Dialogic® Diva® System Release 9.6LIN includes support of new hardware, more Asterisk features, WebGUI enhancements as well as fixes of known bugs.

System Release 9.6LIN allows up to eight Diva Media Boards to be installed on a computer running the Linux operating system distributions SuSE, Red Hat, Debian or generic Linux distributions as 32 or 64 bit variant. It supports unified messaging, voice, speech, conferencing applications, RAS & RRAS (client and server mode), modem and fax as well as Voice over IP (VoIP) and Fax over IP (FoIP).


The new features of System Release 9.6LIN are:

• Support for the latest Linux Kernel 2.6.39 in 32bit and 64bit
  
• New features for Asterisk (version 1.6 and 1.8) using chan_capi
  
  • Support for new HD Audio Codecs (G.722/ISDN, G.722.1) using the V-xPRI Media Boards.
    
  • Support for HD Audio IP Conferencing using the chan_capi command "resource" (see also readme.diva.HDAudio).
    
• Includes SIPcontrol 2.1.4 with the latest fixes
  
• VIDI Interface for Analog Boards providing an increased performance.
  
• A new WEB based Line Test tool
  
• Improved Call Control statistics
  
  • Support of Abandoned calls statistics
    
  • Improved the WEB based Board Statistics view (Status->View Report)
    
• Improved the tracing support for History trace, chan_capi trace, custom trace level
  
• Support of new hardware
  
  • Dialogic® Blue™ OneSpan-24/30-H-HL Telephony Board
    
  • Dialogic® Blue™ TwoSpan-48/60-H-HL Telephony Board
    
  • Dialogic® Blue™ FourSpan-96/120-H-HL Telephony Board
    
  • Dialogic® Blue™ EightSpan-192/240-H-HL Telephony Board
    
    
  The new boards mentioned above are equipped with an echo canceller chip for VoIP applications like Asterisk and SIPcontrol. The protocol and media stack software (except echo cancellation) runs on the PC host; the maximal channel density depends on the PC host performance. The Blue-H Board types provide support for all international E1/T1 protocols as offered with E1/T1 Diva Media Boards.
  The media stack includes the features sRTP, RTP/RTCP, G.711 Codec (a/ulaw) including CNG and VAD, AGC for conferencing, G.168 Echo Canceller (128 ms echo tail per chip), anti jitter buffer, Line Interconnect (cross board switching and conferencing, Fax tone detection and DTMF detection, full duplex barge-in.
  Acronyms (based on the name syntax) are:
  
  • OneSpan, TwoSpan, FourSpan, EightSpan = Physical number of T1/E1 connectors
    
  • 24/30, 48/60, 96/120, 192/240 = Number of channels in T1/E1 mode
    
  • S, H = (S)oftware echo cancelation or (H)ardware echo cancelation
    
  • HL = Half Length PCIe form factor
  
  
• Miscellaneous:
  
  • Support for Asterisk 1.8 and 1.6
    
  • Support of Asterisk Management Interface (AMI) enhancements
    • "CAPI ifcstate" command line support
      This command shows the Media Board physical layer status (Alarms, Layer 1/2 state, line errors)
      
      
    • "CAPI show channels" command line support
      This command shows the individual B-channel status (connection state, bearer protocol, Called/Calling Party Numbers)
      
      
    • "CAPI show resources" command line support
      This command shows the Media Board resources status (DTMF, Echo Canceller,Noise Suppressor, AGC and Gain)
      
    
    
  • Display the Board Device Unique ID (DUID) for SS7 in the Diva WEB GUI. An upload option for SS7 licenses is offered now via Diva WEB GUI
    
  • Supports Diva Media Boards including the Dialogic® Blue™ OneSpan-24/30-S-LP Telephony Board
    
  • Echo canceller up to 256ms tail length for the Dialogic® Diva® V-xPRI Media Boards
    
  • Dialogic® Diva® V-xPRI Media Boards can be used as transcoding device in parallel to TDM access (e.g. Asterisk)
    
  • Interoperability with OCS 2007 R2 via SIPcontrol 2.1.4
    
  • Firmware support of Asymmetric Hold with SIPcontrol (send/receive only)
    
  • G.723.1 licensing for the Dialogic® Diva® V-xPRI Media Boards
    
  • Performance optimizations for the DMA based Media Streaming Interface
    
  • Optimized RTP latency for VoIP applications using Diva Media Boards
    
  • Enable access to TSC (Temporary Signaling Connection) for applications
    
  • Support of long CAPI Messages and full ISDN Segmented Message
    
  • Faster Busy Tone Detector using two cadences
    
  • Host based V.23 Modem for softIP (licensed via regular Voice licenses)
    
  • Increased channel density for softIP on 64 bit systems
    
  • Enabled SIP Header manipulation for softIP via Diva SDK
    
  • In addition to RFC2833 support DTMF per SIP-Info for softIP
    
  • Enhanced license options for combination of Fax licenses.
    
