The TDM Port object is a child of the TDM Ports object. It identifies a connection to the telephone network.
In general, the TDM Port objects for MetaSwitch gateways are included as part of the delivered configuration. If you modify the configuration of TDM Ports below the Media Gateway, you will need to update the equivalent configuration below the corresponding Trunk / Access Gateway, but you may find it easier to use the "shadow object" actions on the Trunk / Access Gateway to make this update rather than changing the objects explicitly.
To create the TDM Port child objects for a third-party gateway, you can use MetaSwitch-supplied configuration files, which are available from the MetaSwitch Customer Portal (http://support.metaswitch.com), and you can use the EMS's Import function on the parent Trunk / Access Gateway object to import them into your configuration. A user name and password are required to access the portal; contact your MetaSwitch account representative to obtain these if necessary.
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If any of the TDM ports on a gateway are used for subscriber access instead of trunking, they should be represented in the EMS by Access Device objects instead of TDM Port objects. After importing the Trunk / Access Gateway's child object configuration, you should delete each port that is used for subscriber access and add an Access Device child object to the Trunk / Access Gateway instead. |
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If the DS1 port associated with this TDM Port is using a DS0 for MTP2 links or ISDN D-channels, it will not quiesce deactivate until you deactivate the signaling cross connect or ISDN PRI . |
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Type | Read only | Specifies the type of connection to the telephone network. Values:
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Port name | Change | An identifier for the DS1 port associated with this TDM Port, unique among all other devices on the Call Agent. This identifier is used by other objects that need to reference this device. If the TDM Port is a child of a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway, this field must match the name of the equivalent TDM Port that is a child of the corresponding Media Gateway. If it is a child of a third-party gateway, you can use any text string that does not match the port name of another object on the same gateway. This string must not contain spaces or the characters @ or *. |
Description | Change | This field appears only if the TDM Port is a child of a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway (not a third-party gateway). A text string used in the EMS System Explorer to identify this port. Specify a string of up to 40 characters. |
Profiles supported | Change Inactive | Specifies the protocol used to communicate with the telephone network. Values:
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Provider status | Read only | The availability status of the port. Values:
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Deactivation mode | Change | Specifies how child objects should be deactivated when deactivating this object. Values:
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Network-side ISDN D-channel available | Read only | This field appears only if the TDM Port is a child of a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway (not a third-party gateway). It applies only to ports on PB3000 adaptors (for which it is specified using the NE CRAFT interface) and PB3100, PB4000, PB4500, or PB5000 adaptors (for which it is always set to True).
Indicates whether this port is able to carry a network-side ISDN D-channel. Values:
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User-side ISDN D-channel available | Read only | This field appears only if the TDM Port is a child of a MetaSwitch Trunk / Access Gateway (not a third-party gateway). It applies only to ports on PB3000 adaptors (for which it is specified using the NE CRAFT interface) and PB3100, PB4000, PB4500, or PB5000 adaptors (for which it is always set to True).
Indicates whether this port is able to carry a user-side ISDN D-channel. Values:
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Fault monitoring level | Change | Specifies whether to suppress alarms raised on this port, so that the EMS does not display them or send them to SNMP alarm notification destinations. You may want to do this if you expect alarms from this port (for example if it is currently being provisioned or undergoing maintenance), so that it is easier to see unexpected alarms from other objects. Values:
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Alarm state | Read only | Specifies whether any alarms are currently raised for this object. Values:
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Alarm log correlator - Attention Required | Read only | Identifier of the log message for the event that caused the last Attention Required alarm state for this object. This field is reset when the Attention Required alarm events field is reset to zero. |
Attention Required alarm events | Read only / Reset | Number of times (since the alarm count was reset) that this object's alarm state has gone to Attention Required. |
Attention Required alarm events reset timestamp | Read only | The time at which the Attention Required alarm events was last reset to zero. |
Alarm log correlator - Attend To Dependent | Read only | Identifier of the log message for the event that caused the last Attend To Dependent alarm state for this object. This field is reset when the Attend To Dependent alarm events field is reset to zero. |
Attend To Dependent alarm events | Read only / Reset | Number of times (since the alarm count was reset) that this object's alarm state has gone to Attend To Dependent. |
Attend To Dependent alarm events reset timestamp | Read only | The time at which the Attend To Dependent alarm events was last reset to zero. |
Alarm state changed timestamp | Read only | The time at which the Alarm state last changed. |
Requested status | Read only | Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the TDM Port. Values:
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Actual status | Read only | Specifies the current status of the TDM Port. Values:
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