TSP Lab SGA-Filer Utility Module SGA-Filer

SGA-File Utility Module
("SGA-Filer")

Table of Contents

Features

User interface

 The SGA-Filer Utility module can be started by double clicking on its icon (as usual in Windows environment).

Detailed specific instructions for each function/page

Converting DSP files into SGA

Converts several selected DSP files into SGA files.
The path and the name of output file is the same as the source input one.
The DSP extension of each input file automatically replaced with SGA extension for the corresponding output file. If output files already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite


Converting GPRS files into SGA

Converts several selected GPRS files into SGA files.
The path and the name of output file is the same as the source input one.
The GPRS extension of each input file automatically replaced with SGA extension for the corresponding output file. If output files already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite


Converting SGA files into DSP

Converts SS7, HSL, and DSS1 signal units from SGA into legacy DSP file format.
Can also convert M3UA signal units from SGA into legacy DSP file format (with some truncations as well as fake insertions).
Details of M3UA conversion:

The path and the name of output file is the same as the source input one. The SGA extension of each input file automatically replaced with DSP extension for the corresponding output file. If output files already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.

Merging SGA files into a single file

Merges several selected SGA files into a single SGA file.
The path and the name of output file are given by the user.
If output file already exists program requires confirmation for overwrite


Sorting messages of SGA file and dropping duplicated ones

Sorts the elements of a selected SGA file based on the timestamp of elements and saves the result into another SGA file.
Optionally, drops the duplicated messages.
The path and the name of output file are given by user.
If output file already exists program requires confirmation for overwrite.


Preparing statistics about load of point code pairs

Prepares statistics about number of messages and number of transmitted bytes of signaling links (Point code pairs) for each input file. The path and the name of output file are given by user.
The type of output file is CSV (Comma Separated Values), output can be immediately loaded as an Excel sheet. If output file already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.


Example of statistics file:
		(NI)DPC/OPC     Input file     #MSU     #octets
		(2)223/152    5_paging.sga	 20	    586
		(2)221/187     sgaV200.sga	  2  	     53
		(2)186/221     sgaV200.sga	  1	     19
		(2)152/223    5_paging.sga	 22	    754

Splitting SGA files

Splits selected SGA files into separated SGA files based on the link name.
The path and the name of output file is the same as the source input one extended with the link name. If output file already exists program requires confirmation for overwrite.



Converting SGA files into PCAP and reverse

Converts messages from SGA into legacy PCAP file format and from PCAP format into SGA format.
The path and the name of output file is the same as the source input one. The SGA extension of each input file automatically replaced with DSP extension for the corresponding output file. If output files already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.


Creating IP statistics from SGA files

Prepares statistics about number of messages and number of transmitted bytes of IP pairs for each input file. Statistics are divided based on IP protocol, as well. UDP, UDP/GTP, TCP and SCTP protocols are handled. The path and the name of output file are given by user.
The type of output file is CSV (Comma Separated Values), output can be immediately loaded as an Excel sheet. If output file already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.


Creating high resolution IP traffic statistics from an SGA file

Prepares high resolution statistics for a given time interval and with given periods about number of messages and number of transmitted bytes of IP pairs for each input file. Statistics are divided based on IP protocol, as well. UDP, UDP/GTP, TCP and SCTP protocols are handled. The path and the name of output file are given by user.
The type of output file is CSV (Comma Separated Values), output can be immediately loaded as an Excel sheet. If output file already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.


Listing IP messages from an SGA file

Lists some IP parameters of each IP message from input SGA files. The path and the name of output file are given by user.
The type of output file is CSV (Comma Separated Values), output can be immediately loaded as an Excel sheet. If output file already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.

Output file contains following parameters:

Listing SCTP messages from SGA files

Lists every SCTP chunks with some parameters from input SGA files. The path and the name of output file are given by user.
The type of output file is CSV (Comma Separated Values), output can be immediately loaded as an Excel sheet. If output file already exist program requires confirmation for overwrite.

Output file contains following parameters:

Configuration (SgaFiler.ini) file settings

 This file has to be placed in the Windows directory! Only keys that are described below can be changed by the user.
Before changing these keys below the SGA-Filer module has to be closed.

Section Entry Example Meaning
[DSP ---> SGA] sSLDATFileName D:\SGA\Sga-Autho\sl.dat Default file path and name which appears in the SL.DAT field of the DSP → SGA page.
User can change it here or in the DSP → SGA page.
[GPRS ---> SGA] sSLDATFileName D:\SGA\Sga-Autho\sl.dat Default file path and name which appears in the SL.DAT field of the GPRS → SGA page.
User can change it here or in the DSP → SGA page.
[Sort+DD] iDropDuplicates 1 Status of the "Drop duplicated records after sorting" switch in the Sort+DD page.
User can change it here or clicking the switch in the Sort+DD page.

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