MAPS™ APS
(Analog Phone Simulator)

High capacity Analog 2-Wire FXO/FXS or 4-Wire E&M Bulk Call Generator used to test a Central Office (CO), PBX, ATAs, Optical Network Terminal (ONT) / Optical Line Terminal (OLT), Gateway or other telecommunications equipment.

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Overview

MAPS™ APS is a high capacity Analog 2-Wire FXO/FXS or 4-Wire E&M Bulk Call Generator that performs test on Central Office, PBX, Telephone Adapter, Gateway or other telecommunications equipment. It includes server hardware, GL MAPS™ software, channel bank(s), along with optional modules (Fax Emulation and Voice Quality Testing Analysis) in a compact rackmount system. MAPS™ APS system supports up to 96 independent FXO ports or FXS ports per 1U MAPS™ APS/ALS Server. More can be achieved by simply scaling the system with a 4U MAPS™ APS Server sporting 2 Octal T1 E1 Cards which can then support up to 384 analog ports.

MAPS™ APS supports Supplementary Service Testing and Interactive Voice Response (IVR) testing that recognizes and responds to voice prompts using DTMF digits or voice, allowing automated IVR traversal and testing. Provides high-density connection to any 2-wire analog interface for fully automated custom testing.

MAPS™ platform offers automated, scripted, multi-user, multi-protocol, and high capacity Bulk Call Generation. This platform is the basis for all signaling protocols and for traffic generation – whether voice, tones, digits, fax, data, or video, depending on the network support. MAPS™ covers legacy PSTN, TDM, SONET SDH, next generation VoIP, and wireless protocols, interfaces, and equipment. MAPS™ can support any of the following protocols in TDM networks for establishing the signaling links - CAS, FXO FXS, ISDN, SS7, PPP, GSM, INAP, CAP, and MAP.

Functions

Test Central Office, PBX, Gateway, Analog/Digital/VoIP networks
MAPS™ APS support testing of Optical Network Terminal (ONT) / Optical Line Terminal (OLT)
Support testing of Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON OLT) unit using MAPS™ APS as FXO emulator
Manual and automated bulk analog call simulation
Call monitoring and call recording
Concurrent users and tests per system
Interactive Voice Response (IVR) using GL Speech Transcription Server
API support (Python, Java) for integration with automation frameworks
Supports E&M (Type I, II, III, IV, V) signaling - immediate start, wink start, delay start
FXO Capabilities - Subscriber Call Generator

Up to 192 independent subscriber FXO ports per 1U MAPS™ APS (More can be achieved by scaling)
Full FXO functionality via flexible scripts
Supported call scenarios

Caller ID
Two-way calling
Three-way conference calling
Three-way calling with calling party number ID
VMWI (Visual message waiting indicator) & SDT (stutter dial tone) detection
Call Waiting – detect call waiting tone and caller ID, flash to accept call
Call Forwarding

FXS Capabilities

Up to 96 independent FXS ports per 1U MAPS™ APS (more can be achieved by scaling)
Central office simulation with two-way calling
User-programmable call progress tone generation for different countries/regions:

Dial tone
Ringback tone
Busy tone
Reorder tone
Howler tone (extended off-hook signal)

Ring generation with programmable ring cadence

Reporting

Executed test cases
Successful test cases
Call failure events
Call completion events
Call drop (sustain calls) events
Voice Quality Test MOS scores
Delay measurements (one-way delay, post-dial delay)
Pass/fail status
Summarization
Failure details sufficient to determine root cause
Report generation supports PDF and CSV file formats
Central database of events/results/errors

Voiceband Measurement Capabilities for VG3 and VG6

Voice Quality Test (VQT)
Voiceband Measurement Capabilities for VG3 and VG6
Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Level
Three Tone Slope (Gain Slope)
C Notched Noise (CNN) Test
1004 Hz Net Loss
Attenuation Distortion
Intermodulation Distortion (IMD)
Impulse Noise

Command Line Interface (CLI) Capabilities

Fully automated with CLI/API and external control
Remote accessible via CLI/API
TCP/IP based Client/Server application
Script-based call simulation and control
Comprehensive API for call flow control and feature testing
API for Python and Java
Allows multiple clients to be connected simultaneously
Reserve/release analog lines through API
Independent execution available for all lines

