Lucent Technologies DEFINITY IP Solutions Voice-Quality Guidelines And Installation/Administration Checklist

Issue 1
April 2000
DEFINITY
® IP Solutions
Voice-Quality Guidelines and 
Installation/Administration Checklist 

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  Voice Quality GuidelinesDEFINITY® IP Solutions Voice-Quality 
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Voice Quality GuidelinesThis section gives recommendations for increasing voice quality in VoIP configurations 10/100 BaseT
Although the TN802/B DEFINITY IP Interface technically supports 10/100 BaseT, 
testing and field experience have determined that superior voice quality and stability 
are achieved when the board is used at 10BaseT. Therefore, the IP Interface...

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Hardware 
Installation
Refer to Upgrades and Additions for R8.2si (or R8.2r), 555-233-122 (115), for 
details on hardware installation.
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Ta s k
Prepare for Installation by checking the site facilities and DEFINITY 
equipment shipment.
Connect cables
Connect modem
Set modem DIP switches
Connect to the Ethernet LAN
(If upgrading existing TN802 to...

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IP Softphone 
administration
Refer to Administrator’s Guide, 555-233-506, for details on IP Softphone 
administration.
For R8, there are two main types of DEFINITY IP Softphone applications — the 
telecommuter application and the road-warrior application. The CentreVu IP Agent 
is a variation of the telecommuter application. 
Do the following tasks...

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Enabling 
Administration for 
H.323 Trunk
Refer to DEFINITY Administrator’s Guide, (DAG) 555-233-506, and Administration 
for Network Connectivity, (ANC) 555-233-504, for details on the enabling 
administration.
A few customer options and circuit pack parameters must be properly set before you 
can administer an H.323 trunk. Do the enabling...

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H.323 Trunk 
Administration 
Refer to Administration for Network Connectivity, 555-233-504, for details on the 
H.323 trunk administration. Administer the H.323 IP trunks using the screens listed 
below.
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Screen TaskNode Names
Enter a node name and IP address for each C-LAN and IP Interface 
board on the local switch. 
Enter a node name and IP...

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Signaling Group
Create a signaling group for each H.323 trunk group. 
NOTE: NCA TSCs need to be administered only if this signaling group 
is to be used for DCS, AUDIX, MASI, or as Gateway. Administration of 
TSCs is the same as in previous releases
Tr u n k  G r o u p
Create trunk groups and assign each H.323 trunk to a trunk group.
IP Media...