Lucent Technologies Whats New In DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 8.2 Manual

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Table 12. Administer location procedure 
ÖStep Action Description
1.Activate the feature Type change system-parameters customer-options and 
press 
En te r. (Init password required.)
The Customer Options screen displays.
Go to screen 3 (Screen 11
).
2.Set multiple locations Change the value in the Multiple locations field to y 
and press 
En te r.
NOTE:
The system is limited to...

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9.Administer cabinet 
locationsAdminister all other locations as necessary.
For example, if the PPN is in New York and a group of 
EPNs is in Los Angeles, then New York (location 1) is the 
reference and is administered with no time offset (see step 
8). Los Angeles (location 2) is 3 hours earlier than New 
York time and is administered with a time offset of -03:00.
Administer...

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Screen 11. Optional features—screen 3
Screen 12. Cabinet
NOTE:
With Release 7.1 or later software, all cabinets are automatically assigned 
location 1.
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                                OPTIONAL FEATURES                              
                     Hospitality (Basic)? y                PNC...

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Field description:
Screen 13. Locations—screen 1
NOTE:
Upgrades from a previous software version default to a single location 
(location 1) with the values shown in Screen 13
. The Number Plan Area 
Code is the home NPA from the dial plan screen of the earlier release.
Field description:
LocationLocation number associated with the cabinet (range is 1-44, default 1).
nField...

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Screen 14. Daylight savings rules screen
Field description:
NameThis15-character field identifies the location but may be blank for any given 
location (default = y).
Timezone 
OffsetThis field specifies the time offset from the system standard time. Set a 
value in the ±, hour (0-23),and minute (0-59) areas, as these fields cannot 
be blank for an administered location....

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NOTE:
Some states (Arizona) or portions of states (Indiana) do not observe daylight 
savings time. Verify the daylight savings time status in all your locations.
Screen 15. Date and time screen
NOTE:
When the system clock is upgraded from an earlier release, the daylight 
savings time rule on the set time screen defaults to 0 (no rule).  While you 
can change the daylight...

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You can administer the setup time thresholds, cache holding times, and total 
cache size, which can mitigate the effects of long interconnection setup delays.
The change atm svc-cache command (Screen 16
) is restricted to init, inads, and 
craft logins.
Screen 16. ATM SVC cache report
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Field description:
Gain/Loss adjustments 
Gain and loss are administrable. Calls between a digital (BRI or DCP) phone 
(6400 and 8400 series) and an analog trunk port require adjustments to the 
default gain/loss settings to prevent distortion. Use the procedure (Ta b l e  1 3
) to 
administer digital phones on ATM-PNC DEFINITY ECSs.
NOTE:
Use the following procedure only for...

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Table 13. Gain/loss adjustment procedure 
ÖStep Action Description
1.Set or verify gain/loss 
administrationType change system-parameters country-options and 
press 
En te r.
The System Parameters Country-Options screen displays 
(Table 17
). 
2.Set digital loss plan Domestic: Ensure that the Digital Loss Plan field is 1. 
If it is, exit this procedure.
International: If the...

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Screen 17. System parameters country-options—screen 1
Screen 18. 6400-type terminal parameters
ATM PNC Reliability
nA DEFINITY® system without duplicated SPEs equipped for ATM Port 
Network Connectivity (PNC) is supported with duplicated EPN connectivity 
to disparate points on an ATM network. This process begins with R8r.
nDisparate points may be on separate ATM switches, the...