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Conference irocz::common_brouters

Title:Digital Brouters Conference
Notice:New common-code brouter family: RouteAbout, DECswitch 900
Moderator:MARVIN::HARTLL
Created:Mon Jul 17 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:929
Total number of notes:3736

778.0. "Basic ISDN Help" by tunsrv2-tunnel.imc.das.dec.com::dfaust (Dennis Faust) Tue Mar 04 1997 17:54

I have never set up an ISDN circuit before and can across a couple of items on 
the setup that I'm not real sure about, since I don't really inderstad ISDN.

I add the local and remote circuit using the "add isdn-address" command 
(although I'm not sure about the network dial addresses, have a call into the 
provider on that!). I have set, under ISDN Config>, the local-address-name and 
I'm trying to find out the switch variant type from the provider.

I have also setup the dial circuit, by doing an "add dial circuit" and then 
selecting that network and setting the net for that dial circuit to the ISDN 
line. I also loaded the destination address from the "Circuit Config>" 
prompt.I have both ends set up so that they can both send and receive calls.

What I don't understand is the service profile ID. Is that the SPID for the 
local RouteAbout Access EI or is it the SPID for the remote end? Is there 
something else that I need to setup? Will the line automatically dial and 
connect upon startup? If not, what do I need to do to cause the call to 
originate?

Any help will be appreciated.

Dennis Faust
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778.1MARVIN::CLEVELANDMon Mar 10 1997 05:4138
    
>What I don't understand is the service profile ID. Is that the SPID for the 
>local RouteAbout Access EI or is it the SPID for the remote end? Is there 
>something else that I need to setup? 
    
    SPIDs are a 'magic' number assigned by the Telco.  They are for your
    local equipment, and do not relate to the places you want to dial.  You
    should have been provided with SPIDs by the TELCO when they did the
    installation (assuming you have National ISDN-1, DMS100, or 5ESS
    multipoint service).
    
    If you have National or DMS100, they should have additionally provided
    you with a Directory Number (DN0).  You need to set this correctly as
    well.
    
>                                  Will the line automatically dial and 
>connect upon startup? If not, what do I need to do to cause the call to 
>originate?
    
    If you set the idle timer on your dial circuits to 0, they are called
    'fixed' circuits, and will attempt to dial out upon startup.  If the
    idle timer is non-zero, they are 'dial on demand' circuits, and will
    only dial up when there is data to send.  If you have this type of
    circuit, the easiest way to make a test call is to use the ping
    command (talk 5/prot ip/ping).
    
    BTW, for ease of setup, you should probably start out with the
    following:
    
        - Idle time 0
        - Incoming calls only on 1 side; outgoing only on the other
        - Enable logging of ISDN event ISDN.041 on the answering router
          (in case you get DN0 wrong, or don't know it).
    
    Once that works, then you can try to make it an dial on demand circuit
    and/or allow two-way calling.
    
    Tim