Nortel Communication Server 100 User manual

Nortel Communication Server 1000

Carrier Remote IPE

Fundamentals

Release: 7.0

Document Revision: 04.01

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NN43021-555

Nortel Communication Server 1000

Release: 7.0

Publication: NN43021-555

Document release date: 4 June 2010

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Contents

New in this release 7

New features 7

Other changes 7

Introduction 8

Note on legacy products and releases 8

Applicable systems 8

Intended audience 9

Conventions 9

Related information 9

Related Documents 9

Carrier Remote IPE product description 11

Contents 11

Introduction 11

System overview 11

System description 12

Carrier Remote IPE physical architecture 12

Carrier Remote IPE functional architecture 21

Functional description 25

Local Carrier Interface card 26

Remote Carrier Interface card 30

Engineering guidelines 35

Carrier Remote IPE capacity 35

Traffic engineering 38

System planning and ordering 45

System selection 45

Carrier Remote IPE site planning 46

Equipment installation and configuration 51

Contents 51

Introduction 51

Quick reference to system installation and configuration 51

Installation overview 54

Pre-installation preparation 56

Preparing the site 56

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Unpacking and inspection 57

Taking inventory 57

Routing carrier links to the Carrier Remote IPE site 58

Selecting the Local Carrier Interface card slot 58

Selecting the I/O Panel connector cutouts to install the Carrier I/O panel

assemblies 60

Carrier Remote IPE connection record label 62

Local equipment installation 63

Installing and verifying system operation 64

Installing the Local Carrier Interface card 64

Installing the Local Carrier Interface cable assemblies 69

Installing SDI and local MMI terminal cables 72

Connecting the system monitor cables 80

Connecting the carrier link to the local system 84

Carrier Remote IPE column installation 86

Installing the Carrier Remote IPE column 86

Installing cards into the Remote IPE module 86

Installing the backplane cable assemblies 91

Installing system monitor cables 94

Installing remote MMI terminal cables 95

Connecting the carrier link to the Remote IPE module 96

Carrier Remote IPE cabinet installation 98

Installing the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet 99

Removing the fiber I/O bracket assembly 102

Installing the NT7R94AA Remote Cabinet Cable Assembly 103

Installing cards into the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet 104

Connecting carrier links to the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet 106

Connecting remote MMI terminal and subscriber loop cables 108

Connecting the attendant to the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet 112

Connecting the PFTU to the Carrier Remote IPE cabinet 113

Configuring the Carrier Remote IPE 114

Configuring the carrier interface cards 115

Configuring the remote MMI terminal port 120

Configuring the carriers 122

Verifying carrier link connections at the remote site 128

Carrier Remote IPE acceptance testing 133

Contents 133

Introduction 133

Overview 133

Checking the system 134

Setting up test conditions 135

Performing acceptance testing 135

Voice calls 136

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Data calls 138

Checking the MMI terminal operation 139

Checking carrier link protection switching 139

Removing the test setup 141

Generating traffic reports 141

Carrier Remote IPE maintenance 143

Contents 143

Introduction 143

Maintenance overview 143

Diagnostic tools 144

Hardware diagnostic tools 144

Software diagnostic tools 148

Using system maintenance programs 154

Logging in on the maintenance terminal 154

Accessing the program 154

Responding to error messages 155

Exiting the program 155

Logging out 155

Logging in and using a maintenance telephone 155

Isolating and correcting faults 157

Type of faults 157

Fault isolation steps 157

System fault isolation and correction 158

Carrier Remote IPE fault isolation and correction 160

Local Carrier Interface card fault isolation and correction 162

Remote Carrier Interface card fault isolation and correction 170

Fault isolation and correction using MMI maintenance commands 174

Replacing Carrier Remote IPE cards 181

Unpacking replacement cards 182

Removing and replacing a card 182

Reinstalling covers 185

Packing and shipping defective cards 185

System messages 187

Regulatory approvals 193

Regulatory notices 193

Notice for United States installations 193

Network connection information 195

Notice for Canadian installations 195

Connection diagrams and external connectors pin

assignment 197

Index 209

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New in this release

New features

There are no added or changed features in Carrier Remote IPE

Fundamentals (NN43021-555) for Communication Server 1000 Release

7.0.

