TSP Edge User’s Manual
40-400-00065, Rev. E
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Channel Identification
The channel identification number is based on the name the unit was given, the slot
number the module is in, the port (each physical connector on a card is considered a
port and is numbered on the card), and the logical channel (1-24 on a T1, 1-30 on an
E1, 1-2 on an 8 Channel POTS and only 1 on a 4 Channel POTS). Each "port" can
have one or more "channels". For instance, each T1 port has 24 channels. On an 8
channel POTS module, each of the four ports has two channels (i.e., each connector
has two analog phone lines).
The assignment method is displayed in Figure 20.
Unit Example . 3 . 1 . 01
Unit Name
Port Number
Slot Number
Channel Number
Figure 20. Channel Identification
Note the numbering scheme by clicking the arrow under Channel Configuration on a
POTS Unit screen. The channel displayed in Figure 20 is “Unit Example .3.1.01”.
The name assigned to the Edge is “Unit Example” with .3 being the third slot in the
Edge. The .1 is the first port of four on the POTS module. The .01 is for the first
channel of two on each port of the 8 Channel POTS module. Note that the breakdown
for the channel assignment is displayed just beneath the Channel Configuration box
on the POTS screen.
All the parameters available for the T1/E1 cards under the Channel Configuration are
identical on the 4 and 8 Channel POTS Card Type screens, except for Transmit
Digits, which is only available on T1/E1.
Phone Number
The Phone Number is the telephone number assigned (up to 40 digits) to a channel
that will be dialed by another channel to call to that channel. This only applies to the
Dialed control sets.
Transmit Digits
The Transmit Digits are the DTMF digits (up to 40 digits) that the Edge sends
digitally via common channel for PRI calls or in-band when a call is placed to a
T1/E1 Wink Start, Delay Dial, Immediate Dial, FXS, or Q.421 channel. This provides
routing information as in DNIS operation for the equipment under test, if needed.
Note:
Only in-band DTMF signaling is available. R1 and R2, MF signaling
is currently not supported by the Edge.
The format used for transmitting ANI and DNIS varies depending on how the
equipment under test is programmed. A * can be used in the Transmit Digits field to
