AT&T DS1/DMi/ISDN-PRI manual Administration Options and Requirements

7. ADMINISTRATION OPTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Administering DS1/DMI/ISDN-PRI services involves configuring the software translations to know what the equipment-carrier configuration and circuit pack types are and what services are to be done.

For System 85 R1 through R2V3, switch administration may be done from the system-management terminal (SMT), maintenance and administration panel (MAAP), or Remote Maintenance, Administration, and Traffic System (RMATS)-II. A System 85 R2V4 includes an additional administration terminal known as the visual maintenance and administration panel (VMAAP). These administration terminals use flipchart procedures.

Generic 2 is significantly different and may only be administered via a MS-DOS®based computer running the Manager II applications software. The Manager II applications software provides three modes of operation. The modes are referred to as:

●Basic mode

●Enhanced mode

●Task mode

The enhanced mode consists of fill-in-the-blank screen-display procedures that contain many of the same fields as the flipchart procedures. However, with enhanced mode, each screen-based procedure provides a user-friendly interface with optional pop-up help instructions. Therefore, with Manager II, Generic 2 is administered similarly to System 75, System 75XE, and Generic 1.

Because Generic 2 administration is significantly different from previous System 85 releases and versions, this administration section contains a separate heading that includes descriptions on how to administer DS1/DMI/ISDN-PRI services for Generic 2.

For System 85, administering DS1/DMI-BOS/DMI-MOS simply consists of translating procedures 250, 260, and 116. Being familiar with administering these procedures is a good starting point for understanding the options and requirements of ISDN-PRI. Administrating ISDN-PRI uses procedures 250, 260, 116, plus several additional procedures.

Some applications (such as off-premises station or OPS) may also require that other additional procedures be administered.

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