Provisioning the Switch
What you need from your E1/PRI service provider
MAX 4000 Series Hardware Installation Guide
Preliminary November 4, 1998
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What you need from your E1/PRI service provider
You need the following information from your E1/PRI service provider:
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The phone numbers assigned to your E1/PRI interface, channel-by-channel
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Nailed-up channels (also called private WAN), if any
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Unused channels, if any
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Switch type (or emulation)—DPNSS only
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Switch layers 2 and 3 configuration—DASS 2 and DPNSS only (A/B end, X/Y end)
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Rate adaption protocol—DASS 2 and DPNSS only (X.30 and V.110)
Note:
The MAX can receive multichannel calls using Combinet or MP encapsulation only if
all channels of the call share a common phone number (namely, a hunt group). You can request
that your service provider supply you with a hunt group.
Supported WAN switched services
The MAX E1/PRI supports the following WAN switched services:
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56 Kbps and 64 Kbps data services
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GloBanD (and GVPN in CCITT countries) PRI network services—multiples of 64 Kbps
When ordering a data service, make sure it is available end-to-end. Otherwise, the data carried
by the call will be corrupted or the carrier will reject the call. For example, a GloBanD 512
Kbps call made at a PRI interface is rejected when the called end is BRI, because GloBanD
does not support BRI.
Provisioning the switch for ISDN BRI access
When ordering ISDN BRI service, make sure you understand the settings for BRI-specific
provisioning parameters and the information the carrier gives you about the BRI line.
Parameters on the MAX
The tables that follow supply provisioning information for the ISDN BRI interface when a
Net/BRI module (MX-SL-8BRIN) is installed. These requirements vary by switch type.
Table A-2 provides information for AT&T 5ESS® switches operating in Point-to-Point (PTP),
Multi-Point (MP), or National ISDN-1 (NI-1) mode.
Table A-2. AT&T 5ESS provisioning information
Element
Value
Comments
Terminal Type
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