Add Connections

The ARM enables network operators to configure connections between nodes.

➢ To connect two nodes:
1. In the Network Map page, right-click the node from which to configure the connection and from the popup menu, click Add connection.

Alternatively, select the Drag connection option, or from the Actions drop-down, select Add connection.

2. Provide an intuitive name for the connection, to later facilitate user-friendly management in the ARM GUI.
3. Select the weight. Default: 50. Range: 1-100.
4. From the 'Transport Type' drop-down menu, select UDP (default), TCP or TLS.
5. From the 'Node-1' drop-down menu, select the name of the node and from the 'Routing Interface-1' drop-down menu, select its routing interface
6. From the 'Node-2' drop-down menu, select the name of the node and from the 'Routing Interface-2' drop-down menu, select its routing interface
7. Select and configure a corresponding name of an IP Group for each node. Default ‘Name’ options are taken from the SOURCE and DESTINATION interface IDs, for example, ARM_4.4_1.1, as displayed in the preceding figure.
8. From the ‘IP Profile’ drop-down | ‘Media realm’ drop-down, select an element that is used by or created by the Routing Server in the SBC.
● If one of the IP Profile names exists in the SBC when adding or editing a connection, the connection will fail to be created.
● 'IP Profile' and 'Media Realm' are available from SBC versions 7.20A.258-0313, 7.20A.260-180 and 7.40A.005.
9. To define Advanced Conditions (quality-based routing), see Routing Settings.
10. Click OK; the connection is made.