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Grimstad
(Norway), October 10th, 2005:
The PIST E1/T1/J1 PCMCIA and PCI boards from Utel Systems are supporting WinPcap from CACE Technologies.
A versatile SS7 monitoring solution based on E1/T1/J1 PCMCIA and PCI boards is now available for winpcap/libpcap based monitoring applications running on Windows NT/2000/XP - like Ethereal for Windows!
This allows doing a live non-intrusive monitoring of E1/T1/J1 links with SS7 signalling. By using Ethereal, protocols like MTP2, MTP3, ISUP, BICC, SCCP, TCAP, MAP, INAP, CAP/CAMEL, WIN, BSSAP, BSMAP and DTAP will be decoded.
This monitoring solution may be extended per request to include support for ISDN PRA protocols like ISDN, LAPD, LAPB and Q.931.
Customer acceptance, troubleshooting, interoperability, demos: All this is now easier than ever.
Characteristics:
- From one (PCMCIA and PCI) to eight (PCI) E1/T1/J1 line interfaces per card.
- From 8 (PCMCIA) to 256 (PCI) signalling timeslots monitored simultaneously per card.
- Supported E1 Settings:
- Line Code: AMI, HDB3
- Frame Format: Double Frame, CRC4 Multiframe, CRC4 Multiframe G706
- Supported T1 Settings:
- Line Code: AMI, B8ZS
- Frame Format: F12 (D3/4, SF), F4, ESF (F24), F72 (SLC96)
- Capacity: 56Kbps, 64Kbps
- Remote Alarm Format: Yellow A, Yellow B
- CRC6
- On-board amplifier to compensate for protected/attenuated monitoring tapping points (20 and 30dB).
- Support for both High and Low Impedance monitoring.
- RJ45/RJ48C connectors.
- Impedance Converters (baluns) are available for connecting to coax interfaces (75 ohm coax - 100/120 ohm twisted pair).
- Device drivers for Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Linux may be supported by request.
Details:
The monitoring solution relies on four components:
1. PIST PCMCIA or PCI boards: A wide range of E1/T1/J1 PCMCIA and PCI boards are provided by Utel Systems (www.utelsystems.com).
2. PIST Ethereal Interface Manager: An application that aims at configuring the E1/T1/J1 board to be used with Ethereal (E1/T1/J1, framing, line code, high/low impedance, amplification, signalling timeslots to monitor, etc...).
3. PIST Ethereal API: An application that interfaces the low level drivers of the E1/T1/J1 boards to libpcap/winpcap.
4. A set of patches for winpcap/libpcap that supports the dialog with the PIST Ethereal API (will be submitted to winpcap maintainers for inclusion).
Licensing:
- PIST Ethereal Interface Manager and PIST Ethereal API are only delivered as binary (closed source) as they include code (driver APIs) that can't be released using the same licensing as libpcap/winpcap.
- Patches for winpcap/libpcap are licensed under the same license as the appropriate application to which they apply to (winpcap/libpcap).
How to get it?
- E1/T1/J1 PCMCIA and PCI boards, PIST Ethereal Interface Manager and PIST Ethereal API are available as commercial products from Utel Systems:
Email: sales [at] utelsystems.com
Web: www.utelsystems.com
Find your local distributor: www.utelsystems.com/distributors
- Winpcap/libpcap patches will be provided very soon for review and inclusion. Contact Olivier Jacques at HP for question on this component:
Email: olivier.jacques [at] hp.com
Web: www.hp.com/go/opencall
Olivier Jacques - OpenCall Test Consultant, Hewlett Packard
Frode Gorseth - Sales & Product Manager, Utel Systems
About
Utel Systems
Utel
Systems was founded in September 1998. The technology and products have been
developed for a period of 10 years within Telenor, the major Norwegian
telecommunication carrier. The company is focusing on
providing their customers with a combination of
telecom know-how, price efficient products and systems,
on-site training/assistance and fast access to expert support. The products and services are therefore all built on
a solid platform of signalling know-how. This platform is continuously
strengthened through tight hands on interrelations with the largest customers.
Utel Systems is
defining the Nordic countries to be the home market and is here addressing
carriers/network operators, service providers and equipment manufacturers directly.
International sales is focused on Europe, the US, Asia and Australia through an
increasing network of dedicated, local partners/distributors.
For more information, please visit
the corporate web-site at:
www.utelsystems.com.
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editors: All company or product names mentioned in this press release may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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