Abacus Overview and QuickStart

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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

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Abacus 5000

• What can you do with the Abacus?

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IP Telephony with Spirent Abacus
Spirent provides a single-system solution to test
the migration from legacy to converged networks
Spirent Abacus 5000
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Converged Networks Abacus 5000
STP
Soft Switch
Wireless Router
PC
SS7 Server
DSL Modem
Modem
PC
POTS
xDSL
Analog
T1/E1 ISDN FR
IP
SIP Phone
T1/E1 PRA
TCP
Ethernet
UDP
CAS EM
GR303 or V.5
H.248 / Megaco
IP Phone
IDT
PBX
Media Gateway
MGCP
Cable
RDT
IAD
FAX
LAN
Mobile Phone
Modem
H.323 Video
Analog Phone
Wireless Router
PC
PC
2W
H.323 Terminal
PC
Analog
H.323Phone
FAX
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What Can You Do with Abacus?
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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
Abacus1TM
Abacus 5000
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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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Abacus 5000

• 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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Abacus 5000

• 5 Easy Steps to Running a test

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

Blue italicized word indicates selected option
used in this example
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Step 1A. Protocol Selection CardContinued

• 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
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• 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

• Own Phone Numbers
• 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
• External Phone Numbers
• 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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Step 2A. Phone Numbers PRI T1 Ex Continued

• Select Phone Book type Sequential or File
• Sequential Phone Numbers -- specify start number
• File --Used for non-sequential phone numbers,
  multiple area code, special IP Addressing.
• 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)
• 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

• 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.

Select Apply to all after selection is made
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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 terminate

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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 TestSet 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
Immediate Stop
Test Status

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

After the test has stopped
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Abacus 5000

• 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
Soft Switch
Wireless Router
PC
SS7 Server
DSL Modem
Modem
PC
POTS
xDSL
Analog
T1/E1 ISDN FR
IP
SIP Phone
T1/E1 PRA
TCP
Ethernet
UDP
CAS EM
GR303 or V.5
H.248 / Megaco
IP Phone
IDT
PBX
Media Gateway
MGCP
Cable
RDT
IAD
FAX
LAN
Mobile Phone
Modem
H.323 Video
Analog Phone
Wireless Router
PC
PC
2W
H.323 Terminal
PC
Analog
H.323Phone
FAX
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IP Telephony - Converged Network TestingExample
High Level Call Setup and Termination Procedure
Dialed Digits
Configure
Configure
On Hook
Sigtran
Configure
Notify
Ring Back
Off Hook
Dial
Good Bye
TCP
Hello
SS7
CAS
SIP
Voice Conversation
Good Bye
On Hook
Connect
Off Hook
Ring
Hello
Disconnect
Connect
MEGACO
RTP/UDP
Signaling Path
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Example Abacus Configured as a Subscriber and an
Exchange
Analog, Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3), Ethernet
Digital Line (T1/E1,T3/E3)
SUT
Gateway
Subscriber
Exchange
Analog, digital or IP Telephony Device
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Abacus 5000

• 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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Analyze Assure Accelerate