommend that you connect the adaptor charger for the external power supply switch the unit on and allow the battery to fully charge to avoid this happeni
90. en the TRACER setting is TO MEMORY F2 allows you to filter the output to display information only about certain layers 428856 lt lt See Function Keys below for more information Monitor Capture amp Review Functions Function keys F2 When the TRACER setting is TO MEMORY this key allows you to filter the output to display information only about certain layers Press F2 repeatedly to switch between ALL 2 3 L3 L2 and L1 PAUS RUN When the TRACER setting is TO MEMORY this key allows you to switch the monitor status between PAUS pause and RUN restart the monitor session F4 DISP Displays the monitor output in real time F6 EXIT Stops the monitor session and returns to the MONITOR menu for the selected interface VOICE MONITOR screen This screen allows you to connect and disconnect an audio headset and adjust its sound volume To display the VOICE MONITOR screen In the MONITOR menu for the selected interface select either B1 or B2 AUDIO MONITOR depending on the channel you wish to monitor Issue 2 05 00 7 11 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The top of the screen displays the channel currently selected for monitoring B1 or B2 and the real time clock setting When the headset is disconnected you can choose CONNECT HEADSET When it is connected you can choose DISCONNECT HEADSET Connecting and disconnecting the headset e Highlight C
91. equired cables optional equipment as ordered e this User Guide We recommend that you keep aurora in its carrying case when not in use aurora has been designed and constructed to withstand the rigors of a typical telecommunications working environment It can be used in wet conditions but is not waterproof and will not withstand excessive amounts of water Caution Do not use solvents strong detergents or abrasive materials to clean your aurora Use only cleaning agents approved for use on plastics Basic and Primary Rate Interface testers The BRI aurora is designed to test the ISDN Basic Issue 2 05 00 Rate Interface BRI at the S and 47 reference points by emulating either a Terminal Equipment TE a Network Termination point NT or a Line Termination LT aurora can also test Fixed Links or ISDN circuits which do not need a protocol transaction to establish a clear channel For more information see Equipment Interface Reference Points in this chapter lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The PRI aurora is designed to test the ISDN Primary Rate Interface PRI at the T reference point by emulating either a TE or an NT For more information see Equipment Interface Reference Points in this chapter Making and clearing a Basic Rate or Primary Rate connection between the terminal and the network uses communication protocols aurora tests the
92. er describes general setup functions specific to the National ISDN AT amp T and Northern Telecom protocols in SIMULATE and MONITOR modes It covers the screens used to define e the emulation mode e Layer 2 settings screening options e Non Facility Associated Signalling setup e NSF Network Specific Facility setup e setup functions in MONITOR mode lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide ISDN SETUP menu lt 5 In SIMULATE mode the ISDN SETUP menu allows you to access further sub menus to define a variety of ISDN parameters and operating modes To display the ISDN SETUP menu In the MAIN SETUP menu select ISDN SETUP 19 52 ISDN SETUP ISDN SETUP SEINE tomes SCREENING SCREENING S TERMINATION ON NFAS SETUP U TERMINATION NSF SETUP ENCODING u law HELP HELP 129401 Settings on the ISDN SETUP menu To define each of the following settings highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between the available choices S TERMINATION Switches the S termination relay ON and OFF U TERMINATION Switches the U termination relay ON and OFF ENCODING Sets the voice encoding You can choose between A LAW and p LAW encoding p law is the type most commonly used in the US SERVICE MSGS Switches the display of service messages from the network ON and OFF 8 2 428856 lt Accessing more screens of settings To choose one
93. er your aurora is in SIMULATE MONITOR mode From the GENERAL SETUP menu you can access screens to e adjust the handset ringer volume e change the real time clock settings While in the GENERAL SETUP menu itself you can e reset all the parameters of aurora to the factory defaults e define the auto power off delay From the GENERAL SETUP menu you can access screens to 9 change the real time clock settings e the start time for the D Channel Monitor While in the GENERAL SETUP menu itself you can e define the auto power off delay To display the GENERAL SETUP menu In the MAIN SETUP select GENERAL SETUP lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SIMULATE MONITOR Moving on to further screens You can choose the following options to access further screens of settings REAL TIME CLOCK accesses the REAL TIME CLOCK screen SIMULATE 9 RINGER VOLUME accesses the RINGER VOLUME screen Note that you can only select this if there is no call currently in progress These screens are described in later sections of this chapter Defining the general settings On the GENERAL SETUP menu itself you can define the following settings SIMULATE SET DEFAULTS This resets all parameters to the factory defaults stored in non volatile memory Note that this option erases all input data including stored Called Party Numbers CPNs and communications port set
94. esented in digital form whether it is text voice or video Issue 2 05 00 Glossary 3 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Glossary 4 D Channel EMC EN_BLOC Encoding End To End ES ETSI FAS HLC ISDN IVDT Demand Channel This is one of the multiplexed channels in the ISDN information stream The Demand channel carries signalling and call setup information the demands and can also be used for packet data transmission to the subscriber Electromagnetic Compatibility The ISDN dialling digits are assembled and then sent a single call control packet Process for formatting information in a form suitable for transmission Decoding involves converting it back to its original form at the received end Signalling method in which signals pass right through from end to end without processing within intermediate nodes Errored Seconds An Errored Second is a second in which one or more CRC violations are measured in a single direction of transmission European Telecommunications Standards Institute Frame Alignment Signal Higher Layer Compatibility Integrated Services Digital Network Integrated Voice and Data Terminal 428856 kbps L2 L3 LED LED Loopback LT Master Clock MMI Monitor lt Glossary Kilobits per second KiloHertz Measure of frequency Equal to 1000 cycles per second Agilent Technologies au
95. eys to input telephone numbers and data This key is provided for compatibility with standard telephone handsets This key is provided for compatibility with standard telephone handsets Press the key when in the MAIN menu to display the LAYER 1 STATUS screen This displays the status of T1 alarms errors and ESF Performance Report Messages PRM 428856 lt A Look at aurora LED indicators LED Indicator Array OTE BERT syyc NTLT ODN O PS1 SC Bazs 9 Mon Barr BI SIG PS2 OP als Ou si 82 SIG2 Tx 2 RX There are eleven Light Emitting Diode LED status indicators grouped on the front face of BRI aurora and twelve on the PRI aurora White text next to an LED relates to Basic Rate operation on the S interface orange text relates to Basic Rate operation on the U interface and blue text relates to Primary Rate operation The LEDs have the following labels colors and functions TE Green shows the unit is operating in TE mode on the S or U interface NT LT Green shows the unit is operating in NT mode on the S interface or LT mode on the U interface MON Green shows the unit is operating in monitor mode BERT SYNC Green shows a test is running and pattern synchronization has been achieved on the data call in progress Issue 2 05 00 3 5 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide PS1SC Ceri PS2 OP Cent Opera
96. hannel that does not already have a call established or which is already part of a connected pair Removing a cross connection e Press F2 CH to display the B CHANNEL SELECTION screen Highlight either of the cross connected channels and press F3 DIS The vertical arrow is replaced in both channel boxes by the symbol for an established call date and time setup If you are a new user we advise you to use the setup routines as a tutorial This will help you become familiar with the keypad functions the MAIN menu and some sub menus You will also get used to navigating through the menu structure You need not worry about changing settings or entering invented data aurora lets you reset factory defaults and clear unwanted entries Remember that context sensitive help is available at any level by pressing F1 Checking the date and time setup You can use this procedure to test the setup functions of your aurora 4 18 428856 lt Switch power on by pushing ON OFF switch briefly in an upwards direction aurora performs a self test which you can skip by pressing the F1 key The logo screen is then displayed To skip further tests press the SELECT key The MAIN menu is displayed Getting Started If there is no response or aurora powers off automatically there may be insufficient power For detailed information about the power sources for aurora see Chapter 2 In
97. ier Operator Issue 2 05 00 8 15 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide ISDN SETUP menu In MONITOR mode when you choose ISDN SETUP in the MAIN SETUP menu aurora displays the ISDN SETUP menu This allows you to change the protocol and the encoding type You can also switch between basic and primary rate select an interface and switch U termination on and off This allows you to change the protocol and the encoding type You can also switch between basic and primary rate ISDN SETUP u law ACCESS TYPE INTERFACE U TERMINATION OFF HELP ERIT 2 2 ISDN SETUP PROTOCU HI u law PRI RCCESS TYPE Settings in the ISDN SETUP menu To define each of the following settings highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between the available choices PROTOCOL ENCODING Selects the protocol to be used You can choose any of protocols available to you Sets the voice encoding You can choose either A LAW or p LAW n law is the type most commonly used in the US 428856 lt ACCESS_TYPE INTERFACE U TERMINATION Issue 2 05 00 Protocol Specific Setup Functions Allows you to switch between Basic Rate BRI and Primary Rate PRI operation if PRI is fitted Allows you to select either the S or U interface When the U interface is selected this setting allows you to switch U te
98. ing the When screening is enabled you set up aurora to accept only those incoming calls which have a specific Calling Line Identifier CLID Calling Party Number Multiple Subscriber Number CPN MSN or Call Appearance identifier CA This screen is used to enable screening of incoming calls set the type of screening that is to be used and the numbers that are to be screened To display the SCREENING screen In the ISDN SETUP menu select SCREENING MODE OFF HELP Hn type of screening When you first enter the screen screening is set to OFF To change the screening type check the current screening numbers or enter a new number highlight MODE and use the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys to switch between the available options OFF CPN SCREEN CLID SCREEN and CA SCREEN 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Protocol Specific Setup Functions each type is displayed you can view and edit the numbers to be screened for that type The numbers are stored even while aurora is switched off When editing a number if you make a mistake use the LEFT cursor key to delete one digit at a time or press the F4 CLR function key to delete the entire number If you choose CPN you can enter up to 3 CPN numbers consisting of up to 20 digits including a sub address preceded with an asterisk If you choose CLID SCREEN you can enter one CLID number consisting of up to 20 digits inclu
