SCCP layer status: sccpmgr

 

Monitors the status of the SCCP layer after the SCCP configuration is downloaded to the TX board with sccpcfg. The SCCP manager (sccpmgr) provides a command line interface that enables an application to set alarm levels, trace buffers, and view and reset SCCP statistics.

Usage

sccpmgr -b board

Requirements

Procedure

Use this procedure to run sccpmgr:

Step

Action

1

From the command line prompt, navigate to the \nms\tx\samples\sccp\sccpmgr directory under Windows or the /usr/bin directory under UNIX.

2

Enter the following command:

sccpmgr -b board

where board is the TX board number on which the SCCP layer is loaded.


The sccpmgr program supports the following commands:

Command

Description

ALARMLVL options

Sets the current alarm output level.

Valid range for options is 0 - 3.

GENERAL CONFIG

Displays general configuration.

GENERAL STATS [reset]

Displays general statistics and optionally resets them to zero (reset) after fetch.

NSAP sapno STATS [reset]

Displays statistics on a network SAP (sapno) and optionally resets them to zero (reset) after fetch.

ROUTE pointcode STATUS

Displays current status of remote signaling point and its associated subsystems.

ROUTE pointcode CONFIG

Displays current configuration for remote signaling point.

USAP sapno STATS [reset]

Displays statistics on an application SAP (sapno) and optionally resets them to zero (reset) after fetch.

USAP sapno STATUS

Displays status on an application SAP (sapno).

TRACE on|off

Turns buffer tracing ON or OFF.

BOARD board

Switches to a new target board (board).

? [command]

Lists available commands or parameters of a specific command (command).

QUIT

Quits the application.


Details

The SCCP manager program is available in both source code and executable formats. The source code demonstrates the use of SCCP management for developers who want to integrate management of the SS7 SCCP layer into their own configuration management systems.