How to use a value of a field to filter events

The filter files provided as templates are defined without any filtering action. .The selection conditions of value mode, to be used must be defined in the specifications of an action.

For example, whilst an event file edition by the Protocol Event Editor, here is an example how to define a filter action:

  • Edition of the event file with a reference filter.
  • Access to the current filter.
  • In the filter action list, replace None by Display.
  • The selection conditions are to be specified by the action edition.

Value filtering

To use an action and to select all the protocol events which include a particular value of a decoding layer field:

  • Select the action (the current one is highlighted).
  • Edit the action (Events from Filter set 1 which groups by default all the interfaces).
  • Enter the particular value (Protocol events - Value).

Here are given examples for the following cases:

  • Q921-LAPD (SAPI, TEI or extended address).
  • OSI layer 3.
  • data-value in the data field at any decoding level.

Q921-LAPD value

Common examples:

  • the SAPI standard values are:
    SAPI = 00  0 0 0 0 0 0
    SAPI = 16 0 1 0 0 0 0
    SAPI = 63 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • the TEI standard values are:
    TEI = 000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    TEI = 064 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
    TEI = 127 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
  • each extended address octet uses bits b8 to b1:
    Octet 1 = 009 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 x
    Octet 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 x x
  • This latter value represents the group of values: {8, 9, 10, 11}.

OSI layer 3 value

Binary input for a group of LC's:

x x x x x x x x x x x 0 even number LCN's, all groups.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 x x x x LC's from 0 to 15, group 0.
x x x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 LC 1, all groups.
x x x x x x x 1 0 0 0 0 LC 016, 048, 080 ...., all groups.

Data-value in the data field

1) To select all the Q931 INFORMATION messages of any Call Reference including the Called Party Number IE as the first IE and monitored on a BRI interface, the protocol filter can be defined with the following specifications as a Q921 data-field value:

  • Number of bytes: 5.
  • Offset: 0.
  • Mode: Fixed.
    1rst byte 0x08 (Q931 protocol identifier).
    2nd byte 0x01 (Call Reference length for BRI).
    3rd byte xx (for any Call Reference).
    4th byte 0x7B (INFO message).
    5th byte 0x70 (Called Party Number IE).

2a) To select all the Q931 DISCONNECT messages of any Call Reference including the Cause IE with value 17 as the first IE and monitored on a PRI interface, the protocol filter can be defined with the following specifications as a Q921 data-field value:

  • Number of bytes: 5.
  • Offset: 4.
  • Mode: Fixed.
    1rst byte 0x45 (DISC message).
    2nd byte 0x08 (Cause IE).
    3rd byte 0x02 (Length).
    4th byte 1xx0xxxx (Coding standard + Location fields).
    5th byte 0x91 (Cause value=17=User busy).

2b) To select all the Q931 messages of any Call Reference including the Cause IE with value 17 as the first IE and monitored on a BRI or PRI interface, the protocol filter can be defined with the following specifications as a Q931 data-field value:

  • Number of bytes: 4.
  • Offset: 0.
  • Mode: Fixed.
    1rst byte 0x08 (Cause IE).
    2nd byte 0x02 (Length).
    3rd byte 1xx0xxxx (Coding standard + Location fields).
    4th byte 0x91 (Cause value=17=User busy).

 


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updated:  27-Feb-04