99. ion is available from the GENERAL SETUP menu It allows you to reset the parameters on to their default values MONITOR START TIME This screen is accessed from the GENERAL SETUP menu It allows you to set an automatic start time for D Setting Up aurora Channel monitoring For information about monitor functions see Chapter 7 Using Hot Keys Duet aurora s Hot Keys allow you to change the operational configuration of the tester by pressing a single numeric key To display the HOT KEYS menu In the MAIN menu press the 4 function key The Hot Keys available to you will depend on the protocol you are using Issue 2 05 00 5 3 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The HOT KEYS menus for PRI and BRI modes are shown below n 1 SELECT FACTORY DEFAULTS SELECT FACTORY DEFAULTS 9 aster 3 TE P MP 3 TE Master 4 amp P HP 4 Slave 5 TE ATAI ONLY 5 Fixed 6 U LI ATAT ONLY 6 WT Fixed 7 U TE P HP 7 BASIC RATE B U LT P MP 9 PRIMARY RATE To exit from the HOT KEYS menu without making changes press F EXIT Choosing a configuration To choose the configuration you require e On the keypad press the Hot Key number for that configuration e Press the SELECT key aurora resets itself to the chosen configuration displaying the message CONFIGURING S
100. is displayed SET MARKER 8 9 1 2 a 4 D lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Type the number of the marker which will be used to store the event number For example if event number 13 is displayed you can type 1 to store event 13 in marker number 1 Empty is displayed next to unused markers If the marker already contains a value this is overwritten To go to a marked event press the hash key The GOTO MARKER pop up box is displayed GOTO MARKER Empty Empty Empty the marker number for the event you wish to display In the above example to display event number 13 type 1 Function keys F2 Prints an extract of events using the PRINT pop up box PRINT From Event 1 To Event 15 In From Event key in the number of the first event from which you wish to print In To Event key in the number of the event where you wish to stop printing Press F6 to exit from the pop up box and print the information EXPAND Displays the data in expanded decode format starting around the highlighted line 8 of the display The expanded decode includes a full hex dump of the captured frame 428856 lt lt If you subsequently press F3 SIMPLE Monitor Capture amp Review Functions the data is displayed in simple decode format starting around the highlighted line 8 of the display You can
101. ition in which you want the SPIDs from the SPID ENTRY screen to appear e Press F3 COPY The SPID s are copied to that position Pasting SPIDs into the SPID ENTRY screen e In the SPID directory highlight the pair of SPIDs that you want to paste into the SPID ENTRY screen Press F4 PASTE Function keys F2 CLR Erases the currently highlighted SPID COPY Copies SPID s from the SPID ENTRY screen to the current position in the SPID directory F4 PASTE Pastes the highlighted SPID s into the SPID ENTRY screen F6 EXIT Saves the changes and returns to the SPID ENTRY screen 9 10 428856 Calls and Testing for the Protocols lt This chapter describes the call setup and testing functions for the National ISDN AT amp T and Northern Telecom protocols For information on non protocol specific call and testing functions see Chapter 6 The chapter covers both Basic rate BRI and Primary rate PRI functionality The main difference between BRI and PRI screens is that the F2 channel selection function key when available shows B1 B2 in BRI mode and in PRI mode Also in BRI mode the F5 SPID selection function key lets you swap between SPID 1 and SPID 2 the one that is currently selected is displayed on the first line of the screen Introduction Issue 2 05 00 All the functions described in this chapter are accessed by choosing ISDN CALL SETUP or AUTO TEST in the MAIN menu
102. l error counters press F3 CLR Injecting errors into the test stream e Move the cursor to highlight ERROR TYPE and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to switch between the different types of error you can insert You can choose between BIT BPV CRC 6 LOS FRM 1 bit FRM 2 6 FRM 2 5 and FRM 2 4 e inject a single occurrence of the selected error press F4A ERR e inject the selected error automatically press FS AUT Errors are inserted at the rate selected using the ERROR INSERT setting in the main T1 TEST menu To switch off automatic error injection press 5 To stop the test e Highlight STOP TEST and press SELECT To return to the T1 TEST menu press F EXIT Issue 2 05 00 6 17 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide To store the test results Instead of selecting STOP TEST press Fo EXIT while the test is still in progress The test is stopped and the results are stored in non volatile memory A maximum of 30 results can be stored at any one time To display the stored results use the RESULTS option from the MAIN menu The results are stored even while aurora is switched off To print the test results For instructions on how to print the results of any of the last 30 stored tests see Results Screen BER test results later in this chapter Function keys in the T1 TEST INFORMATION screens F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 NXT CLR ERR Displays
103. l setup process 428856 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions DECODE Output 0 Fr 52 05 34 42 759 12 5 0 Tei 127 UL pf 0 02 FF 03 L3 PD 08 CR O 6 05 SETUP 04 bcap Speech U Law 118 channel B1 08 01 06 05 04 03 80 90 A2 18 01 89 70 04 80 31 32 33 U gt N Fr 46 05 34 43 053 12 5 0 Tei 64 INFO pf 0 Nr 0 Ns 0 00 81 00 00 L3 PD 08 CR D 6 01 ALERTING 118 channel B1 08 01 86 01 18 01 89 0 Fr 54 05 34 43 144 12 5 0 Tei 64 RR pf 0 Nr 1 00 81 01 02 U gt N Fr 47 05 34 45 433 12 5 0 Tei 64 INFO pfz0 0 Ns 1 00 81 02 00 L3 PD 08 CR D 6 M07 CONNECT 08 01 86 0 0 Fr 55 05 34 45 447 12 5 0 Tei 64 INFO 0 Nr 2 Ns 0 02 81 00 04 L3 PD 08 0 6 MOF CONNECT ACK 08 01 06 OF Issue 2 05 00 Explanation Received Frame 52 at 05 34 42 with a SAPI of a Tei of 127 and a Polling Bit of 0 This is a Layer 2 information frame containing hex 02 FF 03 The Layer 3 info is a SETUP message bearer capability Speech U Law on channel B1 Transmitted an ALERTING Frames received O Frames sent O Network replied with an RR Frames received 1 Transmitted CONNECT Frames received O Frames sent 1 Received CONNECT ACK lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW menu SIMULATE This menu allows you to review the most recent D Channel capture session You can choo
104. lar protocol is indicated by a line through the protocol symbol For example if a feature is relevant to National ISDN and Northern Telecom but not to AT amp T this is shown as follows 5 lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The following terms are used to describe particular ways of using the keypad in conjunction with menus or information displayed on the LCD e Press means Press the indicated key once only Toggle means Press the LEFT or RIGHT direction arrow on the cursor pad as many times as necessary to cycle through the available options Stop pressing when the option you want is displayed To set the option displayed press SELECT cursor DOWN or F6 EXIT as appropriate Move means Use the cursor pad arrow key to move the display cursor Choose means Move to an option on the menu then press SELECT to choose it Exit means Leave the current place in the menu system The screen to which you are taken is determined by what you are doing Use of aurora You can use your aurora as a hand held unit in the same way as a telephone handset or laid on its back There is a hook on the back of the unit so that you can hang it up and a shoulder strap for carrying purposes 1 4 428856 AN lt lt aurora is supplied complete a carrying case also Introduction containing e a power adaptor charger r
105. lated to the selected interface e Following these sections there is a description of the TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW menu which allows you to review recently captured data in SIMULATE mode Issue 2 05 00 7 1 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Functions of the T1 interfaces In PRI mode the two T1 interfaces allow you to test as follows e Youcan monitor capture and decode D and channel traffic on two receive ports at the same time that is from a single T1 line MONITOR menu This menu allows you to access further menus and screens on which you can define how data or audio monitoring operates on the selected interface To display the MONITOR menu In the MAIN menu select MONITOR aurora initializes MONITOR mode and displays the MONITOR menu for the selected interface The menu for each interface is shown below H D RAMET Cert MONITOR MENU mera MONT TOR MONITOR REVIEW CLEAR MEMORY SIMULATE SETUP 7 2 428856 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions Understanding the Monitor display The top of the screen shows the channel currently selected for monitoring the type of monitor selected and the real time clock setting The Status bar at the foot of the screen indicates the power source which supplies or generates the power PWRSRC1 and PWRSRC2 OPT PWR and SEAL CR are displayed depending on the selected interface as fol
106. lid with the previous selections Setting up the emulation mode To define each of the following settings highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available choices PROTOCOL ACCESS_TYPE Sets the protocol to be used You can choose between AT amp T Nortel and NI Switches between the Basic Rate BRI and Primary Rate PRI modes of operation if PRI mode is fitted If you select PRI mode the INTERFACE CALL APP and LINE TYPE settings are not available 428856 lt INTERFACE MODE LINE TYPE Issue 2 05 00 L2 PROTOCOL Protocol Specific Setup Functions Allows you to select the interface to be used You can choose between Sand Determines whether aurora operates as Terminal Equipment a Network Terminator NT or a Line Terminator LT The options available depend on the interface you have selected If you have selected Basic Rate and a U interface LT and TE are available If you have selected Basic Rate and a 5 interface or Primary Rate NT and TE are available For more information see aurora Emulation Modes in Chapter 1 If you select NT aurora automatically selects the following L2 PROTOCOL MASTER power feed OFF If you select TE aurora automatically selects the following L2 PROTOCOL SLAVE If you select LT aurora automatically selects the following L2 PROTOCOL MASTER power feed OFF This lets you choose between the P
107. lied over pin 7 negative voltage and pin 8 positive voltage SEAL CR Sealing Current This is current on the line When present Sealing Current is in the range of 1 0 to 50 mA Columns 1 and 2 indicate T1 Column 3 is blank O 4 4 428856 00 2 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Columns 5 and 6 define the emulation type Getting Started TE TE slave NT NT master TEm TE master NTs NT slave LTs LT slave LT LT master Columns 7 to 14 blank Columns 15 and 16 show the B channel selected B1 through B23 or B24 through B47 for NFAS Columns 17 to 19 blank Columns 20 to 24 show the real time clock setting Line 2 displays the software revision number and the currently selected protocol Lines 4 to 11 list the available option sub menus which can be scrolled through using the UP and DOWN arrow cursor keys then selected with the SELECT key See the detailed descriptions of menus in later chapters of this User Guide Line 13 uses arrow symbols up or down to show the real time status of Layers 1 and 2 Line 14 displays Port 1 receive level and any alarms present Line 15 displays Port 2 receive level and any alarms present lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Line 16 shows the available function keys These vary according to the screen currently displayed See below for descriptions of the more common function keys When aurora is running from battery power
