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ACS-PRI/BRI Card Configuring ISDN Features

6.4.6Assigning ISDN Trunks

An ISDN trunk is a group of B channels belonging to a single D channel. It consists of one or more B channels either contiguous or non-contiguous. All B channels in a trunk must belong to the same D channel. However, a trunk may be assigned across different WAN links when NFAS is used.

To access the Trunk Assignment screen, you must highlight the D channel on the Configuration screen and press “B” to access the B channel screen. Pressing “N” from the Menu of Actions will bring up the Trunk Assignment screen. To assign a B channel to a trunk group, place the cursor over the desired B channel and press the letter of the trunk group to which you want to assign this B channel. Capital letters between “A” and “O” are the only acceptable options. Figure 6-16shows a typical Bmap screen with four different D channels. To simplify this discussion, all four D channels have eight B channels.

Figure 6-16. Assigned Trunk Screen

The first D channel on WAN1-1 has eight B channels. The first two B channels are assigned to Trunk Group “A.” The second D channel on WAN 1-2 also has eight B channels. B channels #5-6 are assigned to Trunk Group “B.” The third D channel on WAN2-1 has eight B channels. B channels #7-8 are assigned to Trunk Group “C.” The fourth D channel on WAN 2-2 also has eight B channels. B channels #1-2 are assigned to Trunk Group “D.” Once assigned to Trunk Groups, ISDN trunks can be placed in a routing table to show how to route incoming ISDN calls that need to be passed on to downstream equipment.

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