SAFARI C3

System Overview

Release 5.5
October 2007
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October 19, 2007
Table of Contents
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About This Manual
What You Need to Know ................................................................... v
Reading Path ..................................................................................vi
Related Documents ........................................................................ vii
Customer Feedback ........................................................................ vii
To Report an Incident .................................................................... viii
Contact Information ...................................................................... viii

1 System Description
System Architecture .......................................................................... 1-1
SAFARI C3 Components ................................................................ 1-2
Shelf Architecture ............................................................................. 1-6
Midplane Description .................................................................... 1-7
Control and Line Processing Cards (Front-facing) ................................... 1-8
Blank Cards (as required) ............................................................. 1-9
System Control Processor (SCP/SCP-XM) ........................................ 1-9
Routing Switch Fabric Card (RSF/RSF-XM) ..................................... 1-10
Packet Line Processor (PLP) ......................................................... 1-10
Circuit Line Processor (CLP) ......................................................... 1-11
Media Gateway Processor (MGP / MGP-HD) ................................... 1-12
Media Gateway Packet Line Processor (MGPLP) .............................. 1-13
Physical Interface Cards (Rear-facing) ............................................... 1-14
Shelf Power .................................................................................... 1-16
Shelf Cooling .................................................................................. 1-17
Fan Tray ................................................................................... 1-17
Temperature Sensors ................................................................. 1-18
Shelf Telephony Services ................................................................. 1-18

2 Hardware Configuration Overview

Sample Configurations ....................................................................... 2-1
T3 and MGP Configurations ........................................................... 2-2
T3, PLP and MGP-HD Configurations ............................................... 2-3
T3 and MGPLP Configurations ........................................................ 2-4
T1 and MGP Configurations ........................................................... 2-5

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 T1 and MGP-HD Configurations ...................................................... 2-6
E1 and MGP Configurations ........................................................... 2-7
T1 and MGP-HD Configurations ...................................................... 2-8
T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP Configurations ..................... 2-9
T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP-HD Configurations ............. 2-10

3 Documentation Overview
Installation and Configuration Manuals ................................................. 3-1
System Overview ......................................................................... 3-1
Hardware Installation Manual ........................................................ 3-2
SAFARI C3 Configuration ............................................................... 3-2
Trunking and Signaling ................................................................. 3-2
Call Processing ............................................................................ 3-2
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Manuals ........................... 3-3
SafariView EMS Administration ...................................................... 3-3
Subscriber Administration ............................................................. 3-3
Announcements ........................................................................... 3-3
Performance and Diagnostics ......................................................... 3-3
Lawful Surveillance Administration ................................................. 3-4
Solutions Guides ............................................................................... 3-4
SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide ....................................................... 3-4
SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide ............................................ 3-5
SAFARI eMG Solution Guide .......................................................... 3-5
Reference Manuals ............................................................................ 3-5
Alarms Reference ......................................................................... 3-6
Billing Reference .......................................................................... 3-6
CLI Reference .............................................................................. 3-6

A SAFARI C3 Specifications .......................................................A-1

B Glossary.................................................................................B-1

Index .................................................................................... I-1

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About This Manual
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This System Overview manual contains the following system information:
„ SAFARI C3 system description
„ Configuration overview
„ Documentation overview
„ SAFARI C3 specifications
„ Glossary
This manual is intended for systems administrators and other personnel who are
responsible for initial SAFARI C3 configuration and ongoing system operations.

What You Need to Know

The procedures in this manual require that you understand and follow the safety
practices at your site, as well as those identified in this manual.
Before you install any hardware, you should make sure that the installation location
meets the appropriate temperature, humidity, electrical power, and other applicable
requirements. Chapter 1, “System Description” describes the electrical, physical, and
environmental specifications for SAFARI C3.
You should also ensure that your organization has prepared a plan that includes all
business and operational planning considerations, launch plan phases and activities,
and plans for customer service and billing, well in advance of launching new
telephony services.

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Reading Path

Reading Path
Before you begin, read the SafariView and SAFARI C3 Release Notes. The release
notes document contains specific, per-release information about installation
procedures. The release notes document may describe new features, system-wide
restrictions, fixes, and solutions to common issues.
The System Overview manual provides an introduction to and an overview of
SAFARI C3. Anyone who requires an overall understanding of SAFARI C3 should
read this manual first.
The “Hardware Configuration Overview” chapter provides a high-level checklist of
the entire site planning, installation, and configuration process. Detailed instructions
for planning, installing, and configuring your SAFARI C3 exist as separate documents
and are referred to in this chapter.
SAFARI C3 should be installed and configured in partnership with Cedar Point
Customer Support. If you choose to make significant or major modifications to the
standard SAFARI C3 installation and operation, you should contact Customer
Support. A significant or major modification might include:
„ A potentially service-affecting change which could lead to improper billing
„ A task that differs from one that you choose to perform, or a task that is not
described as a procedure in this manual.

Note At any point in installing and configuring SAFARI C3, if you need more
information about any documented procedure, or before you begin a procedure
that is not documented, please contact Cedar Point Customer Support. Failure
to do so may adversely affect system performance, result in improper system
operation, or cause other network issues.

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Related Documents

Related Documents
The following table lists the manuals in the SAFARI C3 documentation set and
indicates the type of information found in each manual.
Installation and „ Call Processing
Configuration
„ SAFARI C3 Configuration
„ Hardware Installation Manual
„ System Overview
„ Trunking and Signaling
Operations, „ Announcements
Administration,
and Maintenance
„ Lawful Surveillance Administration
„ Performance and Diagnostics
„ SafariView EMS Administration
„ Subscriber Administration
Solutions „ SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Solution Guide
„ SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide
„ SAFARI eMG Solution Guide
Reference „ Alarms Reference
„ Billing Reference
„ CLI Reference, A‐R
„ CLI Reference, S‐Z

Note Depending on your implementation and your geographic location, you may
receive a subset of the documentation set.

Customer Feedback
We appreciate your comments on our technical documentation. Your input increases
our ability to assist you. To provide feedback, please e-mail your comments to
[email protected] or fax your comments to 603-898-3090, attention
Technical Publications.

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To Report an Incident

To Report an Incident
Cedar Point Communications (CPC) provides technical assistance 24 hours a day.
The Cedar Point Web site (www.cedarpointcom.com) allows access to the
Cedar Point Support Web Portal, where customers can open and check the status of
trouble tickets. A wide range of knowledge base articles are also available via the
Cedar Point Support Web Portal. Additionally, customers with a valid Cedar Point
service contract can report issues and receive assistance via phone and e-mail. If you
do not have a service contract, please contact your account manager.
When contacting the Cedar Point Technical Assistance Center (CTAC), be prepared
to provide the following information:
„ Name and callback phone number
„ Company name
„ SAFARI C3 Switch Location
„ Software Release running on the switch
„ Description of the problem, including symptoms, error codes, and frequency
of the problem
„ Supporting SDX logs, traces, and PMD files
„ Details on any action taken in an attempt to resolve the problem before
contacting Cedar Point
„ Approximate time problem began, and timeline or sequence of events leading
up to the escalation to Cedar Point
„ Any special instructions or requirements which may impact service
restoration (such as access restrictions)

Contact Information
Cedar Point Customer Support is available at any time via phone support.
Fax, and e-mail inquiries are addressed by the next business day.

Phone (800) 809-4591 (U.S. and Canada) or

(603) 845-3098 (from outside U.S. and Canada)
E-Mail [email protected]
Fax (603) 898-3090

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System Description
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Before you begin to configure SAFARI C3, read this chapter to learn about the shelf
architecture and its components.
This chapter contains the following sections:
„ System Architecture
„ Shelf Architecture
„ Control and Line Processing Cards (Front-facing)
„ Physical Interface Cards (Rear-facing)
„ Shelf Power
„ Shelf Cooling
„ Shelf Telephony Services

System Architecture
SAFARI C3 is a carrier-class telephony solution that supports both circuit and packet-
based traffic. SafariView EMS (Element Management System) enables service
providers to manage multiple SAFARI C3 systems, extract performance information,
and integrate with existing and future provisioning systems.

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1 SAFARI C3 Components

The following sections highlight important software features, hardware components,

supported interface types, and system management features.

Home 1 Headend
Fiber Node Managed IP

IP

Media Terminal
Adapter/
Cable Modem
Cable Modem
Termination System
Home 2

Host Digital
Terminal SAFARI C3 Media
Network Switching System
Interface
Unit

Cable PSTN
Modem

Figure 1.1 Network Architecture

SAFARI C3 Components

Note The SAFARI C3 supports either T1 / T3 / OC3 / ANSI SS7 mu-Law systems or E1 /
STM-1 / ITU (ETSI) SS7 A-Law systems. The SAFARI C3 does not support mixing of
mu-Law interfaces and A-Law interfaces in the same shelf.

