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Contents

New in this release 17

MG 1000B hardware platform 17
Media Card MC32S 18
Main and Branch Office running different releases 18
Main Office and Branch Office Migration 18

How to get help 19

Getting help from the Nortel web site 19
Getting help over the telephone from a Nortel Solutions Center 19
Getting help from a specialist by using an Express Routing Code 19
Getting help through a Nortel distributor or re-seller 20

Overview 21

Contents 21
What is Branch Office? 22
Main Office and Branch Office Migration 24
MG 1000B (MGC) compared to the MG 1000B (SSC) 24
MGC Serial Ports 26
Single CPU Implications 26
Dual CPU Implications 26
TerminalServer Suppor t 26
MGC serial port default configuration 27
MGC serial ports configuration change in Overly 17 27
CEMux Support 27
Clock References 28
Main office hardware description 28
MG 1000B platform hardware description 29
MG 1000B Core 31
MG 1000B Expander 33
Signaling Server 34
Network Routing Service (NRS) 35
Telephones 36
VoiceGateway Media Card 37
Analog or digital trunk cards 38
Analog or digital line cards 38
Nortel Communication Server 1000
Branch Office Installation and Commissioning
NN43001-314 01.02 Standard
Release 5.0 20June 2007
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