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PROVISIONING YOUR ISDN LINE
This appendix provides North American (U.S. and Canada) and German provisioning information for the SuperStack II NETBuilder bridge/routers and boundary routers using an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) line with a basic rate interface (BRI).
If your ISDN line is not provisioned correctly, you will not be able to use your SuperStack II bridge/router or boundary router to access a remote network.
Ordering North To order ISDN service from your telephone company, follow these steps:
American ISDN BRI
Services
1Call the telephone company and ask for the ISDN representative.
2Tell the representative you want ISDN service for a SuperStack II NETBuilder ISDN bridge/router, and that you have the following information:
■Line provisioning
■ISDN outlet type
3Give the representative the Bellcore ISDN ordering code (IOC). The IOC tells the telephone company which parameter settings to use for SuperStack II bridge/routers. The IOC for this product is “Capability R.”
Not all Regional Bell Operating Companies use IOCs. If the representative has the IOC for SuperStack II bridge/router listed, skip to step 7; otherwise, continue on to step 4.
4Ask the representative which ISDN switch type your line uses. Place a check mark in the appropriate box on the ISDN Information Sheet in step 7.
5Ask for an