Vodavi Discovery Ip Techical Guide

B-2NETWORK CONNECTION
Parts SpecificationsAugust 1999 

Discovery IP Technical Manual August 1999
CGlossary
ABB: Above Board Bus
ADPCM:Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation
AIS:Alarm Indication Signal, usually all ones—F11111111.  Also known as a Blue Alarm 
which signals that an upstream failure has occurred.
Alarms:Red: refer to Loss of Sync. Yellow: Same as Red, but reported from the other side of 
the connection.  Blue: refer to AIS.  Slip: refer to Slip.
AMI:Alternate Mark Inversion.  A line coding format for T-1 lines where the condition of 
the...

C-2
GlossaryAugust 1999
Channel Bank:A PCM voice frequency terminal that converts analog channels (and 
associated signaling) into a single T-1 (DS-1) digital circuit. 
Cross Point Switch:A device that assigns different channels to different ports (an 
electronic patch panel).
CSU:Channel Service Unit; manages digital transmission, monitors signals for problems.  
Responds to Central Office commands.  It performs many of the functions that modems do, but 
it does not have to convert digital signals...

C-3
August 1999Glossary
ICV:ISA Communications Voice card.
ISA:Integrated System Architecture; the standard connector used internally for IBM-PC 
clone computers to connect adapter cards to the motherboard.
LAN:Local Area Network; a communications network that provides a high rate of data 
transmission and a low error rate in connecting computer system and terminal devices within a 
department or establishment.  
LOS:Loss of Signal; on a T-1 SmartJack or NIU this LED indicates loss of carrier.
Loss of...

C-4
GlossaryAugust 1999
T-1:Any transmission line or connection operating at the DS-1 rate of 1.544 Mbps in the 
USA or at the E1 rate of 2.048 Mbps in Europe.
TCP/IP:Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol; a protocol suite developed by the 
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for use in the U.S. Military ARPANET, 
now in commercial use.  TCP/IP ensures that packets of data are delivered to their destination in 
the sequence in which they were transmitted.  TCP is the Transport...

Discovery IP Technical Manual August 1999
D Country Specific Information
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
FCC Part 15
The components of this equipment have been tested and comply with the limits for a Class A 
digital device according to U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 47, FCC Rules and 
Regulations Part 15.  Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause...

D-2 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Country Specific Information August 1999 

Discovery IP Technical Manual August 1999
E Troubleshooting 
Table E-1: Troubleshooting Checklist
Observed Problem Probable Cause Suggested Solution
Calls into the Discovery IP on that 
port(s) are unanswered, OR calls are 
unable to be placed out of that port(s).Phone line  not 
connected to the portCheck connectors and connections. 
Replace connectors/cables if 
necessary.
Calls into the Discovery IP on that 
port(s) are unanswered, OR calls are 
unable to be placed out of that port(s).Bad connector/...

E-2
TroubleshootingAugust 1999 

Discovery IP Technical ManualAugust 1999
INDEX
B
Billing
Call Detail Recording
 2-3
C
Call Detail Recording 2-3
Collecting
 6-4
Calling
Instructions
 7-1
CDR
refer to Call Detail Recording
Circuits
Loop Start Trunk
 3-2
Configuration
 5-1, 6-1
Managing Settings
 5-18–5-25
Port
 5-23, 5-24
Port Number
 5-15, 5-16, 5-20
Settings
 5-18
Setup
 5-1
System
 5-19
Web Interface
 5-25
Wizard
 5-3, 5-10, 5-18
Machine Name 5-4
D
Discovery IP
Billing
Call Detail Recording 2-3, 6-4
Calling 2-1, 2-2, 5-9–5-15, 7-1...