COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier

Make Busy

An additional capability for DDD NIMs. This feature is useful when modems are

 

used in a ``huntº or ``rotaryº group. The Make Busy feature ties the Tip and Ring

 

signals together so that the modem appears busy. This feature is not used by DSUs

 

with DBMs, but using a NIM with this feature will not affect the DBM's

 

performance. However, if a NIM is used with this feature, it must be used behind a

 

PBX.

Mode Indicate and Mode

A control signal method which causes the associated modem to go off-hook in the

Indicate Common

Originate mode. With MI/MIC signaling, two leads are provided, usually via Pins 3

(MI/MIC) control

and 6 of an 8-position modular VF connector: Mode Indicate and Mode Indicate

 

Common. Actuation of the signal is by momentary connection of these two leads.

modular circuit card

A DSU or dial/lease modem that contains ``gold fingerº contacts on the rear edge of

 

the circuit card. A modular circuit card can be removed from the front of the carrier

 

without disturbing DTE cables.

Multichannel Multipoint

A circuit card that enables the support of up to six independent applications over a

(MCMP)

single multipoint digital facility. The MCMP capability can support up to

 

40 tributary DSUs, each optioned with an MCMP card.

network address

The customer-assigned diagnostic address of a tributary DSU or modem.

Network Controller

An AT&T NMS that uses the DATAPHONE II protocol.

Network Interface Module

The interface provided, up to two per carrier, for the public switched telephone

(NIM)

network (PSTN) used by V.32 dial backup modules (DBMs) and dial/lease

 

modems, and for the switched 56 kbps digital service used by the 2-wire and 4-wire

 

Switched 56 DBMs.

Network Management System

A set of diagnostic and configuration management tools for a data communication

(NMS)

network, consisting of software programs and dedicated computer hardware.

non-modular circuit card

A carrier-mounted circuit card with connectors mounted onto the card. This circuit

 

card type requires that the DTE cables be disconnected before the circuit card is

 

removed from the carrier.

permissive interface

A dial modem operating mode characterized by a fixed output power level of

 

± 9 dBm. It is one of two possible modes of operation for DSUs or modems

 

connected to dial lines (see programmable interface).

physical address

The diagnostic address of a control DSU or modem derived from its location in the

 

carrier: its carrier and slot number.

primary core

This is the circuit card that is normally running when power is supplied to the unit.

 

In the case of a DBM-V, DBM-S, or DBM-D, the primary core and the active core

 

are the same.

programmable interface

A dial modem operating mode characterized by an output power level (±12 to

 

0 dBm) set by a programming resistor in the datajack. It is one of two possible

 

modes of operation for DSUs or modems connected to dial lines (see permissive

 

interface).

PSTN

Public Switched Telephone Network (dial network).

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