PSTN Cloud

nutech444

I have no clue how to configure a pstn cloud for my voice lab so any help is appreciated.

Will this do the job
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thanks,
nutech

mikej412

http://www.techexams.net/forums/ccvp/43569-pstn-cloud-telco-simulator.html

I think my post in that thread has a link to a post where I described my "PSTN" -- and that post has a link near the bottom to the PSTN configuration for the CCBootCamp Voice Workbook Labs.

You learn more by just using more Voice Routers to simulate the PSTN -- but that Adtran could be useful, if you knew what cards it had (FXS? T1? etc).

pitviper

I agree w/Mike - By using Cisco routers in the PSTN cloud you'll learn a TON just getting everything to work

mikej412

I updated the CCBootCamp Voice Workbook PSTN router initial configuration link in the old post that the post in the link was pointing to .

I'll check the PSTN configs in the zip files against the old one I had downloaded and see if there are any major differences. For some reason the PSTN configurations in the zip files don't seem as daunting as it did when I first found it.

nutech444

Thank you mike for the link. What a translation rule this is lol, Amazing
rule 1 /\(^011\)\(.*\)/ /\2/
rule 2 /\(^1\)\(.*\)/ /\2/
rule 3 /\(^0\)\([^0].*\)/ /\2/
rule 4 /\(^001\)\(.*\)/ /\2/


I will pass on the adtran for now, I have two spare routers (2610 and a 2610xm ) maybe I can use them for the cloud. What interfaces or modules should I buy for these routers.

nutech444

Hi Pitviper,
I agree, I am not very comfortable with adtran so I will stick with cisco routers.

nutech444

Hi Mike,

I was wondering if the mft t1 card can be connected to the fxo ports I have on the 2600xm.

thanks,

nutech

mikej412

nutech444 wrote: »

I was wondering if the mft t1 card can be connected to the fxo ports I have on the 2600xm.

NO.

The MFT-T1 is a digital interface and has connected to another digital interface.

The FXO is an analog port -- and you'd connect to an FXS port (another analog port) in your PSTN cloud, a POTS simulator, or your home analog phone line.

Analog E&M interfaces can be configured with other E&M interfaces back-to-back.

nutech444

Thanks!
I picked up a mc3810 with one dvm T1 and one t1e1 built in and also two vwic1 mft for my hq and branch router, Am I on the right track for a small cloud.

mikej412

nutech444 wrote: »

Thanks!
I picked up a mc3810 with one dvm T1 and one t1e1 built in and also two vwic1 mft for my hq and branch router, Am I on the right track for a small cloud.

Yes -- you can hunt for a 2nd Voice router to handle another digital connection from your 2nd Branch Office and an FXS interface to toss in an analog phone which you can configure to ring as any phone number in the world (including your 911 calls).

I use a 2nd MC3810 and MFT-E1 in my "European Branch Office" to connect to the MFT-E1 in the MC3810 in my "PSTN Cloud" -- and then ignore any "transatlantic cable issues" and tariff issues -- and just configure the dial peers to make the "PSTN Magic" happen.

nutech444

Thats awesome, some uber geeky stuff you got going on there : ).

So how do the two mc3810 talk to each other how are they connected?
serial back to back ?

mikej412

nutech444 wrote: »

So how do the two mc3810 talk to each other how are they connected?

Well.... I just use the Ethernet and send the voip dial peers over that.

But you could get some more configuration practice by using the serial ports too and doing some QoS.

The big thing with building your "PSTN Cloud" is to use what you know to get it to react to your HQ and Branch Offices like the "real PSTN" would. As you learn more and do more with your HQ & Branches you may do more and configure more in your "PSTN Cloud."

nutech444

is this message normal with the mc3810

MC3810 CPU restarted, RSR=E8000000, reason(s):,
loss of PLL,
checkstop reset


Cisco MC3810 Multiservice Concentrator Hardware Installation - Powering Up Cisco MC3810 Series Concentrators [Cisco MC3810 Multiservice Access Concentrators] - Cisco Systems

mikej412

nutech444 wrote: »

is this message normal with the mc3810

I've seen it before -- and learned to look away while the boot loader does it's thing. Ignore the scary looking message.

