Cisco Systems ATA 186 Using rtpcatch for Diagnosing Fax Problems, rtpcatch Overview, How to Use

Chapter 6 Configuring and Debugging Fax Services

Debugging the Cisco ATA 186/188 Fax Services

Using rtpcatch for Diagnosing Fax Problems

This section contains the following topics:

•rtpcatch Overview, page 6-12

•Example of rtpcatch, page 6-13

•Analyzing rtpcatch Output for Fax Sessions, page 6-16

•Using rtpcatch to Analyze Common Causes of Failure, page 6-17

•rtpcatch Limitations, page 6-19

rtpcatch Overview

rtpcatch is a tool that provides comprehensive information for a VoIP connection. The tool runs on a Microsoft Windows-based PC and is capable of parsing an output capture file from Network Associates (NAI) Sniffer Pro and identifies significant fax pass-through and fax relay events.

Major functions

rtpcatch includes the following major functions:

•Reads session data from Sniffer Pro capture files.

•Analyzes media streams.

•Stores media streams to files.

•Reports RTP statistics such as the number of RTP packets, the number of RTP frames, the number of lost packets, the number of filler packets during silence suppression periods, and the number of erased packets.

How to Use

To use rtpcatch, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1 Create a working directory for rtpcatch and place the executable file rtpcatch.exe in this directory.

Step 2 Copy your Network Associates Sniffer Pro capture files into this directory.

Step 3 At the DOS prompt of this directory, enter the following command:

:>rtpcatch <cap_file> [<prefix>] [options]

•<cap_file> is the NAI Sniffer capture file.

•<prefix> is the prefix prepended to the output filenames.

Output Files

The output files of rtpcatch include a summary file and audio stream files.

The summary file is <prefix>.sum if <prefix> is specified, otherwise it is file.sum.

Cisco ATA 186 and Cisco ATA 188 Analog Telephone Adaptor Administrator’s Guide (SCCP)

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