System Description Release 4.4
Preface

Table Of Contents

Preface

Objective

Audience

Organization

Conventions

Revision History for Release 4.4.x

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Preface


Revised: March 19, 2007, OL-5906-14

This document provides an overview of the components, features, and functions of the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch. It describes the signaling protocols, network features, and subscriber features supported by the system.

Objective

The owner/operator of a Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch can use this document to better understand how the system interfaces with their network, and how it provides network and subscriber features in conjunction with other network elements.

Audience

This document is designed for engineers, technicians, and system administrators who install, configure, and operate the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch.

Organization

This System Description contains the following chapters:

"Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Technical Overview"

"Supported Signaling Protocols"

"Network Features"

"Subscriber Features"

"Class of Service Restrictions and Outgoing Call Barring"

"Feature Interactions"

This document also includes a glossary and an index.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:


Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the manual.



Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Revision History for Release 4.4.x

This document includes all of the information that was contained in the previous issue (the Release 4.1 System Description), and has been updated for Release 4.4.x as described in this Preface.


Note All of the features and functions described in this document are applicable to both Release 4.4.0 and Release 4.4.1, unless specifically noted. Release 4.4.x refers to both Release 4.4.0 and 4.4.1.


The following list is a summary of features that are specific to Release 4.4.1, and are not supported in Release 4.4.0. See the appropriate documents in the Release 4.4.x documentation set:

OCB enhancements (See the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Enhanced Outgoing Call Barring Feature Module)

ETSI v2 ISUP variant. (See the Release Notes for a list of ISUP variants supported for specific countries.)

ISDN updates (See the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch ISDN Provisioning and Troubleshooting Guide):

ETSI Net 5 PRI

User Side Support of ISDN PRI

ISDN Info Digits

H.323 applications (See the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch H.323 Protocol Guide)

Short term LNP requirement (See the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Release Notes document)

Following is a summary of the major changes and additions to this Release 4.4.x document versus the Release 4.1 document:

"Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch Technical Overview":

Described the new interface configuration with four Ethernet interfaces on the CA and two on the EMS. The four interfaces on the CA allow separation of system management data from external signaling and communications data.

Added a statement that the Mini-Browser Adapter (MBA) runs on a separate host machine.

Referred to the Release Notes document for a list of hardware options on which the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch software can run.

Added information about the CLI-based dialed-number query tools, QVT and TVT.

Updated information regarding DNS and IP Manager.

Added information about new system security features for Release 4.4.x.

Added information about AUEP and ICMP pings for MGCP-based MGWs.

Added or modified wording to improve organization and clarity (throughout).

"Supported Signaling Protocols"

Updated the description of the ISDN capabilities.

Removed information on PacketCable and H.323 protocols that is available in protocol-specific documents (Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch PacketCable Guide and Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch H.323 Protocol Guide).

Added a line regarding SIP-trunk route advance feature.

Removed reference to M3UA layer.

Version OL-5906-08—Updated the list of supported ISUP variants.

"Network Features":

Updated information on T.38 fax transmission modes (feature enhancement in Release 4.2).

Added information on calling party number (CPN) options (Release 4.2 feature).

Added information about the simultaneous operation of both PacketCable Intercept mode and Cisco SII mode for CALEA.

Added information on the basic network loopback testing feature.

For version OL-5906-09, the following changes were made:

EMG/911—Interaction with CHD was added.

BLV/OI—Information was added for interaction with CFU (when CFU activated), and interaction with all other features (when invoked). Information was added on provisioning the denial of BLV function per subscriber.

For version OL-5906-12, the following changes were made:

Enhanced the description of "Calling Party Number Options for Outgoing SETUP Messages."

Enhanced the description of "n11 support (211, 311, 411, 611, 711, 811)" and included support for 211 calls.

Version OL-5906-13, the following changes were made:

Clarified the description of the 8XX (Toll-Free Calling) feature.

"Subscriber Features":

Added information on the two-step automatic recall (AR) function.

Added statement that CFB features are applied when a subscriber line is unreachable.

Updated description of ACR activation.

Version OL-5906-07—Added limitations and interactions information:

- Added information on limitations for using certain features (CW, CIDCW, TWC and USTWC) when using ISUPs other than ANSI ISUP.

- Added information specific to Centrex users with CHD feature—There are limitations on call forwarding when CHD, CFNA, and CW are all active on the subscriber line.

Version OL-5906-08—Deleted an incorrect statement regarding the Call Transfer (CT) feature. The deleted (incorrect) statement said that CT is available only to Centrex subscribers. The correct statement is that CT is available to both POTS and Centrex subscribers.

Version OL-5906-09, the following changes were made:

CFU—Interaction with BLV/OI was added.

CHD—Interaction with EMG/911 call was added.

Version OL-5906-10, the following changes were made:

CT/TWC and CT/TWCD interactions—Additional details about these interactions were added.

CW/CFNA interaction—Additional details about this interaction were added.

CW, CIDCW, and CWD—VSC examples were updated.

CW and CIDCW—The paragraphs about limitations and feature interactions was moved within these sections, but no content changes were made.

Version OL-5906-11, the following change was made:

Update to the CFB description—Added a note regarding limitation on call forwarding when subscriber is unreachable.

Version OL-5906-13, the following changes were made:

Added a note regarding CCW behavior if there is a CA switchover.

Clarified the description of the MLHG feature.

Version OL-5906-14:

Additional clarifications were added regarding MLHG.

"Class of Service Restrictions and Outgoing Call Barring":

Added information on the provisionable timers for account codes and authorization codes used with the COS restriction feature.

Made corrections and clarifications to the COS flow diagrams.

Added a reference to the Enhanced Outgoing Call Barring Feature Module for Release 4.4.1.

"Feature Interactions":

Version OL-5906-09—Information was added to show that CT has precedence over both TWC and TWCD.

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