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Abacus Overview and QuickStart

Carl Lee Systems Engineer Thursday, May 19th, 2005

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Agenda

What is Abacus?

What can it do?

Abacus Product Family

Abacus1 / Abacus2 / Abacus5000

Abacus5000: Hardware

Chassis / Modules / Interfaces

Lab 1: Demo Mode Virtual System

Getting Familiar with the GUI

5 Easy Steps to Configuring a Test Example of a Converged Test

PRI to SIP Call Analyzing Results

Customer Specific Test Applications Lab 2: Peer to Peer SIP Testing

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What can you do with the Abacus?

IP Telephony with Spirent Abacus

Spirent provides a single-system solution to test the migration from legacy to converged networks
Spirent Abacus 5000

Key Test Areas

Unique Attributes

Interworking of legacy and converged networks Functional, conformance, interoperability, scalability, performance Voice quality, with or without the presence of data All essential IP Telephony and PSTN media types, protocols, and
interfaces in a single system

Integrated, real-time results for all performance, conformance and

functional tests

Extremely high capacity with 100% voice quality coverage

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Converged Networks: Abacus 5000

STP PC Modem POTS xDSL Analog T1/E1 PRA PBX T1/E1 ISDN FR IP Ethernet TCP UDP PSDN

SS7

SS7 Server

Soft Switch DSL Modem

Wireless Router PC

ATM
SIP
SIP Phone

PSTN

CAS E&M

Media Gateway
PLMN

H.248 / Megaco MGCP

IAD

IDT RDT

GR303 or V.5 Cable

IP Phone

FAX Mobile Phone H.323 Terminal H.323 Video

H.323
PC H.323 Phone Modem Analog Phone PC PC

LAN Wireless Router

2W Analog

FAX

Abacus 5000
Clear channel signaling, and Fax with T.30 and T.38
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What Can You Do with Abacus?

Test these DUTs IP PBX Type of Tests Payload With these protocols Types Functional TestIP these PSTN Troubleshooting DUTsof Tests Voice Type CAS Payload WithSIP these interfaces Fax Interoperability IP PBX Functional Types SCCP Gigabit Ethernet PRI Modem Conformance (Skinny) Gateways Troubleshooting SS7 Tones Voice 1000Base-SX/LX Scalability H.323 NFAS IP 10/100/1000Base-T Phones Interoperability Video FAX V5 Voice quality MGCP Servers(FXO & FXS) Conformance GR303 Modem With these interfaces Analog Megaco/H.2 48 Gigabit Ethernet Tones Firewalls Scalability T1/E1, T3/E3
NCS IAD1000Base-SX/LX Video Voice quality

With these protocols IP PSTN

Gateways IP Phones Servers Firewalls IAD

CAS PRI (Skinny) SS7 H.323 NFAS V5 MGCP Megaco/H GR303 SIP SCCP
.248

Analog (FXO & FXS) SIGTRAN T1/E1, T3/E3

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10/100/1000Base-T SIP-T

NCS SIP-T SIGTRAN

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Abacus Product Family

Spirent Communications is first to market with an integrated IP Telephony and PSTN Telephony test system in a single platform. The Abacus Product Family provides a compelling value proposition by delivering integrated functionality for IP Telephony and traditional PSTN Telephony Abacus2TM

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Abacus 5000
Chassis and Modules

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Abacus5000: Hardware - Chassis

Abacus 5000
3 Slot Rack Mountable System 13 Slot Rack Mountable System 4 Slot Portable System

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Abacus5000: Hardware Modular Cards

Abacus5000 Card Types

Analog

ECG3 and XCG3

TDM

PCG3 4/14/28 and TCG3

IP

ICG3, CTM5000, and ACT-5000

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Abacus5000: Hardware Analog

Abacus5000 Card Types

Analog

ECG3 XCG3

Interface Type

FXO FXS

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Abacus5000: Hardware PCM

Abacus5000 Card Types

PCM

PCG3

4 Circuit 14 Circuit

28 Circuit

TCG3

Interface Type

DS1 - T1 / E1 DS3 - T3 / E3 / G.747

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Abacus5000: Hardware IP

Abacus5000 Card Types

IP

ICG3 CTM-5000 ACT-5000

Interface Type

10/100/1000Base-T 1000Base-SX/LX

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Lab 1: Demo Mode Virtual System