Supported System Hardware

„ Base shelf, including fan assembly, System I/O card, power units,
and midplane
„ System Control Processor (SCP/SCP-XM) cards: one active and one
protection card per shelf
™ SCP - Processor scalability for up to 100,000 subscribers, OR
™ SCP-XM - Processor scalability for up to 200,000 subscribers in
conjunction with MGPLP card
„ Routing Switch Fabric (RSF/RSF-XM) cards: one active, one protection card
per shelf
™ 1 Gigabit Ethernet per RSF/RSF-XM via rear OTC card
™ RSF - Processor scalability for up to 100,000 subscribers, OR
™ RSF-XM - Processor scalability for up to 200,000 subscribers in
conjunction with MGPLP card
„ Circuit Line Processor (CLP) cards: two n:1 protection groups per shelf

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Physical Interface Types

™ JET (J1/E1/T1) PHY Card with 36 DS1 ports currently supported. (J1 to
be supported in a future software release.)
™ DS3 PHY Card with 6 DS3 ports currently supported.
™ STM-1/OC-3 PHY Card with 168 DS1 channels or 126 E1 channels
currently supported
™ Protection PHY
„ Packet Line Processor (PLP) Card
™ 2-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY card
„ Media Gateway Processor (MGP/MGP-HD) Cards
™ MGP-D DSP resource daughtercard for tone playing
™ MGP-A resource daughtercard for announcements
„ MGPLP Card (combined MGP-HD and PLP functions)
™ MGP-D DSP resource daughtercard for tone playing
™ MGP-A resource daughtercard for announcements
™ 2-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY card

Physical Interface Types

„ MF trunking
™ FXS No Dial Tone for CALEA
™ E&M Feature Group B, C, D
™ E&M Operator Special Services
„ ANSI SS7 A and F signaling links (on any slot/link)
„ T1/E1 CAS trunking for GR-303
„ T1/E1 bearer traffic inter-machine trunking (IMT)
„ PRI (NI-2)
„ SIP/SIP-T
„ SONET/SDH

System Timing/Synchronization
„ T1/E1 timing reference inputs (BITS Clock)
„ Line (T1/E1) Timing
„ Stratum 3 Internal/Holdover timing in the absence of external timing

Call Routing Features

„ Multiple Dial Plan Options
„ Flexible Routing Selection, based on:
™ NANP, E.164, customized numbering plans
™ Geographic origination / destination

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1 PacketCable and Other Functionality

™ Carrier or Provider
™ Regional Rules (such as Inter/intraLATA)
™ Class of Service
™ Subscriber Profile

PacketCable and Other Functionality

„ DQoS / COPS
„ Multi-CODEC Support
„ For CMTS Interface
™ IPSec on COPS
™ IKE on COPS
„ For MTA Interface
™ IPSec on NCS
™ Kerberos Support
„ Event Messaging

Data Routing
„ Static and/or Dynamic Routing Support
„ SAFARI C3 Address Manager [multiple (public/private) addresses] for DSPs
„ Isolated routing table for in-band and out-of-band data

Availability, and Reliability

„ Carrier Class Reliability
„ Component and card level redundancy
„ Protection switching without dropping stable calls on all cards (SCP, RSF,
CLP, MGP)
„ Revertive protection switching on 1:N (N+1) protection arrangements

Call Features (Regulatory and Operational)

„ Full Residential and Commercial Call Feature Sets
„ Enhanced 911 (number delivery and qualification) service via MF trunks
„ Local Number Portability (LNP)
„ Lawful Surveillance (CALEA J-STD-025 and ETSI Lawful Intercept)
™ Surveillance application any on and off-net call scenarios
™ Call Details (CDC) via IP interface
™ Call Content (CCC) via MF trunks
™ Notification to LE when a Subject’s primary DN is changed

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Call Features (Subscriber)

„ Dial Around (101 + LD Code) - allows the subscriber to enter a code to reach
a specific long distance provider
„ Dedicated Long Distance Access (Feature Group D)
„ Suspend Services
„ Call Trace (*57)
„ Toll Restriction and LD blocking
„ Busy Line Verification
„ Operator Assistance and Operator Interface
„ N11 services (411, 611, parsing and routing)
„ Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
„ Far-End Identification (DN and trunk ID)
„ CNAM verification utility
„ LRN verification
„ 8xx/9xx verification
„ Fax (G3 or less), Modem (V.92 or less @ 56kbps) and TDD Support

Call Features (Subscriber)

SAFARI C3 offers a complete set of residential and commercial call features. See the
Subscriber Administration manual for a detailed description of each of the subscriber
call features. The Subscriber Administration manual also includes descriptions of call
feature interactions, and how to subscribe and unsubscribe each feature.

System Management Features

System management can be done through SafariView EMS and the Command-Line
Interface (CLI).
„ CLI support for multiple simultaneous sessions
„ RADIUS for CLI-based interface access authentication
„ FCAPS Management (complete management capabilities via CLI, and limited
configuration set using SafariView)
„ Tracing: real-time data display of alarms, commands, call detail records, errors
„ Logging: saved circular log files of alarms, commands, call detail records,
and errors

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1 Shelf Architecture

„ Notifications and Alarms

™ Shelf-specific alarms (for example, card inserts/extractions, shelf
SW/HW failures)
™ Interface level alarms (for example, T1/E1 LOS, LOF, and
RAI conditions)
™ Service level alarms for all signaling protocols
™ Route level alarms (CMTS, DNS, Billing, RKS or mediation
server, RADIUS)
„ First level security (username/password) for management sessions
„ Equipment inventory
„ Northbound interfaces: XML, SNMP
„ AMA billing records formatted natively in BAF
„ Support of external syslog server
„ Support of secured method for allowing a Tripwire server to retrieve critical
configuration files specified by device vendor

Shelf Architecture
Each SAFARI C3 is shipped as a custom-assembled shelf, with all interface and line
and control cards pre-installed to meet each customer’s specific requirements. As
such, each shelf contains a slightly different number of line/control and physical
interface cards. The major components are:
„ A main shelf to house all components
„ Line/control cards which are inserted into the shelf and are responsible for
management, circuit, and packet operations
„ Physical interface cards, which provide access to the networks
„ A fan subsystem, which prevents overheating
„ Power inputs and circuit breakers to regulate -48V direct current
„ LEDs to indicate important status information and alarms within cards

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Midplane Description

This architecture is shown in Figure 1.2.

Fan Assembly Expansion Shelf Ports

Midplane
SIO
Optical Cabling
Line/Control Interface
Cards Cards
Redundancy
Midplane
Air Filter Power Distribution
Units
Figure 1.2 Side View of Shelf Hardware Components

All SAFARI C3 cards are housed within a metal carrier frame, which improves
card rigidity, significantly reduces EMI issues, and offers significant fire and
heat protection.
Each shelf has 16 vertical, front-facing slots which house line and control cards.
These slots are numbered left to right on the front of the shelf, from 0 to 15. Each
shelf also has 16 rear-facing slots which house physical interface cards. These are also
numbered 0 to 15, starting with 0 on the right to correspond with the front-
facing cards.
All cards have two ejector levers which mechanically assist both installation and
removal. In general, each occupied slot comprises one line/control card installed in
the front, and one corresponding physical interface card installed in the rear. All cards
are hot-swappable.

Midplane Description
The midplane acts as the communication interface between line/control card and
physical interface pairs. A redundancy midplane provides inter-slot communication
between cards for redundancy. The midplane and redundancy planes separate these
pairs, but contain no active logic.

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1 Protection

When paired, these cards act as a logical pack, configured together, that provide
related services. Cards that form logical packs, such as a front line/control card and
matched rear physical interface card, are:
„ RSF/RSF-XM (Routing Switch Fabric) and OSC (Optical Service Card)
„ SCP/SCP-XM (System Control Processor) and SIO (System Input/Output)
„ CLP (Circuit Line Processor) and T1, E1, T3 or STM-1/OC-3
„ PLP (Packet Line Processor) and GigE x2
„ MGPLP (Media Gateway Packet Line Processor) and GigE x2

Protection
All cards may be optionally run protected or unprotected, including the OTC and
OSC (optical connector/optical service) cards, which are part of the midplane
functionality. The RSF and SCP run in 1:1 protection; and the MGP and CLP cards
may be run 1:N protected, with one standby card protecting N (up to 5) active cards.
CLPs used with STM-1/OC-3 PHY cards run in 1:1 protection groups. PLPs run in
active / active mode, where all GigE interfaces are active.
MGPLPs run in a combined protection functionality of MGPs (1:N) and PLPs (active
/ active for GigE PHY only). As a result, the GigE interfaces will always remain active
on the MGPLPs regardless of the protection state. On a protect MGPLP, the DSPs
will be in standby while the GigE interfaces will remain active.
A complete description of protection and how to form protection groups is provided
in the SAFARI C3 Configuration manual.

Media Flows
As an integrated solution, SAFARI C3 supports all major combinations of common
media flows. Circuit-based traffic is composed solely of 64 Kbps voice/fax calls,
whereas packet-based traffic may consist of VoIP calls or signaling packets. Packet-to-
circuit or circuit-to-packet flows involve a component of a circuit flow and also a
packet flow, as well as a conversion through a media gateway function. Call setup is
required for all call types. The cards available to support the different media flows, as
well as a description of the path and process of the resulting media flows, are
described in the next two sections.

Control and Line Processing Cards (Front-facing)

Control and line processing cards, located in the front of the SAFARI C3 shelves,
manage all system and sub-system data routing, processing, switching, and related
services. The control and line processing cards are:

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Blank Cards (as required)

„ System Control Processor (SCP/SCP-XM)

„ Routing Switch Fabric (RSF/RSF-XM)
„ Media Gateway Processor (MGP)
„ Packet Line Processor (PLP)
„ Media Gateway Packet Line Processor (MGPLP)
„ Circuit Line Processor (CLP)

Front of Shelf

From left, slots 0-6 and 10-15

(12 total) are line / capacity cards

Middle slots 6-9 are reserved

for SCP, RSF, SCP and RSF
cards, in that order.

