STARPLUS Triad 1, Product Description Manual

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Chapter 11 - Triad 3 System Configuration
Triad 3 General Description
The Triad 3 System is a fully Digital Key Telephone System, designed to meet the
telecommunication needs of medium-sized business offices. The system incorporates state
of the art digital technology for command processing and voice switching, using a Pulse
Code Modulation/Time Division Multiplexing (PCM/TDM) distributed switching matrix. The
system supports
MU Law Encoding based on the requirements of local regulations. The Triad 3
system achieves a high level of flexibility by:
Employing a Universal Card Slot architecture with a small Basic, Basic and Expansion
cabinet to house plug-in Printed Circuit Boards.
Providing support for different types of instrumentation.
Utilizing the same common control and peripheral cards.
System Hardware Preferences
The Triad 3 system can accommodate a variety of hardware as follows:
Basic and Expansion KSUs are wall mounted cabinets that house the back plane and
contain card slots for the system power supplies, CO Line/Key Station/SLT Interface
boards, and other optional PCBs.
Station, CO Line, SLT, and option boards are installed in any of the system card slots up to
the system’s maximum configuration.
Digital Line cards and T1IB/PRIB boards can be installed from Slot 0 to Slot 8 of the Basic
KSU.
The system maximum capacity is 112 Loop CO line and 252 digital terminals. (Alternately,
144 T-1 lines can be installed with 240 digital terminals.)
System Control and Flexibility
The system architecture has been designed to allow a high level of software control over the
system’s hardware. The software incorporates a vast array of features and capabilities
including PC Database Administration, ACD, etc.
The system supports a combination of Digital Keysets and Electronic Keysets as well as single
line devices. For Keysets, commonly used features are activated by direct button selection.
Many functions may be accessed by dialing specific codes or optionally, by assigning these
dial codes to flexible buttons on the keyset. In addition to key telephones, an array of
optional terminals are available including DSS/BLF consoles.
With the flexibility of the system extensive feature content, and the capability to use an array
of instruments, the system can be tailored to meet the short and long term needs of the most
demanding customer requirements.