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Lab 1: Demo Mode

Launch Application

Start Menu

Programs

Abacus 5000

3.0 Abacus Demo

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Lab 1: Demo Mode

Create a Virtual System

View | System Information

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5 Easy Steps to Running a test

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5 Easy Steps to configure and run a test using the Abacus 5000

1. Protocol Selection - Circuit type, Channel type, Protocol Type 2. Phone Numbers - Phone numbers for call routing 3. Channel and Path Confirmation - Path confirmation type, Tone levels, Switch and Terminating Side variances

4. Partition and Timing - Scripts to run on each group, and Call time parameters
5. Starting and Stopping a Test
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Step 1A. Protocol Selection: Card

Slot # in
chassis

Type of Card
(*ICG3, *PCG3, ECG3)

Signalling
(SIP, H323, CAS, *ISDN, GR-303, SS7, V5.1, V5.2)

Physical (*ICG,
*T1, E1)
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*Blue italicized word indicates selected option used in this example

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Step 1A. Protocol Selection: Card Continued

Side (Subscriber,
Exchange, Switch)

Law (u-law, A-law) Line (B8ZS, HDB3,

AMI)

Framing (ESF, D4,

2 Frame, 16 Frame, 16 Frame CRC)

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Step 1B. Protocol Selection: Channels

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Step 1C. Protocol Selection: ICG

Configure ICG Setting

Channel Quantity (Number of Channels to be tested) 23 Ethernet Mode to match the SUT (Auto, Full 1000, Full 100, Full 10, Half 100, Half 10). The following are valid settings Abacus SUT Auto Auto Auto HD HD HD FD FD Subnet Mask of Host 255.255.255.0 IP Address of on Host 192.168.1.192 IP Address of Gateway on Host if present 192.168.1.1
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Step 2A. Phone Numbers: PRI T1 Ex

1.

Own Phone Numbers

2.

Addresses of channels associated with selected tab Available for subscriber, exchange, or switch channels One phone number is associated with each channel on Abacus 5000 Sequential, 4155551001 Destination numbers that will be dialed by the associated channels Available for subscriber or exchange channels One phone number is associated with each channel on Abacus 5000 File, Trunkgateway.phn (Phone Book)
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External Phone Numbers

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Step 2A. Phone Numbers: PRI T1 Ex Continued

1. Select Phone Book type:
Sequential or File

Sequential Phone Numbers -- specify start number

File --Used for nonsequential phone numbers, multiple area code, special IP Addressing.

2. Defines how each number applies

to each line

Each channel Separate phone number for each Channel Each Circuit Same phone number for entire circuit (Hunt Group)

3. Put checkmark if duplicate phone

numbers allowed in files (e.g., for ACD groups)

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Step 2B. Phone Numbers: SIP

Own Phone Numbers

Addresses for Abacus SIP endpoints associated with selected tab Sequential user name 4085551001
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External Phone Numbers Addresses that each SIP endpoint will call during a test Sequential user name 4155551001same IP, 192.168.1.193
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Step 3. Channels: Path Confirmation

Checks for continuity of speech path
Five methods of Path Confirmation provide choice of schemes for each interface (Select one scheme) Tones 3-tone 404 Hz, 1004 Hz, 2804 Hz Resilient Measures Minor Interruptions in Test Tone Digital (PRBS) 2 11 -1 = 2047 Pattern, 2 15 -1 = 32767 Pattern QoS PSQM / PSQM+ (ITU P.861) PESQ / PESQ-LQ (ITU P.862) Estimated MOS, JMOS, and R-Factor Packet Voice (Wav Files) Video (H.261 and H.263) Fax and Modem
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Step 3A. Channels: Path Confirmation, PRI T1 or SIP, Basic

