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Session Manager Sip Station
Session Manager Sip Station
Abstract
These Application Notes describe the configuration of 9600 Series SIP Telephones with Avaya
AuraTM Session Manager Release 6.0 supported by Avaya AuraTM Communication Manager
Evolution Server Release 6.0.
Avaya AuraTM Session Manager provides SIP proxy/routing functionality, routing SIP
sessions across a TCP/IP network with centralized routing policies and registrations for
SIP endpoints.
Avaya AuraTM Communication Manager Evolution Server serves as an Evolution
Server within the Avaya Aura™ Session Manager architecture and supports the SIP
endpoints registered to Avaya AuraTM Session Manager.
These Application Notes provide information for the setup, configuration, and verification of
the call flows tested on this solution.
As shown in Figure 1, Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones configured as SIP endpoints utilize the
Avaya Aura™ Session Manager User Registration feature and are supported by Avaya Aura™
Communication Manager Evolution Server. To improve reliability of the configuration, each SIP
telephone is registered to both Session Managers. The sample configuration includes Avaya
Aura™ Communication Manager Evolution Server supporting SIP users registered to Avaya
Aura™ Session Manager. For this configuration, SIP users are not IP Multimedia Subsystem
(IMS) users. Communication Manager Evolution Server is connected to both Session Managers
via non-IMS SIP signaling groups and associated SIP trunk groups.
Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones (H.323) and 2420 Digital Telephones are also supported by
Avaya AuraTM Communication Manager.
Avaya Aura™ Session Manager is managed by Avaya Aura™ System Manager. For the sample
configuration, two Avaya Aura™ Session Managers running on separate Avaya S8800 Servers
are deployed as a pair of active-active redundant servers. Avaya Aura™ Communication
Manager Evolution Server runs on a pair of duplicated Avaya S8800 servers with Avaya G650
Media Gateway.
These Application Notes will focus on the configuration of the SIP telephones, SIP trunks and
call routing. Detailed administration of other aspects of Communication Manager Evolution
Server or Session Manager will not be described (see the appropriate documentation listed in
Section 9).
This section describes the administration of Communication Manager Evolution Server using a
System Access Terminal (SAT). Some administration screens have been abbreviated for clarity.
After completing these steps, the save translation command should be performed.
Note: Enabling this feature poses significant security risk by increasing the risk of toll fraud, and
must be used with caution. To minimize the risk, a COS could be defined to allow trunk-to-trunk
transfers for specific trunk group(s). For more information regarding how to configure
Communication Manager to minimize toll fraud, see Reference [8] in Section 9.
Codec Set: 1
Media Encryption
1: none
Enter the following values and use default values for remaining fields.
Authoritative Domain: Enter the correct SIP domain for the configuration.
For the sample configuration, “avaya.com” was used
Name: Enter a descriptive name
Codec Set: Enter the number of the IP codec set configured in
Section 3.3
Intra-region IP-IP Direct Audio: Enter “yes”
Inter-region IP-IP Direct Audio: Enter “yes”
For the sample configuration, the node-name of the virtual SM-100 Security Module for the first
Session Manager is “ASM1-SM100” with an IP address of “10.80.120.28”. The node-name of
the second Session Manager is “ASM2-SM100” with an IP address of “10.80.120.30”.
Enter the following values and use default values for remaining fields.
Group Type: Enter “sip”
IMS Enabled: Enter “n”
Transport Method: Enter “tcp”
Peer Detection Enabled? Enter “y”
Peer Server: Use default value.
Note: default value is replaced with “SM” after SIP
trunk to Session Manager is established
Near-end Node Name: Enter “procr” node name from Section 3.5.
Far-end Node Name: Enter node name for one of Session Managers
defined in Section 3.5
Near-end Listen Port: Verify “5060” is used
Far-end Listen Port: Verify“5060” is used
Far-end Network Region: Enter network region defined in Section 3.4
Far-end Domain: Enter domain name for Authoritative Domain
field defined in Section 3.4
DTMF over IP: Verify “rtp-payload” is used
Note: TCP was used for the sample configuration. However, Avaya recommends using TLS for
production environments.
