AT&T DS1/DMi/ISDN-PRI manual Contents

CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

PURPOSE

INTENDED AUDIENCES

PREREQUISITE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

HOW THIS DOCUMENT IS ORGANIZED

HOW TO USE THIS DOCUMENT

TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

RELATED SOURCES

HOW TO MAKE COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

1. INTRODUCTION

FUNDAMENTALS OF DS1 SIGNALS

Channels

Framing Formats

Signaling Types

Line-Coding Formats

IMPORTANT CONCEPTS

Common-Channel Signaling

Alternate Voice/Data (AVD) Trunks

Bearer Capability (BC)

ISDN Call Processing

CBC Service Selection

Networking Restrictions and ISDN-PRI Limitations

2. NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND CONFIGURATIONS

NETWORK DIFFICULTIES

Hyperactivity

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