Cisco VG200 Series Gateways

Document ID: 44948

Contents

Introduction
Prerequisites
      Requirements
      Components Used
      Conventions
Configure the VG248
      H.323 Gateway Configuration
      MGCP Gateway Configuration
      6608 Configuration
Cisco CallManager Configuration for 6608
Verify
Troubleshoot
      Gather a VG248 Trace
      Sample Debug
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Introduction

The Cisco VG248 is an analog gateway for the connection of analog phones, fax machines, modems, and analog voice mail systems to a Cisco CallManager based Telephony system. Fax pass-through is the simplest technique you can use to send fax over IP networks. In fax pass-through mode, gateways do not distinguish a fax call from a voice call. Fax communication between the two fax machines is carried in its entirety in-band over a voice call. Fax upspeed is similar to pass-through in the sense that the fax call is carried in-band over the voice call. This document describes the configuration and information you can use in order to troubleshoot fax pass-through with VG248 that runs software release 1.2(1) or later.

This document only covers fax pass-through. By default, Cisco fax relay is enabled on the VG248. Follow these steps in order to disable fax relay. This forces the VG248 to use fax pass-through. Fax pass-through only supports G.711 codec when used with the Cisco VG248.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

The information in this document is based on the software and hardware versions:

• Cisco VG248 that runs software release 1.2(1) or later.

The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. If your network is live, make sure that you understand the potential impact of any command.

Conventions

Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

Configure the VG248

Complete these steps in order to configure the VG248.

1. From the main menu, choose Configure and select Telephony.

   

2. Choose Port specific parameters.

   

   

3. Choose Fax relay <disabled>.

   

   Notes:

   • Cisco recommends that you disable caller ID and that the MWI method is set to none on the VG248 ports that have a fax machine connected.

   • Use Basic Mode since it is the best mode for fax machines or modems.

   • VG248 does not have any disconnect supervision, which indicates to an analog device that the remote caller has hung up, enabled by default. In order to choose a call supervision method, complete these steps:

     1. ChooseConfigure > Telephony > Port specific parameters > Call supervision method

     2. Choose drop loop current or reverse polarity as the call supervision method.

     For additional information about how to use these call supervision methods, refer to the Choosing a Call Supervision Method. You also need to complete these steps:

     1. On the Cisco CallManager Configuration page for this particular VG248 port, scroll to the bottom of the page.

     2. Enable disconnect supervision.

     3. Click Update.

     4. Reset the port.

4. Select <IOS mode> for Passthrough signaling.

   

H.323 Gateway Configuration

Configure these commands in the dial-peer configuration:

dial-peer voice <tag> voip  
fax-relay ecm disable 

!--- With the configuration, the Error Correction Mode is disabled.

fax rate disable

!--- When you disable fax rate, you enable fax-passthrough.


modem passthrough nse codec <codec>

!--- Specify your codec.

no vad 

!--- Turn off VAD.

MGCP Gateway Configuration

Configure these commands on the MGCP gateway:

MGCP(config)#configure terminal
MGCP(config)#mgcp fax t.38 inhibit
MGCP(config)#no ccm-manager fax protocol 
MGCP(config)#mgcp modem passthrough voip mode nse 

6608 Configuration

Verify that 6608 uses either fax pass-through or fax relay:

1. From the Cisco CallManager main menu, select Device.

2. Select Gateway.

3. Select 6608.

4. Uncheck Fax Relay Enable* and Fax Error Correction Mode Override*.

   Note: When Cisco voice gateways are configured for fax pass-through mode, disable Voice Activity Detection (VAD) on all VoIP dial-peers associated with the fax calls.

   

Cisco CallManager Configuration for 6608

Note: When you configure Cisco voice gateways for fax pass-through mode, disable Voice Activity Detection (VAD) on all VoIP dial-peers associated with the fax calls.

Note: Prior to load 47 on 6608 and release 1.2(1) on the VG248, fax and modem pass-through were not supported due to NSE incompatibility. There is only support for voice and Cisco fax relay.

Verify

There is currently no verification procedure available for this configuration.

Troubleshoot

This section provides information you can use to troubleshoot your configuration.

Put an analog phone on the VG248 and confirm that you do not have any echo related issue since echo can be bad for both fax and modem negotiation. If there is echo, change the output gain and input gain values.

Note: The value you choose is a delta value and does not reflect the actual gain value. For example, if the base value is -3dB, you can choose +1dB as the delta value. Therefore, the actual gain value for that port is -2dB overall.

Gather a VG248 Trace

Complete these steps in order to gather a VG248 trace.

1. Telnet into the VG248.

2. Go to Diagnostics menu and select Event Log.

   

   

3. In the Set Logging levels menu, set both POTS and SCCP to Errors + Warnings + Info + Trace. Also, set the logging levels for DSP to Errors + Warnings + Info + Trace.