108. line you wish to edit A flashing cursor shows the position at which you can enter a number Enter a CPN of up to 20 digits To delete one character press the LEFT arrow key To delete the entire highlighted CPN press F4 CLR Press the UP or DOWN arrow to store the CPN being entered or edited The CPN may include a sub address preceded by an asterisk CALLING LINE ID screen This screen is used to enter view edit and store a 20 digit Calling Line ID CLID This can be included as an information element in outgoing calls To display the CALLING LINE ID screen In the DIAL SETUP menu select CALLING LINE ID CALLING LINE ID 22 PRESENT Setting up the Calling Line ID Highlight CLID and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between SEND and DON T SEND If you choose SEND the CLID is sent in the Setup message for outgoing calls and is in the Connect message for incoming calls 428856 lt e Highlight NUMBER and type a CLID of up 20 digits This may include a sub address preceded by an asterisk A flashing cursor appears at the point where you enter each digit To erase the CLID press F4 CLR Highlight PRESENTATION and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to toggle between ALLOWED RESTRICTED INTERWORK RESERVED and NOT PRESENT Dial Setup for aurora e Press F6 EXIT to save the CLID and return to the DIAL SETUP menu SPID ENTRY screen Issue
109. lows Interface Display PWR SRC 1 OV and range information PWR SRC 2 OV and range information SEALCR Du L OPT PWR OV and range information OmA range information Range information may be POWER NO CURRENT IN RANGE OVER or UNDER PWRSRC 1 Power Source 1 This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supplied on the two S Interface transmission pairs Rx pins 4 amp 5 and Tx pins 3 amp 6 PWRSRC2 Power Source 2 This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supplied over pin 7 negative voltage and pin 8 positive voltage OPTPW Optional Power This is power supplied by the NT to the TE Power is supplied over pin 7 negative voltage and pin 8 positive voltage Issue 2 05 00 7 3 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SEALCR Sealing Current This is current on the line When present Sealing Current is in the range of 1 0 to 50 mA The Status bar displays the receive level for Ports 1 2 and any alarms present Options in the MONITOR menu To select one of the options highlight and press SELECT The available options are as follows D CHANNEL MONITOR Accesses the MONITOR SESSION screen on which you can assign a name to and begin a data monitoring session B1 B2 AUDIO MONITOR Access the BRI VOICE MONITOR screen for the chosen B channel This lets you connect or disconnect
110. ls until all channels are active The channels are then cleared down in the same order as they were established SERVICE TEST screen 10 18 This lets you enter a and initiate an automatic test that uses all of the bearer capabilities for the current protocol in turn to determine which services the link is configured to carry A call is made on the selected B channel for each of the bearer capabilities Service test results are stored even when auroraP is switched off and on again To display the SERVICE TEST screen From the AUTO TEST menu select SERVICE TEST RECALL SERUICE RESULTS 1 To set the service test TESTTYPE Highlight TEST TYPE and use the arrow keys to toggle between LOCAL and DISTANT A DISTANT test checks the acceptance of calls at all points over the ISDN network A LOCAL test checks the acceptance of calls at the device to which you are connected for example your local exchange 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt If you choose a DISTANT test you need to enter a CPN of up to 20 digits This is not required for a LOCAL test Calls and Testing for the Protocols Note For Primary Rate testing the service test is always DISTANT To start the test e Select the test type BRI only then select START TEST When each test is complete the SERVICE RESULTS screen is displayed Note You can also access service test results by selecting SERVICE RESULTS in the SERVICE T
111. mechanism for determining if a single bit error has occurred when individual characters are transmitted Parity is transmitted as an additional bit in the character frame and may take the values NONE ODD and EVEN NONE means that a parity bit is not included i e no error detection ODD means that either a zero or a one is transmitted such that the total number Glossary 6 428856 PRI Protocol PSPDN RJ45 RTC Rx SAPI S Interface Issue 2 05 00 lt Glossary of bits sent in a character including the parity bit is odd EVEN as per ODD but the total number of bits sent is even Personal Computer Point to Multipoint Point to Point Primary Rate Interface Rules usually defined by a standards making body for carrying out a specific function such as exchange of information between two systems synchronisation error checking etc Packet Switched Public Data Network An 8 IDC phone connector Real Time Clock A calendar clock that is powered from its own battery and that continues to run even when the tester is switched off or the power is removed Receive Service Access Point Identifier standard interface as defined in the CCITT recommendations that occurs on the terminal equipment side of the NT1 e g between the TE1 and NT1 functional blocks or between and NT1 It is an interface to a 192Kbps 2B D 4 wire circuit Glossary 7 lt
112. mer site and the Local Exchange LE or Central Office CO The NT1 equipment is actually on the customer site at the U interface point e NT2 equipment provides customer site switching multiplexing and concentration NT2 equipment may be Private Automatic Branch Exchanges PABXs Local Area Networks LANs mainframe computers terminal controllers and other digital voice data switching equipment 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt Equipment interface reference points Introduction The various pieces of equipment connected to the BRI and PRI have their own interface classifications The interfaces between a Terminal Equipment TE and a Local Exchange LE or Central Office CO are conceptually known as the R S and U interface reference points The conceptual interface reference points are shown in the following illustration _ TEI _ Digital y PABX U T Key 9 U Interface TE2 ps J NTI T Interface R 5 Interface R Interface LE Switching CO Exchange e The BRI aurora is used to test the 57 and U interface reference points e ThePRIaurora is used to test the 57 and T interface reference points provided the physical interface is compatible lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide au
113. n interrupted and you can now speak Function keys F3 CLR Resets all counters and times accumulated F4 ERR Injects a single bit error into the transmitted data stream F5 AUT OFF Allows you to toggle between starting and stopping the Auto Error Inject The ratio of errors injected depends on the way you set up the ERROR INSERT option in the BERT SETUP menu 10 13 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide F6 MORE Displays further function keys available to you as follows INF Displays information about the ISDN call For details see The main function keys in Chapter 4 Information displayed e Lines 4 to 9 display the BER test results updated approximately each second Results with very large or very small values are displayed in exponential format as described for the BERT RESULTS screen ELAPSED TIME Elapsed time of BER test 55 RX KBITS Number of received kilobits BIT ERRS Bit error count BER Bit Error Rate ES Errored Second US Unavailable Seconds S LOSS SYNC loss SES Severely Errored Seconds DM Degraded Minutes e Ifthe BER test is a timed test the results are stored and a PASS FAIL indication is displayed on line 10 Times and pass fail thresholds are defined using the BERT SETUP screens e Line 15 displays the following STATUS messages CONNECTED an end to end link is established BERT CONNECTED an end to end link is established and a test
114. n you have selected S GENERATION INTERFACE and NT mode this lets you switch PS2 power source 2 ON and OFF The charger must be connected to supply NT power When aurora is switched off the power sources are automatically set back to OFF For more information on power sources see Chapter 2 The table below shows the possible power combinations for each selected interface type and mode Interface S S U U Mode TE NT TE LT PS Generation OFF ON PS2 Generation OFF ON Sealing Current Optional Power OFF ON LAYER 2 screen This screen is used to define various ISDN Layer 2 settings n BRI mode you can set up Layer 2 to be either Permanent or Automatic and the Terminal Endpoint Identifiers to be either automatic or fixed See below for more information If you set TEI to Fixed you can enter up to two fixed B channel TEI values e PRI mode Layer 2 is always permanent and TEI is always fixed Issue 2 05 00 8 7 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide To display the LAYER 2 screen In the ISDN SETUP menu select LAYER 2 Setting up Layer 2 To define each setting highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available choices LAYER 2 Allows you to set Layer 2 to AUTOMATIC or PERMANENT If you choose AUTOMATIC a Layer 2 logical link is e
115. nal with polarity logic 1 mark on line Red shows the presence of B1 channel signal with polarity logic 0 space on line Green shows that a signal is being transmitted on line 1 Off means that the transmitter is currently off You can switch off the transmitter from the NFAS SETUP screen see Chapter 8 Green shows the presence of B2 channel signal with polarity logic 1 mark on line Red shows the presence of B2 channel signal with polarity logic 0 space on line Shows the same information as SIG1 TX for line 2 Green shows the battery is charging Red flashing shows the battery is nearly discharged and will be unable to power the unit within a minimum of 5 minutes You should immediately connect and switch on the adaptor charger For full details of the power sources for aurora see Chapter 2 Red shows the presence of the Layer 1 clock on the line Green shows full Layer 1 activation lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SIG1RX Green shows that a signal is being received line 1 and valid framing is detected Red shows that a receive signal is present but no valid framing is detected e g when aurora is testing a line with different framing SIG2RX Shows the same information as 5161 RX for line 2 Communications ports and connectors aurora has the following communications ports and connectors i PRI PRI PRI PORT 1 PORT 2 PO
116. name you can start the monitor session e While monitoring is in progress aurora displays the DATA MONITOR screen which shows information about the current session MONITOR SESSION screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen allows you to assign a name to the monitor session and begin the monitoring process The name allows you to identify the session at a later date for example if you save it to monitor memory or as a file on the PC To display the MONITOR SESSION screen In the MONITOR menu for the selected interface choose D CHANNEL MONITOR ENTER SESSION NAME 4BCDEFGHIJEKL MNOPQRSTUUWS amp YZ123456 78 9 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide To assign a name to the session The name you assign to the monitor session must have no more than 8 alphanumeric characters for example 5 2001 To enter the name e Select each character that you require by highlighting it and pressing SELECT to add it as the next character in the name For numeric characters you can press the number on the keypad e Ifyou wish to change the last character entered press F3 DEL aurora deletes that character and moves the cursor to the left If you do not enter a monitor session name aurora automatically assigns the name Sun where nn is the existing number of stored sessions plus 1 To exit without starting a session e Press the 6 function key aurora
