Octel Unified Messenger Concepts & Planning Guide
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Sample addressing schemes
Table5-1 shows examples of valid OctelNet address schemes. Table5-2
shows examples of invalid OctelNet multiple addressing schemes.
Table 5-1. Valid OctelNet multiple addressing schemes
Addressing scheme Why is this valid
prefix
1234
1234
12345
additional
digits
4
5
5
mailbox
length
5
5
5
Although all the prefixes have the
same first digits, the sum of the
additional digits and the number
of digits in the prefix is different
in each case. (See rule 4.)
prefix
12345
4321
4322
4323
additional
digits
3
4
4
4
mailbox
length
4
4
4
4
Although the sum of the
additional digits and the number
of digits in the prefix is the same
(8), the first digits of the prefix
are different in each case. (See
rule 4.)
Table 5-2. Invalid OctelNet multiple addressing schemes
Addressing scheme Why is this invalid
prefix
1234
12345
additional
digits
4
3
mailbox
length
4
4
1234 has the same first digits as
12345, and in each case the sum
of the number of digits in the
prefix and the additional digits is
the same (8). (See rule 4.)
prefix
1234
1234
additional
digits
5
6
mailbox
length
4
5
The number of additional digits is
greater than the mailbox length.
(See rule 2.)