Repeat this step to define a second signaling group to connect to the second Session Manager.
Fill in the indicated fields as shown below. Default values can be used for the remaining fields.
Group Type: Enter “sip”
Group Name: Enter a descriptive name.
TAC: Enter an available trunk access code.
Direction: Enter “two-way”
Outgoing Display? Enter “y”
Service Type: Enter “tie”
Signaling Group: Enter the number of the signaling group added in Section 3.6.1
Number of Members: Enter the number of members in the SIP trunk (must be within
the limits for number of SIP trunks specified in Section 3.1.2).
Note: Once the add trunk-group command is submitted, trunk members will be automatically
generated based on the value in the Number of Members field.
Signaling Group: 10
Number of Members: 20
On Page 2, set the Preferred Minimum Session Refresh Interval field to “1200”.
Note: To avoid extra SIP messages, all SIP trunks connected to Session Manager should be
configured with a minimum value of “1200”.
On Page 4, fill in the indicated fields as shown below. Default values can be used for the
remaining fields.
Support Request History Enter “y”
Telephone Event Payload Type Enter “120”
Repeat this step to define a SIP trunk group to connect to the second Session Manager.
Fill in the indicated fields as shown below and use default values for remaining fields.
Grp No Enter a row for each trunk group defined in Section 3.6.2.
FRL Enter “0”
Numbering Format Enter “lev0-pvt”
LAR Enter “next” for first row. Use default value for second row.
In the sample configuration, route pattern “10” was created as shown below.
BCC VALUE TSC CA-TSC ITC BCIE Service/Feature PARM No. Numbering LAR
0 1 2 M 4 W Request Dgts Format
Subaddress
1: y y y y y n n rest lev0-pvt next
2: y y y y y n n rest lev0-pvt none
3: y y y y y n n rest none
4: y y y y y n n rest none
…
Use the change private-numbering n command, where n is the length of the private number.
In the sample configuration, 7-digit extension numbers starting with “666-3xxx” are used for
extensions associated with the 9600 Series SIP telephones.
Fill in the indicated fields as shown below and use default values for remaining fields.
Matching Pattern Enter digit pattern of extensions associated with SIP telephones.
Len Enter extension length
Net Enter “aar”
In the sample configuration, extension numbers starting with digits “666-3xxx” are assigned to
SIP stations supported by Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Use the change aar analysis n command where n is the first digit of the extension numbers used
for SIP stations in the system.
Fill in the indicated fields as shown below and use default values for remaining fields.
Dialed String Enter leading digit (s) of extension numbers assigned to SIP
stations
Min Enter minimum number of digits that must be dialed
Max Enter maximum number of digits that may be dialed
Route Pattern Enter Route Pattern defined in Section 3.7.
Call Type Enter “unkn”
Note: Instead of manually defining each station using the Communication Manager SAT
interface, an alternative option is to automatically generate the SIP station when adding a new
SIP user using System Manager. See Section 4.11 for more information on adding SIP users.
On Page 1, enter the following values and use defaults for remaining fields.
Phone Type: Enter “96xxSIP” corresponding to the specific device
Port: Leave blank. Once the command is submitted, a virtual port will
be assigned (e.g. S0000)
Name: Enter a display name for user
Security Code: Enter the number user logs into station.
Note: this number should match the “Shared Communication
Profile Password” field defined when adding this user in System
Manager. See Section 4.11 for more information.
STATION
IP Video? n
On Page 6, enter the following values and use defaults for remaining fields.
SIP Trunk: Enter “aar” to use Route Pattern defined in Section 3.7 so
calls will be routed over a secondary route in case the primary Session
Manager is not available.
STATION
SIP FEATURE OPTIONS
Type of 3PCC Enabled: None
SIP Trunk: aar
Note: After making a change on Communication Manager which alters the dial plan or
numbering plan, synchronization between Communication Manager and System Manager needs
to be completed and SIP telephones must be re-registered.
See Section 4.12 for more information on how to perform an on-demand synchronization.
In addition to the steps described in this section, other administration activities will be needed
such as defining the network connection between System Manager and each Session Manager.
For more information on these additional actions, see the References [2] and [4] in Section 9.
