1. Call Monitoring Guide
  2. Packet Trace Over VNF Systems
  3. Starting a Local Packet Trace on VNF Systems

Starting a Local Packet Trace on VNF Systems

You use the start a packet trace by entering the appropriate ACLI command with these pieces of information:

  • Network interface (name:subport ID combination)

  • (Optional) IP address to be traced; if you do not enter local and/or remote ports when you start the trace, the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller traces all open sockets.

  • (Optional) Local UDP/TCP port on which the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller sends and receives traffic to be traced.
  • (Optional) Remote UDP/TCP port to which the Oracle Communications Session Border Controller sends traffic, and from which it receives traffic to be traced; you cannot enter the remote port without specifying a local port.
  • (Optional) Enter a tcpdump command line within quotes.

Note that the system supports local packet trace on all platforms. To start a packet trace with local and remote ports specified:

  1. Enter the ACLI packet-trace local command followed by a Space, and the parameter start. After another space, type in the name and subport ID for the network interface followed by a Space.
    The syntax below includes the IP address to be traced, the local port number, then the remote port number separated by spaces.
  2. Press Enter. 
    
ORACLE# packet-trace local start core:0 192.168.10.99 5060 5060
Trace started for 192.168.10.99