Data Management Solutions
555-230-024
8-2 Issue 5 January 1998
■Your data communications system will benefit from many of DEFINITY
ECS’s capabilities. For example, voice features such as Abbreviated
Dialing, Queuing, and Automatic Route Selection can also be applied to
data communications. DEFINITY ECS’s networking strengths can expand
data connectivity to wider areas. And its system management capabilit ies
can monitor and control your data communications.
DEFINITY ECS can be used in a variety of data applications. The ones liste d
below are just a few examples of the many ways in which you can use DEFINITY
ECS to improve your data communications:
■Switched asynchronous host-computer access
■Switched synchronous host-computer access
■Off-site computer access via modem pooling
■Local area network bridging
■Information System Network access
■Personal computer networking
■Switched videoconferencing
■FAX networking
See your local distributor for information on how you ca n make DEFINITY ECS’s
data communications capabilities work for you.
NOTE:
Some applications and products are unavailable in some countries. Pleas e
check with your local distributor for further informati on about which features
and applications are available to you.
Data Management Features
DEFINITY ECS offers a number of data management features to help control your
data environment and allow users quick and convenient acce ss to data.
Appendix B, "System Capacity Limits" contains a list of th ese data management
features. The following list introduces just a few of the se features:
■Wideband Switching (Figure 8-1) provides switching and networking
capabilities to support end-to-end wideband connections between
customer endpoints in either dedicated or switched network s connected
to the DEFINITY ECS. Multiples of 64 kbps (

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x 64) are supported,
providing compatibility with AT&T 384 kbps and 1.536 Mbps (H0 and H11)
network services. The DS1 Interface Circuit Pack serves as both the li ne
side and trunk side interface.