After you have completed the initial configuration procedures, if required, you can change the default Point Code Emulator (PCE) NA values to any unique value from 1 to 99. The default PCE NA settings are recommended unless they are already in use by existing configurations and the PCE support creates a conflict.

The PCE supports Basic and Enhanced licensing options.

  • A Basic license allows for one public (NA 1) and one private (NA 2) network. The Enhanced license allows for one public (NA 1) network and two private networks (NA 2 and NA 3).
  • The Enhanced PCE is used in networks that are migrating traffic from an existing switch to a new switch. In this configuration, the existing switch and the new switch may have the same Local Point Code (LPC) and are able to transmit SS7 signaling to one another.

For more information about PCE, refer to the appropriate section in the SS7 Application Guide 2.

Use this procedure to configure an alias for the network interface pkt0 for pce_1 and pkt1 for pce_2 on all Routing CPUs or Routing and Management VMs. 

Prerequisites
  • If your system is licensed for PCE, the initial configuration must be done on all slots. If not, execute the initial configuration on one ROUTING_MGMT VM. All other VMs will be updated accordingly.
Start

  1. SSH to one of the Routing and Management VMs.

    Tip

    Do not use the shared IP address for logging onto the Routing and Management VMs. 

  2. From the Linux prompt of the Command Line Interface (CLI), enter startmenu.
  3. Select 2 and press ENTER.
  4. Select 2 and press ENTER.
  5. Select 1 and press ENTER.
  6. Select 1 for pkt0 and press ENTER.
  7. Select 3 and press ENTER.
  8. Do the following:
    1. Depending on whether you are configuring this interface for ipv4 or ipv6, enter n or y and press ENTER.
      In this example, n for ipv4.
    2. Enter the IP Address for the interface pkt0 and press ENTER.
    3. Enter pce_1 for the new alias and press ENTER.

    4. Enter the original IP address of pkt0 for the New IP and press ENTER.

      Tip

      Do not change the original IP address.

    5. Enter the appropriate Netmask and press ENTER.

  9. Enter y if the information is correct and press ENTER.

    Tip

    If the information you entered is incorrect, enter n and press ENTER. You are prompted to re-enter the information from step 8.



  10. Press ENTER.
  11. Select b-Back and press ENTER.
  12. Select 2 for pkt1 and press ENTER.


  13. Select 3 and press ENTER.
  14. Do the following:
    1. Depending on whether you are configuring this interface for ipv4 or ipv6, enter n or y and press ENTER.
      In this example, n for ipv4.
    2. Enter the IP address for the interface pkt1 and press ENTER.

    3. Enter pce_2 for the new alias and press ENTER.

    4. Enter the original IP address of pkt1 for the New IP address.

      Tip

      Do not change the original IP address.

    5. Enter the appropriate netmask and press ENTER.

  15. Enter y if the information is correct and press ENTER.

    Tip

    If the information you entered is incorrect, enter n and press ENTER. You are prompted to re-enter the information from step 14.



  16. Press ENTER.
  17. Enter b - Back twice and press ENTER after each time you selected b - Back.
  18. Enter y to restart the network.
  19. Press ENTER to return to the Main Menu.
  20. Repeat steps 3 to 19 for all Routing and Management VMs and Routing VMs.