Meridian Link/Customer Controlled Routing, Installation And Upgrade Manual

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34 Chapter 3: Overview of Customer Controlled Routing
553-3202-210 Standard October 1998
Meridian 1
This section provides overviews of the Meridian 1 hardware and software
required for CCR.
Hardware overview
One of the following system types must be installed and operational:
¥ Meridian 1 system options 21, 51, 61, 71, or 81 (not all system options
are supported in all markets)
¥ Meridian 1 system option 11
¥ Meridian SL-1 systems (upgraded) capable of operating on generic X11
Release 17, or later, software
The Meridian 1 system must be up and running, and have the following
hardware installed:
¥ one of the following interface cards:
Ñ QPC513 Enhanced Serial Data Interface (ESDI) card (vintage G or
later)
Ñ NT6D80 Multi-purpose Serial Data Link (MSDL) card
Ñ (Option 11 only) NTAK02AB Serial Data Interface/D-Channel
Interface (SDI/DCH) card
¥ a Serial Data Interface (SDI) card if conshare capability is desired
Note: Conshare capability, which gives you access to MeridianÊ1
input/output programs from the IPE Module or Application Module
console, is highly recommended to allow for more effective support for
your system. If you want to access Meridian 1 and up to three other
applications, the Single Terminal Access (STA) feature is available
with X11 release 19 and greater. For more information on STA, refer to
Chapter 19, ÒSingle Terminal Access.Ó