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OWG007101 iGWB
structure
and principle
ISSUE 1.0
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Review
The CDRs generated by a switch are temporarily buffered in
its RAM that is generally known as the CDR pool. These
CDRs must be saved into physical media for CDR pools
capacity limit and volatile property.
Whats more, CDRs generated by the switch calls (generally
called the Original CDRs) can not meet the requirements
of the Billing System in terms of contents or format, thus,
they have to be pre-processed by the Charging Gateway
(iGWB)
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
Know the system structure of iGWB
Know the hardware/software configuration of iGWB
Know software structure of iGWB
Know the Billing System interface specification supported by iGWB
Know the parameter configuration for iGWB
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Reference
HUAWEI iGWB User Manual
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Course Contents
Chapter 1 overview
Chapter 2 Hardware Structure
Chapter 3 Software Structure
Chapter 4 O&M
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Chap2 hardware structure
Hardware configuration
principle
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System Application
iGWB is Huawei standard charging gateway equipment, which locates
between the switch and the Billing System and is in charge of CDR receiving,
pre-processing and buffering.
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System Characteristics
MSOFTX3000: call establish and control ;provide cdr pool
iGWB Server: receive cdr from MSOFTX3000 with TCP/IP protocol
Billing system: communicate with iGWB ,using FTP File Transfer
Protocol or FTAM File Transfer Access & Management
If using FTP iGWB works as server ,billing system works as
client
If using FTAM iGWB works as Responder billing system works
as initiator
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System Characteristics
High reliability
dual-plane
automatic switchover mechanism upon fault to ensure reliability of the
running of the system and continuity of services.
Hard disk sub-system adopting RAID mode
Software auto-startup and restart after exit
auto-startup in case of power failure
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System Characteristics
Flexible bill format conversion
provides flexible configuration and conversion of bill formats
Large capacity
bills can be buffered in the iGWB for at least seven days
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Course Contents
Chapter 1 overview
Chapter 2 Hardware Structure
Chapter 3 Software Structure
Chapter 4 O&M
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Hardware configuration
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Hardware configuration
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LAN SWITCH
OMC
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LAN SWITCH
Billing system
Hardware configuration
iGWB server: the IGWB Server communicates with MSOFTX3000 to accomplish
such operations as bill storage, format conversion and preprocessing.
Integrated shifter: The Keyboard/Video/Mouse (KVM) shifter is used to
implement switchover control of input/output devices. The integrated shifter
includes the input/output devices like Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), keyboard,
and mouse
LANSwitch:The LAN Switch is the communication channel between the iGWB
and MSOFTX3000.
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Chap2 hardware structure
Hardware configuration
principle
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iGWB running environment
To 0#LAN Switch
Netcard1
To 1#LAN Switch
Back of the IBM server cabinet
Netcard0
COM port and
USB port
Netcard3
Netcard2
To bill console and NMS
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To billing center
Working Principle
The iGWB Server provides four network adapters to communicate externally.
Local Area Connection
Connected to the NMS and the bill console.
Local Area Connection 2 Connected to LAN Switch0, communicating with
the active plane of host.
Local Area Connection 3 Connected to LAN Switch1, communicating with
the standby plane of host , and functioning as the first heartbeat path between
the active and standby iGWBs.
Local Area Connection 4 Connected to the billing center, providing billing
interface.
Communicating with host
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Working Principle
Communicating with billing center
Communicating with bill console and NMS
Heartbeat path
The system provides two heartbeat paths, the first of which passes
through Local Area Network (LAN, also called private network in the
system) composed by network adapters 2;
the second passes through serial port.
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Course Contents
Chapter 1 overview
Chapter 2 Hardware Structure
Chapter 3 Software Structure
Chapter 4 O&M
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iGWB software structure
Dual-system process
MSOFTX3000
Access
point
process
KERNEL
process
iGWB Server (WINDOWS2000)
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Operation
and
maintenance
process
Client
WINDOWS
iGWB software structure
For the communication among processes, the most mature
Client/Server mode is adopted, which takes one process as the
center, and the rest of the processes as sub-processes
realizing
the function that one process schedules and monitors
other service sub-processes.
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System Module Structure
KERNEL process
Access point process
Operation & maintenance process
Dual-system process
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Bill service processing process
MSOFTX3000
Generates and
transmits bills
Service flow of access point process
Receives bills, and through a particular
protocol ensures that bills are received
without repetition or loss
Network module
Directly saves the bills received by network
module and forms them into original bills
(Front saving module)
Combines and sorts bills according to the
requirement, and then transmits them to
the back saving module
(Bill processing module)
Saves the bills by channel, forms the bills
into final bills and submits to the
billing center
(Back saving module)
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FTP/FTAM
Billing center
Course Contents
Chapter 1 overview
Chapter 2 Hardware Structure
Chapter 3 Software Structure
Chapter 4 O&M
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igwb Client Operation
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igwb Client Operation
The main framework function
Client Login/Exit
Office Management
Relogin
User Logout
System Lock
System Customization
Viewing
Navigation Tree Operation
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igwb Client Operation
Client Service Function
CDR Browsing and Querying
Status Query
Log Browsing
Operator Management
Other Operation
Debugging Function
Debugging Information Browsing
Protocol Tracing Information Browsing
Workflow Information Browsing
Opening igwb Client
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CDR saving directory
/backsave
|----3G
|----cdr
| |----20030101
| | |----b00000001.dat
| | |----b00000002.dat
| | |----
| | |----b00000060.dat
| |
| |----20030131
| | |----b00001800.dat
| | |----b00001801.dat
| | |
| | |----b00001870.dat
/backsave/Second
|----3G
|----cdr
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|----100007f_20030101000000.btf
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|----100007f_20030101001500.btf
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|----100007f_20030101234500.btf
Each final CDR file can be save in one or two shares. If saved in two shares,
the first share has different directory structure with the second share.
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igwb Maintenance
How to analyze the trace information
The trace files are in the directory igwb/trace/
If any abnormality or fault occurs to the system, these pieces of Trace
information will help us locate faults. Please note that trace
information records the fault information and some important running
information during the system running, but it is not necessarily the
system fault or abnormality. The system will also output Trace
information in normal cases.
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igwb Maintenance
Examples:
Configuration files fail to be opened !
Please check whether the file igwb/config/ini/igwb.ini in this
directory is available.
The available space for front save is less than the minimum alarm space
!
Open the file igwb/config/igwb.ini and change the parameter, or
delete some CDR files.
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igwb Maintenance
How to analyze the alarm information
Browsing the alarm via the alarm console
Reference to the relevant handing suggestions
Pay attention to the warn level and handle the fault in time
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igwb Maintenance
Examples:
Heartbeat interrupted
Alarm name
Heartbeat
interrupted
Warn level
Emergency
Alarm type
Fault alarm
Description of alarm causes
This alarm will be generated when all the
private networks used for dual-server
heartbeat are interrupted
Handling suggestion:
Base on the alarm parameters, check whether the hardware of the network
interfaces or serial ports used for heartbeat between the dual servers is
properly connected. Besides, check whether the IP address is correctly set
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igwb Maintenance
How to perform the igwb Server routine maintenance
How to view the running status of a process
How to configure the IP address of a server?
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Summary
Hardware structure
Software structure
O&M
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