Menu for Monitoring Channels

Monitor Channel

You can monitor channels by selecting the menu: Monitor®Channel®New Window or Monitor®Trunk Group ®New Window. In the Select Trunk Groups dialog box , select a trunk group you want to monitor. If your channel groups include SS7 CICs, you must check Query For SS7 channels, before you perform operations such as, reset, block or unblock, on SS7 CICs from the monitor view.

Click OK and the Monitoring Channels window opens. See the example screen shot on the next page.

Related Menu Items

To access the following menu items, right-click the Monitoring Channels of ... window and select an option. See the next screen shot.

Circuit (ISUP ITU)

You may choose to block, unblock, or reset the selected circuit.

Circuit (TUP)

You may choose to block, unblock or reset on the selected circuit.

Change Channel Group Selections

Use the Change Channel Group Selections menu to change the selected channel group for the current monitor channel view.

Specify Channel Range

Use this menu to specify the channel range to be viewed.

Fit to Page

Use the Fit to Page menu to specify the monitor channel window size specifications.

Resize all Columns

Use this menu to resize all columns to the size of the current selection.

Watch Channels

Use the Watch Channels menu to see the call processing status of the channels. This feature affects the LLC performance because it displays the entire events associated with call processing.

Properties

Use this menu to view the properties of the current selection.

Refresh Channel Status

Use this menu to update the status of the channels by sending a System Configuration Query message. The message always returns the status of a span. Sending this message to one channel updates all channels in the span.