ISDN PRI Failover with a VoIP gateway

[itistanbul]

Hello,

I am trying to configure failover in ISDN trunks with CISCO CME. Actually failover configuration works. But because of the design of the system we have an issue:

CME---0/0/0--->Telco PRI Modem

CME---0/0/1--->VoIP Gateway PRI PORT--->VoIP

Our preference is to use port 0/0/1. And trunk group has been set in that way. If I turn off the VoIP gateway it fails over Telco PRI (0/0/0) successfully.

But if I keep the VoIP gateway turned on and just remove its network port (VoIP) it doesn't fail over to Telco since CME still sees port 0/0/1 up.

The vendor says VoIP gateway is generating cause code 34 if network is down. What should be the config on CME to make it failover to Telco PRI when it gets cause code 34 from one PRI port?

Please see the sample config below:

trunk group XXX

hunt-scheme sequential

interface Serial0/0/0:15

no ip address

encapsulation hdlc

isdn switch-type primary-net5

isdn incoming-voice voice

trunk-group XXX 20

no cdp enable

interface Serial0/0/1:15

no ip address

encapsulation hdlc

isdn switch-type primary-net5

isdn incoming-voice voice

trunk-group XXX 15

no cdp enable

dial-peer voice 12 pots

trunkgroup XXX

description Connection to PTT

destination-pattern 9T

direct-inward-dial

Regards,

[James Hawkins]

If the cause code generates a syslog message then you could use Embedded Event Manager to run commands to shut down serial 0/0/1:15

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6815/products_ios_protocol_group_home.html

HTH

[Ayodeji Okanlawon]

Batuhan,

You can use IP SLA and Embedded event manager..Configuration details below...

1. First setup some IP SLA monitoring on the VOIP interface(s)

ip sla 201

icmp-echo 10.x.x.1 source-interface Loopback1

2. Then setup some tracking on the SLA object

track 200 ip sla 201 reachability

3. Then use EEM to shut down the interface Serial0/0/1:15  based on your track list:

event manager applet VoIPInterfaceDOWN
event track 200 state down
action 0 cli command "enable"
action 1 cli command "conf t"
action 2 cli command "interface Serial0/0/1:15"
action 3 cli command "shutdown"
action 4 cli command "end"
action 5 syslog priority errors msg "10.x.x.1  unpingable; shutdown serial0/1/0"

!
event manager applet VoIPInterfaceUP
event track 200 state up
action 0 cli command "enable"
action 1 cli command "conf t"
action 2 cli command "interface Serial0/0/1:15"
action 3 cli command "no shutdown"
action 4 cli command "end"
action 5 syslog priority errors msg "10.x.x.1 pingable(recovered); bringing up serial0/1/0"

Or you could also use syslog event to trigger a shut down of the serial port..Ie, when the router generates a syslog message that the VOIP interface is down, it should shut down the E1 interface in question..

event manager applet VoIPInterfaceDown

event syslog pattern "Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed state to down"

action 1.0 cli command "enable"

action 1.1 cli command "config terminal"

action 1.2 cli command "interface Serial0/0/1:15"

action 1.3 cli command "shut"

action 1.4 syslog msg "FastEthernet0/1 is unreachable; Shutting down Primary E1"

event manager applet VoIPInterfaceUP

event syslog pattern "Interface FastEthernet0/1, changed state to Up"

action 1.0 cli command "enable"

action 1.1 cli command "config terminal"

action 1.2 cli command "interface Serial0/0/1:15"

action 1.3 cli command "no shut"

action 1.4 syslog msg "FastEthernet0/1 is reachable; Bringing up Primary E1"

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