The status port is the external interface for monitoring and controlling the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper will send out messages about ongoing calls to all connected clients and it can receive commands via this interface.
The messages sent by the gatekeeper to the status port are grouped into three output trace levels:
Reload notifications and direct replies to entered commands.
Reload notifications, direct replies to entered commands, CDRs and Route Requests.
Output everything (reload notifications, direct replies to entered commands, CDRs, Route Requests, RAS, ...). This is the default output level.
The interface is a simple TCP port (default: 7000), you can connect to with telnet or another client. One example of a different client is the Java GUI, aka GkGUI. Another example is the Automatic Call Distribution application, aka GnuGk ACD.
What you do with the powers of the Status Interface is up to you, but here are a few ideas:
See GkGUI.
See GnuGk ACD.
Analyze the CDR messages and forward them to a billing application.
If you don't want to publish the source code to additional features, just publish the core functionality and interface to it through the status interface and keep the external part private.
Suppose you are just interested in the CDRs (call details records) and want to process them as a batch at regular intervals.
Here is a simple Perl script (gnugk_cdr.pl
) that starts the gatekeeper and also forks a very simple client for the Status Interface and writes just the CDRs into a logfile. You'll have to modify it a little to fit your needs.
#!/usr/bin/perl # sample program that demonstrates how to write the CDRs to a log file use strict; use IO::Socket; use IO::Handle; my $logfile = "/home/jan/cdr.log"; # CHANGE THIS my $gk_host = "localhost"; my $gk_port = 7000; my $gk_pid; if ($gk_pid = fork()) { # parent will listen to gatekeeper status sleep(1); # wait for gk to start my $sock = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $gk_host, PeerPort => $gk_port, Proto => 'tcp'); if (!defined $sock) { die "Can't connect to gatekeeper at $gk_host:$gk_port"; } $SIG{HUP} = sub { kill 1, $gk_pid; }; # pass HUP to gatekeeper $SIG{INT} = sub { close (CDRFILE); kill 2, $gk_pid; }; # close file when terminated open (CDRFILE, ">>$logfile"); CDRFILE->autoflush(1); # don't buffer output while (!$sock->eof()) { my $msg = $sock->getline(); $msg = (split(/;/, $msg))[0]; # remove junk at end of line my $msgtype = (split(/\|/, $msg))[0]; if ($msgtype eq "CDR") { print CDRFILE "$msg\n"; } } close (CDRFILE); } else { # child starts gatekeeper exec("gnugk"); }
Keep in mind that this is just an example to show the usage of the status port. You can use the FileAcct module to log CDRs in a production system.
There are several Graphical User Interface (GUI) frontends for the gatekeeper.
Developed by Jan Willamowius. You can monitor the registrations and calls that go through the gatekeeper. A right-click on a button gives you a pop up menu for that endpoint.
This GUI works with Java 1.0 built into most web browsers. For security reasons the GUI must be run as a standalone application or served by a web server on the same IP number as the gatekeeper (you cannot run it as an applet via a local file).
The program is available at GnuGk Java GUI
A new standalone Java program developed by Citron Network Inc. It requires Java 1.4. New features include:
The GkGUI is released under GNU General Public License, available at GnuGk Development
This section lists all commands that you can issue to the status port (manually or with an external application). All commands are case-insensitive. But some parameters may be case-sensitive.
The command help
or h
will show you a list of all available commands.
Reload
Reload the configuration.
Version
, v
Show the version and OS information of the gatekeeper.
Statistics
, s
Show the statistics information of the gatekeeper.
Statistics
-- Endpoint Statistics --
Total Endpoints: 21 Terminals: 17 Gateways: 4 NATed: 2
Cached Endpoints: 1 Terminals: 1 Gateways: 0
-- Call Statistics --
Current Calls: 1 Active: 1 From Neighbor: 0 From Parent: 0
Total Calls: 1539 Successful: 1076 From Neighbor: 60 From Parent: 5
Startup: Fri, 21 Jun 2002 10:50:22 +0800 Running: 11 days 04:22:59
;
PrintAllRegistrations
, r
, ?