Click New (not shown). Enter the following values and use default values for remaining fields.
Name Enter the Authoritative Domain Name specified in Section 3.4.
Type Verify “SIP” is selected.
Notes Add a brief description. [Optional]
Click Commit to save. The screen below shows the SIP Domain defined for the sample
configuration.
Expand Routing and select Locations from the left navigation menu.
Click New (not shown). In the General section, enter the following values and use default values
for remaining fields.
Name: Enter a descriptive name for the location.
Notes: Add a brief description. [Optional]
In the Location Pattern section, click Add and enter the following values.
IP Address Pattern Enter the logical pattern used to identify the location.
For the sample configuration, “10.80.100.*” was used.
Notes Add a brief description. [Optional]
The screen below shows a Location specified for the sample configuration.
To add a SIP Entity, expand Routing and select SIP Entities from the left navigation menu.
Click New (not shown). In the General section, enter the following values and use default values
for remaining fields.
Name: Enter an identifier for each SIP Entity
FQDN or IP Address: Enter IP address of IP signaling interface on
Communication Manager or virtual SM-100 interface on
Session Manager
Type: Select “Session Manager” for Session Manager
or “CM” for Communication Manager.
Notes: Enter a brief description. [Optional]
The following screen shows the SIP Entity defined for Communication Manager Evolution
Server. The IP address used is that of the PROCR interface defined in Section 3.5.
Repeat this step to define a SIP Entity for the second Session Manager.
To add an Entity Link, expand Routing and select Entity Links from the left navigation menu.
Note: TCP was used for the sample configuration. However, Avaya recommends using TLS for
production environments.
The following screen shows the Entity Link defined between Communication Manager
Evolution Server and one of the Session Managers.
Repeat this step to define the Entity Link between Communication Manager Evolution
Server and the second Session Manager.
Expand Routing and select Entity Links from the left navigation menu.
Note: TCP was used for the sample configuration. However, Avaya recommends using TLS for
production environments.
The following screen shows the Entity Link defined between Session Managers.
Note: Since the SIP users are registered on Session Manager, a routing policy does not need to
be defined for calls to SIP users supported by Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Click New (not shown). In the General section, enter the following values.
Name: Enter an identifier to define the routing policy for making calls
to non-SIP stations on Communication Manager Evolution Server
Disabled: Leave unchecked.
Notes: Enter a brief description. [Optional]
In the SIP Entity as Destination section, click Select. The SIP Entity List page opens (not
shown).
Select the SIP Entity associated with Communication Manager Evolution Server
defined in Section 4.3 and click Select.
The selected SIP Entity displays on the Routing Policy Details page.
Use default values for remaining fields. Click Commit to save Routing Policy definition.
Note: the routing policy defined in this section is an example and was used in the sample
configuration. Other routing policies may be appropriate for different customer networks.
The following screen shows the Routing Policy for Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Note: Since the SIP users are registered on Session Manager, a dial pattern does not need to be
defined for SIP stations supported by Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Click New (not shown). In the General section, enter the following values and use default values
for remaining fields.
Pattern: Add dial pattern associated for non-SIP stations
Min: Enter the minimum number digits that must to be dialed.
Max: Enter the maximum number digits that may be dialed.
SIP Domain: Select the SIP Domain defined in Section 4.1
Notes: Enter a brief description. [Optional]
Click Commit to save the new definition. The following screen shows the Dial Pattern
defined for routing calls to non-SIP stations on Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Click New (not shown) to open the New Entities Instance page shown below.
Step 1: In the Type field, select “CM” from the drop-down menu and the New CM Instance
page opens (not shown). In the Application section, enter the following values.
Name Enter name for Communication Manager
Description Enter description [Optional]
Node Enter IP address of the administration interface
Leave the fields in the Port and Access Point sections blank. In the SNMP Attributes section,
verify the default value of is selected for the Version field.
The screen below shows results from Step 1 for the sample configuration.
Enter the following values and use default values for remaining fields.
Login Enter login used for administration access
Password Enter password used for administration access
Confirm Password Repeat value entered in above field.
