Meridian America Link/Customer Controlled Routing manual Meridian

34Chapter 3: Overview of Customer Controlled Routing

Meridian 1

This section provides overviews of the Meridian 1 hardware and software required for CCR.

Hardware overview

One of the following system types must be installed and operational:

¥Meridian 1 system options 21, 51, 61, 71, or 81 (not all system options are supported in all markets)

¥Meridian 1 system option 11

¥Meridian SL-1 systems (upgraded) capable of operating on generic X11 Release 17, or later, software

The Meridian 1 system must be up and running, and have the following hardware installed:

¥one of the following interface cards:

ÑQPC513 Enhanced Serial Data Interface (ESDI) card (vintage G or later)

ÑNT6D80 Multi-purpose Serial Data Link (MSDL) card

Ñ(Option 11 only) NTAK02AB Serial Data Interface/D-Channel Interface (SDI/DCH) card

¥a Serial Data Interface (SDI) card if conshare capability is desired

Note: Conshare capability, which gives you access to MeridianÊ1 input/output programs from the IPE Module or Application Module console, is highly recommended to allow for more effective support for your system. If you want to access Meridian 1 and up to three other applications, the Single Terminal Access (STA) feature is available with X11 release 19 and greater. For more information on STA, refer to Chapter 19, ÒSingle Terminal Access.Ó

553-3202-210 Standard October 1998