Lucent Technologies DEFINITY Business Communications System And GuestWorks Instructions Manual

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nAdministrable Transmission allows you to select the transmission 
requirements that conform to local requirements.
nAdministrable Timers support varied international trunk interface 
requirements, allowing you to change the timing according to local 
standards.
nAdministrable Repetitive Call Waiting allows administration of the repetitive...

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Software 
All DEFINITY systems (and related Lucent Technologies systems) use similar 
software. For example, DEFINITY BCS and GuestWorks Issue 6 uses the same 
base software as DEFINITY ECS R8. To provide this commonality while still 
accommodating wide variations in configurations and options, the system 
dynamically allocates internal memory storage. Memory is sized...

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Center-Stage Switch
The Center-Stage Switch (available only on an “r” system) is a connection hub 
that provides port network communication. It is an essential component of a 
system configuration if the system is composed of more than three port networks. 
Often it is incorporated in smaller configurations to allow for growth. The 
Center-Stage Switch consists of one...

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Compact Modular Cabinets
Figure 2-2 shows a Compact Modular Cabinet.
 
Figure 2-2. Compact Modular Cabinet (CMC)
The Compact Modular Cabinet has the following characteristics:
nUp to three cabinets can be connected together.
nIt allows small organizations to expand while keeping the initial investment 
moderate.
nIt can be mounted on a wall.
nThe first two universal...

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Single-Carrier Cabinets
Figure 2-3 shows a typical Single-Carrier Cabinet.
 
Figure 2-3. Typical Single-Carrier Cabinet (SCC)
A maximum of four single-carrier cabinets can be stacked on top of each other to 
form a single Processor Port Network or Expansion Port Network. There are four 
types of single-carrier cabinets:
nControl cabinet (located in the Processor Port...

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Figure 2-4 shows a typical cabinet stack. 
 
Figure 2-4. Typical Cabinet Stack (four cabinets maximum) 

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Multicarrier Cabinets
Figure 2-5 shows a typical Multicarrier Cabinet. The power arrangement shown at 
the bottom of the figure will be different depending upon the country where the 
cabinet is installed.
 
Figure 2-5. Typical Multicarrier Cabinet (MCC)
There are two types of multicarrier cabinets:
n The Processor Port Network cabinet, which contains the following:
—...

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n The Expansion Port Network cabinet, which contains the following:
— Additional ports
— Interfaces to the Processor Port Network cabinet and other 
Expansion Port Network cabinets
— Maintenance interface
— Components of a Center Stage Switch (optional; for G3r only).
Control, duplicated control, expansion control, port, and switch node carriers can 
be installed in...

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Figure 2-6. Standard Configurations1) Basic System A) Processor Port Network
2) Directly Connected System B) Expansion Port Network
3) Directly Connected System 
with Two EPNsC) Center-Stage Switch
4) CSS-Connected System 
with up to 15 EPNsD) Switch Node
5) CSS-Connected System 
with up to 43 EPNs 

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The main configurations are as follows:
1. Basic system consisting of a Processor Port Network (PPN) only
2. Directly-connected system consisting of two Port Networks (PNs): one 
PPN and one Expansion Port Network (EPN) connected directly together
3. Directly-connected system consisting of three PNs (one PPN and two 
EPNs) connected directly together
4. Center-Stage...