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TetraNode

Intro

Rohill TetraNode is pure IP-based solution, for better TetraPack service implementation we decided to use proprietary InterTNX protocol instead of available TetraNode Interconnect Gateway protocol (TIGv2). By this approach we created a special agent software - TetraPack Peak, which should be run inside TetraNode' private IP network and emulates a subset of required TNX functionality. 
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On the one side it connects to TNXs directly, on the other side it connects to TetraPack Core system over public Internet.

Limitations

  • TetraPack Peak should be run inside TNX' private network
  • It requires separated Debian Linux host with amd64 or arm64 architecture (could be dedicated PC, Raspberry PI or virtual machine)
  • All TNX nodes inside zone have to use numeric node names from 1 to 62
  • TetraPack phone trunks should be numeric and be equal to corresponding ISSIs (16777184, 16777186)
  • At least TetraNode 2.28
  • Good license to pass as much ISSIs as possible :)
    Every ISSI to be accepted by TNX from TetraPack should be added to TNX database (E.g. to make a Group Call, every ID involved in the call needs to be in TNX database)

Peak installation and configuration

  1. Add repository and install a package
    curl http://packages.tetrapack.online/install/tools/Debian/add-repository.sh | bash
sudo apt install -y tetrapack-peak

  2. Configure Peak - /opt/TetraPack/default.env

    # TNX connection settings

# Port settings should correspond to values on your TNXs
NODE_PORT=39451
CONFIG_PORT=39450

# That is optional multicast address used by TNXs for discovery
# If you use broadcast or static configuration, you can comment it 
CONFIG_ADDRESS=238.1.2.3

# You have to use any free Node ID since Peak emulates a node,
# exchange and location should be unique inside TetraNode zon
LOCAL_NODE=3
LOCAL_EXCHANGE=peak
LOCAL_LOCATION=peak

# Server connection URI in format http(s)://[user]:[password]@[address]/[path and parameters]
# If you care about securely stored password, please put credentials into /opt/TetraPack/.netrc (man netrc)

TRANSPORT_CONNECTION="http://core.tetrapack.online:8081/peak/?country=901&network=9999"
  3. Restart service - sudo systemctl restart peak@default
  4. Logs are available in syslog / journald

TNX configuration

Node Settings

as above All Interconnected Nodes must have Numerical ID's

Settings can be configured via WebNMS at the link http://#IP_OF_TNX#/nms/Tnx/Install

The Settings should look Similar to the Below:

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InterTNX

This is usually fine to leave as the Defaults - But the main Setting to Watch out for is in the InterTNX Configuration.
this Watches on a Multicast Address (238.1.2.3 By Default)
It Can be Checked via the TNX WebNMS Configurator:
http://#IP_OF_TNX#/nms/Tnx/InterTnx

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the page should look like the above (If the default configuration is still applied.

If not, Match these Settings.

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