Avaya Octel 200, Octel 300 . ., Voice Control Unit (VCU), Central Processing Unit (CPU)

Hardware 2-9
Octel 200/300 S.4.1PB60019−01
PIC Integration Card for Northern Telecom (NPIC)
The NPIC Integration Card is used with Northern Telecom Meridian 1 or Meridian SL-1 PBX
integrations. With NPIC, the integration and line card functionality are combined on each port.
The NPIC card is a 16-port COD card. Starting with S4.0, NPIC ports can be configured as
agents in an ACD group. The ports can be purchased in increments of two, with a 4−port
minimum. Refer to the Integration volume, Northern Telecom Adaptive Integration WithNPIC.
.PIC cards cannot co−exist with other integration cards in the same system.
.APIC and NPIC are DSP-based cards (Digital Signal Processing), which treat dial tone
received from the distant end as a disconnect signal.
Mitel Integration Card (MIC)
The Mitel Integration Card (MIC) is used with Mitel SX-200 Digital, SX-100/SX-200 Analog and
SX-2000 S and SG integrations. Refer to the Integration volume, Mitel Adaptive Integration.
Serial Integration Card for the Meridian 1 (SIC8)
The Serial Integration Card (SIC8) was designed for use with Northern TelecomMeridian 1
PBX integrations. Refer to the Integration volume, Meridian 1 Adaptive Integration. Since its
introduction, the NPIC is the preferred approach.
Voice Control Unit (VCU)
The VCU manages the system/voice and voice disk drives. It manipulates and controls all voice data
files. It also controls the loopstart LICs and preprocesses events from the LICs before passing the
events to the CPU.
In the Octel 200 the VCU is located in slot A8and manages the system/voice and voice disk drives
in slots B2, B3, and B4.
In the Octel 300 the VCU is located in slot A13and manages the system/voice and voice disk drives
in slots B3, B4, and C1–C4.
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
The CPU controls the VCU and the integration cards and provides relay closure contacts for major
and minor alarms. This section describes the CPU serial I/O ports and other CPU components.
In the Octel 200 the CPU is located in slot A9.
In the Octel 300 the CPU is located in slot A14.