Storing New Equipment
Storing New Equipment
In one area, a steel plant’s old communications system had occupied an entire floor of one building. A
Making Optimum Use of
Available Lines
Because many lines in some remote areas do not operate properly, sometimes as many as 40 percent more lines are used than are necessary for adequate ser- vice. Once a DEFINITY ECS is installed, the system generates detailed traffic reports that document the relative reliability of the lines. This allows the staff to eliminate unreliable lines or petition for their repair, increasing overall system effi- ciency. The system’s alarm reports even provide troubleshooting 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 some organizations to profitably redeploy maintenance staff.
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 others. For exam- ple, DEFINITY ECS now allows you to have Trunk Access Codes and feature Access codes that differ by only one digit, which facilitates upgrades from a DEFINITY G2, System 85 or DIMENSION switch to a DEFINITY ECS.
Issue 5 January 1998 |