Now if your MC3810 keeps power cycling and you notice that message many times (while sneaking a peek through your fingers), then you probably have newer big memory and an older ROM BIOS -- or some other serious issue that needs to be resolved.

nutech444

it does not power cycles. tg for that.
This is what I have

Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MC3810 Software (MC3810-A2BINR3V2-M), Version 12.0(3), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 08-Feb-99 23:25 by phanguye
Image text-base: 0x00023000, data-base: 0x00761120

Slot 3 OK. Configured as T1 TEB CSU Serial #06706726 Version 4.70
Slot 4 OK. Configured as T1 TEB CSU Serial #07506278 Version 4.70
Cisco MC3810 (MPC860) processor (revision 06.07) with 27648K/5120K bytes of memo ry.
Processor board ID 09502636
PPC860 PowerQUICC, partnum 0x0000, version A03(0x0013)
Bridging software.
MC3810 SCB board (v05.A0)
1 Multiflex T1(slot 3) RJ45 interface(v01.K0)
1 Multiflex T1(slot 4) RJ45 interface(v01.K0)
1 6-DSP(slot2) Voice Compression Module(v01.K0)
1 6-DSP(slot5) Voice Compression Module(v01.K0)
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
3 Serial network interface(s)
2 Channelized T1/PRI port(s)
256K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (INTEL28F016)

does it need a boot rom update to take 64/16

mikej412

nutech444 wrote: »

does it need a boot rom update to take 64/16

Probably... Was there any output just before this that mentioned the ROM versions?

Cisco MC3810 Multiservice Concentrator Hardware Installation - Overview of the Cisco MC3810 Series [Cisco MC3810 Multiservice Access Concentrators] - Cisco Systems

nutech444

Here is the complete output



Router#show ver
Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software
IOS (tm) MC3810 Software (MC3810-A2BINR3V2-M), Version 12.0(3), RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
Copyright (c) 1986-1999 by cisco Systems, Inc.
Compiled Mon 08-Feb-99 23:25 by phanguye
Image text-base: 0x00023000, data-base: 0x00761120

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.3(1)MA1, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE
ROM: MC3810 Software (MC3810-WBOOT-M), Version 11.3(1)MA1, MAINTENANCE INTERIM SOFTWARE

Router uptime is 9 minutes
System restarted by power-on
System image file is "flash:mc3810-a2binr3v2-mz_120-3.bin"

Cisco MC3810 (MPC860) processor (revision 06.07) with 27648K/5120K bytes of memo ry.
Processor board ID 09502636
PPC860 PowerQUICC, partnum 0x0000, version A03(0x0013)
Bridging software.
MC3810 SCB board (v05.A0)
1 Multiflex T1(slot 3) RJ45 interface(v01.K0)
1 Multiflex T1(slot 4) RJ45 interface(v01.K0)
--More--
00:09:12: %PQUICC_ETHER-1-LOSTCARR: Unit 0, lost carrier. Transceive1 6-DSP(slot 2) Voice Compression Module(v01.K0)
1 6-DSP(slot5) Voice Compression Module(v01.K0)
1 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
3 Serial network interface(s)
2 Channelized T1/PRI port(s)
256K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory.
8192K bytes of processor board System flash (INTEL28F016)

Configuration register is 0x2102

mikej412

This is from one of my upgraded MC3810-V routers

ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.0(7r)XK, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
ROM: MC3810 Software (MC3810-WBOOT-M), Version 12.0(7r)XK, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

cisco MC3810-V3 (MPC860P) processor (revision 18.04) with 61440K/4096K bytes of memory.

I'll check a regular MC3810 later and see if it claims to be an MC3810-V3 too.

nutech444

How do I hook up a analog phone to the mc3810s for 911 etc.