Configuring M-SBC

In this section:

Configuring a M-SBC to make basic call involves the following steps:

The following sections lists the steps involved to configure M-SBC:

Do not change the default admin password.

Configuring and Activating Media SBC Configuration

Procedure:

Select the Media SBC Cluster.Click Configuration tab.
Click New Configuration, the new configuration window is displayed.
Select Version and Master Configurator from the drop-down menu. Enter the Configuration Name.

M-SBC Configuring
Click Create (the configurator clears db and reboots. Rebooting might take 2-4 minutes).
Click Open Editor to launch SBC Configuration Manager.
To validate the meta variable table, see Validating the Meta Variable Table.
To create an IP interface group and an IP Interface, see Creating an IP Interface Group and an IP Interface.
To create static route, see Creating Static Route.
To create D-SBC SigPort, see Creating D-SBC SigPort.
To create DNS group and DNS server, see Creating DNS Group and DNS Server.
To create a NTP server, see Creating a NTP Server.
To create a load balancing service, see Creating a Load Balancing Service.
Click Applied Saved Changes and click Close.
In the Cluster Management page click Activate Configuration.

Activating Configuration

A message Configuration Activated is displayed.

To validate the meta variable table, click All > System > Meta Variables. The Meta Variable page displays.

Meta Variables

Log on to EMS SWe.
In Network Management, click Cluster/VNF Management. The Manage Cluster/VNFs list is displayed.
Select Media SBC Cluster and navigate to the Configurations tab.
Select Configuration from the list.
Click View Configuration. The SBC Configuration Manager page displays.

M-SBC Configuration Manager
Click All tab.
Select Address Context > IP Interface Group. The IP Interface Group List page displays.
Select default from the Address Context drop-down menu.
Click New IP Interface Group. The Create New IP Interface Group section displays.
Enter an IP interface group name. For example. MLIG1.
Click Save.

IP Interface Group

The Object created successfully message displays.
Repeat step 7 through step 11 to create another interface group. For example, MLIG2. The two interface groups are listed.

Created IP Interface Group

On the navigation pane, click Address Context > IP Interface Group > IP Interface. The IP Interface List page displays.
1. Select default from the Address Context drop-down menu.
2. Select an interface group created from the IP Interface Group drop-down menu. For example, MLIG1.
3. Click +New IP Interface. The Create New IP Interface section displays.
4. Enter a name for the interface. For example, MLIF1.
5. Enter IP Meta key for IP Var V4, Prefix Var V4, IP Public Var V4, IP Var V6, IP Prefix Var V6, IP Public Var V6, and IP VLAN Tag Var fields.
6. Select Mode as In Service.
7. Select State as Enabled.
8. Enter the CE Name.
9. Select pkt0 port from the Port Name drop-down menu.
10. Click Save.
IP Interface List

The Object created successfully message displays.
Repeat step 1 to add an interface for MLIG2 interface group for pkt1 port. The two interfaces are listed:

Created IP Interface

Select Configuration > System Provisioning > Static Route. The Static Route List Page is displayed.
From the Address Context drop-down menu select default.
Click + New Static Route. The Create New Static Route section displays.
Enter the Destination IP Address (IPv4/IPv6).
Enter the Prefix value.
Enter the Next Hop IP Address (IPv4/IPv6).
Select the IP Interface Group Name from the drop-down menu.
Select the IP Interface Name from the drop-down menu.
Enter the Preference Value, default value is 100.
Click Save.

Static Route List

The Object created successfully message displays.

To create a D-SBC SigPort for MLIG2:

Select System > Dsbc > Dsbc Sig Port. The Dsbc Sig Port page displays.
Select MLIG2 from the IP Interface Group drop-down menu.
Click Save.

D-SBC SigPort for M-SBC

The Updated Successfully message displays.

Select Address Context > DNS Group. The DNS Group page displays.
Select default from the Address Context drop-down menu.
Click + New DNS Group. The Create New DNS Group section displays.
Enter a DNS name.
Select IP from the Type drop-down menu.
Select MLIG2 from the IP Interface drop-down menu.
Select Use Configured Dns Server as Enabled.
Click Save.

Creating New DNS Group

The Object created successfully message displays.

Select Address Context > DNS Group > Server. The Server page displays.
In Server section, select default from the Address Context drop-down menu.
Select the DNS group created from the DNS Group drop-down menu. For example, D-SBC_DNS.
Click + New Server. The Create New Server section displays.
Enter the server name.
Select State as Enabled.
Enter the DNS server IP in the IP Address V4 or V6 field.
Click Save.

DNS Server Group

The Object created successfully message displays.

Select System > NTP > Server Admin. The Server Admin page displays.
Click + New Server Admin. The Create New Server Admin section displays.
Enter server IP address.
Select State as Enabled.
Select Version as Version4.
Click Save.

NTP Server Admin

The Object created successfully message displays.
Select System > NTP > Time Zone. The Time Zone page displays.
Select the instance from the list. The Edit Selected Time Zone section displays.
Select an appropriate time zone from the Zone drop-down menu.
Click Save.

Configuring Time Zone

The Updated Successfully message displays.

To Configure Load Balancing Service:

Select System > Load Balancing Service. The Load Balancing Service page displays.
Enter the group name. For example, msbc.lbs.com.

The Management fixed IP address should be added as A record in DNS server.

Load Balancing Service

The Updated Successfully message displays.