Nortel Networks manual SRG50 terminology Sheet 1, Term Description

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SRG50 terminology

The table SRG50 terminology on page 20 identifies SRG terms that may be unfamiliar to main office installers. They are provided to facilitate communications between SRG and main office personnel. In the table, the Element Manager path where the term appears is provided for reference and may not represent every appearance of the term.

Table 6 SRG50 terminology (Sheet 1 of 2)

Term	Description
Port	For telephony configuration (Configuration > Telephony), a port is an internal number that
	identifies a physical termination point for a telephone set or a physical trunk.
	For the configuration of resources (Configuration > Resources) and data services
	(Configuration > Data Services), port is used in the context of the TCP/IP protocol suite.
IP Terminal	IP telephone
	Configuration > Resources > Telephony Resources > IP & App Sets
Sets	Can refer to actual telephones, or to the directory number (DN) assigned to the port to
	which a particular telephone is connected.
	Telephone
	Configuration > Resources > Telephony Resources > IP & App Sets
	Mapping DN to Telephone
	Configuration > Telephony > Sets
	DN
	Configuration > Telephony > Lines > Target Lines > Target Lines table > Control Set and
	Prime Set columns
Trunks	Trunks refer to external facilities that are connected to the SRG and provide incoming and
	outgoing communication paths. Paths can be physical (examples: loop; PRI; T1) or virtual
	(VoIP trunks).
	Configuration > Resources
Loop trunk	An analog loop (FXO) that connects to the PSTN: a POTS line.
Lines	A line is the generic term used for all communication paths, both internal and external.
	Configuration > Telephony > Lines
Physical Lines	Physical trunks.
	Configuration > Telephony > Lines > Active Physical Lines
	(Lines 061 to 124)
VoIP Lines	VoIP trunks.
	Configuration > Telephony > Lines > Active VoIP Lines
	(Lines 001 to 024)

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