Available Options None Physical Address Tones 3-tone 404 Hz, 1004 Hz, 2804 Hz Resilient Measures Minor Interruptions in Test Tone Digital PRBS (Pseudo Random Bit Sequence) 211 -1 = 2047 Pattern 215 -1 = 32767 Pattern
Note: In this example no options are selected on the Basic tab. Options are selected on Advanced tab.
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Step 3A. Channels: Path Confirmation, PRI T1 or SIP, Advanced -- Continued

Select Voice QOS Measurement Method QOS, PSQM Select wave file to be sent f_nice Select wave file to be sent Simplex (one direction at a time) or Duplex (both directions at the same time)

Packet available only on ICG

Select Apply to all after selection is made

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Step 3B. Channels: Tones, PRI T1 or SIP

Determines the criteria that tones sent from the SUT must meet in order for Abacus to recognize them Determines the signal characteristics of tones sent by Abacus to the System Under Test Default values are selected
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Step 3D. Channels: QOS

Specifies Threshold for PSQM and PESQ Measurement 4.0, 1.0

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Step 4A. Partition and Timing: Association Continued

Channel configuration
is how the channels of a set are assigned in terms of originate and terminate channels

Originate
Channels are designated by O

Terminate
Channels are designated by T

SIP Side all

originate

PRI T1 all
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Step 4B. Partition and Timing: Timing and Scripts

Timing Parameters

ST: Start 10s SS: Start to Start 3s CL: Call Length 60s IC: Inter-Call 20s CC: Call to Call 80s BHCA: Busy Hour Call
Attempts

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Step 4B. Partition and Timing: Timing and Scripts Continued

Abacus Help provides details for partition and timing setup.

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Step 4B. Partition and Timing: Timing and Scripts Continued

Default Scripts are provided A call B (SIP) and confirms for Call Length A script consists of one or more actions that are created or edited in the Scripts Management window Select Script to open Script Management window

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Step 5A. Starting and Stopping a Test: Set Test Duration

Test Duration

Continuous (until user stops) Run for Hours/ Minutes Run Until Date/ Time Run for X Number of Scripts

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Step 5B. Starting and Stopping a Test: Starting the Test

All Scripts and Parameters Compile when the test is started

Start Test

Successful Compilation; Start of Test

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Step 5C. Starting and Stopping a Test: Stopping the Test

Stop Test

Start time and date End time and date Test duration Script per channel counter Channels Status

Test Status

Immediate Stop

After the test has stopped

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Example: Converged PSTN to VoIP Call

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IP Telephony Deployment
Deployment and Inter-working

PSTN Phone to PSTN phone over traditional PSTN Telephony

PSTN Phone to PSTN phone via IP Telephony

PC/IP phone to PSTN Phone PC/IP phone to PC/IP phone

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Converged Networks
STP PC Modem SS7 Server Soft Switch DSL Modem xDSL Analog T1/E1 PRA PBX CAS E&M T1/E1 ISDN FR Wireless Router PC

SS7

POTS

ATM
PSTN
IP Ethernet TCP UDP PSDN H.248 / Megaco MGCP IAD IDT RDT LAN PC H.323 Phone Modem Analog Phone PC PC Wireless Router

SIP

SIP Phone

Media Gateway
PLMN

GR303 or V.5 Cable

IP Phone

FAX Mobile Phone H.323 Video

H.323

H.323 Terminal

2W Analog

FAX

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IP Telephony - Converged Network Testing

Example: High Level Call Setup and Termination Procedure

Dialed On Ring Digits# Hook Off Hook Dial Good Back Hello Bye Connect

Configure Configure Notify

Connect

Voice Good On Off Hook Ring Conversation Disconnect Hello Bye Hook

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Example: Abacus Configured as a Subscriber and an Exchange

Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3), Ethernet

SUT

Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3)

Gateway

Subscriber

Exchange

Analog, digital or IP Telephony Device

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Monitors and Results

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Analyze: Audio Monitor

Audio Monitor

Tap into any bearer channel Streams to your PC Speakers Save to File

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Analyze: VoIP Signaling Monitor

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Analyze: Data Link Monitor

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Results: Statistics

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Results: Variances

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Results: Graphs

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Results: Formatted Report

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