In this section:
Audience
This document describes the audience, organization, text conventions, and terminology of this library. This guide is intended for the technical personnel responsible for installing, configuring, and maintaining the DSC and Signaling Platform 2000 (
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) applications, operating system (OS), and SS7 and DSC applications software. Most illustrations and screen captures in this library apply to all
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Platforms. Any exceptions are clearly noted.
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The following table lists and describes the documents in the
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Documentation Library. All documents are published online and in PDF file format at .DSC - SP2000 Platforms Documentation Library
| Document | Description |
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Getting Started | |
Provides an overview of the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" Platforms and includes information about the portfolio key features, unsupported features, supported standards, technical specifications, and so on. | |
Installation Guides | |
| 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" (Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" ) on MA-RMS. |
3U/13U Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" Hardware and Software Installation Guide | For the 3U/13U Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" hardware and software installation information, contact Global Product Support. |
Upgrade Guides | |
| 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" Platform. |
Configuring the DSC Platforms | |
| SS7 Application Guide 1 | Provides instructions for provisioning the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" 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. |
| 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" application. The guide includes a software overview, descriptions of Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" 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 | |
| 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 | |
| DSC Alarms Guide | Describes all events including alarms, warnings, notifications, clearing events recorded by the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" and possible troubleshooting actions. The methods used to record and track these events are also described in the guide. |
References | |
| 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. |
| XML Application Programming Interface User Guide | Provides the Extensible Markup Language (XML) syntax and functional specification that the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" object-based software application hierarchy (MTP2, MTP3, SCCP, SG, GTT, GWST, PCE, DSC, IMF, INAPGW, and NPGW). |
| Data Measurements Reference | Provides data measurement and reporting information for the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" . |
REST API | |
| 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" interactions from other servers and/or third-party applications. |
| REST API Reference Guide | Provides a listing of all supported API resources exposed by the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" series along with their associated REST methods and schema definitions. |
Release Information | |
| DSC Platforms 22.0.0.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 | |
| 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. |
| 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 Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" 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. |
Documentation Collection Changes
Note
- The DSC - SP2000 18.x.y and later documentation combines the documentation for the DSC and the SP2000 Platforms into one documentation set.
- For DSC 17.x.y and earlier documentation, refer to DSC - SP2000 Documentation.
- For 3.x and earlier SP2000 documentation, refer to C20 Call Session Controller C20 R19 Documentation.
- The DSC 15.x.y and later documentation combines the platform documentation for the DSC 8000 and the DSC SWe.
Terminology
Consider the following regarding the
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terminology.| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| refers to both the DSC Platform and the Signaling Platform and is used when an application or function is applicable to both platforms. |
DSC Platform | is used when only the DSC Platform is applicable. |
| is used when only the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" Platform is applicable. |
| may be used interchangeably in the Documentation Library. |
SS7 Database Application (SDA) | may be referred to as SigFlex in the Documentation Library. |
Signaling Network Activation Manager Interface (SNAMI) | may be referred to as Signaling Engineering and Administration System (SEAS) in the Documentation Library. |
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This platform supports Virtual Machines (VMs). The DSC SWe is supported on KVM, VMware, OpenStack, and MA-RMS.
The supported number of VMs on the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" depends on the licensing configuration and the capacity of the KVM and the VMware hosts. Two of these VMs (required by default) are in virtual slots 1 and 2. These VMs are used for both management and routing purposes and are referred to as
- Routing and Management VM1 [virtual slot 01 – (RTNG_MGMT_CPU)]
- Routing and Management VM2 [virtual slot 02 – (RTNG_MGMT_CPU)]
All other VMs are referred to as Application VMs [(Routing or Load Balancer) Slots 3 to 20 – (RTNG_CPU and Load Balancer n, respectively)].
For more information about the VMs, refer to the appropriate chapter of the Installation Guides and the DSC - SP2000 Platform Manager User Guide.
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This platform supports Management, Routing, and Application CPUs. Consider the following regarding these CPUs:
- Management traffic is supported on the Management CPUs.
- DSC and SIGTRAN traffic are supported on the Routing CPU (can be the same CPU but different subnets).
DSC Database (DB) is supported on the Application CPU (only for the DSC 8000)
For more information about the
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CPUs, refer to the appropriate chapter in the DSC 8000 Hardware Installation Guide.To identify the supported applications on a particular CPU
- From the Main Menu, click Licensing.
- Under the License Features (per CPU) heading, click the CPU on which you want to identify the licensed applications.
- Click Update.
References to Routing and Management VMs (Management CPUs) and Routing VMs (Routing CPUs)
The Documentation Library refers to Routing and Management VMs and Routing VMs where this reference may also apply to Management CPU and Routing CPU, respectively, if you are configuring a DSC 8000 system. Therefore, in each section of the Documentation Library that Routing and Management VM or Routing VM is mentioned, as a reminder, the following information is provided.
For simplicity, the Documentation Library uses the terms Routing and Management CPU (VM) and Routing CPU (VM) in place of the DSC SWe Web UI terms RTNG_MGMT_CPU and RTNG_CPU, respectively. Likewise, the terms Management CPU and Routing CPU are considered synonymous with DSC 8000 Web UI terms MGMT_CPU and RTNG_CPU, respectively. This is summarized in the following table. Apply these terms as required for your respective system.
All occurrences of VM apply to the applicable CPU if your system is a DSC 8000.
Naming Conventions
| Platform | VM and CPU Name | Web UI Abbreviation |
|---|---|---|
| DSC SWe | Routing and Management CPU (VM) | RTNG_MGMT_CPU |
| Routing CPU (VM) | RTNG_CPU | |
| DSC 8000 | Management CPU | MGMT_CPU |
| Routing CPU | RTNG_CPU |
For more information about terminology for the DSC Platforms, see Terminology.
Limitations for the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables"
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on a KVM, VMware Host, or OpenStack. The software for these platforms is similar; any differences will be clearly identified in the documentation as required.- Some applications for the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables"such as Gateway Screening (GWS), Global Title Translation (GTT), Point Code Emulator (PCE), Diameter Signaling Controller (DSC), and so on are license dependent. If your system is not licensed for an application, the Web-based UI (also referred to as Web UI) side menu bar does not display the associated button to access the application. For a screen capture of the Web UI Main Menu with all applications enabled and running and for a description of each Main Menu button, refer to the Web UI and Menu UI Guide.
- The alarm panels in the screen captures, which appear in this library, may display a number of alarms because the screen captures were obtained using test systems.
For other limitation and exclusions for this release, refer to DSC Platforms 22.0.0.R00 Release Notes.
Warning and Caution Notes
Warning
Indicates a hazardous situation and advises the user that failure to take or avoid a specified action could result in death or serious injury.
Caution
Indicates a hazardous situation and advises the user that failure to take or avoid a specified action could result in equipment damage or data loss.
Note
Provides additional background information, advice, or a general comment associated with a segment of information.
Tip
Provides additional useful information in a procedure.
Safety Symbols
The following Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) symbols are used throughout the documentation.
 | ESD Protective symbol identifies ESD protection devices, such as wrist straps, anti-static bags, etc. |
 | ESD Susceptibility symbol warns of the presence of Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" devices susceptible to electrostatic discharge. Do not handle equipment without wearing a properly grounded ESD wrist strap. |
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