Show all registered endpoints.
AllRegistrations
RCF|IP:Port|Aliases|Terminal_Type|EndpointID
...
Number of Endpoints: n
;
AllRegistrations
RCF|10.1.1.10:1720|800:dialedDigits=Wei:h323_ID|terminal|1289_endp
RCF|10.0.1.43:1720|613:dialedDigits=Jacky Tsai:h323_ID|terminal|1328_endp
RCF|10.0.1.55:1720|705:dialedDigits=Sherry Liu:h323_ID|terminal|1333_endp
Number of Endpoints: 3
;
PrintAllRegistrationsVerbose
, rv
, ??
Show details of all registered endpoints.
AllRegistrations
RCF|IP:Port|Aliases|Terminal_Type|EndpointID
Registration_Time C(Active_Call/Connected_Call/Total_Call) <r>
[Prefixes: ##] (gateway only)
...
Number of Endpoints: n
;
AllRegistrations
RCF|10.0.1.8:1720|Accel-GW2:h323_ID|gateway|1322_endp
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:40:03 +0800 C(1/5/33) <1>
Prefixes: 09,002
RCF|10.1.1.10:1720|800:dialedDigits=Wei:h323_ID|terminal|1289_endp
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:40:55 +0800 C(0/32/39) <1>
RCF|10.0.1.66:1720|716:dialedDigits=Vicky:h323_ID|terminal|1425_endp
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 16:40:58 +0800 C(1/47/53) <1>
Number of Endpoints: 2
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PrintCurrentCalls
, c
, !
Show all current calls using the same ACF syntax as in call establishment.
CurrentCalls
Call No. # | CallID | Call_Duration | Left_Time
Dialed_Number
ACF|Caller_IP:Port|Caller_EPID|CRV|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered;
ACF|Callee_IP:Port|Callee_EPID|CRV|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered;
...
Number of Calls: Current_Call Active: Active_Call From Neighbor: Call_From_Neighbor \
From Parent: Call_From_Parent
;
CurrentCalls
Call No. 29 | CallID bd c6 17 ff aa ea 18 10 85 95 44 45 53 54 77 77 | 109 | 491
Dial 0953378875:dialedDigits
ACF|10.0.1.49:1720|4048_CGK1|25263|frank:h323_ID|gunter:h323_ID|false;
ACF|10.1.1.1:1720|4037_CGK1|25263|gunter:h323_ID|frank:h323_ID|true;
Call No. 30 | CallID 70 0e dd c0 9a cf 11 5e 00 01 00 05 5d f9 28 4d | 37 | 563
Dial 0938736860:dialedDigits
ACF|10.0.1.48:1032|4041_CGK1|11896|sue:h323_ID|peter:h323_ID|false;
ACF|10.1.1.1:1720|4037_CGK1|11896|peter:h323_ID|sue:h323_ID|true;
Number of Calls: 2 Active: 2 From Neighbor: 0 From Parent: 0
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PrintCurrentCallsVerbose
, cv
, !!
Show details of all current calls.
CurrentCalls
Call No. # | CallID | Call_Duration | Left_Time
Dialed_Number
ACF|Caller_IP:Port|Caller_EPID|CRV|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered;
ACF|Callee_IP:Port|Callee_EPID|CRV|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered;
# Caller_Aliases|Callee_Aliases|Bandwidth|Connected_Time <r>
...
Number of Calls: Current_Call Active: Active_Call From NB: Call_From_Neighbor
;
CurrentCalls
Call No. 48 | CallID 7d 5a f1 0a ad ea 18 10 89 16 00 50 fc 3f 0c f5 | 30 | 570
Dial 0225067272:dialedDigits
ACF|10.0.1.200:1720|1448_endp|19618|frank:h323_ID|gunter:h323_ID|false;
ACF|10.0.1.7:1720|1325_endp|19618|gunter:h323_ID|frank:h323_ID|true;
# Sherry:h323_ID|Accel-GW1:h323_ID|200000|Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:29:55 +0800 <2>
Number of Calls: 1 Active: 1 From NB: 0
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PrintPrefixCapacities
, printpc
Print the prefix capacities and current counter values for all endpoints or the specified alias.