Figure 1.3 Front View of Shelf

Blank Cards (as required)

Blank cards are required in every card slot of SAFARI C3 in which a card is not
installed. By default, every card slot is shipped with a line/control/interface card or
blank from the factory.

System Control Processor (SCP/SCP-XM)

The System Control Processor is available in two versions. The SCP card processor
supports up to 100,000 subscribers / shelf. The SCP-XM (XM stands for eXtreme
Processor Module) card processor supports up to 200,000 subscribers /shelf. For this
section, SCP will refer to both SCP and SCP-XM, as all other functionality between
the cards is identical.
The SCP is the shelf manager of SAFARI C3. The SCP communicates to Routing
Switch Fabric (RSF) card(s) and physical interface cards via switched Fast Ethernet
links. A system should always have two identical System Control Processors– a
Service SCP (or SSCP), and Protection SCP (or PSCP)–running in a hot standby
(protected) configuration.
When running in protected mode, a dedicated high-speed LAN interface

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1 Routing Switch Fabric Card (RSF/RSF-XM)

continuously updates the PSCP’s database and provides heartbeat functions. Each
SCP is equipped with non-volatile storage for configuring elements and subscriber
data, as well as logging, operational code, and other persistent data.
Each SCP is equipped with flash memory for non-volatile storage of provisioning,
subscriber, logging, and other persistent data. Timing and synchronization is also
provided on the SCP. As stated earlier, the SCP forms a pack with the SIO.

Routing Switch Fabric Card (RSF/RSF-XM)

The Routing Switch Fabric Card is available in two versions. Similar to the SCP/SCP-
XM cards, the RSF card processor supports up to 100,000 subscribers / shelf and the
RSF-XM (XM stands for eXtreme Processor Module) card processor supports up to
200,000 subscribers /shelf. Both the RSF-XM and SCP-XM cards are required for
reaching the 200,000 subscriber capacity. For this section, RSF will refer to both RSF
and RSF-XM cards, as all other functionality between the cards is identical.
The Routing Switch Fabric (RSF) is the switching core of SAFARI C3 for both circuit
and packet traffic. It also hosts protocols that facilitate creation, maintenance and
distribution of routing tables. The RSF is connected via a pass-through connector to
the Optical Switch Card (OSC), and then has optical interconnects to various physical
interface cards in the rear of the shelf. Via the OSC card, the RSF has optical
connections to each slot in the shelf, and a GigE connection to the customer’s
IP network.

Note When used in conjunction with MGPLP cards, the RSF (or RSF-XM) GigE interfaces
will not be supported. In this scenario, a configuration rule will disallow the
creation of an RSF GigE interface.

SAFARI C3 should always operate with two identical RSFs – a service RSF and a
protection RSF–running in a hot standby (protected) configuration. When running in
protected mode, the configuration of the service RSF and the protection RSF are
matched (1:1) to ensure a quick protection switchover.

Packet Line Processor (PLP)

The Packet Line Processor (PLP) provides management for packet-based interfaces
of the SAFARI C3 platform. The PLP card is directly connected to a rear interface
card via a pass-through connector. Together the PLP card and the rear interface card
form a pack. The rear card supports two Gigabit Ethernet connections.

Note MGPLP and PLP cards cannot be installed on the same system.

A pure packet flow originates from the Gigabit Ethernet card to a PLP. The PLP is

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Circuit Line Processor (CLP)

responsible for determining the destination of the packet.

An Overview of a Pure Packet Flow

Gigabit Gigabit
Ethernet Ethernet
card card

1
PLP PLP
control control
card card

Optical Midplane

RSF control card

Figure 1.4 PLP Overview

The PLP can be configured with routing information for best-effort traffic. This
functionality is provided through the features listed below:
„ Layer 2 protocol support: Ethernet
„ Layer 3 protocol support: IPv4
„ 1:1 redundancy protection

Circuit Line Processor (CLP)

The Circuit Line Processor (CLP) manages all the circuit-based interfaces of the
SAFARI C3 platform. The CLP card supports three different line interface or PHY
cards. The DS1 PHY card supports up to 36 T1, E1 or J1 (JET) connections. The
DS3 PHY card supports up to 6 T3 connections. The third PHY card, the
STM-1/OC-3 card, supports 2 STM-1/OC-3 connections. Like the PLP, the CLP is
directly connected to a rear interface card via a pass-through connector.

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1 Media Gateway Processor (MGP / MGP-HD)

Figure 1.5 describes a pure circuit flow.

An Overview of a Pure Circuit Flow

DS1 DS1
circuit circuit
card card

1
CLP CLP
control control
card card

Midplane

RSF control card

Figure 1.5 CLP overview

The CLP supports 36 independent DS1 connections. This equates to support for up
to 864 DS0 channels when operating under the North American Digital Hierarchy T1
signaling standard. When operating under the European E1 CEPT carrier standard,
the DS1 version CLP card provides up to 1152 DS0 channels.
Each T3 connection supports 28 T1s or 672 DS0 circuits. Each T3 card supports 6
T3, or 4,032 DS0 circuits.
Protection schemes for CLP cards are as follows:
„ Unprotected
„ Optional 1:N protection for the DS1 and DS3 cards
„ Optional 1:1 protection for the STM-1/OC-3 card

Media Gateway Processor (MGP / MGP-HD)

Both the Media Gateway Processor (MGP) and Media Gateway Processor - High
Density (MGP-HD) cards use DSP resources to convert voice calls that originate in
the TDM world that are destined for the IP world, and vice versa. The MGP-HD card
uses higher density DSP resources than MGPs, for more call processing per daughter
card. For the remainder of this subsection, the term MGP will refer to both MGP and
MGP-HD cards, unless noted. The MGP card is a service card with no direct
interfaces to the external world. The MGP performs the tasks listed below:
„ Voice gateway features such as echo cancellation and conference calling
„ Conference calling resources for circuit-to-circuit calls

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Media Gateway Packet Line Processor (MGPLP)

„ DTMF and fax tone detection

„ Announcement playing
„ Media Security
„ Multi-CODEC support (G.711, G.729A and G.729E, encoding) - MGP-HD
only

Note MGPLP and MGP cards cannot be installed on the same system.

An example of a flow is shown in the next illustration. This type of media flow is a
voice call only. Therefore, the call must be fully set up before SAFARI C3 is capable
of transporting the flow.

An Overview of a Circuit-to-Packet Flow

DS1 Gigabit
circuit Ethernet
card card

pass-through
connections
1
CLP PLP
control control
card card

Circuit-to-Packet
Midplane | Optical Midplane adaptation occurs
here

RSF MGP
control control
card Optical Midplane card

Figure 1.6 MGP Overview

Media Gateway Packet Line Processor (MGPLP)

The Media Gateway Packet Line Processor (MGPLP) combines the functionality of
the MGP-HD and PLP cards (see above sections for description of each). The
MGPLP card performs both card type functions simultaneously, thus reducing the
number of overall shelf slots required for both functions, and providing additional
trunk-side (CLP) capacity.

Note MGPLP and PLP / MGP cards cannot be installed on the same system, except during
a short time during the upgrade process.

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1 Physical Interface Cards (Rear-facing)

Physical Interface Cards (Rear-facing)

Packet- and circuit-based interface cards provide physical connections to the network.
Each physical interface card is associated with a line processing card, which supports
the interface card’s circuit or packet routing.
A line processing card and line connection card (that is, one CLP and one DS1) can
be connected in a one-to-one relationship as a group, where the cards are physically
connected via a pass-through connection (empty space in the midplane). A
redundancy midplane allows a single CLP card to protect multiple CLPs.

1-14 System Description

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DS1 (36 x T1/E1)

The physical interface cards are:

„ DS1 (36 x T1/E1) for circuit-switched interfaces
„ DS3 (6 x T3) for circuit-switched interfaces
„ STM-1/OC-3 for circuit-switched interfaces
„ 2 x 1 Gig Ethernet for packet-switched interfaces

Rear of shelf

From left, slots 0–5, 7, 9, and

10–15 (14 total) are available
for physical layer cards.

Figure 1.7 Rear View of SAFARI C3 Shelf

DS1 (36 x T1/E1)

The DS1 card is a rear card in SAFARI C3 that terminates circuit line interfaces to the
outside world. The DS1 physical layer card is managed by the CLP line/control card.
The DS1 card supports 36 independent DS1 lines.
The DS1 card conforms to ACTA TIA/EIA IS-968 for short-haul applications. The
card supports both the North American Digital Hierarchy T1 signaling standard and
the European E1 CEPT carrier standard. In addition, the DS1 card supports
unprotected and 1:N protection schemes.

DS3 (6 x T3)
The DS3 card is a rear card in SAFARI C3 that terminates circuit line interfaces to the
outside world. The DS3 physical layer card is managed by the CLP line/control card.
The DS3 card supports 6 independent T3 lines.
The card supports the North American Digital Hierarchy T3 signaling standard. The
DS3 card supports unprotected and 1:N protection schemes.

System Overview 1-15

1 STM-1/OC-3 (2 x 3 x 28)

STM-1/OC-3 (2 x 3 x 28)
The STM-1/OC-3 PHY card provides two ports for connecting to SONET or SDM
interfaces. It supports 168 DS1s or 126 E1 channels. The physical layer is managed by
the CLP line card. It provides 1:1 equipment protection and 1+1 line protection.