Is SSH Connection Enter
Port Verify “5022” has been entered as default value
The screen below shows results from Step 2 for the sample configuration.
Click New (not shown). In the Application Editor section, enter the following values.
Name Enter name for the application
SIP Entity Select SIP Entity for Communication Manager
defined in Section 4.3
CM System for SIP Entity: Select name of Managed Element defined for
Communication Manager in Section 4.8
In sample configuration, “CM-ES” was used.
Description: Enter description [Optional]
The screen below shows the Application defined for Communication Manager Evolution Server
in the sample configuration.
Click New (not shown). In the Sequence Name section, enter the following values.
Name Enter name for the application sequence
Description Enter description [Optional]
In the Available Applications table, click icon associated with the Application for
Communication Manager Evolution Server defined in Section 4.9 to select this application.
Verify a new entry is added to the Applications in this Sequence table and the Mandatory
column is as shown below.
Note: The Application Sequence defined for Communication Manager Evolution Server can
only contain a single Application.
To add new SIP users, expand Users and select Manage Users from left navigation menu.
If an entry does not exist, select New and enter values for the following required attributes:
Name: Enter ”Primary”
Default: Enter
Click Add (not shown) to save the Communication Address for the new SIP user. The screen
below shows results from Step 3:
The screen below shows the results from Step 5 when adding a new SIP user in the sample
configuration.
Step 2: Scroll to the Communication Profile section on User Editor page and verify there is a
default entry identified as the Primary profile for the new SIP user as shown below.
If not, Select New and enter values for the following required attributes:
Name: Enter ”Primary”
Default: Enter
Click Add (not shown) save address. The screen below shows results from Step 3.
Step 5: Repeat Step 5 from Section 4.11.1 to enter the appropriate values for the new user in the
Endpoint Profile section.
On the Synchronize CM Data and Configure Options page, expand the Synchronize CM
Data/Launch Element Cut Through table and select the row associated with Communication
Manager Evolution Server as shown below.
Click to select Incremental Sync data for selected devices option. Click Now to start the
synchronization.
Use the Refresh button in the table header to verify status of the synchronization.
Verify synchronization successfully completes by verifying the status in the Sync. Status
column shows “Completed”.
Note: These screens shown in this section are from a 9650C telephone although all 9600 Series
SIP telephones use the same basic settings and procedures.
Use the down arrow in the scroll bar located on the left side of the screen to scroll down one row
to highlight ADDR.… field as shown below. Click Select.
On the next screen, use the up and down arrows in the scroll bar located on the left side to select
the appropriate fields for editing. Click Change to edit each field.
The screen below shows the configuration of the Mask, HTTPS File Server and HTTP File
Server fields for the sample configuration.
The last field in the Address Procedures menu is Host To Ping. Enter an IP address and click
PING to verify network connectivity. When test finishes, click Bksp to remove the IP address.
The screen below shows the results of a successful network test to IP address: 10.80.111.73
Click OK to acknowledge the results. Once all fields in this section have been entered, click
Save (not shown) to save the new values and return to the main Admin Procedures menu.
Step 1: From the main Admin Procedures menu, scroll down and highlight SIP… field.
Click Select to edit SIP settings.
Enter the following values and use defaults for remaining fields:
SIP Mode: Select “Proxied” (not shown)
SIP Domain: Enter avaya.com
Avaya Environment:Select “Auto”
Reg. Policy Select “simultaneous” to support registration to both Session
Managers
Failback Policy Select “auto”
User ID field Select “no”
The screens below show the results from Step 3 for the sample configuration.
Click Save to save updated settings and return to SIP Settings menu.
The screen below shows the results from Step 5 for the sample configuration.
Step 6: Select Save. Repeat the above step to enter the information for the second Session
Manager.
Step 7: Select Save to save the information for the second Session Manager. Select Back (not
shown) two times to return to the main Admin Procedures menu.
Step 8: Select Exit (not shown) to complete the configuration. The phone will reboot.
Repeat this step to verify the status of the second Session Manager.
Select the SIP Entity for Communication Manager Evolution Server from the All Monitored
SIP Entities table to open the SIP Entity, Entity Link Connection Status page.