117. ndex 2 428856 lt Index Function keys 3 3 G General Setup 5 23 H Headset 3 2 Help 4 8 4 10 Hot Keys 4 14 5 3 Incoming Call 10 15 Interconnection type 4 3 ISDN Setup 8 2 L Layer 7 21 Layer 1 alarms alarm indication signal AIS 6 20 FAS errors 6 21 frame slips 6 21 loss of frame synchronisation LOS 6 20 Layer 2 8 7 LCD See Liquid Crystal Display LE See Local Exchange LED 6 7 See also Light Emitting Diode Light Emitting Diode 3 5 Liquid Crystal Display 3 3 Loading auroraDuet Software 4 20 Local Exchange 1 9 Loop test 6 9 LOS alarm 6 20 Main Menu 4 1 Main Setup 5 10 Markers 7 19 Microphone 3 2 Monitor 7 1 Monitor Review 7 14 7 16 Issue 2 05 00 Index 3 Network Terminator 1 8 Network terminator type 1 1 8 Network terminator type 2 1 8 NT See Network Termination See Network terminator type 1 NT2 See Network terminator type 2 ON OFF Switch 3 2 Optional Power 4 4 7 3 P See Point to Multipoint Point to Multipoint 1 11 Point to Point 1 10 Power 3 2 3 11 4 3 7 3 Optional Power 4 4 7 3 Power Source 1 4 4 7 3 Power Source 2 4 4 7 3 Sealing Current 4 4 7 4 PP See Point to Point Presentation 9 7 PRI See Primary Rate Primary Rate 1 7 Connections A3 5 Switching to Basic Rate 4 15 Protocol 4 5 8 1 R Real Time Clock 5 26 Real Time Filter Setup 5 11 Ringer 3 3 Volume 5 26 S S Bus cable check connector 3 9 Safety 3
118. ng The battery must only be replaced by the same or equivalent type recommended by Agilent Technologies 2 2 428856 lt lt Power Sources Automatic power off When operated from batteries aurora can be set to switch off power automatically when it is not used To select an automatic power off option select AUTO POWER OFF from the GENERAL SETUP menu and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow cursor keys to toggle between the following e Power off after 1 minute of inactivity 1 MIN e Power off after 5 minutes of inactivity 5 MINS e Power off after 20 minutes of inactivity 20 MINS Continuous operation no automatic power off OFF Note You will find instructions on how to access and use the GENERAL SETUP menu in Chapter 5 of this manual Replacing the main battery pack Issue 2 05 00 AN To remove the battery pack from aurora press the battery pack release button remove the cover and gently pull the pack out of the main unit Note You will find a diagram of aurora showing the location of the battery pack release button in Chapter 3 of this Guide CAUTION Do not use amy solvents abrasives or detergents on the battery contacts damage will be caused lt auroraP Basic c Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Dirty contacts will cause intermittent malfunctions of aurora Before you refit a battery pack check that the contacts are clean and if necessary brush any deposits cle
119. nters press F3 CLR lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide S LOSS Seconds out of sync ES Errored seconds SES Severely errored seconds US Unavailable seconds DM Degraded minutes Information about current activity is displayed at the foot of the screen as follows e The STATUS line indicates test or operation currently in progress For example if you select AIS ALARM the status is SENDING AIS ERROR COUNTS screen Error Counts x ELAPSED TIME Baz Hi 25 KBIT amp BIT ERRS A CRG B FE 1 CS 1 OOF 4 LOS AIS 4 Td ES 27381 The ERROR COUNTS screen displays the elapsed time and counters for the errors listed below To clear all error counters press F3 CLR BPV Bipolar violation CRC Cyclic redundancy check FE Frame bit error CS Controlled slips OOF Out of frame occurrences SEF Severely errored frames LOS Loss of signal occurrences AIS Alarm indication signal received occurrences 428856 lt T1 ERROR RATIO screen Making Calls and Testing Ti Error Ratios ELAPSED TIME HB Bidz25 COUNT ERE H H CRC B B 4 68 FE 4 B 4 68 The T1 ERROR RATIO screen displays the elapsed time and counters Errored Seconds and percentage error calculation for BPV CRC and FE type errors To clear al
120. o make e g SPEECH CALL or DATA 64k call In the DIAL screen choose DIAL or RECALL to dial the telephone number Note The DIAL screen and the dialling process are described in Chapter 10 You can dial any ISDN voice or conventional telephone number apart from the other channel of your aurora You can use recorded services such as the time service to give a repeatable test for comparison of lines or calls It may also be useful to set a conversation to check two way audibility and interference lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Data calls The DIAL screen displays the CPN and the CLI or COL depending on whether this is an incoming or an outgoing call This display shows you exactly which digits have been transmitted maximum of 24 digits be displayed use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to scroll through The progress of the call setup is reported on the status line of the CONNECTED screen see Chapter 10 and for a successful call includes e DIALING showing that the aurora is calling another party e RINGING showing that the called party is ringing e CONNECTED showing the called party has answered e ON HOOK showing that the call has not yet been answered This status is only displayed when you are using En Bloc dialing For single channel BER testing in the DIAL screen choose DIAL or RECALL to dial the required telephone number Note The DIAL sc
121. o OFF the call disconnects immediately after connection The duration of the BER test depends on the setting of the TEST LENGTH option in the BERT SETUP menu When this option is set to CONTINUOUS the test will run for 10 seconds 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt When a SPEECH service test is selected the call is Calls and Testing for the Protocols disconnected as soon as an ALERTING message is received When the test is complete a box is displayed for each channel containing one of the following symbols Passed Failed A shaded box indicates that the call has failed The call clearing cause code is displayed below the channel box If a channel cannot be tested because a call is already active for that channel then the result is BUSY This is indicated by a blank box with a cause code displayed underneath When all channels have been tested the results are displayed The results can also be accessed from the OUTGOING RESULTS option as described below Note The results of each BER test are automatically printed to the comms port when the TRACER SETUP option is set to RESULTS TO COMMS and the AUTO BERT option is ON The results are stored even while aurora is switched off Function keys The function keys for the OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST screen are the same as for the SERVICE TEST described earlier in this chapter 10 23 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide
122. o perform BERT on data calls To display the OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST screen From the AUTO TEST menu select OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST ps SPEECH CALL START TEST RECALL OUTGOING RESULTS Inu 114 To set the Outgoing Channel test To set up each of the test options move the cursor to highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to switch between the available choices SERVICE Allows you to choose the type of service to be tested You can choose between DATA 64K and SPEECH CALL AUTO BERT When the DATA 64K option is selected as the SERVICE type this allows you to set aurora to perform a BER test after call connection You can choose between ON and OFF When a SPEECH service test is requested the AUTO BERT option is automatically deselected This is indicated by a hyphen 10 21 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 10 22 Starting the test To begin the Outgoing Channel Test choose the START TEST option The following screen is displayed 65 16 OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST z Er L1 06 OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST i z S 4 5 E 7 ilii i17 2088080800688 The test starts at the current channel and continues until all channels have been tested Each channel establishes a call On connection of a DATA service test a BER test is executed if you have set the AUTO BERT option to ON If AUTO BERT is set t
123. o send SPID 1 to the network press F3 SND1 e To send SPID 2 to the network press F4A SND2 Function keys F2 CLR Erases the currently highlighted SPID F3 SND1 Sends SPID 1 to the network This is only available when you have accessed the SPID ENTRY screen from the MAIN menu 9 8 428856 lt lt F4 SND2 Sends SPID 2 to the network This is only available when you have accessed the SPID ENTRY screen from the MAIN menu Dial Setup for aurora F6 EXIT Saves the changes and returns to either the DIAL SETUP menu or the MAIN menu SPID DIRECTORY screen This screen allows you to store up to 5 pairs of commonly used SPIDs To display the SPID DIRECTORY screen In the SPID ENTRY screen choose SPID DIRECTORY arla larla arla a ar larar SSS PEE SEDE DAE E Adding or changing a stored SPID UP and DOWN arrow keys to highlight line to add or change a SPID A flashing cursor shows the point at which you can enter a number e the keypad to enter a SPID of up to 16 digits If you make a mistake use the LEFT arrow key to delete the character to the left of the cursor To delete the entire SPID press F2 CLR e Press the UP or DOWN arrow to store the SPID Issue 2 05 00 9 9 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Storing SPIDs from the SPID ENTRY screen e In the SPID directory highlight the pos
124. ocol Indication of call progress showing status and clear fail cause Monitor and tracer facility giving time stamped full decode layer primitives on screen or via selected printer port Backlit Supertwist Liquid Crystal Display LCD 24 characters by 16 lines 25 key keypad incorporating 6 function keys Environmental A3 2 Size 320mm x 105mm x 75mm Weight 1 4 kg Basic Rate 1 6 kg Basic amp Primary Rate Temperature range 0 C to 45 operating 25 to 60 storage Power supply Rechargeable Nickel Cadmium battery Supplied with 110 Volt AC to DC adaptor 428856 lt lt Technical Data User safety The level of sound produced by the earpiece may exceed a safe level under some conditions hence the earpiece should not be pressed hard against the ear Care should also be exercised when using an external handset or headset since the sound level generated by a user s handset or headset is beyond the control of Agilent Technologies When using your telephone equipment basic safety precautions should always be followed to reduce the risk of fire electric shock and injury to persons including the following 1 Avoid using the product during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning 2 Use only the batteries indicated in this manual Do not dispose of batteries in a fire They may explode Check with local codes for possible special disposal in
125. ocol error unspecified Interworking unspecified A2 7 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide A2 8 428856 lt Technical Data auroraP et specification S interface Conforms to CCITT ITU T Rec 1430 Total Bit Rate 192kbps Net Data Rate 144kbps Connector 45 2 U interface optional Designed to comply with ANSI T1 601 Net Data rate 144 kbps Connector 45 Layer 3 protocols 5 55 5 55 200 specification 235 900 343 National ISDN specification SR NWT 002661 Nortel specification NIS 5208 6 Iss 1 1 Measurements Physical Measurement of Power Source 1 and 2 on the S interface and Sealing Current and Optional Power on the U interface Voice 3 1kHz and ISDN voice calls on user selected B channel Manual answer or automatic hands free listening BERT Selectable test length Custom 1 min 15 mins 1 hr or continuous patterns Binary 0 Binary 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 63p r 511p r 2047p r 4095p r 2 15 1p r 2 20 1p r or user definable 16 bit pattern Auto or manual bit error Issue 2 05 00 A3 1 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Display Keypad inject Automatic or manual answer and loop of receive to transmit data Results Bits received Bit Errors Bit Error Ratio Errored Seconds Error Free Seconds Severely Errored Seconds Unavailable Seconds Degraded Minutes Elapsed Time Sync Losses Prot
