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Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground 
connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water 
pipe system, if present, are connected together. This precaution may be 
particularly important in rural areas. 
This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian 
Interference-Causing Equipment Regulations as specified in the Industry 
Canada Standard...

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Canada
The Ringer Equivalence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device 
provides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be 
connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may 
consist of any combination of devices subject only to the requirement that 
sum of the ringer equivalence numbers of all the devices does not exceed 5.
Hearing aid compatibility (HAC)
The telephone station sets...

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Limited Warranty
Nortel Networks warrants this product against defects and malfunctions 
during a one (1) year period from the date of original purchase. If there is 
a defect or malfunction, Nortel Networks shall, at its option, and as the 
exclusive remedy, either repair or replace the telephone set at no charge, if 
returned within the warranty period.
If replacement parts are used in making repairs, these parts may be 
refurbished, or...

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International Regulatory Information
This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may 
cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take 
adequate measures.
Information is subject to change without notice. Nortel Networks reserves 
the right to make changes in design or components as progress in 
engineering and manufacturing may warrant. This equipment has been 
tested and...

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What’s new with Norstar
The Norstar Compact ICS 6.1 software includes several new features and 
a few functionality changes.
New features for version 6.1
Key Indicator Module (KIM) and T7316E Business Series Terminal 
(BST) create a Central Answering Position (CAP).
These two pieces of hardware are designed to replace the M7324/CAP 
setup. The T7316E can also be deployed as a stand-alone unit, and 
works the same way as previous versions of the T7316 with some...

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possible routes the call can access, in order of preference. The 
system tries the first route, and if that route is not available, the 
system moves to the next route, and so on. (Multiple least cost 
routing on page 189)
Silent monitor for hunt groups
Your Hunt group supervisors can now monitor hunt group calls, either 
silently, or by providing a conference tone to indicate that the call is 
being monitored (Monitoring Hunt...

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Welcome to ISDN
This chapter provides you with some background information about ISDN 
and also includes information about:
Analog vs. ISDN
Type of ISDN service
ISDN layers
ISDN Bearer capability
Services and features for ISDN BRI
ISDN hardware
ISDN standards compatibility
Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) technology provides a fast, 
accurate and reliable means of sending and receiving voice, data, images, 
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An analog modem operating at 14.4 K takes about 4.5 minutes to transfer 
a 1 MB data file and a 28.8 K modem takes about half that time. Using one 
channel of an ISDN line, the transfer time is reduced to only one minute. If  
two ISDN channels are used, transfer time is just 30 seconds.
When transmitting data, the connect time for an average ISDN call is about 
three seconds per call, compared to about 21 seconds for the average 
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ISDN layers
ISDN layers refer to the standards established to guide the manufacturers 
of ISDN equipment. The layers include both physical connections, such as 
wiring and logical connections, which are programmed in computer 
software. 
When equipment is designed to the ISDN standard for one of the layers, it 
works with equipment for the layers above and below it. 
There are three layers at work in ISDN for Norstar. To support ISDN...

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Services and features for ISDN BRI
As part of an ISDN digital network, your Compact ICS supports enhanced 
capabilities and features, including:
faster call set up and tear down
high quality voice transmission
dial-up Internet and local area network (LAN) access
video transmission
network name display
name and number blocking (BRI and analog)
access to public protocols (NI-1 for BRI)
BRI services and features
data transmission at...