Gigabit Ethernet Card (2 X 1 Gb)

The Gigabit Ethernet card terminates packet line interfaces that connect to the IP
network for subscriber voice traffic. This card is inserted into the rear of the shelf and
connects to a Packet Line Processor (PLP) or Media Gateway Processor Line
Processor (MGPLP) card in the front of SAFARI C3 via a pass-through connector.
The card supports 2 single-mode (up to 10Km) or optional multi-mode fiber
connections through small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers, which can be
added or removed from the card for added flexibility.
The Gigabit Ethernet card is IEEE 802.3z compliant, with full-duplex mode and
loop-back mode support. Each Gigabit Ethernet card has hardware and software-
controlled status LEDs.

Shelf Power
SAFARI C3 is equipped with A and B redundant -48V DC power input terminal
pairs, located on the bottom rear of the shelf. Either or both units may be connected
to a power source. Dual breakers control this power, which is filtered upon entering
the chassis. The midplane distributes power to all the slots and to the fan module.

Grounding An earth ground terminal at the rear top left of the shelf connects the
chassis ground to local earth ground. This ground is distributed to all cards
through the midplane.
Line Filters A line filter is mounted directly to the power entry assembly on each -
48V DC input.
Power Feeds Two terminal pairs (A and B) at the bottom rear of the chassis provide
connection for single or dual redundant -48V power distribution units. A
plastic shield protects each terminal pair from external contact.
Dual Breakers Each terminal pair is individually controlled by a circuit breaker. When you
use dual, redundant power sources, you must switch both breakers (power
switches) off to power down the shelf.

1-16 System Description

 .....
Shelf Cooling

Shelf Cooling
SAFARI C3 components are cooled via forced air convection. Cool air enters the
shelf at the bottom front and sides. Heated air exits the shelf at the top rear and top
sides. Multiple temperature sensors, present on control/line cards, rear interface
cards, and card modules, detect overheating and inform SAFARI C3 software.
SAFARI C3 responds to this condition by running the variable speed fans at a higher
speed until the temperature returns to the specified range.

F an T ray
Airflow
out

Airflow
in
Figure 1.8 Shelf Cooling System

Fan Tray
The fan tray contains nine fans and is located above the shelf cards. The card cage,
which is pressurized by the fans, allows the fans to draw unheated air through the
shelf. The assembly is powered directly from the dual -48V DC power distribution
units through the midplane. An LED on the SCP sends an alert if a fan failure occurs
or if the fan tray is not installed properly.
You can hot swap the fan tray for servicing, provided the assembly is again
functioning within 5 minutes. You can also access the air filter for removal or
replacement from the airflow intake, below the card cage. Once installed, the
assembly is fastened to the shelf. See the Hardware Installation Manual for
installation and servicing instructions.
A shelf will function indefinitely with a single fan failure.
Removal of both SCPs or failure of the fan tray card will cause the fans to spin at
maximum speed.

System Overview 1-17

1 Temperature Sensors

Temperature Sensors
Every shelf card has at least two temperature sensors mounted at the top and bottom
of the card. The lower sensor measures airflow ingress temperature, and the upper
sensor measures airflow egress temperature. As high temperature thresholds are
reached, these sensors initiate alarms that trigger appropriate action by the
SAFARI C3 software.

Shelf Telephony Services

SAFARI C3 provides primary line service for service providers in traditional wireline,
cable, wi-max, wireless, and hybrid environments. With primary line service, service
providers can function as licensed telephone providers to both residential and
commercial customers. This allows service providers to offer virtually all
communication services to subscriber premises. The following illustrates SAFARI C3
flexibile architecture within cable markets.

Front view Rear view

Fan Tray
. . . .

Expansion
Shelf Ports
BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANK BLANK 4xGbE 4xGbE PROT PHY DS3 CKT DS3 CKT DS3 CKT
PWR PS PWR PS PWR PS PWR PS PWR PS PWR PS

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Air Intake Area

Power Supplies

Figure 1.9 SAFARI C3 Networks

1-18 System Description

Hardware Configuration Overview
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2

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This chapter provides a high-level overview of supported hardware configurations,
organized by minimum and maximum configurations, by card type.

Sample Configurations
The following are several examples of typical SAFARI C3 card configurations. They
include T1/E1 minimum and maximum configurations, T3 minimum and maximum
configurations, and minimum and maximum configurations when using the
STM-1/OC-3 PHY card.
The typical card configurations illustrated below show the minimum card
arrangements, which are designed to support growth and system expansion. Cards in
the minimum configurations are positioned so that when expansion is required,
additional cards can be added to the system without having to change any of the
existing configuration.

Note Your shelf may differ from the illustrated configurations. This is because
Cedar Point Communications works with each customer to meet each customer’s
specific requirements, which may be based on different erlang calculations, and
which can affect the configuration. Therefore, your shelf configuration may not
exactly match the sample minimum or maximum configurations shown below.

System Overview 2-1

2 T3 and MGP Configurations

T3 and MGP Configurations

Supported Releases
MGP cards are supported in all releases prior to Release 6.0; Release 6.0 and above
require MGP-HD cards (see related configurations for MGP-HD, if required).

Front Card Placement

Figure 1.1 shows the typical minimum and maximum T3 configurations when using
MGP cards.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9
MGP (PROTECT)

MGP (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
MGP

MGP
MGP
MGP
MGP
MGP
CLP
CLP

CLP
CLP
CLP

PLP
PLP
SCPs SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.1 Sample Card Positioning—T3 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGP Card

2-2 Hardware Configuration Overview

 .....
T3, PLP and MGP-HD Configurations

T3, PLP and MGP-HD Configurations

Supported Releases
The card configurations below are supported for all releases.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.2 shows the typical minimum and maximum T3 configurations when using
MGP-HD cards.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9

MGP-HD (PROTECT)
MGP-HD (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

MGP-HD
MGP-HD
MGP-HD

CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

PLP
PLP
PLP
CLP
CLP

SCPs SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

}
PLPs - All Active
Load Balancing
Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.2 Sample card positioning—T3 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGP-HD card

 CAUTION! Do NOT install the MGP-HD (part number 401-00017) in slot 15 in the
SAFARI C3. Slot 15 cannot dissipate the heat generated by this card. The face plate of this
card is labeled “MGP-HD.”

 CAUTION! The MGP card (part number 401-00007) can be installed in slot 15. The face
plate of this card is labeled “MGP.” Do NOT mix MGP (part number 401-00007) and MGP-HD
(part number 401-00017) cards in a single chassis. These cards must be either all MGP
cards or all MGP-HD cards.

System Overview 2-3

2 T3 and MGPLP Configurations

T3 and MGPLP Configurations

Supported Releases
The card configurations below are supported for Release 6.0 and above.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.2 shows the typical minimum and maximum T3 configurations when using
MGPLP cards. SCP-XM and RSF-XM cards are also required. GigE PHY cards are in
active / active mode.

RSF-XMs RSF-XMs
7/9 7/9

MGPLP (PROTECT)
MGPLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

MGPLP
MGPLP
MGPLP

MGPLP
MGPLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

SCP-XMs SCP-XMs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.3 Sample card positioning—T3 minimum/maximum
configurations using MGPLP card

Rear Card Placement

REAR

OTCs OSC

OTCs OSC
OTCs OSC

OTCs OSC
REAR

Protection
Protection

2xGE Phy

2xGE Phy

2xGE Phy
Protection

2xGE Phy

2xGE Phy

2xGE Phy

DS3 Phy
DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy
DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy
DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy

DS3 Phy

BLANK

BLANK

BLANK
BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

PROT-MGPLP
PROT-MGPLP

PROT-CLP

PROT-CLP
PROT-CLP

FRONT

MGPLP
MGPLP

MGPLP
FRONT

MGPLP

MGPLP
BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

BLANK

SCP

SCP
CLP

CLP
CLP

CLP

CLP

CLP

RSF

RSF
SCP

SCP
CLP

CLP

CLP

CLP

RSF

RSF

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.4 Rear card positioning—T3 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGPLP card

2-4 Hardware Configuration Overview

 .....
T1 and MGP Configurations

T1 and MGP Configurations

Supported Releases
MGP cards are supported in all releases prior to Release 6.0; Release 6.0 and above
require MGP-HD cards (see related configurations for MGP-HD, if required).

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.5 shows the typical minimum and maximum T1 card configurations when
using the MGP card. The T1 minimum configuration is also designed with growth in
mind. The protection card is the right-most card in protection groups. Slots 2 and 3
are left open for additional CLP cards. If an additional CLP is needed, it is installed in
slot 2. The next CLP is installed in slot 3. Slot 11 is left open for an additional
MGP card.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9
MGP (PROTECT)

MGP (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

MGP
CLP
CLP

MGP

MGP
SCPs SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.5 Sample Card Positioning—T1 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGP Card

System Overview 2-5

2 T1 and MGP-HD Configurations

T1 and MGP-HD Configurations

Supported Releases
The card configurations below are supported for all releases.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.6 shows the typical minimum and maximum T1 card configurations when
using the MGP-HD card.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9
MGP-HD (PROTECT)

MGP-HD (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
MGP-HD

MGP-HD
CLP
CLP

CLP
CLP
CLP
SCPs CLP SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.6 Sample card positioning—T1 minimum/maximum
configurations using MGP-HD Card

 CAUTION! Do NOT install the MGP-HD (part number 401-00017) in slot 15 in the
SAFARI C3. Slot 15 cannot dissipate the heat generated by this card. The face plate of this
card is labeled “MGP-HD”. The MGP card (part number 401-00007) can be installed in slot
15. The face plate of this card is labeled “MGP”.

