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MultiVOIP User Guide E1 PhoneBook Configuration

E1 Versus T1 Telephony Environments

We present separate chapters for the MVP3010 MultiVOIP (this chapter) and the MVP2410 MultiVOIP (Chapter 6) because the respective telephony environments in which they operate have different standards and conventions. The MVP3010 is designed to operate under European or E1 standards; the MVP2410 is designed to operate under North American or T1 standards. The configuration of the phonebook is the same in either case. However, differences in the telephony environment give rise to different examples in each case. Series II analog MultiVOIP units (MVP130, MVP130FXS, MVP210, MVP410, and MVP810) can be operated in either the T1 or E1 environments. The examples in this chapter show these analog voip units being used in the same system as the MVP3010 digital MultiVOIP.

E1-Standard Inbound and Outbound MultiVOIP Phonebooks

Important Definition:

The MultiVOIP’s Outbound phonebook lists the phone stations it can call;

its Inbound phonebook describes the dialing sequences that can be used to call that MultiVOIP and how those calls will be directed.

When a VOIP serves a PBX system, the operation of the VOIP should be transparent to the telephone end user and savings in long-distance calling charges should be enjoyed. Use of the VOIP should not require the dialing of extra digits to reach users elsewhere on the VOIP network. On the contrary, VOIP service more commonly reduces dialed digits by allowing users (served by PBXs in facilities in distant cities) to dial their co-workers with 3-, 4-, or 5-digit extensions -- as if they were in the same facility. More importantly, the VOIP system should be configured to maximize savings in long-distance calling charges. To achieve both of these objectives, ease of use and maximized savings, the VOIP phonebooks must be set correctly.

NOTE: VOIPs are commonly used for another reason, as well: VOIPs allow an organization to integrate phone and data traffic

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