PrintPrefixCapacities [Alias]
PrefixCapacities
-- Endpoint: Alias (1.2.3.4:1720) --
Total calls = 0
prefix/capacity/curr: 125/5/0
-- Endpoint: Alias2 (1.2.3.5:1720) --
Total calls = 0
prefix/capacity/curr: 125/5/0
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PrintPrefixCapacities OpenMCU
PrefixCapacities
-- Endpoint: OpenMCU (192.168.1.100:1720) --
Total calls = 0
prefix/capacity/curr: ^(123|124)/2/0
prefix/capacity/curr: 125/5/0
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printcc
Print the current counters for all CapacityControl rules.
Find
, f
Find a registered endpoint by an alias or a prefix. To find an alias of the specified type (h323_ID, dialedDigits), prepend the alias type name (h323, e164, url, email) to the alias, followed by a colon.
Find Alias
RCF|IP:Port|Aliases|Terminal_Type|EndpointID
;
f 800
RCF|10.1.1.10:1720|800:dialedDigits=Wei:h323_ID|terminal|1289_endp
;
f 801
SoftPBX: alias 801 not found!
f h323:Wei
RCF|10.1.1.10:1720|800:dialedDigits=Wei:h323_ID|terminal|1289_endp
;
FindVerbose
, fv
Find details of a registered endpoint by an alias or a prefix. To find an alias of the specified type (h323_ID, dialedDigits), prepend the alias type name (h323, e164, url, email) to the alias, followed by a colon.
FindVerbose Alias
RCF|IP:Port|Aliases|Terminal_Type|EndpointID
Registration_Time C(Active_Call/Connected_Call/Total_Call) <r>
[Prefixes: ##] (gateway only)
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fv 02
RCF|10.0.1.100:1720|TFN:h323_ID|gateway|4037_CGK1
Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:47:29 +0800 C(0/84/120) <1>
Prefixes: 02,09
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UnregisterIP
Forcefully unregister an endpoint by IP and call signaling port.
UnregisterIP IP[:Port]
UnregisterIP 10.0.1.31:1720
URQ|10.0.1.31:1032|1326_endp|maintenance;
SoftPBX: Endpoint 10.0.1.31:1720 unregistered!
UnregisterAlias
Forcefully unregister an endpoint by one of its aliases. To match an alias of the specified type (h323_ID, dialedDigits), prepend the alias type name (h323, e164, url, email) to the alias, followed by a colon.
UnregisterAlias Alias
UnregisterAlias 601
URQ|10.0.1.31:1032|1326_endp|maintenance;
SoftPBX: Endpoint 601 unregistered!
UnregisterAllEndpoints
Forcefully unregister all registered endpoints.
UnregisterAllEndpoints
URQ|10.0.1.7:1024|1325_endp|maintenance;
URQ|10.0.1.8:1024|1322_endp|maintenance;
URQ|10.0.1.32:1032|1324_endp|maintenance;
URQ|10.0.1.36:1032|1323_endp|maintenance;
URQ|10.0.1.42:1032|1318_endp|maintenance;
Done
;
DisconnectCall
Disconnect a call with given number (internal, gatekeeper assigned call number, not the caller's, callee's phone number).
DisconnectCall Number
DisconnectCall 1533
DisconnectIP
Disconnect all calls of an endpoint by IP and call signaling port.
DisconnectIP IP[:Port]
DisconnectIP 10.0.1.31:1720
DisconnectAlias
Disconnect all calls of an endpoint by one of its aliases. To match an alias of the specified type (h323_ID, dialedDigits), prepend the alias type name (h323, e164, url, email) to the alias, followed by a colon.
