Welltech SPCI2S Intel NetStructure SS7 Boards User Manual
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SS7 Programmer’s Manual for SPCI2, SPCI4 and CPM8 Issue 2
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4.1 Program execution under Windows
Ensure the device driver has been installed and the system configuration file
(system.txt) has been modified in accordance with system requirements to select
the correct protocols etc.
Ensure that the correct code file has been copied into the directory containing all
the SS7 binaries.
If using s7_mgt, ensure that the protocol configuration file config.txt has been
edited to provide correct protocol configuration.
To start the software running, change to the directory containing all the binaries and
run gctload in the background optionally specifying the system configuration file.
To run the system in a separate console enter:
start gctload -csystem.txt
To run the system within the current console enter:
gctload -csystem.txt
The gctload program will initialise the system environment and start up other
processes. The s7_mgt process will configure all the protocol modules. A banner
will confirm that the system is running.
The example utility mtpsl may be used to activate and deactivate signalling links as
follows:
mtpsl { act | deact }
mtpsl act 0 0
mtpsl deact 0 0
The host software can be shutdown by running gctload from the command line
using the –x command line option as follows:
gctload -x