Testing Amis; Amis Operation - Toshiba Stratagy IVP8 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Testing AMIS

One method of testing AMIS involves using the AMIS Loopback User ID (default 989). When
enabled using the Stratagy system configuration parameter amis_ltm, this User ID can be used by
other AMIS nodes for testing the network. Stratagy sends any AMIS message to this User ID back
to the sender, assuming the sending system is accessible from the Stratagy system.
A line monitor can be used to analyze AMIS transmissions. However, to validate AMIS completely,
an in-depth knowledge of AMIS Analog Protocol is required.

AMIS Operation

Note AMIS messages can only be sent from User ID mailboxes.
AMIS networking operation consists of the following steps:
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To send a message over the AMIS network
1. The user logs into his/her mailbox.
2. From the Main Menu, the user presses
3. The user specifies the destination address as one of the following:
•
node + mailbox number – if the address is a unique combination of the Gateway mailbox
and destination mailbox.
•
node + + mailbox number – if the address is not a unique combination of the Gateway
mailbox and destination mailbox.
•
Proxy mailbox number – if addressing the message to a Proxy mailbox.
where:
NODE = up to eight digits
remote mailbox number = up to 16 digits
4. The user records the message and presses # to stop recording.
5. The user presses
Once the message has been sent, Stratagy dials the remote System Identification Number. The
message is placed in the remote mailbox and the user is returned to the Main Menu. If the
transmission fails, Stratagy retries up to nine times before returning the message back to the user
for one of the following reasons:
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Remote node does not answer
•
Remote node is busy
•
Message is too long
•
Node's phone number is incorrect
•
Mailbox number does not exist
•
Mailbox not accepting messages
•
Mailbox is full
•
Protocol error
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for the Send Messages menu.
again to send the message to the specified node.
AMIS Networking
Testing AMIS
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