DisconnectAlias Alias
DisconnectAlias 601
ClearCalls
Disconnect all calls on the gatekeeper.
GK
Show the information of the parent gatekeeper.
Trace
Set the status interface output trace level. It controls which messages are sent to this client:
trace 0
or trace min
Only direct responses to commands and reload notifications.
trace 1
CDRs, direct responses to commands and reload notifications.
trace 2
or trace max
Show all (RAS, CDRs, direct responses to commands, reload notifications, etc).
Debug
Only used for debug purpose. Options:
trc [+|-|n]
Show/modify trace level.
cfg SEC PAR
Read and print a config parameter in a section.
set SEC PAR VAL
Write a config value parameter in a section.
remove SEC PAR
Remove a config value parameter in a section.
remove SEC
Remove a section.
printrm VERBOSE
Print all removed endpoint records.
debug trc 3
debug set RoutedMode H245Routed 1
Who
Show all people on the status port.
Yell
, y
Send a message to all status clients.
Yell [message text]
Yell Hello World
RouteReject
Terminate this call on a virtual queue. This command is used as a response to a RouteRequest event (see below). CallingEndpointID and CallRef must be passed back as they are in the coresponding RouteRequest. The CallID parameter is optional; if it is given it has to be the same format as signaled by RouteRequest.
RouteReject CallingEndpointID CallRef [CallID]
RouteReject endp_4711 1234
RouteToAlias
, rta
Route this call on a virtual queue to the specified alias. This command is used as a response to a RouteRequest event (see below). CallingEndpointID and CallRef must be passed back as they are in the coresponding RouteRequest. The CallID parameter is optional; if it is given it has to be the same format as signaled by RouteRequest.
RouteToAlias Alias CallingEndpointID CallRef [CallID]
RouteToAlias Suzi endp_4711 1234
RouteToGateway
, rtg
Route this call on a virtual queue to the specified alias and set the destinationSignallAddress. This command is used as a response to a RouteRequest event (see below). You can use this command to route calls to out-of-zone gateways or MCUs not registered with the gatekeeper. Make sure that the 'vqueue' and 'explicit' policy is in effect for these calls. CallingEndpointID and CallRef must be passed back as they are in the coresponding RouteRequest. The CallID parameter is optional; if it is given it has to be the same format as signaled by RouteRequest.
RouteToGateway Alias IP:Port CallingEndpointID CallRef [CallID]
RouteToGateway Suzi 192.168.0.50 endp_4711 1234
SendProceeding
WARNING: This is an experimental feature.
Send a CallProceeding message to the caller. The only time this makes sense is after a RouteRequest event for a unregsiered call. Otherwise a status port application won't know if a Setup message has been send, but the call isn't established, yet.
SendProceeding CallID
SendProceeding 40-06-dd-98-22-37-52-40-8c-b0-92-0e-18-60-99-07
Exit
, q
Quit the status port.
TransferCall
Transfer an established call from alias A to alias B. When before alias A is talking with alias X, then alias A is talking with alias B after the TransferCall.
Currently this works only with endpoints that properly support Q.931 Facility messages (so it doesn't work with Netmeeting).
TransferCall Source-Alias New-Destination-Alias
TransferCall Frank Peter
MakeCall
Generate a new call from source to destination alias. You can also specify an IP number as destination. This done by establishing a call from a pseudo endpoint in the gatekeeper to the source alias/number and the transfering the call from the gatekeeper endpoint to the destination.
Use can choose to do the transfer either with a H.450.2 transfer or a Facility message.
See [CTI::MakeCall] for configuration options.
MakeCall Source-Alias Destination-Alias
MakeCall 1234 5678
MakeCall joe 192.168.6.1
The section describes the messages output to the status interface.
GCF|IP|Aliases|Endpoint_Type;
The gatekeeper receives a GatekeeperRequest (GRQ) and responds with a GatekeeperConfirm (GCF).
GRJ|IP|Aliases|Endpoint_Type|RejectReason;
The gatekeeper receives a GatekeeperRequest (GRQ) and responds with a GatekeeperReject (GRJ).