  • Enhanced modulation code to support Bell 103 SIA Modem
    
  • Interoperability against a Dialogic® SS7 Signaling Interface Unit (SIU)
    
  • Dialogic® Diva® SIPcontrol
    • SIPcontrol is a feature rich software changing your Diva Board into a VoIP Gateway
      
    
    
  • Dialogic® Diva® softIP features in Resource Board Mode
    • When using Diva Media Boards with full DSPs, support of G.729, G.726/32, GSM, iLBC, G.711
      
    • Clear Channel Fax and Modem supported up to full speed of 33.6kbps (V.34)
      
    • NOTE: The use of G.729 requires the appropriate license from Dialogic
      
    
    
  • Dialogic® DSI SS7
    • Provide high performance MTP2 on Diva Media Boards
      
    • Run SS7 signaling and media processing on the same Diva Media Board
      
    • Supports up to 4 signaling links, up to 4 linksets
      
    • Supports Dialogic® DSI SS7 interfaces
      
    • Supports CAPI, Diva SDK, TTY and Asterisk via chan_capi
      
    
    
  • chan_capi configuration wizard for Asterisk®
    • Automatic generation of a capi.conf file per WEB GUI
      
    • Simplified usage of enhanced DSP features with Asterisk®
      
    • Support of
      • 256 ms Echo Cancellation
        
      • Suppression of ambient noises
        
      • Automatic Gain Control
        
      • Digital Gain Control
        
      • Codec Support (Automatic Transcoding) incl. G.729, G.726/32, GSM, iLBC and G.711
        
      • Detection of MF digits and Dialing Pulses Rate conversion (control of recording and playback pitch/speed)
        
      • Detection of special tones and human talker interactive control of voice stream
        
      • Control voice stream while recording or playing back
        
      • Use any available channel command
        
      • Conferencing
        
      • Using proven Diva Media Board Q.SIG and SS7 implementation
        
      • Tone clamping
        
      • Automatic Gain Control (Rx, Tx)
        
      • Pitch Control (Rx, Tx) in combination with play/record funcionality on Asterisk
        
      • MF Tone Detection,
        
      • Pulse Dial Detection,
        
      • Transmit SIT Tones,
        
      • Detect SIT Tones,
        
      • Voice Control
        
        
      • DSP-based DTMF detection,
        
      • DSP-based echo cancellation,
        
      • Chat/Meet Me (Ad Hoc) Conferencing - (MOH).
        
      • Fax Send/Receive
        

• Dialogic® Diva® SIPcontrol™ 2.1 SU 4
  
• Dialogic® Diva® softIP 2.4 offers CAPI, TTY, Diva API or Dialplan (chan_capi) based applications to interface with SIP peers.
  
• Dialogic® Diva® softSS7 Software
  
• Dialogic® Diva® Interfaces for support of Dialogic DSI SS7 Software
  
  For more information on software modules please refer to the documentation.
  

This is a released Product.

The Dialogic® Diva® System Release for Linux ("SR") is being provided to you free of charge. However, several of the underlying components of the SR are being licensed or otherwise provided to you under certain terms and conditions that are listed below and that you must accept prior to usage of any of the respective components.

Dialogic® Diva® softSS7™
To operate or otherwise utilize the Diva softSS7 component of the SR, you must (a) purchase the applicable license from a Dialogic authorized distributor for your particular geographic region, and (b) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Dialogic license agreement(s) shipped with the Diva softSS7 component of the SR.

Dialogic® Diva® softIP™
To operate or otherwise utilize the Diva softIP component of the SR, you must (a) purchase the applicable license from a Dialogic authorized distributor for your particular geographic region, and (b) agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the Dialogic license agreement(s) shipped with the Diva softIP component of the SR.

Dialogic® Diva® SIPcontrol™
The Diva SIPcontrol component of the SR is available to you at no cost for up to two (2) channel licenses. If more than two (2) channel licenses are required, license packs can be obtained by contacting a Dialogic authorized distributor for your particular geographic region, and which are subject to Dialogic's license agreement(s) shipped with the Diva SIPcontrol product license pack(s).

Dialogic® SR Base Driver
The SR Base Driver component of the SR is available to you at no cost and is distributed, with the exception of the Diva® SDK, under the GNU General Public License (see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). The Diva SDK is property of Dialogic Corporation. Usage parameters for the Diva SDK are denoted in seperate licenses available at http://www.dialogic.com/ and that must be agreed to by you respectively prior to operating or otherwise utilizing the respective component.

For a complete list of Dialogic authorized distributors from which you can obtain the applicable license(s) for additional board features, Diva softSS7, Diva softIP and Diva SIPcontrol, please visit http://www.dialogic.com/purchase.htm or check with your local Dialogic sales representative.

This software comes in packages.

Select the appropriate download from the following list:

• Dialogic(R) Diva(R) SR 9.6LIN LIN (Diva4Linux_installer_9.6-111-82.bin, 129160kB)
  

• Diva for Linux - Reference Guide (Diva_SR_LIN_ReferenceGuide.pdf, 3111kB)
  

• Release and Installation Notes (README.TXT, 9kB)
  

• Diva SIPcontrol - Reference Guide (SIPcontrol_ReferenceGuide.pdf, 1178kB)
  

• Diva Interfaces with DSI SS7 - Reference Guide (SS7DIVA-IF.pdf, 864kB)
  

• DSI SS7 Software for Media Boards - Progammers Guide (SS7DIVA-PM-Iss001.pdf, 708kB)
  

• Diva for Linux - Quick Installation Guide and FAQ (installation_guide.html, 127kB)
  

• Diva softIP - Reference Guide (softIP_ReferenceGuide.pdf, 158kB)
  

• Diva softSS7 for Linux - Reference Guide (softSS7ReferenceGuide.pdf, 833kB)