 CAUTION! Do NOT mix MGP (part number 401-00007) and MGP-HD (part number
401-00017) cards in a single chassis. These cards must be either all MGP cards or all
MGP-HD cards.

2-6 Hardware Configuration Overview

 .....
E1 and MGP Configurations

E1 and MGP Configurations

Supported Releases
MGP cards are supported in all releases prior to Release 6.0; Release 6.0 and above
require MGP-HD cards (see related configurations for MGP-HD, if required). Please
note that compression codecs are only supported on MGP-HD cards.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.7 shows the typical minimum and maximum E1 card configurations when
using the MGP card. The minimum configuration is set up to allow for growth with
no or minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9

MGP (PROTECT)
MGP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

MGP
MGP

MGP
MGP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

SCPs SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.7 Sample card positioning—E1 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGP

System Overview 2-7

2 T1 and MGP-HD Configurations

T1 and MGP-HD Configurations

Supported Releases
The card configurations below are supported for all releases.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.8 shows the typical minimum and maximum E1 card configurations when
using the MGP-HD card. The minimum configuration is set up to allow for growth
with no or minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9
MGP-HD (PROTECT)

MGP-HD (PROTECT)
CLP (PROTECT)

CLP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
MGP-HD

MGP-HD
CLP
CLP

CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
SCPs CLP SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.8 Sample card positioning—E1 minimum/maximum

configurations using MGP-HD

 CAUTION! Do NOT install the MGP-HD (part number 401-00017) in slot 15 in the
SAFARI C3. Slot 15 cannot dissipate the heat generated by this card. The face plate of this
card is labeled “MGP-HD.” The MGP card (part number 401-00007) can be installed in slot
15. The face plate of this card is labeled “MGP.”

 CAUTION! Do NOT mix MGP (part number 401-00007) and MGP-HD (part number
401-00017) cards in a single chassis. These cards must be either all MGP cards or all
MGP-HD cards.

2-8 Hardware Configuration Overview

 .....
T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP Configurations

T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP Configurations

Supported Releases
MGP cards are supported in all releases prior to Release 6.0; Release 6.0 and above
require MGP-HD cards (see related configurations for MGP-HD, if required). Please
note that compression codecs are only supported on MGP-HD cards.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.9 shows the typical minimum and maximum T1/E1 card configurations
when using the STM-1/OC-3 PHY card with MGP cards.

RSFs RSFs
7/9 7/9
MGP (PROTECT)

MGP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
MGP
MGP
MGP
MGP
CLP
CLP

MGP

CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
PLP
SCPs PLP SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
}

CLPs - 1+1 Redundancy CLPs - 2 Pairs using 1+1 Redundancy

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.9 Sample card positioning—STM-1/OC-3

minimum/maximum configurations using MGP

System Overview 2-9

2 T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP-HD Configurations

T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP-HD Configurations

Supported Releases
The card configurations below are supported for all releases.

Front Card Placement

Figure 2.10 shows the typical minimum and maximum T1/E1 card configurations
when using the STM-1/OC-3 PHY card with MGP-HD cards.

RSFs RSFs

PLP or BLANK CARD

7/9 7/9
MGP-HD (PROTECT)

MGP (PROTECT)
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD

BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD
BLANK CARD

MGP-HD
MGP-HD
MGP-HD

CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP
CLP

PLP
PLP
CLP
CLP

SCPs SCPs
6/8 6/8

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
}

}
}

CLPs - 1+1 Redundancy

CLPs - 3 Pairs using 1+1 Redundancy 3 PLPs - All Active
or
2 PLPs - All Active or 1:1 Redundancy

Minimum Configuration Maximum Configuration

Figure 2.10 Sample card positioning—STM-1/OC-3
minimum/maximum configurations using MGP-HD

CAUTION! Do NOT install the MGP-HD (part number 401-00017) in slot 15 in the
 SAFARI C3. Slot 15 cannot dissipate the heat generated by this card. The face plate of this
card is labeled “MGP-HD.” The MGP card (part number 401-00007) can be installed in
slot 15. The face plate of this card is labeled “MGP.”

 CAUTION! Do NOT mix MGP (part number 401-00007) and MGP-HD (part number
401-00017) cards in a single chassis. These cards must be either all MGP cards or all
MGP-HD cards.

2-10 Hardware Configuration Overview

Documentation Overview
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3

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This chapter provides an overview of the SAFARI C3 documentation set. This
chapter contains the following sections:
„ Installation and Configuration Manuals
„ Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Manuals
„ Solution Guides
„ Reference Manuals

Installation and Configuration Manuals

The installation and configuration manuals are the core of the documentation set for
SAFARI C3, a carrier-class telephony solution that supports both circuit and packet-
based traffic in one shelf.

System Overview
This manual, the System Overview, provides an introduction to and description of
SAFARI C3 at the system level.

System Overview 3-1

3 Hardware Installation Manual

Hardware Installation Manual

The Hardware Installation Manual provides a detailed description of the
SAFARI C3 shelf, cards, cabling requirements, and power and cooling requirements.

SAFARI C3 Configuration
The SAFARI C3 Configuration manual provides information and procedures for
configuring shelf-wide interfaces and settings. These include:
„ Connecting SAFARI C3 and the SafariView EMS running on the SafariView
Server, via the SCP card
„ Accessing the two Management Interfaces, CLI (Command Language
Interface) and SafariView
„ Performing initial client login
„ Commissioning slots to receive specific cards
„ Configuring:
™ Redundancy among cards on the shelf
™ IP interfaces
™ MTAs and SIP endpoints
™ Shelf time (wall clock) for various applications
™ Network timing sources
™ Backup/restore, and import/export current shelf configuration and
subscriber database
™ Ports
™ DQoS
™ Billing
™ SNMP

Trunking and Signaling

The Trunking and Signaling manual describes the configuration steps required to
connect SAFARI C3 to the PSTN.

Call Processing
The Call Processing manual describes how to configure SAFARI C3’s internal call
processing and call routing features, including dial plans, digit maps, digit translation,
and Home Exchange Profiles.

3-2 Documentation Overview

 .....
Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Manuals

Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Manuals

„ SafariView EMS Administration
„ Subscriber Administration
„ Announcements
„ Performance and Diagnostics

SafariView EMS Administration

The SafariView EMS Administration manual describes how to install, configure, and
administer the SafariView EMS on the SafariView Server. This manual is intended for
SafariView administrators.

Note This manual describes only administering SafariView itself. The procedures
required to manage SAFARI C3 using the SafariView EMS are described in the rest
of the documentation set.

Subscriber Administration
The Subscriber Administration manual describes how to add, modify, and delete
subscribers using SafariView. It also describes how to configure call features
for subscribers.

Announcements
The Announcements manual provides an overview of the SAFARI C3
announcements architecture, and how to load and configure announcements on the
shelf. The appendices provide a complete listing of the phrases and announcements
in all the languages supplied by Cedar Point. This manual also describes how to
record and configure your own custom announcements.

Performance and Diagnostics

The Performance and Diagnostics manual provides descriptions of all SAFARI C3
shelf statistics gathered and analyzed by SafariView. It also provides instructions on
using all diagnostic tools available in the CLI and SafariView, including:
„ Call Flow Analyzer
„ Call Traces
„ Event Log
„ Logical Span Reporter

System Overview 3-3

3 Lawful Surveillance Administration

„ MTA Loopback Testing

„ Dial Plan Validation

Lawful Surveillance Administration

This manual provides information about the lawful surveillance of SAFARI C3
subscribers, including details on:
„ Setting up T1 and E1 connections for lawful surveillance
„ Specific information about Lawful Intercept for U.S.(CALEA-compliant)
surveillance.
„ Specific information about Lawful Intercept for surveillance inE1/ETSI
environments.

Solution Guides
Solution guides provide detailed information about Cedar Point companion products
that extend the reach of SAFARI C3 into specialized markets.
„ SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide
„ SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide
„ SAFARI eMG Solution Guide

SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide

The SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide provides an overview of the External Database
Server (EDS) and describes how to configure it to work with SAFARI C3. Together,
the EDS and related SAFARI C3 features provide the support for open dial plans and
number portability in ETSI markets.
Open dial plans and number portability applications require large databases, typically
with millions of entries. For applications requiring support for number portability,
Cedar Point Communications has developed an interface to an external database. To
support customers requiring open dial plans and number portability, Cedar Point
Communications utilizes dual External Database Servers (EDS) that are NEBS-
certified and provide full redundancy and carrier-grade reliability.
The SAFARI C3 communicates with the EDS using a Cedar Point proprietary
protocol called eRIP (efficient Routing Information Protocol). The data is contained
in Bulk Data Download (.BDD) files, which can be either Custom or
SAFARI C3 files. For specific customer requirements, Cedar Point Communications
can also provide an interface to an external LNP server.

3-4 Documentation Overview

 .....
SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide

SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide

The SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide describes the options for using
SAFARI C3 to provide the interface between an enterprise-level phone system and
the PSTN. SAFARI C3 can provide Commercial Services at the enterprise level
using either:
„ PBX trunking— ISDN PRI trunks can be used to connect SAFARI C3 to a
PBX. This option is for customers who own a PBX with PRI capability.
„ Hosted services—Commercial Services can be delivered to end customers
via multiple line MTAs, or multiple MTAs.