126. on the MAIN menu of aurora when the adaptor is disconnected from the unit The battery pack is fully recharged in 2 hours using the adaptor charger supplied When fully recharged it is safe to leave the charger connected for longer periods However avoid force charging the auroraP by repeatedly removing and inserting Power Sources the adaptor lead A 3 amp fused cigar lighter adaptor is also available for charging batteries from the 12 Volt DC negative earth cigar lighter connection available in many vehicles 4 When charging is complete switch off the external power source and disconnect the adaptor charger Discharging the battery pack Issue 2 05 00 A convenient way of doing this is to leave aurora switched on in the RINGER VOLUME screen see Chapter 5 In this screen aurora will only switch itself off automatically when the battery is discharged If aurora is left in any other menu with no calls in progress it will normally switch itself off after a set time to save the battery charge Note Please dispose of the battery pack in accordance with local environmental regulations and or procedures lt aurora Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 428856 LED Indicator Array _ Liquid Crystal Display Function Keys Keypad Microphone Issue 2 05 00 lt lt A Look at auroraP t This chapter introduces the following features of aurora
127. or sessions aurora allows you to review D channel monitor sessions that have previously been stored in the memory To do this select MONITOR REVIEW from the MONITOR menu for the selected interface aurora takes you through the following steps e SELECT SESSION screen is displayed for you to select the stored session that you wish to review e MONITOR REVIEW menu is displayed This allows you to choose how you wish to review the selected session e g on screen or using aurora Aand transmit the data in the appropriate form For more information on aurora contact Agilent Technologies Note You can also review simulation D channel data by selecting CAPTURE REVIEW in the SIMULATE MAIN menu For instructions on how to do this see TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW Menu later in this chapter SELECT SESSION screen This screen displays a list of the monitor sessions that are currently stored and allows you to select one of them for review These sessions were named and stored using the MONITOR SESSION screen which is described earlier in this chapter To display the SELECT SESSION screen In the MONITOR menu for the selected interface choose MONITOR REVIEW 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions SELECT SESSION 1 E 5 3 17 19 Each stored session is identified by Session name e Protocol e Dasic or Primary Rate indicator where
128. or to the TEST SETUP option and press SELECT T1 TEST 18 09 Ti TEST SETUP 1 7 SF 8825 TERMINATION TERM LBO 22 5 CLOCK LOOPBACK LOOPBACK OFF FRAMING Sets the type of framing to use in the test You can choose between ESF also known as D5 D4 also known as superframe and UNFRAMED LINE CODE Sets the type of line coding used You can choose between B8ZS AMI or AUTO TERMINATION Sets the type of termination applied DSX MON applies no termination to the line BRIDGE applies a 100 Q resistor to the line in monitor mode TERM applies a 100 Q resistor to the line in simulate mode lt auroraP t Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide LBO CLOCK LOOPBACK RX LOOPBACK Sets the line build out used Line build out compensates for the effect of the length of the cable on the signal The longer the line the greater the amplitude of the signal sent The shape of the signal sent is also changed to compensate for interference on the line the longer the cable the more the cable is changed You can choose between 0 133 FT 133 266 FT 266 399 FT 399 533 FT 533 655 FT The other settings 7 7 dB 15 dB 22 5 dB decrease the amplitude of the signal but leave the shape of the signal unchanged These settings allow you to check the quality of a line Sets the source of the clock LINE sets the clock to the network or INT internal sets the clock
129. ow 428856 lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions PRINT FULL D DECODE Transmits the selected D channel monitor session in a fully decoded mode to the currently selected communications port bar graph indicates the download progress in percentage format PRINT SIMPLE D DECODE Transmits the selected D channel monitor session in a stick decoded mode to the currently selected communications port bar graph indicates the download time taken in a percentage format To choose how to review the session Highlight one of the above options and press SELECT Function keys F6 EXIT Returns to the MONITOR menu for the selected interface DISPLAY DECODE DATA screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen displays the selected D Channel monitor session To display the DISPLAY DECODE DATA screen When you choose to view the session on screen by selecting DISPLAY D DECODE from the MONITOR REVIEW menu described above the DISPLAY DECODE DATA screen is displayed automatically lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Note The above example shows the SIMPLE decode format You can switch between SIMPLE and FULL format which includes a full hex dump of the captured frame by pressing F3 Information displayed about the session Line 1 displays the real time clock setting Line 2 displays the endpoints of the links which are Network and User for Basic Rate and RXA and RXB for Prima
130. p Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide The main function keys A description of the most common function keys follows Descriptions of the function keys for specific options are in the section related to each option F1 Help The F1 HELP function key accesses the HELP information screens For details refer to How to get on screen Help earlier in this chapter F2 B Channel Selection In BRI mode the F2 B1 B2 BX function key lets you switch between the channels that are available In NT or LT mode you can toggle between channels B1 and B2 In TE mode you can toggle between channels B1 B2 and Bx When you select Bx an outgoing call may be generated with a channel ID of ANY When the first response to the call setup is received containing a valid B channel the system automatically changes to the allocated B channel and call processing continues as normal When an incoming call requests ANY B channel then aurora allocates the channels from B1 If all channels are busy aurora releases the call with an appropriate call clear cause code Notes e aurora must be set to SLAVE mode before making any outgoing Bx ANY B channel calls e aurora will not execute any AUTO TESTs if the Bx channel is selected e You can select the Bx channel even if the B1 and B2 channels are busy 428856 Issue 2 05 00 dt n lt 2 Channel Selection For PRI the F2 CH function key displays a B CHANN
131. perations in their present state Setting Up aurora Function keys F2 INF Displays the U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen see the next section for details SEND Transmits the currently highlighted command U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen displays the current status of the U interface To display the U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen When aurora is in LT mode from the EOC MODE screen press 2 1 i PMP INTERFACE INFO EOC Tx TO NORMAL Rx UNKNOWN ADDRESS 1 HEBE ERR SEC H FEBE ERR POWER STATUS NORMAL MT TEST MODE OFF lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Information displayed e EOC Tx The last EOC message sent e Rx The last EOC message received e NEBE Total count of Near End Block Errors NEBE e FEBE Total count of Far End Block Errors FEBE e NEBE ERR SEC Near End Block Errored seconds e FEBE ERR SEC Far End Block Errored seconds e POWER STATUS The power status of the NT NORMAL Primary and secondary power supplies are both normal SECONDARY OUT Primary power is normal secondary power is marginal unavailable or not provided PRIMARY OUT Primary power is marginal or unavailable secondary power is normal DYING GASP Both primary and secondary power are marginal or unavailable The NT may cease normal ope
132. ph indicates the download time taken in a percentage format Transmits the selected D channel monitor session in a fully decoded mode to the selected communications port A bar graph indicates the download time taken in a percentage format lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Function keys PRINT SIMPLE D DECODE CLEAR MEMORY Transmits of the selected D channel monitor session in a stick decoded mode to the selected communications port A bar graph indicates the download time taken in a percentage format Removes all stored sessions from the memory F6 Returns you to the MAIN menu Clearing the memory To clear the memory of all stored sessions e Select CLEAR MEMORY from the TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW screen e When prompted press F2 to confirm To return to the TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW menu without clearing the memory press F6 EXIT Note In MONITOR mode you clear the monitor memory by selecting CLEAR MEMORY from the MONITOR menu 428856 lt Protocol Specific Setup Functions has some settings which are specific to particular protocols and others that are independent of protocol This chapter covers the protocol specific general setup functions for aurora which are all accessed from the ISDN SETUP menu The protocol independent setup functions are described in Chapter 5 Chapter summary Issue 2 05 00 This chapt
133. point Identifier You can either type in a TEI number or press F4 for all TEIs Setting Up aurora SAPI Allows you to capture data for a specific SAPI Service Access Point Identifier You can either type in a SAPI number or press F4 for all SAPIs CALL REF Allows you to capture for a specific Call Reference You can either type in a number or press F4 for all Call References TRACER SETUP screen This screen is used to determine the trace output of the selected monitor To display the TRACER SETUP screen In the MAIN SETUP menu select TRACER SETUP TRACER SETUP 2 LTA DECODE TO COMMS Issue 2 05 00 5 15 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Choosing the type of Monitor trace output To define the tracer setup use the arrow keys to switch between the available options The types of output that are available to you will depend on whether aurora is in MONITOR or SIMULATE mode s IMULATE TRACER Monitor TRACER You can choose between TO MEMORY EXPERT TO COMMS DECODE TO COMMS SIMPLE TO COMMS TEST TO COMMS RESULTS TO COMMS and OFF You can choose TO MEMORY or EXPERT TO COMMS Types of output available Depending on whether your is in MONITOR SIMULATE mode you can select from the following types of output TO MEMORY MONITOR EXPERT TO COMMS Layer 2 and 3 data is stored in the memory for use with the TRACE CAPTURE
134. press F3 to switch between EXPAND and SIMPLE as required F4 FIL Filters out specific information using the SET FILTERS pop up box SET FILTERS Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to move between LAYER TEI SAPI and CALL REF In LAYER use the function keys to choose specific layers Function Keys Layer Layers Layer 2 and Layer 3 Layer 3 Layer 2 Layer For TEI either press F1 ALL or enter a new TEI value you can use the LEFT arrow to delete any existing values For SAPI either press FI ALL or enter a new SAPI value you can use the LEFT arrow to delete any existing values Issue 2 05 00 7 21 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide F5 F6 GO EXIT For CALL REF either press F ALL or type a call reference you can use the LEFT arrow to delete any existing numbers Specifies an event number for display The GOTO EVENT pop up box is displayed GOTO EVENT 15 Key in the event number using the LEFT arrow key to delete any existing values Returns to the previous menu Understanding Decode information The Decode information is in the form of layer 2 and layer 3 partial decodes of the D Channel traffic The layer 2 decode is displayed first followed by layer 3 if present and a hexadecimal dump of the entire message The following page shows a typical decode output for the beginning of the cal
