Provisioning an IPEC 3-5
Meridian SuperNode MSL-100 Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Reference Manual MSL14
as a local LTC, but with emergency standalone (ESA) and intraswitching
capability for remote applications. It interfaces to the local LTC by DS1 links.
The figure that follows shows the interfaces of IPEs (one IPE is in a remote
switching center) to the LTC/LGC controller.
Figure 2 IPE in remote switching center (RSC)
IPE with Meridian Cabinet Remote Module - SONET
The Meridian cabinet remote module-SONET (MCRM-S), along with the
IPE, serves as the dual cabinet start-up for applications requiring non-ISDN
lines. The dual cabinet design supports external interfaces for DS1. The power
distribution panel (PDP) in the bottom of the MCRM-S can power the IPE.
Powering the IPE off of the MCRM-S eliminates the need for another power
cabinet at the remote location. The PDP can power two or three fully
I/O controller
CC
MCLM/
IPE
IPE
RCC
LTC/LGC
switching
network
LTC/LGC
SL-100 Core
DS1
DS30A
DS30
DS30A
DS30
DS30
Remote
Switching
Center
(RSC)
MCLM–E
DS30A