Pipeline Start Here Guide
Preliminary January 30, 1998
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Contents
Contacting Ascend Customer Service ........................................................... iii
Important safety instructions ........................................................................... v
About This Guide ................................................... xvii
How to use this guide ................................................................................. xvii
What you should know ............................................................................... xvii
Documentation conventions ...................................................................... xviii
Manual set ................................................................................................. xviii
Introduction to the Pipeline ...................................... 1-1
What is a Pipeline? ...................................................................................... 1-1
System requirements ................................................................................... 1-2
Pipeline features .......................................................................................... 1-3
Remote management ............................................................................ 1-3
Multiple networking protocols ............................................................. 1-3
Security ................................................................................................. 1-3
Bandwidth optimization ....................................................................... 1-4
Integrated analog and digital capabilities ............................................. 1-4
Configuration methods ......................................................................... 1-5
QuickStart ...................................................................................... 1-5
Java-Based Pipeline Configurator (JBPC) ..................................... 1-5
On-board software .......................................................................... 1-5
ISDN basics ................................................................................................. 1-6
Basic Rate Interface (BRI) ................................................................... 1-6
Integrated digital and analog services ................................................. 1-7
Connecting to a switch ......................................................................... 1-7
Local and remote networks ......................................................................... 1-8