135. r 1 24 in CUSTOM NFAS mode Use the keypad to enter the number Press the LEFT arrow key to erase the digit to the left of the cursor lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide NFS SETUP screen The NSF Network Specific Facility enables you to send a NSF information code in the SETUP message to a AT amp T 4ESS switch To display the NSF SETUP screen In the ISDN SETUP menu select NSF SETUP 15 29 NSF SETUP NSE OFF To set the NSF mode move to NSF and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow cursor keys to choose between FEATURE SERVICE and OFF To choose the code that is going to be sent move to FEATURE TYPE or SERVICE TYPE and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow cursor keys to switch between the available choices 15 31 NSF SETUP N FEATURE URE TYPE CPN Only 8 14 428856 lt lt You can choose between the following codes Protocol Specific Setup Functions Service Types SDN Software Defined Network MEGACOM ACCUNET LONG DIST Feature Types CPN Pref BN Pref CPN Only BN Only TSC Assoc TSC Operator PCCO The Service Type codes allow you to access the service types listed The feature type codes allow you to set up CPNs Called Party Numbers and BN Billing numbers are sent when you make outgoing calls e Call Associated and Non call Associated TSCs Temporary Signaling Connections access to the operator or PCCO Pre Subscribed Common Carr
136. ration e NT TEST MODE When ON is displayed the NT is in test mode initiated from the customer s side Otherwise this setting is OFF MAIN SETUP menu This menu allows you to access screens and sub menus through which you can set up a variety of general and BER test parameters To display the MAIN SETUP menu e the MAIN menu SIMULATE mode or the MONITOR menu MONITOR mode select SETUP 5 10 428856 lt SIMULATE MONITOR Setting Up aurora MAIN SETUP MAIN SETUP COMME SETUP REAL TIME FILTER SETUP TRACER SETUP TRACER SETUP BERT SETUP GENERAL SETUP GENERAL SETUP HELP ERITI HELP ERIT Note The example screens above show the setup options available in BRI mode PRI mode has an additional option T1 SETUP Options in the MAIN SETUP menu ISDN SETUP Accesses the ISDN SETUP menu This is protocol specific and is described in Chapter 8 SIMULATE DIAL SETUP Accesses the DIAL SETUP menu This is protocol specific and is described in Chapter 9 COMMS SETUP Accesses the COMMS SETUP screen on which you define general communication settings MONITOR REAL TIME FILTER SETUP Accesses the REAL TIME FILTER SETUP screen on which you can set filters to apply to data captures TRACER SETUP Accesses the TRACER SETUP screen which determines the output format of trace information Issue 2 05 00 5 11 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide
137. reen and the dialing process are described in Chapter 10 The number you choose can be a suitable ISDN data tester or the other B channel of your aurora Call screening and call progress information are displayed in the same way as for speech calls When the call is established choose the CONNECT BERT option The BER test starts automatically and the results are displayed 428856 lt lt Making Calls and Testing Answering a voice call Issue 2 05 00 Voice calls are always answered manually When an incoming voice call is received on the currently selected channel aurora sounds the ringer and displays the INCOMING CALL screen SPEECH CALL CPN 1225 CLID If the call is received on a different channel from the one that is currently selected the F2 channel selection function key flashes Note If any SETUP menu is displayed all channels are considered busy and calls are not accepted To answer the call e Choose the ANSWER SPEECH option by pressing SELECT to answer the incoming call if it is on the currently selected B channel e Jf necessary press F2 to select the other B channel The call will now be answered and the telephone number of the caller CLID displayed in the fifth line of the screen lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Clearing a call To clear a voice call choose the CLEAR CALL option To clear BER test press F EXIT in the
138. rmination ON and OFF lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 8 18 428856 lt Dial Setup for aurora This chapter covers the dial setup functions for aurora These are all protocol specific and are accessed from the DIAL SETUP menu Note You can only set up dialing in SIMULATE mode Chapter summary Issue 2 05 00 This chapter covers the screens used to create a directory of Called Party Numbers CPNs e the Calling Line ID CLID of your aurora the type of dialing to be used e setup the number plan and number type to be used e enter a Service Profile ID for your aurora lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide DIAL SETUP menu vutare This menu allows you to access further screens through which you can set up various different aspects of dialing In addition on the screen itself you can define the dial type number plan and number type and the way in which Send Complete is denoted in the call setup messages To display the DIAL SETUP menu In the MAIN SETUP menu select DIAL SETUP e E DIAL SETUP E DIAL SETUP gj y Li ORY ID DIAL NUMBER PLAN NUMBER TYPE SPID Settings the SETUP menu To define each of the following settings move the cursor to highlight it and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to toggle between the available choices D
139. roraP emulation modes 1 10 aurora can test ISDN equipment and lines and the route through the ISDN network via one or more exchanges aurora can either operate at Layer 1 as supplier of the clock or as receiver of the clock It can also be set to be either the master network side of the protocol at Layers 2 and 3 or the slave user side of the protocol You can also test fixed links i e links without protocol support The options normally used are e Clock supplied master protocol NT master abbreviated to NT within aurora e Clock received slave protocol TE slave abbreviated to TE within aurora When testing fixed links i e without protocol the opposite settings i e NT slave and TE master may be used It is also possible to set aurora to NT fixed or TE fixed for testing fixed links In PRI mode you can do this using a Hot Key see Chapter 5 In BRI mode it is done using the L2 PROTOCOL option in the EMULATION screen See Chapter 8 for details In order to test terminal equipment aurora must be set to NT mode In order to communicate with an exchange it is normally set to TE mode aurora can also be configured for e Point to Point PP operation This is operation between one NT and one TE on a single line sharing a common protocol 428856 lt lt e Doint to Multipoint PMP operation This is operation between one NT and up to eight TEs
140. roraP s Layer 2 or Data Link Layer task Agilent Technologies aurora s Layer 3 or Network Layer task Local Area Network Liquid Crystal Display Local Exchange Light Emitting Diode Data received on the Rx channel of a circuit is re transmitted on the Tx channel of the same circuit Line Termination unit The clock which acts as the prime source within a network and from which all other clocks derive their synchronisation Man Machine Interface Human computer interface This is when an aurora receives information about current activity from ISDN equipment i e an NT TE or an aurora In this mode the aurora can only receive information no transmission is possible Glossary 5 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide MSN Multiple Subscriber Number p Law companding technique used for PCN systems in North America Also written as mu law NationalISDN standardised ISDN protocol used North America Also referred to as NI in this manual NFAS Non Frame Alignment Signal Northern Telecom A custom ISDN protocol used by Northern Telecom Also called Nortel in this manual NT Network Termination OLI Originating Line Identity OSI Open Systems Interconnection Overlap The ISDN dialling digits are sent a digit at a time each in their own separate call control packet PABX Private Automatic Branch Exchange Parity simple
141. rough the list and then press SELECT aurora returns to the SPEECH CALL menu Choose the DIAL option You should be able to hear the recorded service and the appropriate channel LEDs will be illuminated You can also adjust the sound volume using the F3 and F5 function keys Choose CLEAR CALL aurora displays the CLEARED screen indicating the clear cause code Press F6 EXIT to return to the MAIN menu Loading and upgrading aurora t software The software in aurora can be upgraded by connecting the unit to a PC selecting download mode on your aurora and executing a download program on a PC running DOS version 3 3 or later Important 1 It has been found that under certain circumstances errors may occur in the software download when it is performed using the Windows 95 operating system If you wish to download onto a PC which runs Windows 95 you are advised to carry out the following steps Restart your computer with no applications running 428856 lt Perform tbe download Getting Started Restart your computer in the normal way i e so that any applications which run automatically at startup will do so You can then continue working as normal Connecting auroraP to the PC Connect the aurora COMMS connector 5232 to the PC COM port 1 or 2 using cable no 422354 Software download In order to upgrade aurora software the unit must be Issue 2 05 00 in download mode
142. ry Rate As you scroll through the decode information the number of the event that is currently displayed on the screen is indicated in the center of Line 2 When you first display this screen the data is displayed in SIMPLE decode format This includes the following information e 1st line The direction NETWORK USER or RXA RXB the message type the call reference in decimal format if applicable and direction e 2nd line The timestamp of the message in hours minutes seconds and milliseconds 428856 Issue 2 05 00 lt lt Navigating through the data Press the DOWN arrow to scroll down through the Monitor Capture amp Review Functions stored data one line at a time To scroll back towards the beginning of the data press the UP arrow In addition to using the cursor keys you can scroll through the data using the following keys Navigation Keys Function Displays the first event Displays the previous event Pages up Displays the last event Displays the next event Pages down Sets up display markers Accesses marked events 0 Co Using markers aurora lets you mark events to allow quick display at a later stage Up to nine markers may be set All markers are deleted when you exit from the DISPLAY D DECODE screen To set a marker display the event you wish to mark and press the asterisk key The SET MARKER pop up box
143. s See the diagrams overleaf Interface connector These RJ 45 sockets are used for connection to the ISDN 47 reference point for simulation monitor functions Refer to the diagrams below Issue 2 05 00 3 9 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Connecting aurora at the S T interface T Piece Connecting aurora at the U interface U Interface When connected to the U Interface in this way aurora can be used to monitor and simulate on either LT or TE mode without having to alter the connections Telecommunications safety The connectors on your aurora conform to EN41003 safety status classification SELV where SELV Safety Extra Low Voltage Connections with other equipment should be made such that the equipment continues to comply with clause 2 3 of EN60950 for SELV circuits after a connection is made 428856 lt lt A Look at aurora Switching power on Self test Issue 2 05 00 To switch on your aurora push the ON OFF switch briefly in an upwards direction When you switch the power on aurora carries out a comprehensive self test of internal memory and I O devices displaying the results as they occur Do not attempt to adjust the screen contrast during the self test the screen contrast key does not function until the logo screen is displayed You can shorten the time taken by pressing F1 to abort at the start of the Flash test When
