Configuring T1 Cards

Configuring ISDN network-side emulation

admin> set line switch-type = switchtype

admin> set line channel 24 channel-usage=d-channel

admin> write

T1/{ shelf-1 slot-2 1} written

To see a complete list of switch types supported on the TAOS unit, refer to the TAOS unit online help or the APX 8000/MAX TNT/DSLTNT Reference.

Configuring ISDN network-side emulation

You can configure PRI lines to use either network-side or user-side ISDN emulation. Previously, PRI lines on the TAOS unit supported only user-side emulation. Following is the relevant parameter, shown with its default setting:

[in T1/{ any-shelf any-slot0 }:line-interface] isdn-emulation-side = te

ISDN is a nonsymmetrical protocol used by telephone carriers to provide digital services to end users. There are no ISDN links between telephone carrier Central Offices (COs). ISDN links exist only between the CO and the customer. Therefore, an ISDN link can be viewed as having two sides— the network side, or network terminating (NT) equipment, and the user side, or terminal equipment (TE). The user side can connect only to the network side, and vice versa. Both the network side and the user side perform the same functions, but the format of the messages is different. For example, the network side must always set a bit and the user side must always clear it. These differences allow either side to determine whether the other end is the right one.

ISDN emulation enables you to build, send, receive, and process ISDN data. ISDN monitoring, on the other hand, allows you only to decode the ISDN data.

Configuring overlap receiving on PRI lines

Overlap receiving affects the procedure of establishing an incoming call received on a T1 or E1 PRI line in the TAOS unit. With overlap receiving, the TAOS unit can gather the complete called number from the network switch via a series of Information messages, enabling the use of features such as called-number authentication.

The Q.931 specification states that either en-bloc receiving or overlap receiving can be used to handle an incoming call. With en-bloc receiving, the Setup message received from the network switch must contain all information required to process the call. With overlap receiving, the Setup message can contain incomplete called number information, with the remainder of the call information (if any) sent in one or more additional Information messages after the network switch receives a Setup Acknowledge message from the called unit.

Following are the relevant parameters, which are shown with sample settings for T1 and E1 lines:

[in T1/{ shelf-1 slot-5 1 }:line-interface] signaling-mode = isdn-nfas overlap-receiving = yes pri-prefix-number = 3069

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Lucent Technologies 7820-0802-003 Configuring Isdn network-side emulation, Configuring overlap receiving on PRI lines