3.4.1. Using the Third Party Tech Option in DCM to Manage the CT Bus

If the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board is required to share TDM bus resources with Intel® Dialogic boards, the system software needs to identify the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board's TDM bus status (primary master, slave) and the TDM bus time slots the device will be using. This prevents Intel® Dialogic boards from using time slots that are to be specifically reserved for the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board. DCM's Add Hardward Wizard enables this configuration.

Use the following procedure to reserve TDM bus resources for an Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board:

1. In the DCM Main Window, click Add Device from the Action pull-down menu. This activates the Add Hardware Wizard.
2. At the Choose Family and Model screen, select ThirdPartyTech from the list of device families. ThirdPartyDevice is automatically selected in the list of models. Click Next.
3. At the Name the Board screen, enter a unique identifier for the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board. This identifier will appear in the DCM Main Window.
4. Click the Next button to display the Third Party TDM Bus Capabilities screen. This screen allows you to define the TDM bus capabilities of the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board and indicate if the board will serve as the current Primary Master for the system.
5. In the TDM Bus Master/Slave Capabilities section, proceed as follows:
   1. If the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board will always operate as a slave in an SCbus system, select the SC Slave capable checkbox and proceed with step 7.
   2. To make the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board capable of being the Primary Master in an SCbus system, select the SC Master capable checkbox. If you would like to define the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board as the Primary Master for the system, proceed with step 6. Otherwise, continue with step 7.
      Note: Any board that is capable of being a Primary Master must also be capable of being a slave. Therefore, the system automatically selects the SC Slave capable checkbox whenever the SC Master capable checkbox is selected.
   3. If the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board will always operate as a slave in an H.100 (PCI) system, select the H.100 Slave capable checkbox and proceed with step 7.
   4. To make the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board capable of being the Primary Master in an SCbus system, select the H.100 Master capable checkbox. If you would like to define the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board as the Primary Master for the system, proceed with step 6. Otherwise, continue with step 7.
      Note: Any board that is capable of being a Primary Master must also be capable of being a slave. Therefore, the system automatically selects the H.100 Slave capable checkbox whenever the H.100 Master capable checkbox is selected.
   5. If the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board will always operate as a slave in an H.110 (CompactPCI) system, select the H.110 Slave capable checkbox and proceed with step 7.
   6. To make the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board capable of being the Primary Master in an SCbus system, select the H.110 Master capable checkbox. If you would like to define the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board as the Primary Master for the system, proceed with step 6. Otherwise, continue with step 7.
      Note: Any board that is capable of being a Primary Master must also be capable of being a slave. Therefore, the system automatically selects the H.110 Slave capable checkbox whenever the H.110 Master capable checkbox is selected.
6. To assign the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board as the system's current Primary Master, select the checkbox in the TDM Bus Primary Master Assignment section.

   Note: If you assign Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board as the current Primary Master for the system, you must start the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board before using the DCM to start the Intel Dialogic system service.

7. Click the Next button to display the Third Party Time Slot Allocation screen.
8. Use the Starting and Ending boxes to enter a range of time slots for use by the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board. For example, if you would like to reserve time slots 1 to 124 for the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board, enter 1 in the Starting box and 124 in the Ending box.

   Note: For an Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board, you must select only one range of CT Bus time slots and that range must be the first range in the list of allocated ranges.

9. Click the Reserve button. The system reserves time slots with the ranges specified in step 8 for exclusive use by the Intel® NetStructure™ SS7 board. Intel Dialogic devices cannot use the reserved time slots. If the system cannot reserve the time slot range you selected, an error message will be displayed giving the option to view the system event log.

   Note: An allocated time slot range can be deallocated by checking the check box to the left of the range and clicking the Release button.

10. Click the Finish button to end the procedure.

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