144. se or decrease the volume The display indicates the current volume level as one of ten steps e Press to set the ringer to the currently selected volume and return to the GENERAL SETUP menu REAL TIME CLOCK screen This screen lets you change the date and time on real time clock To display the REAL TIME CLOCK screen In the GENERAL SETUP menu select REAL TIME CLOCK 5 26 428856 lt lt Setting Up aurora REAL TIME CLOCK 11 28 797 21 52 03 Changing the date and time e Usethe UP and DOWN arrow keys to move between the DATE in MM DD YY format and TIME in HH MM SS format settings Highlight the line you want to change A flashing cursor appears at the start of the editable value e Press valid number key to overwrite the character highlighted by the cursor To go back to the first character press the LEFT arrow key e To set the date or time to the value you have entered move the cursor onto the other setting e Press F6 EXIT to save the date and time currently displayed START TIME screen Issue 2 05 00 This screen lets you activate and deactivate an automatic start for the D Channel Monitor function and set the time at which it will start When you have activated the automatic start and set a time you go to the D CHANNEL MONITOR screen enter a session name and press FS START When the real time clock reaches the time yo
145. se the form in which the data is to be reviewed and there is also an option allowing you to clear the monitor memory Notes You can print out the data via the comms port in aurora compatible format For information on aurora contact Agilent Technologies Each time new data is captured any previous data is overwritten When you switch off aurora the most recently captured data is stored until new data is captured To configure the communications port selected for printing use the COMMS SETUP screen accessed through the MAIN SETUP menu You can select the level of decoding and choose to display the data on screen instead of printing it To display the TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW menu In the MAIN SIMULATE menu select CAPTURE REVIEW 428856 lt Monitor Capture amp Review Functions The options you can select on this screen are identical to those on the MONITOR REVIEW menu described earlier in this chapter with the following exceptions e there is a CLEAR MEMORY option e SELECT SESSION option is not available Options for reviewing the monitor sessions To choose one of the available options highlight it and press SELECT DISPLAY D DECODE PRINT EXPERT D DATA PRINT FULL D DECODE Allows you to review the current D channel monitor session on screen Transmits the current session in a form compatible with the aurora package to the selected communications port A bar gra
146. sent U INTERFACE screen This screen allows you to perform a manual activation of the U interface Note This option is only available if the U interface is selected To display the U INTERFACE screen In the MAIN menu select U INTERFACE Prt au UE 22111 Setting up manual U interface activation To define each of the settings move the cursor to highlight it on the screen and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available options MANUAL DEJACTIVATION You can choose to perform either a remote activation or a remote deactivation of the U interface Note that in TE mode it is not possible to perform a remote deactivation 428856 lt 40KHz MODE Setting Up aurora Allows you to send a test tone across the interface You can choose between ON and OFF Note that this option is used on an out of service line and is enabled when no calls are in progress This is only available when aurora is in LT mode It displays the EOC MODE screen on which you can specify Embedded Operations Channel functions See later sections for more information This screen allows you to specify Embedded Operations Channel functions Note You can only do this when aurora is in LT mode To display the EOC MODE screen When aurora is LT mode from the U INTERFACE screen select EOC MODE Issue 2 05 00 EOC
147. service options 428856 lt Choosing a channel for the call Use the F2 channel selection key as described in The Calls and Testing for the Protocols main function keys in Chapter 4 Choosing a SPID for the call the F5 key to switch between SP1 SPID 1 and SP2 SPID 2 You will find information on how to set up SPIDs in Chapter 9 Choosing a bearer capability service Highlight your choice using the cursor and press SELECT aurora displays DIAL screen from which you make outgoing calls using the bearer capability you have chosen Note For DATA Nx64K calls which are used for multi channel BERT with protocol before the DIAL screen aurora displays a BERT CHANNELS screen for you to select the channels for BER testing Function keys F2 Allows you to select the channel on which the call will be made For more information about channel selection see the description of F2 in The main function keys in Chapter 4 Issue 2 05 00 10 3 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide F5 SPID Allows you to select a Service Profile ID SPID to use for the call By pressing 5 you switch between SP1 and SP2 The current selection is displayed at the top of the screen For information on how to set up SPIDs see Chapter 9 Fo EXIT Returns you to the MAIN menu Setting up an outgoing call 10 4 The way in which you set up an outgoing call will depend upon
148. source to aurora Sets the loopback mode to use You can choose between in band loopback CSU 2 out of band loopback ESF LINE ESF PAYLOAD ESF NET and local loopback LOC LINE and LOC PAYLOAD Sets the way aurora responds if it is sent a loopback signal If AUTORESP is selected the following signal is looped If OFF is selected the loopback signal is ignored and the signal is not looped 428856 lt lt Function keys F6 EXIT Making Calls and Testing Cancels any test and or test pattern that is in progress and returns to the MAIN menu T1 TEST INFORMATION screens Issue 2 05 00 These screens display the error counters and performance settings associated with the current test They also allow you to inject errors into the test stream There are three information screens displaying information on the Bit Error Status Error Counts and T1 Error Ratios To display the T1 TEST INFORMATION screens The first screen BIT ERROR STATUS is displayed automatically when you start the test To display each of the other screens in turn press BIT ERROR STATUS screen This is the first screen displayed when you begin the test Bit Error Status 1 16767 eu e hd ud BES IT The BIT ERROR STATUS screen displays the elapsed time and counters for the Physical Layer errors listed below To clear all error cou
149. st transmits a selected known pattern of data at 56 or 64kbps and checks a similar received pattern for bit errors BER testing can be performed in the following ways e can make an end to end test call between your aurora and either another compatible ISDN basic or primary rate tester or a non compatible data tester connected to the ISDN through a terminal adaptor e can make a loopback test call to another channel of the same aurora In this configuration the other channel loops the received data back to line so that it arrives back at the receiver of the originating channel In this way you can perform a full duplex BER test of both channels simultaneously 6 2 428856 lt lt Making Calls and Testing Functions of the T1 interfaces In PRI mode the two T1 interfaces allow you to test as follows e Youcan use both T1 ports to test multiple T1 installations using NFAS non facility associated signalling e Youcan perform out of service Physical Layer BER tests on a single T1 interface in Framed 1 536Mbps or Unframed 1 544 Mbps mode Making a call Voice calls Issue 2 05 00 To make a voice or data test call from the MAIN menu e Press the F2 function key if necessary to select the B channel to be tested e Choose the ISDN CALL SETUP option to access the CALL SETUP menu e screen is displayed listing the available bearer capabilities Choose the type of call you wish t
150. stablished when a call is made and released when the call is cleared If you choose PERMANENT aurora attempts to establish a Layer 2 link at power on with no call at Layer 3 If successful the link is kept up and used in subsequent call setups Layer 1 is inherent in this action If the attempt is unsuccessful aurora tries again when the first call is made and keeps up the link subsequently 8 8 428856 lt lt Allows you to set the Terminal Endpoint Identifier TEI to either FIXED or AUTOMATIC If you choose AUTOMATIC the B channel TEI values are assigned by the network Protocol Specific Setup Functions If you select FIXED additional menu items appear for you to enter two fixed B TEI values Entering fixed B channel TEI values Issue 2 05 00 If you set B to FIXED in BRI mode or if you are in PRI mode you can enter two fixed B TEI values They must be in the range 00 to 63 To enter a B TEI value e Press F3 TEII to edit the FIXED line or F4 TEI2 to edit the FIXED TEI2 line A flashing cursor appears at the point where you enter the value Entera two digit number using the keypad You must enter two digits before you can exit the line To enter a single digit number enter a leading zero followed by the single digit For example for 4 you would enter 104 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide SCREENING screen Choos
151. structions Warning aurora contains a Lithium battery which maintains the real time clock and system settings There is a danger of explosion if the battery is incorrectly replaced The battery must only be replaced by the same or equivalent type recommended by Agilent Technologies Should a defective battery be suspected the whole aurora must be returned to an authorized Agilent Technologies service center The voltage applied to the RS232 parallel port the DC power input connector the headset connector and the 5 Bus Test connector must not exceed 20V D C Issue 2 05 00 3 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Memory buffer capacity Flash capacity 2MB standard factory upgrade to 4MD is available Monitor memory 256 standard factory upgrade to 512 available Tracer capacity 20 Kilobytes Connector configurations A3 4 Basic Rate connections BUSTEST S T UTOTE UTOLT Four 8 position RJ 45 connectors BUS TEST X S bus cable check connector S T S bus interface for simulation and monitoring U TO TE U interface LT line side for simulation and monitoring U TOLT U interface TE line side for simulation and monitoring 428856 lt lt RJ 45 Pin assignment for the different modes of operation is as follows Technical Data Basic Rate Connections S Function Not Used Not Used RX TX TX RX PS2 source Monitor
152. t any one time To view the stored results choose RESULTS from the MAIN menu You can view results even after aurora has been switched off and on again To restart the BER test e Return to the D CHANNEL BERT menu and select CONNECT BERT 428856 lt lt print the results on line If you set Tracer Setup to RESULTS TO COMMS see TRACER SETUP Screen in Chapter 5 the results are printed via the comms port with timestamping of Making Calls and Testing Errored Seconds Severely Errored Seconds and Unavailable Seconds Function keys CLR Resets the BERT parameters and resumes the BER test F4 ERR Injects a single bit error into the pattern F5 Choose AUT to insert errors automatically into the pattern at the rate defined in the BERT SETUP option To switch off the automatic error injection choose OFF TEST Menu r This menu is displayed during testing of the Physical Layer and offers a number of options to be used in the tests and for displaying the results To display the T1 TEST menu When you select TEST from the MAIN menu the 1 TEST menu is displayed automatically Issue 2 05 00 6 11 lt auroraP Basic Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Options for the T1 test You can choose from the following test options T1 TEST SETUP ISDN SIMULATE TX ALARMS BER TEST PATTERN ERROR RATE FRACT T1 Function keys F2 LU Displays the
