Lucent Technologies 555-230-024 IP Phone User Manual


 
Distributed Communication System — Integrated SDN
and Non-Integrated SDN
Issue 5 January 1998
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used as trunks) in any end-to-end private network routing pattern. Limiting
the number of satellite hops may be desirable for controlling transmission
quality or call delay in both voice and data calls.
Automatic Transmission Measurement System — You can use this feature
to perform routine and on-demand maintenance tests on facilities in the
Electronic Tandem Network.
Enhanced Trunk Signaling and Error Recovery — The reliability of
Electronic Tandem Network calls is improved by allowing a trunk call to be
retried on another circuit when signaling failures occur.
Distributed Communication System —
Integrated SDN and Non-Integrated
SDN
For a single-location or multi-location company that requires several systems,
Distributed Communications System (DCS) may be the answer. DCS is a network
arrangement of private switches, referred to as nodes. The maximum number of
nodes that can be in a DCS varies from 20 to 63, depending on the particular
configuration of switches. DCS nodes can be physically located in the same
building, spread across a campus, or scattered across the country or around the
world. Tie trunks interconnect the switches that serve the DCS complex. The
tie-trunk network may be configured as a tandem tie-trunk network, a main/satel-
lite/tributary network, or an Electronic Tandem Network. The links connecting a
Distributed Communication System may also be provided across a Software
Defined Network.
The functions and features of Distributed Communication System are made pos-
sible by the use of an advanced X.25 (BX.25) inter-processor data link connect-
ing each switch, allowing call-processing to be passed from one switch to
another. The data link supplies selected feature transparency and efficient utiliza-
tion of facilities that can be shared.
Feature transparency means that features work the same from the user’s per-
spective, whether the telephones involved are assigned to the same switch or
different switches. Users in a DCS can dial each other with four or five digits as if
they were all on the same switch.
Here are just a few examples of feature transparency in a Distributed Communi-
cation System:
DCS With Reroute — Distributed Communication System with Reroute
optimizes trunk usage for certain DCS features.
Leave Word Calling — Allows you to touch a button on your voice-terminal
and leave a standard “call me” message with your name and phone
number. When your DEFINITY ECS is linked with other switches in a DCS,
you can call any employee in your company and press the Leave Word
Calling button to automatically leave a message requesting a call back.