Other changes

Revision History

June 2010

Standard 04.01. This document is up-issued to support Communication

Server 1000 Release 7.0.

May 2009

Standard 03.01. This document is up-issued to support Communication

Server 1000 Release 6.0.

December 2007

Standard 02.01. This document is issued to support Communication

Server 1000 Release 5.5. No new content has been added for

Communication Server 1000 Release 5.5. All references to

Communication Server 1000 Release 5.0 are applicable to Communication

Server 1000 Release 5.5.

May 2007

Standard 01.01. This document is issued to support Communication

Server Release 5.0. This document is renamed Carrier Remote

IPE Fundamentals and contains information previously contained

in the following legacy document, now retired: Fiber Remote IPE

(553-3021-555). No new content has been added for Communication

Server 1000 Release 5.0. All references to Communication Server 1000

Release 4.5 are applicable to Communication Server 1000 Release 5.0.

August 2005

Standard 3.00. This document is up-issued to support Communication

Server 1000 Release 4.5.

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8New in this release

September 2004

Standard 2.00. This document is up-issued for Communication Server

1000 Release 4.0.

October 2003

Standard 1.00. This document is a new document for Succession 3.0. It

was created to support a restructuring of the Documentation Library. This

document contains information previously contained in the following legacy

document, now retired: Carrier Remote IPE: Description, Installation, and

Maintenance (553-3001-021).

IntroductionThis document provides information specific to the implementation of the

Carrier Remote Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) feature.

This document describes the operation of the carrier equipment and

provides specific information on how to install and maintain this equipment

as an integral part of the PBX systems and system options. Carrier

Remote IPE equipment configuration is identical to the equivalent standard

equipment. However, there are some additional carrier specific commands

that can be executed using the Man Machine Interface (MMI) terminal to

specifically control carrier equipment.

Note on legacy products and releases

This document contains information about systems, components, and

features that are compatible with Nortel Communication Server 1000

Release 5.5 software. For more information on legacy products and

releases, go to the Support & Training menu and select Technical

Documentation on the Nortel web site:

www.nortel.com.

Applicable systems

This document applies to the following systems:

•Communication Server 1000M Half Group (CS 1000M HG)

•Communication Server 1000M Single Group (CS 1000M SG)

•Communication Server 1000M Multi Group (CS 1000M MG)

•Meridian 1 PBX 51C

•Meridian 1 PBX 61C

•Meridian 1 PBX 81

•Meridian 1 PBX 81C

Note: When upgrading software, memory upgrades may be

required on the Signaling Server, the Call Server, or both.

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Related information 9

System migration

When particular Meridian 1systems are upgraded to run CS 1000 Release

4.5 software and configured to include a Signaling Server, they become

CS 1000M systems. Table 1 "Meridian 1 systems to CS 1000M systems"

(page 9) lists each Meridian 1 system that supports an upgrade path to

a CS 1000M system.

For more information, see Communication Server 1000M and Meridian 1

Large System Upgrades Overview (NN43021-458) ().

Table 1

Meridian 1 systems to CS 1000M systems

This Meridian 1 system... Maps to this CS 1000M system

Meridian 1 PBX 51C CS 1000M Half Group

Meridian 1 PBX 61C CS 1000M Single Group

Meridian 1 PBX 81 CS 1000M Multi Group

Meridian 1 PBX 81C CS 1000M Multi Group

Intended audience

This document is intended for individuals who are responsible for planning,

engineering, installing, and maintaining the Carrier Remote IPE as part of

a CS 1000M Large Systemor Meridian 1 Large System.

ConventionsTerminology

The following systems are referred to generically as "Large System":

•Communication Server 1000M Half Group (CS 1000M HG)

•Communication Server 1000M Single Group (CS 1000M SG)

•Communication Server 1000M Multi Group (CS 1000M MG)

•Meridian 1 PBX 51C

•Meridian 1 PBX 61C

•Meridian 1 PBX 81

•Meridian 1 PBX 81C

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