Specifying switch connections

Specify switch connections in the PPX configuration file beginning with a Connect statement and ending with an End Connect statement. The switch connections are of the form:

switch_number:bus:stream:timeslot TO switch_number:bus:stream:timeslot [NAILED] mode

switch_number is the number assigned to the board with the Switch n statement in the PPX configuration file. bus can be CTBUS or LOCAL. stream and timeslot specify which stream and timeslot to connect.

NAILED specifies that the connections cannot be broken with PPX commands. mode can be SIMPLEX, DUPLEX, or QUAD.

For example, to connect the AG 2000 line interfaces to the on-board DSP resources:

[PPX]
Fabric
    Bus_2MBPS
        CTBUS:0..15:0..31
    End Bus
    Switch 0                         # AG 2000 assigned as switch 0
        DeviceName = "agsw"          # AG board device driver - agsw
        DeviceNumber = 1             # the logical board number assigned through OAM
        SwitchType = HMIC            # the switch on the AG 2000 is an HMIC
        Bus Bus_2MBPS                # connected to the CT bus clocked at 2 mbps
        Inputs
            LOCAL:0..2(2):0..7       # trunk voice and signaling
            LOCAL:4..6(2):0..7       # DSP voice and signaling
        End Inputs
        Outputs
            LOCAL:1..3(2):0..7       # trunk voice and signaling
            LOCAL:5..7(2):0..7       # DSP voice and signaling
        End Outputs
    End Switch
    Connect
        0:LOCAL:0:0..7 TO 0:LOCAL:5:0..7 NAILED QUAD
    End Connect
End Fabric

Switch connections must appear as the last statements in the switch fabric definition. Connections are made when the PPX server is started. These initial switch connections can be disconnected by any application using ppxDisconnect unless specified with the NAILED keyword.