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Release 8.2
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Transport Configuration elements

Transport Configuration elements describes the fields on the Transport Manager > Configuration > Transport View, Insert, and Edit pages. Data Input Notes apply only to the Insert and Edit pages; the View page is read-only.

Table 4-3 Transport Configuration Elements

Element (* indicates required field) Description Data Input Notes
* Signaling Network Element Name Identifies the Signaling Network Element to which the Transport is being added.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: All configured Signaling Network Elements.

* Adapter Identifies the Transport User for which the Transport is being added.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: M3UA

* Transport Name A name that uniquely identifies the Transport.

Format: Test box.. Valid characters are alphanumeric and underscore. Must contain at least one alpha and must not start with a digit.

Range: Up to 32 characters.

* Transport Protocol Identifies the Transport protocol to be used by this Transport.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: SCTP

This field populates automatically when M3UA is selected for the Adapter.

* Transport Type Identifies the Transport type to be used by this Transport.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: Initiator

This field populates automatically when M3UA is selected for the Adapter.

* MP Server Hostname The hostname of the MP server that hosts the local end of the Transport.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: hostnames of configured MP servers

* MP Server IP Address (Primary)

The Primary IP Address hosted by the MP server that is bound to this Transport.

If the MP server is configured with more than one Signaling Network IP address, this field allows selection of the desired IP address to be used for this Transport.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: IP Addresses of configured MP servers

Only IPv4 addresses are supported for Transport configuration.

MP Server IP Address (Secondary)

The Secondary IP Address hosted by the MP server that is bound to this Transport.

If the MP server is configured with more than one Signaling Network IP address, this field allows the Transport to be Multihomed.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: IP Addresses of configured MP servers

Only IPv4 addresses are supported for Transport configuration.

MP Server Listen Port Listen port number of the MP server for this Transport. This port is used if the Transport Type is configured as Listener. If the MP server hosts multiple Listener Transports, each Transport may listen on a different port.

Format: Text box

Range for UDP protocol: 1 - 65535

Range for SCTP protocol: 1024 - 65535

Default: 5060

* MP Server Initiate Port Initiate port number of the MP server for this Transport. This port is used if the Transport Type is configured as Initiator. If the MP server hosts multiple Transports, a unique initiate port number must be configured for each IP address.

Format: Text box

Range: 1024 - 65535

Default: 2905

* Adjacent Node The Adjacent Node that hosts the remote end of this Transport.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: All configured Adjacent Nodes

* Adjacent Node IP Address (Primary)

The Primary IP Address configured for the Adjacent Node to host the remote end of the Transport.

This is a display-only field populated automatically when the Adjacent Node is selected.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: IP Addresses of configured Adjacent Nodes

Adjacent Node IP Address (Secondary)

The Secondary IP Address configured for the Adjacent Node to host the remote end of the Transport. This field allows the Adjacent Node of a Transport to be Multihomed.

This is a display-only field populated automatically when the Adjacent Node is selected.

Format: Pulldown list

Range: IP Addresses of configured Adjacent Nodes

* Adjacent Node Port Adjacent Node port number for this Transport. This port number must match the port number configured on the Adjacent Node as the listening or initiator port for the configured Transport Type. If the Adjacent Node hosts multiple Transports, each Transport may listen on a different Remote port number.

Format: Numeric

Range: 1024 - 65535

Default: 2905

Configuration Set Name The configuration parameter set to be used for this Transport. Configuration Sets are defined on the Transport Manager > Configuration > Configuration Sets page (see Configuration Sets).

Format: Pulldown list

Range: All configured Configuration Set Names

Default: Default