153. the MAIN menu choose SETUP to display the MAIN SETUP menu Choose GENERAL SETUP to display the GENERAL SETUP menu Choose REAL TIME CLOCK to display the REAL TIME CLOCK screen Verify the date and time displayed You can change them if you wish Press F EXIT aurora saves the displayed date and time settings and returns to the GENERAL SETUP sub menu Press F6 EXIT aurora returns to the MAIN SETUP menu Press 6 again toreturn to the MAIN menu aurora speech call function You can use this procedure to verify the speech call Issue 2 05 00 functions of your aurora Connect the S Bus connector of aurora to the Network Termination of an ISDN circuit using the cable supplied There must be no other network cable connections to aurora In the MAIN menu choose ISDN CALL SETUP aurora displays the CALL SETUP menu The details of this screen will depend on the protocol in use 4 19 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Choose SPEECH CALL and key in the telephone number of a local recorded service If you are using En Bloc Dialing you can correct any mistakes by pressing the LEFT cursor key to delete one character to the left of the cursor You can select a CPN Called Party Number previously stored in memory by choosing the RECALL option maximum of 10 CPNs can be stored To choose one of the CPNs use the UP and DOWN arrow cursor keys to move th
154. the MAIN menu or any CALL CONNECTED or CALL CLEARING screen you can press F3 INF to display the ISDN CALL INFO screen 428856 Issue 2 05 00 Getting Started The following information is displayed CPN Called Party Number This is the number dialed by the calling party CLID Calling Line Identity This is the number that belongs to the calling party COL Calling Line Identity This is the number of the line that is actually connected when the call is established It may differ from the CPN for example when calls are forwarded Cause the last cause code generated is displayed To view a full description of the cause press the F4 CSE key Display IE contents the last received Display Element is shown on Lines 10 to 14 A maximum of 100 characters can be displayed If call activity other than charging information occurs while the ISDN CALL INFO screen is displayed aurora returns to the previous screen Press F4 CSE from this screen to display the most recent Call Clear Cause Code To return to the ISDN CALL INFO screen press Fo EXIT lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide F4 Hot Keys When in the MAIN SIMULATE menu the F4A HOT function key takes you to the HOT KEYS menu from which you can reconfigure aurora using a single keystroke See below for an introduction to the Hot Keys and Chapter 5 for a detailed description F5 SPID Selection When
155. the next test information Screen Clears all displayed error results zeroing all counters Injects a single occurrence of the selected error See Injecting errors into the test stream above AUT OFF Injects occurrences of the selected error EXIT When you select AUT the function key changes to OFF so that you can switch off error injection See Injecting errors into the test stream above Returns to the previous menu 428856 lt Making Calls and Testing T1 STATUS screens These screens show the status of the T1 interface The first status screen in the sequence shows the status of Layer 1 Following this are screens showing the line status for ports 1 and 2 In SIMULATE mode you can also display screens showing the status of Performance Report Messages PRM for ports 1 and 2 If no alarm is present the alarm status is displayed in black text If an alarm is present the status is displayed in white text on a black background To display the T1 STATUS screens In the MONITOR or SIMULATE MAIN menu press 5 1 or LAYER 1 STATUS screen EST CLO Issue 2 05 00 2 LINE CODE B8Z SIMULATE MONITOR 5 22 er 1 He RE AA RGU LUL 1 2 8 RCU LUL 2 88 LINE CODE 82 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide Information displayed The display shows the receive level of Ports 1 and 2 the
156. ting on the S interface Green shows that Power Source 1 normal polarity is detected on the line Green flashing shows that Power Source 1 reverse polarity is detected on the line Operating on the U interface Green shows that Sealing Current normal polarity is detected on the line Green flashing shows that Sealing Current reverse polarity is detected on the line Green single flash shows that aurora has detected a B8ZS code word on the line carrying the active D channel This LED only shows green at the time when a code word is detected At other times it remains off even when aurora is connected to a B8ZS line Operating on the S interface Green shows that Power Source 2 normal polarity is detected on the line Green flashing shows that Power Source 2 reverse polarity is detected on the line Operating on the U interface Green shows that Optional Power normal polarity is detected on the line Green flashing shows that Optional Power reverse polarity is detected on the line Green shows that aurora has detected an Alarm Indication Signal AIS on the line carrying the active D channel 428856 Cer sIG2TX BATT or Issue 2 05 00 lt Green shows the presence of D channel signal A Look at aurora with polarity logic 1 mark on line Red shows the presence of D channel signal with polarity logic 0 space on line Green shows the presence of B1 channel sig
157. tings 5 24 428856 lt lt choose SET DEFAULTS move the cursor to highlight it on the screen and press SELECT A message appears instructing you to press F3 to confirm your selection If you confirm aurora resets itself Setting Up aurora If you do not wish to confirm press F6 instead of F3 You will find a list of the default values that are set in aurora Default Settings later in this chapter AUTO POWER OFF This allows you to set the time delay before aurora automatically powers off if there has been no keypad or ISDN line activity when powered from the battery To do this move the cursor to highlight AUTO POWER OFF on the screen and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to switch between the available options You can choose between 1 MIN 5 MINS 20 MINS and OFF If you choose OFF aurora operates continuously with no automatic power off Note Although a LANGUAGE option is displayed you cannot select any language other than English Issue 2 05 00 5 25 lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide RINGER VOLUME Screen This screen lets you adjust the sound volume of the ringer You can only do this when there are no calls in progress To display the RINGER VOLUME screen In the GENERAL SETUP select RINGER VOLUME RINGER VOLUME 2 MAK Adjusting the ringer volume e Press the RIGHT or LEFT arrow keys to increa
158. to USER DEF Line 11 displays USER PATTERN followed by the current user defined pattern To enter a new pattern comprising two groups of two hexadecimal digits i e hex numbers in the range 00 00 to FF FF press F3 EDIT A flashing cursor appears at the point where you enter the first digit Use the keypad to enter digits and the function keys to enter characters as follows 1 2 F3 C F4 D FS E F6 The LEFT arrow key moves back to the first character When you have entered four valid characters the display returns to the PATTERN setting When you set TEST LENGTH to USER DEF Line 12 displays TEST LENGTH followed by the current user defined test length To enter a new length in the form HH MM SS hours minutes and seconds press F3 EDIT A flashing cursor appears at the point where you enter the first digit Use the keypad to enter the digits The LEFT arrow key moves back to the first digit When you have entered six valid digits the display returns to the TEST LENGTH setting NXT Displays the next BERT SETUP screen in the sequence EDIT Allows you to edit a user defined value 428856 lt lt Setting Up aurora GENERAL SETUP menu SIMULATE MONITOR Issue 2 05 00 From this menu you access further screens to set up parameters that you are unlikely to change often for example the real time clock setting The screens that you can access from this menu will depend on wheth
159. ttended aurora to clear the other channel The automatic power off facility that normally turns off aurora after a short period of no activity is disabled in Unattended mode This allows operation until the battery is discharged should no external power source be available Issue 2 05 00 6 lt auroraP t Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide LINE BERT menu From this menu you can access screens that allow you to perform either a Loop test or a BER test on the D or B channels To display the LINE BERT menu In the MAIN menu select LINE BERT oD LINE BERT CHARAN D ONLY 114 Notes e You cannot enter the LINE BERT menu while a call is in progress because D channel signaling is active e Layer 2 functionality cannot be guaranteed if it is active when you select the LINE BERT option e Layer 1 must be active before BER test can be performed e You cannot switch to or access any B channel while in this mode Choosing a channel Highlight CHANNEL and use the LEFT and RIGHT arrows to switch between the available options You can choose D ONLY B1 ONLY or B2 ONLY 6 8 428856 lt lt Making Calls and Testing Choosing the test type To choose one of the available test types highlight it and press SELECT CONNECTLOOP Starts a loop test on the selected channel and displays the CONNECT LOOP screen CONN
160. u have set aurora begins monitoring lt Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide For more information on the monitor functions see Chapter 7 To display the START TIME screen In the GENERAL SETUP menu select START TIME Setting the D Channel Monitor automatic start e Youcan activate or deactivate the automatic start To do this move the cursor to AUTO START and press the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to display ON to activate or OFF to deactivate When AUTO START is ON highlight START TIME to make it available for editing The cursor appears at the start of the editable value Press a valid number key to overwrite the character highlighted by the cursor If you press the LEFT arrow key the cursor goes back to the beginning of the editable value e Press the UP and DOWN arrow keys to set the start time e Press 6 to save the AUTO START as ON or OFF with the currently displayed start time and return to the GENERAL SETUP menu 5 28 428856 lt auroraP default settings Setting Up aurora When you choose SET DEFAULTS in the GENERAL SETUP menu described earlier in this chapter and press F3 to confirm the following defaults are set ISDN SETUP AT amp T Nortel NI2 EMULATION PROTOCOL AT amp T Nortel NI2 ACCESS TYPE BRI BRI BRI INTERFACE S S S MODE TE TE TE LINE TYPE PMP LAYER 2 LAYER 2 AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC BCH TEI AUTOMATIC
161. ys the results of the last Full Channel test Starting the test Choose START TEST The screen below shows a typical channel display for Primary Rate DS FULL CHANNEL TEST amp P E B iD ii On completion of a DATA service test aurora performs a BERT if AUTO BERT is set to ON The test procedure and results are the same as for the OUTGOING TEST Function keys The function keys for the FULL CHANNEL test screen are the same as for the SERVICE test described earlier in this chapter Issue 2 05 00 10 25 lt auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide 10 26 428856 Menutree Diagrams SIMULATE SERVICE TEST OUTGOING CHANNEL TEST ISDN CALL SETUP FULL CHANNEL TEST AUTO TEST TRACE CAPTURE RESULTS DISPLAY D DECODE S BUS TEST PRINT EXPERT D DATA BRI U INTERFACE PRINT FULL D DECODE MONITOR PRINT SIMPLE D DECODE TEST CLEAR MEMORY UNATTENDED MANUAL ACTIVATION LINE BERT 40KHZ TONE EOC MODE MAIN SETUP ISDN SETUP DIAL SETUP COMMS SETUP TRACER SETUP See Page A1 2 SETUP BERT SETUP GENERAL SETUP Issue 2 05 00 1 1 auroraP Basic amp Primary Rate ISDN Tester User Guide ISDN SETUP EMULATION LAYER 2 SCREENING NFAS

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