In the All Entity Links to SIP Entity: S8800-CM 6.0 ES table, verify the Conn. Status for
both links is “Up”. Click Show in the Details column to view additional status information for
the selected link as shown below:
Repeat the steps to verify the Entity Link status for other SIP Entities.
For example, the screen below highlights three SIP users who have successfully registered with
both Session Managers.
Verify that all trunks in the trunk group are in the “in-service/idle” state as shown below:
status trunk 10
TRUNK GROUP STATUS
Verify the status of one of the SIP signaling groups by using the status signaling-group
command, where n is one of the signaling group numbers administered in Section 3.6.1.
Verify the signaling group is “in-service” as indicated in the Group State field shown below:
status signaling-group 10
STATUS SIGNALING GROUP
On Communication Manager, use the SAT command, list trace station xxx, where xxx is a valid
extension number for a SIP telephone. For example, the trace below illustrates a call from a SIP
telephone to an IP station.
Basic Calls:
Place calls from a SIP telephone registered to Session Manager to either digital or IP
stations. Answer the call and verify talkpath.
Place calls from a SIP telephone registered to Session Manager to either digital or IP
stations. Answer the call and place the call on Hold. Return to the held call and verify
talkpath.
Verify calls can be transferred from a SIP telephone registered to Session Manager to an
extension on Communication Manager.
Verify calls can be forwarded from a SIP telephone registered to Session Manager to an
extension on Communication Manager
Verify that a SIP phone registered to Session Manager can create a conference with other
SIP telephones and non-SIP stations on Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Repeat the above scenarios with calls originating from non-SIP stations on
Communication Manager Evolution Server to SIP telephones registered to Session
Manager.
Failure Scenarios:
Change Management State of the primary Session Manager to “Deny New Service”.
Verify a SIP telephone with multiple registrations can still make calls to other stations on
Communication Manager Evolution Server. Answer the calls and verify talkpath.
Verify a SIP telephone with multiple registrations can still make calls to other stations on
Communication Manager Evolution Server. Answer the call and place the call on Hold.
Return to the held call and verify talkpath.
Verify a SIP telephone with multiple registrations can still transfer calls to other stations
on Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Verify a SIP telephone with multiple registrations can still forward calls to other stations
on Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Verify a SIP telephone with multiple registrations can still create a conference with other
stations on Communication Manager Evolution Server.
Repeat the above scenarios with calls originating from other stations on Communication
Manager Evolution Server to a SIP telephone with multiple registrations.
Repeat the above scenarios when SIP trunk between Communication Manager and
primary Session Manager is not available.
Interoperability testing included making bi-directional calls between SIP telephones and other
types of stations on Communication Manager Evolution Server. In addition, various features
including hold, transfer and conference were tested on these calls. Finally, testing was performed
to verify calls between SIP telephones and other types of stations on Communication Manager
Evolution Server were successful even when there were network connectivity issues or when one
of the Session Managers was not available.
Session Manager
1) Avaya Aura™ Session Manager Overview, Doc ID 03-603323, available at
http://support.avaya.com.
2) Installing and Configuring Avaya Aura™ Session Manager, available at
http://support.avaya.com.
3) Maintaining and Troubleshooting Avaya Aura™ Session Manager, Doc ID 03-603325,
available at http://support.avaya.com
4) Administering Avaya Aura™ Session Manager, Doc ID 03-603324, available at
http://support.avaya.com
Communication Manager
5) Avaya AuraTM Communication Manager Hardware Description and Reference, Doc ID
555-245-207, June 2010, available at http://support.avaya.com
6) Installing the Avaya S8800 Server for Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager, June
2010, available at http://support.avaya.com
7) Administering Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager, Doc ID 03-300509, June 2010,
available at http://support.avaya.com.
8) Avaya Toll Fraud Security Guide, Doc ID 555-025-600, February 2010, available at
http://support.avaya.com
9) Administering Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager Server Options, June 2010,
available at http://support.avaya.com
Please e-mail any questions or comments pertaining to these Application Notes along with the
full title name and filename, located in the lower right corner, directly to the Avaya Solution &
Interoperability Test Lab at interoplabnotes@list.avaya.com