Carrier Access user manual Features and Benefits, Access Navigator Configurations

Introduction

Features and Benefits

Features and Benefits

The Access Navigator provides the ability to concentrate and groom a mix of voice and data information. The 1/0 crossconnect functionality of the DCS allows data channels from a variety of locations to be crossconnected and packed into dedicated T1s. The time slot interchange (TSI) functionality of the GR-303 system dynamically assigns voice traffic to the local digital switch. These two functions significantly reduce the number of switch ports and T1s required to backhaul both voice and data traffic.

DCS, GR-303, and P-Phone benefits include:

￿Voice and data concentration

￿Voice and data grooming

￿GR-303 line concentration of 4:1 TDM ISDN BRI services

￿GR-303 line concentration of Nortel P-Phone (EBS) services from CA’s Adit® terminals

￿Installation at central office or customer premises

￿Remote Access Navigator management via Ethernet IP, Telnet, SNMP, Valet™ and NetworkValet™ EMS software

￿Remote management of CA’s Adit 600 and Access Bank® II terminals via T1 Facility Data Link

￿Remote management of CA’s Adit 600 terminals using IP commands via T1 DS0 channel

Access Navigator Configurations

With up to 32 DS1 interfaces, the Access Navigator has the capacity and flexibility to deploy a variety of voice and data services. Configurations include:

￿Access Navigator / DCS Service Manager – crossconnects and grooms DS0s carrying voice and data for most efficient use of DS1s (see Access Navigator / DCS Service Manager on page 2-1).

￿Access Navigator / GR-303 + Data Host – dynamically crossconnects and concentrates DS0 voice lines for most efficient switch usage, in addition to providing all DCS features (see Access Navigator / GR-303 + Data Host on page 3-1).

￿Access Navigator / GR-303 Host with P-Phone – dynamically crossconnects and concentrates Nortel EBS (P-Phone) services from CA’s Adit 600 terminals for most efficient switch usage, in addition to providing all GR-303 and DCS features (see Access Navigator / GR-303 Host with P-Phoneon page 4-1).

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