Functionalities

Basic Telephony functions - on-hook, off-hook, detect ringing signal, dial, hook flash
Digit related functions - send and detect digits
File transfer functions - send and receive voice file
Tone related functions - detect busy tone, call waiting tone, dial tone, reorder tone, ring-back tone, special dial tone, send and detect 1004 Hz test tone
Fax related functions - send and receive fax
FSK related functions - detect caller ID, VMWI
VQT (Optional) - MOS, E-Model, PESQ, POLQA scores

For more details, refer to Bulk Call Generators.

Working Principle

The MAPS™ APS server connects to the APSCB24/48 via a Quad T1 card and digital calls are generated to the APSCB24/48 using the MAPS™ APS CLI or GUI. The APSCB24/48 converts the digital calls to analog and simulates standard analog telephones. Each digital call signals analog offhook with DTMF dialed digits from the APSCB24/48. Both outgoing and incoming analog calls are supported. The connection to the APSCB24/48 includes a standard 50-pin Amphenol telco connector, which can be connected to a breakout box or patch panel that supports up to 24 2-wire interfaces. Each of the analog ports serves as an independent analog telephone, which can be individually configured and activated for various telephony tasks. The calls can be monitored and recorded for voice quality analysis.

Thus, MAPS APS uses a Quad T1 card and two sets of APSCB48 and patch panels to achieve a max of 96 analog ports. More can be achieved by simply scaling the system with a 4U MAPS™ APS server sporting 2 Octal T1 E1 cards which can support up to 384 analog ports.

MAPS™ APS-Functional Diagram

Functional Specifications

FXO Capabilities	Support for up to 96 independent FXO ports per 1U MAPS™ APS (more can be achieved by scaling) Full FXO functionality via flexible scripts Supports Loop Start and Ground Start signaling Narrowband supported Supported call scenarios Caller ID Two-way Calling Three-way Conference Calling Three-way Calling with Calling Party Number ID VMWI (Visual message waiting indicator), SDT (stutter dial tone), and SIT (special information tone) Call Waiting – detect call waiting tone and caller ID, flash to accept call Call Forwarding
FXS Capabilities	Supports up to 96 independent FXS ports per 1U MAPS™ APS (more can be achieved by scaling, requires FXS voice cards) Central office simulation with two-way calling Supports Loop Start and Ground Start signaling Call progress tones generation for different countries/regions: Dial tone Ringback tone Busy tone Reorder tone Howler tone(extended off-hook signal) Ring generation with programmable ring cadence
Operation	Fully independent ports with control between systems Bulk analog call simulation - both manual and automation supported Call monitoring and call recording Multiple users and tests per system Scalable to support up to 1000s of calls Remotely accessible via CLI
Traffic	Voice, DTMF/MF Digits, Single/Dual Tones, Fax
Reporting	Multi-User, Multi-Test, Multi-Reporting Executed test cases Successful test cases Call Failure events Call Completion events Call Drop (sustain calls) events Voice Quality Test MOS Scores Delay Measurements(OWD, PDD) Pass/Fail Status Summarization Failure details sufficient to determine root cause PDF and CSV file formats Central Database of events/results/errors
Fully Automated with CLI and external control	TCP/IP based Client Server application Script-based call simulation and control Comprehensive API for call flow control and feature testing API for Python and Java Allows multiple clients to connect simultaneously Reserve/release analog lines through API Independent execution available for all lines
Basic Telephony functions	On-hook Off-hook Detect ringing signal Dial Hook flash
Digit related functions	Send digits Detect digits
File transfer functions	Send file Receive file
Tone related functions	Detect busy tone Detect call waiting tone Detect dial tone Detect reorder tone Detect ring-back tone Detect special dial tone Detect test tone Detect tone Send test tone Send tone Loop current drop All Supplementary Services
Fax related Functions	Send fax Receive fax Fax Analysis
FSK related functions	Detect Caller ID Detect VMWI
Audio Analysis	Audio Path Confirmation MOS, E-Model Scores Voice Quality with PESQ, POLQA Prompt Recognition IVR Support

