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Preliminary November 4, 1998
MAX 4000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Quickstart
Implementing a basic configuration
Configure your specified signaling mode
If you have selected ISDN_NFAS, enter the NFAS ID for your line. If you have selected
Inband, select the type of robbed bit control for the Rob Ctl parameter. The selections are:
N/A (appropriate for Sig Mode=ISDN)
Wink-Start
Idle-Start
Inc-W-200
Inc-W-400
Loop-Start
If you selected ISDN, select the type of WAN switch used at the line’s point-of-presence. The
selections are:
N/A (appropriate for Sig Mode=Inband)
AT&T
NTI
NI-2
GloBanD
Japan
Continue specifying line parameters
Once you have configured the signaling mask:
1
Select the type of framing this line uses (D4 or ESF).
2
Set the encoding used on this line. The selections are:
–
None (identical to AMI, but without density enforcement)
–
AMI
–
B8ZS
3
Set the Facility Data Link (FDL) used on this line. The selections are:
–
N/A (appropriate for Framing Mode=D4)
–
None
–
AT&T
–
ANSI
–
Sprint
4
Specify the cable distance between the MAX and the WAN interface equipment.
If the MAX has an internal CSU, select the N/A settings. Otherwise, select the correct
cable distance in feet between MAX and the CSU or other network (WAN) interface unit
to which it is connected. The default is 1–133.
5
Specify the amount of attenuation to add to the line’s network interface.
If the MAX does not have an internal CSU, select the N/A settings. Otherwise, select the
Buildout value to provide the proper line attenuation. The default is 0dB.
6
If you cannot accept the default channel–type setting of
switched
for every channel on
the line, set the Ch N parameter as required.
–
Switched (the default)
–
Nailed (dedicated)