   Note: You can ignore warnings about performance impairment if there are not many calls.

   

   

4. In the Set logged ports menu, select a port on which to test.

5. Select View new from the Diagnostics menu.

6. From the chosen port, make a call to the internal fax. The events display in the VG248 Telnet session.

7. Copy and paste the events.

Sample Debug

Certain show commands are supported by the Output Interpreter Tool ( registered customers only) , which allows you to view an analysis of show command output.

Note: Refer to Important Information on Debug Commands before you issue debug commands.

Sucessful fax call with passthrough mode
10783 14:31:54 2517  T SLIC    10 off-hook event; time=3963956927
10784 14:31:54    1  T SLIC    10 Reporting off-hook
10785 14:31:54    1  I POTS    10 Off hook
10786 14:31:54    2  I DSP     10 Setting up G.711 mu law voice channel
10787 14:31:54    1  T SLIC    10 echo canceller enabled
10788 14:31:54    0  T SLIC    10 modem detection disabled
10789 14:31:54   12  T POTS    10 Setting codec to G.711 mu law
10790 14:31:54    1  T DSP     10 tx:0044
10791 14:31:54    0  T DSP     10 tx:004C,0001,003C,0004,00C8,012C
10792 14:31:54    1  T DSP     10 tx:005C,0002,3E76,822F,0000,0000,0080
,0000,000D,0064,4AF6,0000
10793 14:31:54    1  T DSP     10 tx:0049,0001,00A0,0000,0100,0000,0421,0003,0000
10794 14:31:54    0  T DSP     10 tx:005B,000A,0000
10795 14:31:54    0  T DSP     10 tx:0042,0005
10796 14:31:54   26  T POTS    10 Setting codec to G.711 mu law
10797 14:31:54    0  I POTS    10 Call 1 connected
10798 14:31:54    0  T POTS    10 Setting codec to G.711 mu law
10799 14:31:56 2449  T DSP     10 Tx:98 Rx:99,Seq:0,Hdr:0,Late:0,Early:0
10800 14:31:57  181  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10801 14:31:57    0  I DSP     10 Entering passthrough mode
10802 14:31:57    1  T SLIC    10 echo canceller enabled
10803 14:31:57    0  T SLIC    10 modem detection enabled
10804 14:31:57   11  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10805 14:31:57    1  T DSP     10 tx:0044
10806 14:31:57    1  T DSP     10 tx:004C,0004,003C,0004,0096,012C
10807 14:31:57    0  T DSP     10 tx:0049,0001,00A0,0000,0100,0000,0461,0003,0000
10808 14:31:57    1  T DSP     10 tx:005B,000A,0000
10809 14:31:57    0  T DSP     10 tx:0042,0015
10810 14:31:57    0  T DSP     10 tx:0067,C000,0000
10811 14:31:57    9  T POTS    10 Modem in use
10812 14:31:57   86  T DSP     10 rx:00D0
10813 14:31:57  169  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10814 14:31:57    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10815 14:31:57  380  T DSP     10 Phase reversed modem answer tone detected
10816 14:31:57    0  I DSP     10 Disabling echo canceller
10817 14:31:57    0  T SLIC    10 echo canceller disabled
10818 14:31:57    1  T SLIC    10 modem detection enabled
10819 14:31:57    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0001
10820 14:31:57    1  T DSP     10 tx:0067,C100,0000
10821 14:31:57   18  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0000,0000
10822 14:31:57   30  T DSP     10 rx:00D0
10823 14:31:58  191  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10824 14:31:58    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10825 14:31:58  219  T DSP     10 Phase reversed modem answer tone detected
10826 14:31:58    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0001
10827 14:31:58  439  T DSP     10 Phase reversed modem answer tone detected
10828 14:31:58    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0001
10829 14:31:58   20  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0000,0000
10830 14:31:58  240  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10831 14:31:58    1  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10832 14:31:59  199  T DSP     10 Phase reversed modem answer tone detected
10833 14:31:59    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0001
10834 14:31:59   20  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0000,0000
10835 14:31:59  220  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10836 14:31:59    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10837 14:31:59  219  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0000,0000
10838 14:31:59  220  T DSP     10 Modem answer tone detected
10839 14:31:59    0  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0001,0000
10840 14:31:59    1  T DSP     10 tx:0067,C000,0000
10841 14:31:59   40  T DSP     10 rx:00D0
10842 14:31:59   80  T DSP     10 rx:00C1,0005,0000,0000
10843 14:32:00  359  T DSP     10 V.21 fax tones detected
10844 14:32:00    0  I DSP     10 Enabling echo canceller
10845 14:32:00    0  T SLIC    10 echo canceller enabled

!--- The debugs after this are truncated after succesful call setup.

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