PRI-ISDN Protocol Analyzer

Main Features:

• Displays Summary, Detail, Hex-dump, Statistics, and Call Detail Views.
• Summary View displays Dev #, Time Slot, Frame #, LAPD information, ISDN Message types, and etc in a tabular format.
• Detail View displays decodes of user-selected frames from the Summary View; the contents of this view can also be copied to clipboard.
• Hex dump View displays the frame information in HEX and ASCII format; the contents of this view can also be copied to clipboard.
• Statistics View displays statistics based on frame count, byte count, frames/sec, bytes/sec etc for the entire capture data
• Call trace isolates call specific information i.e. status of each call (i.e. Active/Completed), duration of completed call, Device No, Timeslot, CRV, Called and Calling Party number.
• Call Detail Recording feature includes data link groups that help in defining the direction of the calls in a given network and form logical groups comprised of unidirectional (either 'Forward' or 'Backward') data links.
• Supports filtering and search based on SAPI, TEI, C/R, N(S), N(R), P/F, Supervisory Functions, and ISDN message types.
• Any protocol field can be added to the summary view, filtering, and search features providing users more flexibility to monitor required protocol fields.
• Exports Summary View information to a comma delimited file for subsequent import into a database or spreadsheet.
• Capability to export detail decodes information to an ASCII file.
• Remote monitoring capability using GL's Network Surveillance System.
• Option to create multiple aggregate column groups and prioritize the groups as per the requirement to display the summary results efficiently
• Allows the user to create search/filter criteria automatically from the current screen selection

Additional feature supported by Real-time/Remote ISDN Analyzer:

• Real-time filter and search on C/R, SAPI, TEI, CTL, P/F, N (S), N (R) and FUNC and so on
• Streams can be captured on the selected time slots (contiguous or non-contiguous), sub-channels or full bandwidth
• Frames can be transmitted/captured in either n x 64 kbps, or n x 56 kbps data channels (hyper-channels)
• Sub Channel and Nx56 hyper channel enables user to analyze data captured by fractional DS0 and DS1 link
• Multiple streams of ISDN traffic on various T1 E1 channels can be simultaneously decoded with different GUI instances
• Supports decoding of frames with FCS of 16 bits and 32 bits, or none
• Variations accommodated in the software include inverted or non-inverted data, and byte reversal or non-reversal
• Recorded trace files can be played back using HDLC Playback application
• Multiple remote clients may access a single T1 E1 serverAlso, the T1 E1 server.Also, the T1 E1 server is fully functional while being accessed as a server. Thus, a user may perform T1 E1 operations locally on the server while a remote client is accessing the same server, in real time. For Remote Analyzers only)

Additional features supported by Offline ISDN Analyzer:

• Trace files for analysis can be loaded through simple command-line arguments
• Multiple trace files can be loaded simultaneously with different GUI instances for offline analysis

Packet Data Analyzer (PDA) features:

• Provides options to capture voice, digits, tones or FAX traffic.
• Segregates, captures, and collects statistics on TDM calls.
• Provides graphical representation of call analysis, such as ladder diagrams of protocols

Supported Protocols

Following is a description of the protocols supported by GL's ISDN analyzer:

The ISDN analyzer supports following protocols under Q.93x, 4ESS, 5ESS, ETSI 300-102, Bell NI2, DMS-100, DMS-250, QSIG ETSI, ISDN ANSI, DPNSS, DASS2, ARINC 746, QSIG ECMA, and National ISDN PRI standards

For more information, visit Protocol Glossary webpage.

ISDN Emulation Tools

ISDN Emulation using GUI

GL's ISDN Emulator for T1 E1 network is available as GUI based application through which the various ISDN configurations can easily be created, thereby allowing the ISDN Emulator to be fully functional within a few minutes. This ISDN configuration includes selection of various ISDN standards, variants & NFAS, etc. The ISDN Emulator also incorporates the flexibility to modify ISDN call parameters & message content. This flexibility ensures that the ISDN emulator will communicate with the system under test. It's even possible to emulate a complete ISDN connection (switch to subscriber) all in the same PC with a dual interface card. For more details, visit ISDN Emulation webpage.

ISDN Emulation using Client-Server

The client-server based ISDN Emulator emulates ISDN calls over T1 E1 links. It also allows configuring the ISDN layer parameters, called/calling numbering plan/type, ISDN service type, place or accept call for each timeslot or for the whole trunk, switch and subscriber emulation, simple NFAS setup for T1, and performs various other tasks on remote clients. For more details, visit ISDN Emulation using Client-Server webpage.

Scripted ISDN Emulation using MAPS™

GL's MAPS-ISDN is an advanced protocol simulator/tester for ISDN simulation over TDM (T1 E1) and generates high volumes of ISDN traffic. The tester can simulate ISDN signaling as defined by the ITU-T standards. Currently this test tool is used to perform testing using ISDN protocol messages over T1 E1, and offers a complete solution for testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of devices and networks implementing PRI ISDN. It is useful to test ISDN products designed for either U or S/T interface, including network terminations, Type 1 terminating equipment, and terminal adapters. For more details, visit ISDN Emulation using MAPS™ webpage.

Scripted ISDN over IP (ISDN SIGTRAN) Emulation using MAPS™

MAPS™ ISDN SIGTRAN is an advanced protocol simulator/tester used for ISDN simulation over IP. The tester can simulate a complete ISDN connection between SG (Signaling Gateway) to MGC (Media Gateway Controller), where ISDN signaling are as defined by the ITU-T Q.921 / Q.931 standards. The application is built with ready-to-use scripts, which generates and processes all ISDN messages including Setup, Connect, Release messages, and others. For more information, please visit MAPS™ ISDN SIGTRAN webpage.

Bridge and Monitor Connections

Monitor from a DSX-Patch Panel

Bridge Mode Connections for Monitoring T1 E1 Signals for RJ-45

Bridge Mode Connections Alternative Method

RJ-45 Connections

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.