RCF|IP:Port|Aliases|Endpoint_Type|EndpointID;
The gatekeeper receives a RegistrationRequest (RRQ) and responds with a RegistrationConfirm (RCF).
RRJ|IP|Aliases|Endpoint_Type|RejectReason;
The gatekeeper receives a RegistrationRequest (RRQ) and responds with a RegistrationReject (RRJ).
ACF|Caller_IP:Port|Caller_EndpointID|CRV|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered|CallID;
The gatekeeper receives an AdmissionRequest (ARQ) and responds with an AdmissionConfirm (ACF).
ARJ|Caller_IP:Port|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|IsAnswered|RejectReason|CallID;
The gatekeeper receives an AdmissionRequest (ARQ) and responds with an AdmissionReject (ARJ).
DCF|IP|EndpointID|CRV|DisengageReason|CallID;
The gatekeeper receives a DisengageRequest (DRQ) and responds with a DisengageConfirm (DCF).
DRJ|IP|EndpointID|CRV|RejectReason|CallID;
The gatekeeper receives a DisengageRequest (DRQ) and responds with a DisengageReject (DRJ).
LCF|IP|EndpointID|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo;
The gatekeeper receives a LocationRequest (LRQ) and responds with a LocationConfirm (LCF).
LRJ|IP|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|RejectReason;
The gatekeeper receives a LocationRequest (LRQ) and responds with a LocationReject (LRJ).
BCF|IP|EndpointID|Bandwidth;
The gatekeeper receives a BandwidthRequest (BRQ) and responds with a BandwidthConfirm (BCF).
BRJ|IP|EndpointID|Bandwidth|RejectReason;
The gatekeeper receives a BandwidthRequest (BRQ) and responds with a BandwidthReject (BRJ).
UCF|IP|EndpointID;
The gatekeeper receives an UnregistrationRequest (URQ) and responds with an UnregistrationConfirm (UCF).
URJ|IP|EndpointID|RejectReason;
The gatekeeper receives an UnregistrationRequest (URQ) and responds with an UnregistrationReject (URJ).
IRQ|IP:Port|EndpointID;
The gatekeeper sends an InfoRequest (IRQ) to an endpoint to query if it is still alive. The endpoint shall respond with an InfoRequestResponse (IRR) immediately.
URQ|IP:Port|EndpointID|Reason;
The gatekeeper sends an UnregistrationRequest (URQ) to an endpoint to cancel its registration. The endpoint shall respond with an UnregistrationConfirm (UCF).
CDR|CallNo|CallId|Duration|Starttime|Endtime|CallerIP|CallerEndId|
\CalledIP|CalledEndId|DestinationInfo|SrcInfo|GatekeeperID;
After a call disconnected, the call detail record is shown (in one line).
RouteRequest|CallerIP:Port|CallerEndpointId|CallRef|VirtualQueue|CallerAlias|CallID|CalledIP:Port;
Request for an external application to route an incoming call on a virtual queue. This can be done with a RouteToAlias or RouteReject command.
Status port filtering facilitates control on the amount and type of output messages shown to the end user. Filtering is done using regular expressions which are used to decide whether to include (show) or exclude (ignore) an output message. Filtering control is done using the following set of commands:
addincludefilter REGEX
addexcludefilter REGEX
removeincludefilter INDEX
removeexcludefilter INDEX
filter 1|0
printincludefilters
printexcludefilters
In order to enable usage of predefined filters, new section named [GkStatus::Filtering] has been introduced. At this section, users can put all their predefined filters to be load when status port starts.
[GkStatus::Filtering]
IncludeFilter=.+
ExcludeFilter=.RQ
When filtering come active, by filter 1
command, all messages will be shown but lines with ARQ, LRQ etc.
Same effect can be achieved by using the command line:
addincludefilter .+
addexcludefilter .RQ
filter 1
Note that enable filtering when no filters are defined, automatically excludes all message output.