Hardware Specifications

Hardware Specifications
19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - MAPS™ APS GL’s Dual T1 (2xT1) for Call Control Automated APS Signaling simulation over TDM T1 crossover cables to connect GL’s Dual T1 to APSCB-24 19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - VQT (Optional) 1x APSCB-24 Channel Bank 24 Analog Channels using 2x12 channel FXO Voice Service Card (Each FXO card supports 12 Analog FXO ports) Dual T1- Service Card

Hardware Specifications
19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - MAPS™ APS GL’s Quad T1 (2xT1) - for Call Control Automated APS Signaling simulation over TDM T1 crossover cables to connect GL’s Quad T1 to APSCB-48 19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - VQT (Optional) 1x APSCB-48 Channel Bank 48 Analog Channels using 4x12 channel FXO Voice Service Card (Each FXO card supports 12 Analog FXO ports) 1x Dual T1 Service Card

Hardware Specifications
19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - MAPS™ APS GL’s Quad T1 (4xT1) for Call Control Automated APS Signaling simulation over TDM T1 cross-over cables to connect GL’s Quad T1 to APSCB-96 19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - VQT (Optional) APSCB-96 Channel Bank 96 Analog Channels using 8x12 channel FXO Voice Service Card (Each FXO card supports 12 Analog FXO ports) 2x Dual T1 Service Card

Hardware Specifications
19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - MAPS™ APS GL’s Octal T1 (8xT1) for Call Control Automated APS Signaling simulation over TDM T1 crossover cables to connect GL’s Octal T1 to 2xAPSCB-96 19" 1U Xeon Rack PC - VQT (Optional) 2x APSCB-96 Channel Bank 192 Analog Channels using 16x12 channel FXO Voice Service Card (Each FXO card supports 12 Analog FXO ports) 4x Dual T1 Service Card

Appends

MAPS™ APS E&M

A channel bank is required to provide analog 4-wire E&M interfaces. Without a channel bank, MAPS APS will perform the signaling required to simulate E&M signaling. The connection diagram below shows an Adit 600 channel bank with E&M service cards.

MAPS™ APS E&M Functional Diagram

Each E&M service card provides four female RJ-45 connectors. Each T1 supports 3 E&M service cards for a total of 12 E&M interfaces. The pin-out for the RJ-45 connector is shown below.

Normal Mode (Terminating/Channel Equipment)		Tandem Mode (Originating/Switching Equipment)
Pin	Name	Pin	Name
1	SG (Signal Ground)	1	SG (Signal Battery)
2	E	2	M
3	R1	3	R1
4	R	4	R
5	T	5	T
6	T1	6	T1
7	M	7	E
8	SB (Signal Battery)	8	SG (Signal Battery)

E&M Signaling Types I, II, III, IV, and V are supported by the E&M service card.

Dial Supervision Signaling

Three types of start dial supervision signaling are supported and can be selected via the E&M Profiles in MAPS APS.

Immediate Start: The originating side goes offhook, waits for a finite period then sends the dial digits to the far end.

E&M Immediate Start Signaling

Wink Start: The originating side goes offhook, waits for a temporary offhook pulse from the other end, then sends the dial digits.

E&M Wink Start Signaling

Delay Dial: The originating side goes offhook and waits for about 200 ms, then checks to see if the far end is onhook. If the far end is onhook then it sends the dial digits. If the far end is offhook, it waits until it goes onhook then sends the dial digits.

E&M Delay Dial Signaling

The below image shows the simulation of E&M Originating Call

Call Simulation E&M

Resources

Please Note: The XX in the Item No. refers to the hardware platform, listed at the bottom of the Buyer's Guide, which the software will be running on. Therefore, XX can either be ETA or EEA (Octal/Quad Boards), PTA or PEA (tProbe Units), XUT or XUE (Dual PCIe Express) depending upon the hardware.