SAFARI eMG Solution Guide

The SAFARI eMG Solution Guide describes how to configure SAFARI C3 to work
with one or more SAFARI eMGs (External Media Gateways). A single SAFARI C3
plus one or more SAFARI eMGs provide a cost-effective solution for serving widely
dispersed small groups of subscribers, such as in the Caribbean Islands.
In the SAFARI eMG architecture, the SAFARI C3 functions as Media Gateway
Controller (MGC), interacting with and supervising one or more External Media
Gateways, or SAFARI eMGs. SAFARI C3 provides all supervision and call routing.
Currently, SAFARI C3 can connect to and interact with up to 16 SAFARI eMGs. T1s
on the SAFARI eMGs provide the interfaces to the PSTN.
These three concepts explain how SAFARI C3 and one or more SAFARI eMGs work
together to serve smaller groups of subscribers dispersed over a wide area:
„ SAFARI C3 is configured as a Media Gateway Controller. This allows
SAFARI C3 to control one or more SAFARI eMGs.
„ Logical spans on the SAFARI C3, representing T1 trunks, map to ports on
the SAFARI eMGs that connect to the eMGs’ physical T1s.
„ These logical span mappings allow SAFARI C3 to treat the T1s on the remote
eMGs as if they were SAFARI C3’s own physical T1s for call
routing purposes.

Reference Manuals
The following reference manuals are provided as part of the SAFARI C3
documentation set.

System Overview 3-5

3 Alarms Reference

Alarms Reference
The Alarms Reference provides a comprehensive description of every alarm that may
be raised by SAFARI C3 or SafariView. This manual lists the alarms in alphabetical
order, and provides a detailed description of why the alarm may have been raised,
debugging and resolution steps, and a list of related alarms that may appear in
conjunction with each alarm.

Billing Reference
The Billing Reference provides information about AMA/BAF call records and event
messages that can be used for billing purposes.

CLI Reference
The CLI Reference describes the structure, features and commands of the
SAFARI C3 Command-Line Interface (CLI). This manual is published in
two volumes:
„ CLI Reference, A‐R
„ CLI Reference, S‐Z

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The following table summarizes the specifications of major components of
SAFARI C3 per release, such as SAFARI C3 interfaces and data objects, and
performance data. Each of the following categories is included in the table:
„ System—Includes number of subscribers per release, allowable numbers of
profiles, file size limits, SNMP functions and supported versions, voice mail
servers, and sync references.
„ SafariView—Includes the number of clients per server and the number of
SafariView servers per SAFARI C3.
„ IP—Includes interface, policy, and security support data.
„ Protocols—Includes SIGTRAN support, allowable limits for SS7 routes,
linksets, links and CIC groups, and supported GR-303 interface groups.
„ Call Processing—Includes table and entry limits for RC, LATA, XLRCfg
and Digit Map tables, as well as limits on selective call features,
announcement support.
Table A.1 SAFARI C3 Specifications

R6.0 (with CPM R6.0 (with CPXM

Functionality R4.4.2 R5.1 R5.5
and MGP-HD) and MGPLP)

System
Subscribers (NCS or 70,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 200,000
SIP)
Total Active DS0 12,096 20,160 20,160 20,160 24,192
Interfaces (CLP limit)
CMTS Profiles 255 255 255 255 255
DQoS Profiles 255 255 255 255 255
MTA Profiles 31 31 31 31 31
DNS Servers 3 3 3 3 3
NTP Servers 3 3 3 3 3

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Table A.1 SAFARI C3 Specifications (Continued)

R6.0 (with CPM R6.0 (with CPXM

Functionality R4.4.2 R5.1 R5.5
and MGP-HD) and MGPLP)

Syslog Servers 5 5 5 5 5
Import File max. size/ No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit
number of records
Export File max. size/ No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit
number of records
SNMP Versions and V1,V2v,V3 V1,V2v,V3 V1,V2v,V3 V1,V2v,V3 V1,V2v,V3
Functions (Gets, Traps,
and Informs; no sets)
SNMP Hosts 5 5 5 5 5
SNMP Views 40 40 40 40 40
SNMP Communities 40 40 40 40 40
SNMP Groups (V3 only) 40 40 40 40 40
SNMP Users 40 40 40 40 40
SNMP Authorized Users 40 40 40 40 40
Sync References 2 External; 2 External; 2 External; 2 External; 2 External;
(holdover mode if all 2 line (DS1) 2 line (DS1) 2 line (DS1) 2 line (DS1) 2 line (DS1)
references lost)
Voicemail Servers 256 256 256 256 256
Billing Storage for 62 MB 128 MB 128 MB 256 MB 256 MB
AMA Records
Billing Storage for 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Event Messages
SafariView
Server Types Sun only: V240 Sun Fire Sun Fire Sun Fire T1000, Sun Fire T1000,
and Specs Dual 1.25GHz, T1000, 1 GHz T1000, 1 GHz 1 GHz - 6 core, 2 1 GHz - 6 core, 2
2 GB RAM, 72 - 6 core, 2 GB - 6 core, 2 GB GB RAM, 160 GB GB RAM, 160 GB
GB disk, RAM, 160 GB RAM, 160 GB disk, Solaris 9 or disk, Solaris 9 or
Solaris 9 or 10 disk, Solaris 9 disk, Solaris 9 10 10
or 10 or 10
SafariView Clients per 50 150 150 150 150
Server (performance
dependent on meeting
server specifications
listed above)
SAFARI C3s per 15 40 40 40 40
SafariView Server
(Performance
dependent on meeting
server specifications
listed above)

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SAFARI C3 Specifications

Table A.1 SAFARI C3 Specifications (Continued)

R6.0 (with CPM R6.0 (with CPXM

Functionality R4.4.2 R5.1 R5.5
and MGP-HD) and MGPLP)

SafariView Servers per Recommend 2; Recommend Recommend Recommend 2; Recommend 2;

SAFARI C3 Maximum 4 2; Maximum 4 2; Maximum 4 Maximum 4 Maximum 4
IP
Total Static Routes 512 512 512 512 512
Max IP Interfaces 128 128 128 128 128
3
SAFARI C Address 64 64 64 64 64
Manager (SAM)
Subnets
Allow lIP Access 1024 1024 1024 1024 1024
IP Entries
Protocols
SIGTRAN Limits N/A 20 App server 20 App server 20 App server 20 App server
processes and processes and processes and 75 processes and 75
75 App servers 75 App servers App servers App servers
SS7 OPCs per 8 16 16 16 32
SAFARI C3
SS7 Routes (includes 400 400 400 400 400
routes to adjacent
STPs, SCPs, and
tandems and end
offices, network ID-
based routes and
cluster-based routes.
SS7 Linksets 32 32 32 32 32
SS7 Links 64 64 64 64 64
SS7 CIC Groups 512 850 850 850 1058
SS7 CIC Groups Up to 24 for T1 Up to 24 for T1 Up to 24 for T1 Up to 24 for T1 Up to 24 for T1
per Span Up to 31 for E1 Up to 31 for E1 Up to 31 for E1 Up to 31 for E1 Up to 31 for E1
SS7 DPCs (does not 400 400 400 400 400
include TCAP and SS7
STPs)- 1 per DPC
GR-303 Interface 110 110 110 110 110
Groups
SIP Remote Gateways 32 32 32 32 32
SIP Remote Gateway 32 32 32 32 32
Profiles
SIP Subscriber Profiles 32 32 32 32 32
Call Processing
NumPlanCfg Entries 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
RC Tables 256 256 256 1000 5000

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Table A.1 SAFARI C3 Specifications (Continued)

R6.0 (with CPM R6.0 (with CPXM

Functionality R4.4.2 R5.1 R5.5
and MGP-HD) and MGPLP)

LATA Tables 256 256 256 1000 5000

XLRCfg Tables 50 50 50 250 250
XLRCfg Entries 350 350 350 17,500 17,500
per Table
XLRCfg Entries 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500 17,500
XLRRoute Table Entries 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 50,000
Home Exchange 1024 1024 1024 1024 2500
Profiles
Digit Map Length 2048 2048 2048 2048 2048
Digit Maps per 32 32 32 32 32
SAFARI C3
Total Announcement 4 4 4 4 4
Languages
DRCW per Subscriber 12 12 12 12 12
SCA per Subscriber 12 12 12 12 12
SCR per Subscriber 12 12 12 12 12
SCF per Subscriber 12 12 12 12 12
SPD1 per Subscriber 8 8 8 8 8
SPD2 per Subscriber 30 30 30 30 30
Trunk Groups 199 299 299 299 2000
Trunk Ranges 16 per trunk 16 per trunk 16 per trunk 16 per trunk group 16 per trunk
group group group 4784 total group
3184 total 4784 total 4784 total 32,000 total
Logical Spans 540 T1s 1000 T1s 1000 T1s 1000 T1s 5000 T1s
405 E1s 750 E1s 750 E1s 750 E1s 3750 E1s

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3DES Ciphersuite
An encryption algorithm that is used to encrypt A set which must contain both an encryption
MGCP packets (signaling traffic). algorithm and a message authentication algorithm
(for example, a MAC or an HMAC). The ciphersuite
AES is negotiated between peers when securing traffic.
An encryption algorithm that is used to encrypt the
RTP packets (voice packets). Class 4
A type of PSTN equipment, also known as a "tandem
A-Link switch" or "toll switch," that provides
Access link. A signaling link between an STP and SSP interconnection for Class 5 Switches and long
or an STP and SCP in the same SS7 network. distance via Class 3 InterExchange Carriers (IECs).
Optional direct connection to higher volume
AMA Class 4 sites.

