DEFINITY Enterprise Communications Server Release 7
Maintenance for R7r
555-230-126 Issue 4
June 1999
Additional Maintenance Procedures
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Facility test calls
The Facility Test Calls feature allows you to use a voice terminal to make test calls
to specific trunks, time slots , tones, and tone receivers within the system. The test
call verifies that the acce ssed component is func tioning properly. To use this
feature, it must be enabled on th e Class of Restriction form, and you must know
the Facility Test Call Access Code. The code c an be retrieved by entering
display feature-access-codes. It appears on p age one of the screen outp ut.
NOTE:
For the ISDN-PRI Test Call feature see ‘‘Troubleshooting ISDN-PRI Test Call
Problems’’ in Chapter 5, ‘‘Alarms, Errors, and Troubleshooting’’.
NOTE:
The following test call desc riptions are for voice terminal users:

Trunk test call

The trunk test call accesses spec ific Tie or CO trunks, including DS1 trunks. If the
trunk is busied out by mainte nance, it will be temporarily released for the test call
and returned to busyout afterward s. Before making the test call, use list
configuration to determine the location of the trunk p orts that you which to test.
DID trunks cannot be acc essed.
NOTE:
Do not use this trunk test call proced ure to test ISDN-PRI or ATM-CES
trunks. For more information on testing ISDN-PRI or ATM CES trunks see
ATM-BCH, Test #258.
To place a trunk test call:
1. Dial the FAC described abov e and listen for dial tone.
2. Dial the 7-digit port location UUCSSpp, where:
UU= Cabinet number (01 for PPN, 02 -- 44 for EPNs)
C = Carrier number (A=1, B= 2, C=3, D=4, E= 5)
SS = Slot number (01--20)
pp = Port circ uit number (01--24)
The channels on a DS1 trunk are addressed b y using the channel numb er
for the port number.