	Hardware
Item No.	MAPS™ for TDM Network (requires T1 or E1 Hardware and Basic Software)
MAPS™ APS 24 Port	DP005B - Rackmount PC, 1U 19", Xeon - Standard APSCB-24 - 24 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V XTE001 - Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) Boards
MAPS™ APS 48 Port	DP005B - Rackmount PC, 1U 19", Xeon - Standard APSCB-48- 48 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V XTE001 - Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) Boards
MAPS™ APS 96 Port	SA005r - Rackmount PC, 2U 19", Xeon - Standard 2x APSCB-48- 48 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V FTE001 - QuadXpress T1 E1 (Main Board) ETA004 - Four Port License for T1
MAPS™ APS 192 Port	SA005r- Rackmount PC, 2U 19", Xeon - Standard 2x APSCB-48- 48 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V FTE001 - QuadXpress T1 E1 (Main Board) ETE001 - QuadXpress T1 E1 (Daughter Board) ETA008 - Eight Port License for T1
MAPS™ ALS 48 Port (ALS048)	SA005r - Rackmount PC, 2U 19", Xeon - Standard APSCB-48- 48 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V DS011 - 24-Port Telco Breakout Box SA004c - Accessory Kit (Rackmount) XTE001 - Dual T1 E1 Express (PCIe) Boards
MAPS™ ALS 96 Port (ALS096)	SA005r - Rackmount PC, 2U 19", Xeon - Standard 2x APSCB-48- 48 Port Analog Phone Simulator (APS), 115V DS011 - 24-Port Telco Breakout Box SA004c - Accessory Kit (Rackmount) FTE001 - QuadXpress T1 E1 (Main Board) ETA004 - Four Port License for T1
2-Wire APS – FXO or FXS or Combination
APSCB-24-2W	24-Port 2W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-48-2W	48-Port 2W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-72-2W	72-Port 2W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-96-2W	96-Port 2W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-120-2W	120-Port 2W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
4-Wire APS – FXO or FXS or Combination
APSCB-24-4W	24-Port 4W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-48-4W	48-Port 4W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-72-4W	72-Port 4W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
APSCB-96-4W	96-Port 4W Analog Phone Simulator (APS), or Central Office Switch Simulator
	Software
XX651	MAPS™ CAS Emulator
XX649	MAPS™ SS7 Emulator
XX648	MAPS™ ISDN Emulator
PKS120	MAPS™ SIP Emulator
PKS111	MAPS™ Remote Controller
PKS112	Message Session Relay Protocol for MAPS-SIP
PKS170	CLI Support for MAPS™
	TDM Traffic Options
XX610 XX620 XX646	File based Record/Playback Transmit/Detect digits (Place Call/ Answer Call) Multi-Channel TRAU Tx/Rx Emulation and Analysis
XXXFT0 XXXFT2 XXXFT3 XXXFT4 XXXFT5 XXXFT6	Fax Emulation 2 Fax ports licenses 8 Fax ports licenses 30 Fax ports licenses 60 Fax ports licenses 120 Fax ports licenses
VBA038	FaxScan™ for PCM
	RTP Traffic Options
PKS102	RTP Soft Core (additional)
PKS200 PKS202 PKS203 PKS204 PKS205 PKS206	RTP Pass Through Fax Emulation 2 Fax ports licenses 8 Fax ports licenses 30 Fax ports licenses 60 Fax ports licenses 120 Fax ports licenses
PKS211	T.38 Fax Simulation
PKV104	FaxScan™ for SIP and Fax over IP (T.38)
PCD103	Optional Codec - AMR - Narrowband (requires additional license)
PCD104	Optional Codec - EVRC (requires additional license)
PCD105	Optional Codec - EVRC-B (requires additional license)
PCD106	Optional Codec - EVRC-C (requires additional license)
PCD107	Optional Codec - AMR - Wideband (requires additional license)
PCD108	Optional Codec - EVS (requires additional license)
PCD109	Optional Codec - Opus (requires additional license)
	Voice Quality
VQT002	Voice Quality Testing - PESQ only
VQT006	VQT w/ POLQA Server license (no limitations)

Brochures
2-Wire Analog and 4-Wire E&M Bulk Call Generator Brochure
MAPS™ CAS Brochure
MAPS™ FXO FXS Brochure

Presentations
2Wire Analog Bulk Call Generator Presentation
MAPS™ CAS Presentation
Signaling and Traffic Simulation using MAPS - Presentation

Product Webinar

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MAPS™ APS (Analog Phone Simulator)