Automated Message Accounting. A standard Class 5

format for call detail records (CDRs) initially
developed and administered by Bellcore (now A type of equipment that provides aggregation and
Telcordia Technologies). service creation to local Customer Premise
Equipment and local switching. SAFARI C3 is a
CA Class 5 device.

Call Agent. The part of SAFARI C3 that maintains CLP

the communication state to the CMTS and controls
the line side of the communication. Circuit Line Processor, circuit front card
for SAFARI C3.
CALEA
CM
Communications Assistance for Law
Enforcement Act. Passed in 1994, CALEA Cable Modem. The digital /RF device on a user's
requires telecommunications carriers in the premises that allows digital communication with the
US to modify their equipment, facilities, and cable company's headend. The CM generates and
services to ensure that they are able to comply places upstream signals on the coaxial cable and
with authorized electronic surveillance. decodes the raw downstream signals coming from
the network so that they can be interpreted by the
CIC MTA. In a non peer-to-peer relationship, CMs act as
clients to CMTS devices, which instruct them exactly
Circuit Identification Code. An ANSI SS7, two-octet how to operate.
number that uniquely identifies a DS0 circuit within
the scope of a single SS7 Point Code.

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B CMS

CMS DOCSIS
Call Management Server. Responsible for initiating, Data-Over-Cable Service Interface Specifications.
processing and forwarding call signaling information. The set of specifications that govern the
When a subscriber places a call, the identity of the communication between CM and CMTS.
destination party—in the form of the digits dialed—
is passed to the CMS. Each MTA interacts with only downstream
one (local) CMS. The direction from the headend toward the
subscriber location.
CMSS
Cable Media Switching System. Carrier-grade, DS0
primary service (and/or secondary service) A 64-Kbps digital TDM channel.
equipment, combining features found in a carrier
class circuit switch, carrier class router, carrier class DS1
Voice over IP media and signaling gateway controller,
call management server, and media player and Digital Signal Level 1. 1.544 Mbps T1 Interface
bridge—as a single telephony solution for the cable (DS1 = DS0 x 24)
industry. SAFARI C3 is a first-of-class CMSS.
DS3
CMTS Digital Signal Level 3. 44.736 Mbps T3 Interface
Cable Modem Termination System. The device in the (DS3 = DS1 x 28, 672 DS0's)
MSO headend that communicates with the users'
cable modems and MTAs. This ensures that all DQoS
subscriber services on the network remain Dynamic Quality of Service. Assigned on the fly
synchronized and have fair access to the telephony for each communication, depending on the
network. The CMTS has to manage shared QoS requested.
subscriber's traffic efficiently, fairly and with a very
rapid response to changing requests for access. DTMF
Dual-Tone Multiple Frequency. Touchtone dialing.
COPS
Common Open Policy Service protocol. EMI
This protocol describes a client/server model Electromagnetic Interference.
for supporting policy control over QoS
signaling protocols and provisioned QoS encryption key
resource management.
The key used in a cryptographic algorithm to
COT translate the plaintext to ciphertext.

Central Office Terminal endpoint

CPE A terminal or gateway.

Customer Premise Equipment. Telecommunication EOC

equipment such as phones, IADs, etc. that reside at a
customer's site (end-user's home or office). Embedded Operations Channel. Used for GR-303 to
support remote management operations (such as
CRCX provisioning, maintenance, protection switching, and
alarm surveillance).
Create Connection.

B-2 Glossary
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ESD

ESD IKE
Electrostatic Discharge. Internet Key Exchange. A key-management
mechanism used to negotiate and derive keys for SAs
ESF in IPsec. Used between the CMTS and SAFARI C3.
Extended Superframe Format (T-1)
IPSec
F-Link Internet Protocol Security. A collection of Internet
Fully associated link. A signaling link between two standards for protecting IP packets with encryption
SSPs in the same SS7 network. and authentication.

FCC ISUP

Federal Communications Commission. Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) User

Part. The SS7 protocol used to set up, manage, and
Fenet release trunk circuits that carry voice and data
between terminating line exchanges (for example,
Fast Ethernet, a 100 Mbps version of Ethernet, full- between a calling party and a called party). Calls that
or half-duplex. originate and terminate at the same switch do not use
ISUP signaling.
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name. Refer to IETF RFC jitter
2821 for details. Variability in the delay of a stream of incoming
packets making up a flow such as a voice
gate communication.
A logical entity inside a CMTS used to facilitate
guaranteed bandwidth. A logical unit implemented on KDC
a CMTS that, when open, allows for guaranteed Key Distribution Center.
bandwidth availability for uni-directional traffic flow.
A gate is controlled by the gate controller portion of Kerberos
SAFARI C3.
A protocol that allows MTAs to negotiate keys for
HFC the creation of security associations and to
authenticate to SAFARI C3. Authentication allows
Hybrid Fiber/Coaxial. An HFC system is a SAFARI C3 to be confident in allowing endpoints
broadband bi-directional shared media transmission access to services.
system using fiber trunks between the headend and
the fiber nodes, and coaxial distribution from the key
fiber nodes to the customer locations.
A mechanism used by an algorithm to encrypt or
IAD decrypt data.

Integrated Access Device. A device which supports key exchange

voice, data, and video information streams over a
single, high capacity circuit. The swapping of public keys between entities to be
used to encrypt communication between the entities.
IDT
LAPD
Integrated Digital Terminal.
Link Access Procedure for D-Channel.

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B LATA

LATA devices, perform control functions for PacketCable

Local access and transport area. Geographic telephony calls, and then connects to a cable modem.
telephone dialing area serviced by a single local
telephone company. Calls within LATAs are called MTBF
local calls. There are over 100 LATAs in the Mean Time Between Failures.
United States.
NPA-NXX
latency Numbering Plan Area (more commonly known as
The time, expressed in quantity of symbols, taken for area code). NXX (sometimes called exchange)
a signal element to pass through a device. represents the next three numbers of a traditional
phone number. The N can be any number from 2-9
LD and the Xs can be any number. The combination of a
Long distance. phone number’s NPA-NXX will usually indicate the
physical location of the call device. The exceptions
LED include toll-free numbers and ported number
(see LNP).
Light Emitting Diode.
NPU
LNP
Network Processor Unit. Processor device that is
Local Number Portability. This refers to the designed specifically to handle the processing of
subscriber option to change carriers while keeping an packet streams.
original telephone number.
OC-n
MI
Optical Carrier-n. A SONET term, where n=1, 3, 12,
Management Interface. SAFARI C3 supports two 48, or 192. Each unit = 51.8 Mbps (OS3 = 2016 voice
management interfaces, SafariView and a craft channels, 155.52 Mbps).
interface or command line interface (CLI).
on-net
MF
Literally ‘on the network.’ Refers to a segment of a
Multi-Frequency. Telephone in-network version of call flow which originates or terminates with a
touchtone dialing. subscriber whose local switch is SAFARI C3. For
example, if an MTA belonging to SAFARI C3 places
MGCP a call to another MTA also associated with
Media Gateway Control Protocol. SAFARI C3, the call is ‘on-net to on-net’. MTA and
GR-303-based calls are on-net, when the subscriber
MGP records are within the SAFARI C3 database.
Media Gateway Processor. A controller (front) card See off-net.
for SAFARI C3 that contains banks of DSPs for
fulfilling media gateway conversion functions. off-net
Literally ‘off the network.’ Refers to a segment of a
MTA call flow which originates or terminates with a
Multimedia Terminal Adapter. A device situated in subscriber whose local switch is not SAFARI C3. For
the subscriber building or residence, which translates example, if an MTA belonging to SAFARI C3 places
RF to analog signal and back again. MTAs accept a call to a PSTN phone not associated with
input from telephones, fax machines, and other SAFARI C3, the call is ‘on-net to off-net’. PSTN-
based subscribers are off-net. See on-net.

B-4 Glossary
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OSC

OSC PRI
3
Optical Service Card. Rear card in SAFARI C , which Primary Rate Interface.
sits behind switch fabric cards and has optical
transceivers for connecting to line cards. primary service
A term used to denote a standard of quality of service
OSS for a telecom device. Primary service devices meet
Operations Systems Support. The back-office these two minimum requirements: 1) the device
software used for configuration, performance, fault, provides service at all times, even in case of power
accounting, and security management. failure; the overall reliability of the service is 99.999%.
(Such devices meet 911 emergency reliability
PacketCable standards.) SAFARI C3™ is a primary service device.
A packetized telephony-over-cable network. A group
of specifications detailing the interface and behavior PSTN
of all the elements within such a network. Public Switched Telephone Network, that is, the
Specification index is located at: ordinary circuit-switched telephone network.
http://www.packetcable.com/specifications.html.
PSTN Gateway
PC A device that straddles the boundary between a
Point Code. Unique hierarchical address for a packet network and the PSTN; it allows signaling and
signaling point in an SS7 network. content information to pass between the two
networks.
PDU
Power Distribution Unit. SAFARI C3 has two PDUs, RDT
labeled Power Supply A and B. Remote Digital Terminal.

PHY RJ-11
3
Physical Interface. Rear card in SAFARI C that sits Registered Jack-11. A standard 4-pin modular
behind line cards and terminates line interfaces to connector commonly used in the United States for
outside world. connecting a phone unit into a wall jack.

ping RSF
A testing method to determine the ability of an IP Routing Switch Fabric. The central switching card in
packet to reach its destination, which may be across SAFARI C3.
many different networks and network components.
RTP
PLP Real-time Transport Protocol. A protocol for
Packet Line Processor. Packet front card for encapsulating encoded voice and video streams. Refer
SAFARI C3. to IETF RFC 1889.

preshared key SA
A shared secret key passed to both parties in a Security Association. A one-way relationship between
communication flow, using an unspecified manual or sender and receiver offering security services on the
out-of-band mechanism. communication flow. Two SAs are required to
complete a call.

