Modifying the board keyword file

On AG and CG boards, NaturalConference uses dedicated DSPs that cannot be used with other features such as IVR, fax, or NMS Fusion. Dedicating a DSP to NaturalConference can reduce the number of ports available for use with IVR. The number of IVR and NaturalConference ports simultaneously available depends on the board model installed and the configuration of the computer.

To declare DSPs as conferencing resources, modify the board keyword file to associate DSPs with a NaturalConference DSP file. Use one of the sample board keyword files provided with NaturalConference as a model. Choose a board keyword file that corresponds to the board installed on your system.

Follow this procedure to declare DSPs for use by NaturalConference:

Step

Action

1

Open the board keyword file.

2

For each board you want NaturalConference to use, add the following keyword and parameter:

  • AG boards: DSP.C5x[n].Image = ag*.c54

  • CG boards: DSP.C5x[n].Files = cg*

where n is the DSP number and * represents the NaturalConference DSP files.

You can also specify a range of DSPs. For example:

DSP.C5x[1..3].Image = ag2conf.c54

Refer to DSPs and conferencing resources for information about modifying the NMS OAM configuration file when implementing conferencing resource spanning.

3

Save the modifications.

4

Create a NaturalConference configuration file, as described in Setting up the NaturalConference configuration file.

5

Run the board configuration utility to load or reload the board. If the configuration utility succeeds without error messages, NaturalConference works according to the resources declared in the NaturalConference configuration file.


Refer to the board-specific installation and developer's manual for a complete description of the keywords.

The board keyword files are located in the following directories:

Board type

Operating system

Directory

AG boards

Windows

\nms\ag\cfg

UNIX

/opt/nms/ag/cfg

CG boards

Windows

\nms\cg\cfg

UNIX

/opt/nms/cg/cfg


The following table lists sample keyword files for some of the AG and CG boards that support NaturalConference:

Board

Sample keyword file

Description

AG 2000/200

AG 2000C/200

AG 2000-BRI/200

agpi2cnf_200.cfg

Eight analog ports in mu-law with one conferencing resource containing a single DSP.

AG 2000/200

AG 2000C/200

AG 2000-BRI/200

agpi2cnfa_200.cfg

Eight analog ports in A-law with one conferencing resource containing a single DSP.

AG 2000/400

AG 2000C/400

AG 2000-BRI/400

agpi2cnf_400.cfg

Eight analog ports in mu-law with one conferencing resource containing three DSPs.

AG 2000/400

AG 2000C/400

AG 2000-BRI/400

agpi2cnfa_400.cfg

Eight analog ports in A-law with one conferencing resource containing three DSPs.

CG 6060

CG 6060C

c6060cnf_ivr_nonspan.cfg

IVR configuration with one conferencing resource.

CG 6060

CG 6060C

c6060cnf_ivr_span.cfg

IVR configuration with one conferencing resource spanning two DSPs.

CG 6565

CG 6565C

CG 6565E

c6565cnf_ivr_nonspan.cfg

IVR configuration with one conferencing resource.

CG 6565

CG 6565C

CG 6565E

c6565cnf_ivr_span.cfg

IVR configuration with one conferencing resource spanning two DSPs.