Lucent Technologies 555-230-024 Storing New Equipment, Making Optimum Use of Available Lines, Re-training Administrators, Backward Compatibility

Storing New Equipment
Issue 5 January 1998 13-3555-230-024
Storing New Equipment
In one area, a steel plant’s old communications system h ad occupied an entire
floor of one building. A four-story building was planned for housing the new
switch. The compact DEFINITY ECS required only one 4 X 8 meter room, which
included plenty of room for expansion.
Making Optimum Use of
Available Lines
Because many lines in some remote areas do not oper ate properly, sometimes
as many as 40 percent more lines are used than are neces sary for adequate ser-
vice. Once a DEFINITY ECS is installed, the system generates detailed traffic
reports that document the relative reliability of the li nes. This allows the staff to
eliminate unreliable lines or petition for their repai r, increasing overall system effi-
ciency. The system’s alarm reports even provide troubles hooting information for
neighboring switches in the public network.
Many DEFINITY ECS network enhancements are designed to optimize resources
where lines and trunks are in short supply. See Chapter 12, "Networking Solu -
tions" for more information.
Re-training Administrators
The reliability of the DEFINITY ECS system has allowed so me organizations to
profitably redeploy maintenance staff. Time-consuming dail y maintenance is
replaced by occasional attention to the system. The new G3-Management Appli-
cations software runs on a personal computer and saves administration ti me by
automating repetitive tasks and consolidating related data. Recordin g moves
and changes in all directories, for example, has neve r been easier. In some
cases, the DEFINITY ECS is actually maintained remotely by Lucent Technolo -
gies personnel.
Backward Compatibility
DEFINITY ECS is essentially compatible with older Lucent and AT&T products .
This means that when you upgrade from an older AT&T or Lucent system to a
DEFNITY ECS you will not lose some capabilities while gaining o thers. For exam-
ple, DEFINITY ECS now allows you to have Trunk Access Codes and featur e
Access codes that differ by only one digit, which facilitates upgrades from a
DEFINITY G2, System 85 or DIMENSION switch to a DEFINITY ECS.