Lucent Technologies 555-661-140 Release 4.0 Enhancements March, Support for Up to 200 Extensions

MERLIN LEGEND Communications System Release 6.1	Issue 1
Installation 555-661-140	August 1998
Prior Releases Features and Enhancements	Page xlvi
Release 4.0 Enhancements (March, 1996)

Maintenance Testing for BRI Facilities that Are

Part of Multiline Hunt Groups (MLHGs)

Beginning with Release 4.1, the NI-1 BRI (National Integrated Services Digital Network-1 Basic Rate Interface) Provisioning Test Tool is enhanced to include testing for BRI facilities that are part of Multiline Hunt Groups (MLHGs).

The NI-1 BRI Provisioning Test Tool is used by Lucent Technologies maintenance personnel on MERLIN LEGEND Communications Systems that include a 800 NI-BRI module. Technicians use the tool during system installation and maintenance to test the functionality of the BRI lines and to report analyzed results.

Release 4.0 Enhancements (March, 1996)

Release 4.0 includes all Release 3.1 functionality, plus the enhancements listed below.

Support for Up to 200 Extensions

An expanded dial plan supports up to 200 tip/ring devices.

Support for National ISDN BRI Service

This service (Hybrid/PBX and Key modes) provides an alternative to loop-start and ground-start lines/trunks for voice and digital data connectivity to the central office. Each of the two B-channels (bearer channels) on a BRI line can carry one voice and one data call at any given time. The data speeds on a B-channel are up to 28.8 kbps for analog data and up to 64 kbps for digital data, which is necessary for videoconferencing and other high-speed applications. Release

4.0supports the IOC Package “S” (basic call handling) service configuration and Multiline Hunt service configuration on designated CO switches.