MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 5.0
Feature Reference
555-650-110
Issue 1
June 1997
Features
Page 446
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and T1
The ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) is a
standard access arrangement that can be used to connect the system to a
network providing voice and digital data services.
The MERLIN LEGEND Communications System supports connection to the
following central office (CO) switches for PRI services:
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Releases 1.0 and 1.1 support Lucent Technologies 4ESS™ Generic 16.
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Release 2.0 supports these additional switches:
— Lucent Technologies 5ESS Generic 6
— Lucent Technologies 5ESS serving the FTS2000 (government only)
network.
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Release 4.2 and later systems also support these switches:
— NORTEL DMS-100 Generic BCS 36 for local exchange carrier services
— NORTEL DMS-250 Generic MCI 07 serving the MCI network
— Digital Switch Corporation DEX600E Generic 500-39.30 serving the MCI
network
To provide T1 Switched 56 services in Release 4.0 and later systems, the system
supports the following central office switches:
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Lucent Technologies 4ESS Generic 18/19/20
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Lucent Technologies 5ESS Generic 9.1
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Northern Telecom DMS-100 Generic BCS 34
You also can link a MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 4.0 or
later with a Lucent Technologies DEFINITY G1.1 PBX or DEFINITY Enterprise
Communications Server for data tie-trunk connections using T1 Switched 56
services.
Release 2.0 and later systems also support call-by-call service selection for
outgoing PRI calls, support for Station Identification/Automatic Number
Identification (SID-ANI) as a Calling Party Number, and dial-plan routing.
Terminology
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Called Party Number (CdPN)
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In general, the term
Called Party Number
(CdPN) is a telephone number that has
been dialed to reach a destination. However, while routing the call, the network
can change the Called Party Number to make routing easier. In either case, the
network sends the Called Party Number to the system when a call arrives at the
system.