Test Calls

The Test Calls object is a child of the Test Function object. It contains information about how the MetaSwitch NE handles the different Test Line services and ANI Test Service.

This object is pre-configured (configuration information is delivered with the MetaSwitch NE), and you cannot create or delete it.

Parameters relating to each type of Test Call are visible in the EMS System Explorer only when that type of Test Call is set to Configured or Disabled.


Parameter

Access

Description
Test Line 100 support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Test Line 100 (which plays a 1004Hz tone back to the caller for a fixed period of time, followed by silence). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
Test Line 100 - access number Change Inactive A directory number that a tester can use as an alternative number to access Test Line 100. This field is visible if Test Line 100 support is set to Configured or Disabled. Select from the displayed list of Reserved Numbers on this switch that are not already in use.
Test Line 100 - number of available lines Change Inactive The number of lines available for Test Line 100. This controls the number of test calls that can be active at any one time to this switch. This field is visible if Test Line 100 support is set to Configured or Disabled. Range: 1 - 20. The default is 5.
Test Line 100 - length of tone interruptions Change Inactive The length, in seconds, of interruptions in the disconnect tone played on Test Line 100. This field is visible if Test Line 100 support is set to Configured or Disabled. Range: 0 - 3. The default is 2. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the tone is played continuously with no interruptions.
Test Line 100 - interval between tone interruptions Change Inactive The interval, in seconds, between interruptions in the disconnect tone played on Test Line 100; note that this interval includes the length of both the tone and the interruption. This field appears only if Test Line 100 support is set to Configured or Disabled and Test Line 100 - length of tone interruptions is non-zero. Range: 9 - 12. The default is 9.
Test Line 100 - return disconnect (on hook) during tone interruptions Change Inactive Specifies whether a disconnect (on-hook) signal should be played during tone interruptions on Test Line 100. This field appears only if Test Line 100 support is set to Configured or Disabled and Test Line 100 - length of tone interruptions is non-zero. Values:
  • True (default)
  • False
Test Line 100 - disconnect holding time Change Inactive The interval, in minutes, after which the switch should disconnect a call on Test Line 100 if the remote caller has not already disconnected it. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the call will be maintained indefinitely until the remote caller disconnects it. The default is zero.
Test Line 101 support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Test Line 101 (which routes the caller to a particular subscriber, typically someone in your central office). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
Test Line 101 - Subscriber number Change Inactive The directory number that a tester calling Test Line 101 is connected to. This field is visible if Test Line 101 support is set to Configured or Disabled. Either type in the number of the Individual Line configured for use by Test Line 101, or click on the ellipsis symbol to the right of this field to select from a list of configured Individual Line directory numbers.
Test Line 102 support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Test Line 102 (which plays a 1004Hz tone back to the caller). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
Test Line 102 - access number Change Inactive A directory number that a tester can use as an alternative number to access Test Line 102. Select from the displayed list of Reserved Numbers on this switch that are not already in use.
Test Line 102 - number of available lines Change Inactive The number of lines available for Test Line 102. This controls the number of test calls that can be active at any one time to this switch. Range: 1 - 20. The default is 5.
Test Line 102 - length of tone interruptions Change Inactive The length, in seconds, of interruptions in the test tone played on Test Line 102. Range: 0 - 3. The default is 2. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the tone is played continuously with no interruptions.
Test Line 102 - interval between tone interruptions Change Inactive The interval, in seconds, between interruptions in the test tone played on Test Line 102; note that this interval includes the length of both the tone and the interruption. This field appears only if Test Line 102 - length of tone interruptions is non-zero. Range: 9 - 12. The default is 9.
Test Line 102 - return disconnect (on hook) during tone interruptions Change Inactive Specifies whether a disconnect (on-hook) signal should be played during tone interruptions on Test Line 102. This field appears only if Test Line 102 - length of tone interruptions is non-zero. Values:
  • True (default)
  • False
Test Line 102 - disconnect holding time Change Inactive The interval, in minutes, after which the switch should disconnect a call on Test Line 102 if the remote caller has not already disconnected it. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the call will be maintained indefinitely until the remote caller disconnects it. The default is zero.
Test Line 105 support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Test Line 105 (which routes the caller to a responder, a piece of hardware which provides noise and loss measurement). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
Test Line 105 - Subscriber number Change Inactive The directory number to which the responder for Test Line 105 is connected. This field is visible if Test Line 105 support is set to Configured or Disabled. Either type in the number of the Individual Line used by the Test Line 105 responder, or click on the ellipsis symbol to the right of this field to select from a list of configured Individual Line directory numbers. You should not configure any Call Services on the subscriber line which Test Line 105 uses, with the exception of Busy Call Forwarding which allows multiple responders to be used.
Test Line 108 support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support Test Line 108 (which connects the caller in loopback mode). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
Test Line 108 - access number Change Inactive A directory number that a tester can use as an alternative number to access Test Line 108. Select from the displayed list of Reserved Numbers on this switch that are not already in use.
Test Line 108 - number of available lines Change Inactive The number of lines available for Test Line 108. This controls the number of test calls that can be active at any one time to this switch. Range: 1 - 20. The default is 5.
Test Line 108 - disconnect holding time Change Inactive The interval, in minutes, after which the switch should disconnect a call on Test Line 108 if the remote caller has not already disconnected it. Range: 1 - 20. The default is 20.
ANI Test Service support Change Inactive Specifies whether the switch is currently configured to support ANI Test Service (which reads back the calling directory number). Values:
  • Configured
  • Not configured (default)
  • Disabled
ANI Test Service - access code Change Inactive The access code that a tester dials to access ANI Test Service. This field appears only if ANI Test Service support is Configured or Disabled. Specify a number of maximum 32 digits. (In North America, access codes are typically * followed by two digits.) If preferred, you can specify a telephone number (10 digits) instead of an access code. In this case, you should configure this number as a Reserved Number to ensure that it cannot be assigned as a subscriber's directory number. You should also take care not to use this number for another service that uses a Reserved Number (such as Remote Access to Call Forwarding or Test Line 102).
Requested status Read only Specifies whether an administrator has attempted to enable the Test Calls object. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.
Actual status Read only Specifies the current status of the Test Calls object. Values:
  • Enabled
    The object has been enabled.
  • Disabled
    The object has not been enabled or has been disabled.
Alarm state Read only Specifies whether any alarms are currently raised for this object. Values:
  • Clear
    No alarms are currently raised.
  • Attention Required
    Attention Required - the object is not operating normally, and needs operator intervention.
  • Attend To Dependent
    Attention Required elsewhere - another object on which this object depends is not operating normally.
Alarm state changed timestamp Read only The time at which the Alarm state last changed.
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.
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 field was last reset to zero.