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Getting Started |
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| Provides an overview of the Platforms and includes information about the portfolio key features, unsupported features, supported standards, technical specifications, and so on. |
Installation Guides |
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| DSC SWe (on KVM) Software Installation Guide | Includes the procedures for creating a VM Instance and multiple VM Instances and installing this platform on two separate KVM Hosts and multiple KVM Hosts, respectively. The guide also provides the hardware and software requirements. |
| DSC SWe (on VMware) Software Installation Guide | Includes information about creating an IP plan, creating and deploying VM Instances on VMware, and deployment scenarios for this platform. The guide also provides the hardware and software requirements. |
| DSC SWe (on OpenStack) Software Installation Guide | Includes an overview of cloud computing, pre-installation requirements, and installation procedures for getting this platform up and running. |
| DSC SWe and vSP2000 (on MA-RMS) Software Installation Guide | Includes the procedures for creating a VM Instance and multiple VM Instances and installing this platform on MA-RMS server. The information provided in this guide applies to both the DSC SWe on MA-RMS and the virtual () on MA-RMS. |
3U/13U Hardware and Software Installation Guide | For the 3U/13U hardware and software installation information, contact Global Product Support. |
Upgrade Guides |
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| DSC 8000 Upgrade Guide | Provides the upgrade and rollback information for the DSC 8000. |
| DSC SWe - vSP2000 Upgrade Guide | Provides the upgrade and rollback information for the DSC SWe (on KVM, on VMWare, OpenStack and MA-RMS) using the in-container method. |
| 3U/13U SP2000 Upgrade Guide | Provides the upgrade and rollback information for the 3U/13U Platform. |
Configuring the DSC Platforms |
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| SS7 Application Guide 1 | Provides instructions for provisioning the and describes tasks such as configuring SS7 interfaces, SS7 linksets and links, routesets and routes. The guide also provides information about obtaining data measurements for the system. Some system features for which information is included in this guide are not supported for this release and, therefore, are to be ignored. For a listing of the unsupported features, see Limitations for the DSC Platforms.
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| SS7 Application Guide 2 | Provides descriptive and procedural information for the Signaling Gateway (SG), Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP), Gateway Screening and MSU Tracing (GWST), Global Title Translation (GTT), Point Code Emulator (PCE), and Integrated Monitoring Feed (IMF), Intelligent Network Application Protocol Gateway (INAPGW), and Number Portability Gateway (NPGW) applications. This guide also provides descriptive and procedural information for configuring and maintaining the Level 4 Converter. |
| Ribbon DSC Application Guide | Provides instructions for setting up, provisioning, and maintaining the application. The guide includes a software overview, descriptions of concepts, discussion of the various deployment options, considerations for setting up this application, and information about the license-dependent InterWorking Function (IWF) feature. Note: This guide is only applicable to the DSC Platforms. |
Administration and Maintenance |
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| DSC - SP2000 Platform Manager User Guide | Provides instructions for administration tasks such as using the system start and stop commands, backing up and restoring the system configuration files, Ethernet networking, and system monitoring and logging. The guide also provides some information about the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). |
Operations and Troubleshooting |
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| DSC Alarms Guide | Describes all events including alarms, warnings, notifications, clearing events recorded by the and possible troubleshooting actions. The methods used to record and track these events are also described in the guide. |
References |
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| TL1 Reference Guide | Describes the TL1 commands used to manage software application elements and parameters for this product. The TL1 command descriptions are listed alphabetically and divided into chapters based on software. An object-based illustration of the TL1 managed software application hierarchy is provided in each chapter as well as links to the commands used to manage specific objects within the hierarchy.
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| XML Application Programming Interface User Guide | Provides the Extensible Markup Language (XML) syntax and functional specification that the use to interact with XML User Agents (UAs). Note: This guide is only applicable to the DSC Platforms. |
| User Application Protocol Guide | Describes access to the SS7 message information stream through a TCP/IP interface. The User Application Protocol (UAP) can terminate the SS7 message stream at the MTP3 or at the SCCP, allowing you to access both call control (ISUP) and service-oriented (SCCP/TCAP) messages. Note: This guide is only applicable to the DSC Platforms. |
| Web UI and Menu UI Guide | Includes descriptions for the Web-based and Menu-based user interfaces (UIs) and illustrations for the object-based software application hierarchy (MTP2, MTP3, SCCP, SG, GTT, GWST, PCE, DSC, IMF, INAPGW, and NPGW).
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| Data Measurements Reference | Provides data measurement and reporting information for the .
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REST API |
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| REST API User Guide | Provides information about the Representational State Transfer (REST) Application Programming Interface (API). This interface is an established technique which allows administrators and developers to script interactions from other servers and/or third-party applications.
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| REST API Reference Guide | Provides a listing of all supported API resources exposed by the series along with their associated REST methods and schema definitions. |
Release Information |
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| DSC Platforms 2122.0.20.R00 Release Notes | Describes new features, the latest hardware and software requirements, known limitations, and other pertinent release information for the latest release of the Diameter Signaling Controller [DSC 80000 and DSC Software Edition (DSC SWe)]. |
DSC Feature Guides |
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| Note: The following guides are currently only applicable to the DSC Platforms. |
| DSC Introduction and Management Feature Guide | This feature guide provides an introduction to the Ribbon DSC hardware and software architecture and provides information about DSC operation, administration, and maintenance. The guide also includes information about DSC security, data measurements, alarms, backup and restore and software upgrade and rollback.
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| SS7 Feature Guide | This feature guide provides information related to the SS7 functionality of this platform including the supported link types, supported features such as Global Title Translation (GTT), Advanced Routing and Screening, Point Code Emulation (PCE), Variant and Protocol Conversion, and Operational (Data) Measurements, and so on. |
| Diameter Feature Guide | This feature guide provides information about the Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC) that can provide essential functions of the centralized core and edge routing for Diameter protocol elements. This guide describes supported features of the DSC including Diameter Router, Diameter Routing Agent (DFRA), Diameter Edge Agent (DEA), Interworking Functions, Message Routing, Diameter XML Interface, and so on.
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