Nortel Modular Ics 6.1 Installer Guide

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ISDN standards compatibility
Norstar ISDN equipment supports National ISDN standards 
for basic call and calling line identification services.
Norstar BRI is compliant with National-1 and PRI is 
compliant with National-2.
Modular ICS does not support EKTS (Electronic Key 
Telephone System) or CACH (Call Appearance Call 
Handling). 

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Planning your ISDN network
Consult ISDN hardware on page 54 and ISDN programming 
on page 66 to determine a configuration of ISDN trunks and 
terminal equipment (TE) for the Modular ICS, then order the 
appropriate ISDN capability package from your ISDN service 
provider.
For ISDN BRI service, your service provider supplies service 
profile identifiers (SPIDs), network directory numbers 
(Network DNs), terminal endpoint identifiers (TEIs), and...

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Ordering ISDN PRI service in United States
In the United States order PRI service from your service 
provider. Set the Norstar equipment to the PRI protocol 
provided by your service provider.
Ordering ISDN BRI
Ordering service in Canada
In Canada, order Microlink™ service, the trade name for 
standard BRI service. You can order either regular 
Microlink™ service, which includes the CLID (Calling Line 
Identification) feature, or Centrex...

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Bellcore/National ISDN Users Forum (NIUF) ISDN packages 
supported by Modular ICS (for ordering in U.S.)
If you want to transmit both voice and data, and support 
D-channel packet service, order package P. However, 
Modular ICS does not support the flexible calling for voice 
and additional call offering features that are included in 
package P.
Multi-Line Hunt may be ordered with your package. When a 
telephone number (the Network DN) in...

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Supported ISDN protocols
The switch used by your service provider must be running the 
appropriate protocol software and the correct version of that 
software to support ISDN PRI and ISDN BRI. Each protocol 
is different and supports different services. Contact your 
service provider to ensure that your ISDN connection has the 
protocol you require.
For more information about the supported protocols and 
services, refer to Call by Call...

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Programming ISDN PRI resources
Some steps will not be necessary, depending on the service 
you are providing.
More detailed information is included under the individual 
headings and settings in the Programming and Maintenance 
sections. 
For complete card and cartridge installation instructions and 
safety precautions, see Installation on page 219.
1. Collect the information supplied by your service provider 
to support your ISDN...

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5. Select a card type (PRI) in Hardware. See Provisioning 
the DTI card for PRI on page 483, for information about 
protocol and other settings you must configure.
6. Re-enable the card in Maintenance. 
If required, the card goes through a firmware download 
process, which takes five to six minutes. During a 
firmware download, the bottom LED on the DTI card 
flashes.
Programming ISDN BRI resources
Some steps will not be necessary...

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BRI card placement. If you are not using a BRI card, 
determine which type of card you will preprogram the ICS 
to use in each slot.
4. Disable each card in Maintenance under Module 
Status. 
5. Under Hardware, select a card type: BRI-ST, BRI-U2, 
BRI-U4.
6. Under Hardware, select the type for each loop: 
• for a BRI card, select T or S if the card type is BRI-ST
• for a BRI-U2 or BRI-U4 card, select LT or NT
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If the loop type is S or LT:
• assign ISDN DNs to the loop
• designate one of the assigned ISDN DNs to be the DN 
for the loop (Loop DN).
Note:  You can have a maximum of 30 ISDN DNs on your 
system. The default ISDN DN range is 667–696 for a 
system with three-digit DNs. To change ISDN DN 
type, see Change DNs on page 418.
8. Re-enable the card in Maintenance. Refer to Disabling a 
PRI Channel on page 551.
If required, the card goes...