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B SAFARI C3

SAFARI C3 SS7
Cedar Point Communication's first-of-class Cable Signaling System 7. A method of out-of-band
Media Switching System (CMSS). signaling for telephone circuits. Simply put, out-of-
band means that a special separate line is used to
SCP carry signaling, such as dialed touch tones, ringing
1. System Control Processor Card, the “brains” of signals, busy tones (everything but the actual
SAFARI C3. 2. Service Control Point. SCPs are voices/conversation).
databases that provide information necessary for
special call processing and routing, including 800 and STP
900 call services, credit card calls, local number Signal Transfer Point. STPs receive and route
portability, and advanced call center applications. incoming signaling messages toward the appropriate
destination. They function as packet switches,
SIO terminating the 56 to 64-Kbps SS7 (packet data)
System Input/Output. Card on rear of chassis that signaling links. For network redundancy, SCPs and
terminates system and maintenance type ports. STPs are deployed in mated pairs.

SONET trunk

Synchronous Optical Network. A standard defining An analog or digital connection from a circuit switch
synchronous transport, network & devices. that carries user media content and may carry voice
signaling.
SP
TMC
Signaling Point. A node in a SS7 network.
Timeslot Management Channel. For GR-303, TMC
supports HDTs that use robbed-bit signaling, earning
TMC the synonym of GR-303 ‘hybrid’ signaling.

upstream
In cable networks, this is the direction of data going
from the subscriber location toward the headend.

B-6 Glossary
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Numerics Physical Interface, Types of, 1-15
3DES, B-1 Protection Options, 1-8
CIC, B-1
A Ciphersuite, B-1
Class 4, B-1
AES, B-1
Class 5, B-1
Alarms Reference, 3-6 CLI Reference, 3-6
A-Link, B-1
CLP, B-1
Allow lIP Access IP Entries, A-3
CLP Card, 1-11
AMA, B-1 Protection, 1-12
Announcements, 3-3
CM, B-1
CMS, B-2
B
CMSS, B-2
Billing Reference, 3-6 CMTS, B-2
Billing Storage for AMA Records, A-2 CMTS Profiles, A-1
Billing Storage for Event Messages, A-2 Control & Line Processing Cards, 1-8
Cooling System, 1-17
C COPS, B-2
CA, B-1 COT, B-2
CALEA, B-1 CPE, B-2
Call Processing, 3-2, A-3 CRCX, B-2
Card
CLP Description, 1-11 D
DS1, Description, 1-15 Digit Map Length, A-4
DS3, 1-15 Digit Maps per SAFARI C3, A-4
Gigabit Ethernet, 1-16 DNS Servers, A-1
MGP, Description, 1-12, 1-13 DOCSIS, B-2
PLP, Description, 1-10 downstream, B-2
Routing Switch Fabric, Description, 1-10 DQoS, B-2
SCP, description, 1-9 DQoS Profiles, A-1
Cards DRCW per Subscriber, A-4
Control and Line Processing, 1-8 DS0, B-2
Physical Interface, 1-14 DS1, B-2

System Overview I-1

Index

Compliance, 1-15 IKE, B-3

Protection, 1-15 Import File max. size/ number of records, A-2
DS1 Card, 1-15 IPSec, B-3
DS3, B-2 ISUP, B-3
Protection, 1-15
DS3 Card, 1-15 J
DTMF, B-2 jitter, B-3

E K
E1 and MGP Configurations, 2-7 KDC, B-3
E1 minimum/maximum configurations Kerberos, B-3
using MGP, 2-7 key, B-3
using MGP-HD, 2-8 key exchange, B-3
EMI, B-2
encryption key, B-2 L
endpoint, B-2
LAPD, B-3
EOC, B-2
LATA, B-4
ESD, B-3
LATA Tables, A-4
ESF, B-3
latency, B-4
Export File max. size/ number of records, A-2
LD, B-4
External Media Gateways, 3-5
LED, B-4
Line Filters
F
Power, 1-16
Faceplates, 1-9 Logical Spans, A-4
Fan Tray, 1-17
FCC, B-3 M
Fenet, B-3
Max IP Interfaces, A-3
F-Link, B-3
Media Flows, 1-8
FQDN, B-3
MF, B-4
Frame, Metal Carrier, 1-7
MGCP, B-4
MGP, B-4
G
MGP Card, 1-12
gate, B-3 Data Flow, 1-13
Gigabit Ethernet Card, 1-16 Protection, 1-14
Compliance, 1-16 MI, B-4
GR-303 Interface Groups, A-3 MTA, B-4
MTA Profiles, A-1
H MTBF, B-4
Hardware Installation Manual, 3-2
HFC, B-3 N
Home Exchange Profiles, A-4 no sets), A-2
NPA-NXX, B-4
I NPU, B-4
IAD, B-3 NTP Servers, A-1
IDT, B-3 NumPlanCfg Entries, A-3

I- 2 Index
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O S
OC-n, B-4 SA, B-5
off-net, B-4 SAFARI C3, B-6
Optical Midplane SAFARI C3 Address Manager (SAM)
Description, 1-7 Subnets, A-3
Optical Service Card (OSC), 1-7 SAFARI C3 Commercial Services Guide, 3-5
OSC, B-5 SAFARI C3 Configuration, 3-2
OSS, B-5 SAFARI C3 documentation set, 3-1
Installation and Configuration
P Manuals, 3-1
PacketCable, B-5 Operations, Administration, and
Maintenance Manuals, 3-3
PC, B-5
Reference Manuals, 3-5
PDU, B-5
SAFARI C3 Specifications, A-1
Performance and Diagnostics, 3-3
SAFARI C3 Specifications (table), A-1
PHY, B-5
SAFARI C3s per SafariView Server, A-2
Physical Interface Cards, 1-14
SAFARI C3 EDS Solution Guide, 3-4
Packs of, 1-14
SafariView, A-2
Types, 1-15
SafariView Clients per Server, A-2
ping, B-5
SafariView EMS Administration, 3-3
PLP, B-5
SafariView Servers per SAFARI C3, A-3
PLP Card, 1-10
SCA per Subscriber, A-4
Data Flow, 1-10
SCF per Subscriber, A-4
Protocols, 1-11
SCP, B-6
Routing Tables, 1-11
SCP Card
Power
Description, 1-9
Dual Breakers, 1-16
Protection, 1-9
Feeds, 1-16
SCR per Subscriber, A-4
Line Filters, 1-16
Server Types and Specs, A-2
Shelf, 1-16
Shelf
preshared key, B-5
Cooling System, 1-17
PRI, B-5
Fan Tray, 1-17
Primary Line Service, 1-18
Power, 1-16
primary service, B-5
Shelf Architecture
Protocols, A-3
Major Components, 1-6
PSTN, B-5
SIGTRAN Limits, A-3
PSTN Gateway, B-5
SIO, B-6
R SIP Remote Gateway Profiles, A-3
SIP Remote Gateways, A-3
RC Tables, A-3 SIP Subscriber Profiles, A-3
RDT, B-5 SNMP Authorized Users, A-2
RJ-11, B-5 SNMP Communities, A-2
RSF, B-5 SNMP Groups (V3 only), A-2
RSF Card, 1-10 SNMP Hosts, A-2
Description, 1-9 SNMP Users, A-2
Protection, 1-10 SNMP Versions and Functions (Gets, Traps,
RTP, B-5 and Informs, A-2

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SNMP Views, A-2 Configurations, 2-9

SONET, B-6 T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP-HD
SP, B-6 Configurations, 2-10
SPD1 per Subscriber, A-4 T3 and MGP Configurations, 2-2
SPD2 per Subscriber, A-4 T3 and MGPLP Configurations, 2-4
SS7, B-6 T3 minimum/maximum configurations
SS7 CIC Groups, A-3 using MGP Card, 2-2
SS7 CIC Groups per Span, A-3 using MGP-HD card, 2-3
SS7 DPCs, A-3 using MGPLP card, 2-4
SS7 Links, A-3 T3, PLP and MGP-HD Configurations, 2-3
SS7 Linksets, A-3 TMC, B-6
SS7 OPCs per SAFARI C3, A-3 Total Active DS0 Interfaces (CLP limit), A-1
SS7 Routes, A-3 Total Announcement Languages, A-4
STM-1/OC-3 minimum/maximum Total Static Routes, A-3
configurations trunk, B-6
using MGP, 2-9 Trunk Groups, A-4
using MGP-HD, 2-10 Trunk Ranges, A-4
STP, B-6 Trunking and Signaling, 3-2
Subscriber Administration, 3-3 typical SAFARI C3 card configurations, 2-1
Subscribers (NCS or SIP), A-1
Sync References (holdover mode if all U
references lost), A-2 upstream, B-6
Syslog Servers, A-2
System Overview, 3-1 V

T Voicemail Servers, A-2

T1 and MGP Configurations, 2-5 X

T1 and MGP-HD Configurations, 2-6, 2-8
XLRCfg Entries, A-4
T1 minimum/maximum configurations
XLRCfg Entries per Table, A-4
using MGP Card, 2-5
XLRCfg Tables, A-4
using MGP-HD card, 2-6
XLRRoute Table Entries, A-4
T1 or E1 and STM-1/OC-3 PHY and MGP

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