Overview 3 C-LAN Administration
Administration for Network Connectivity
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In the hardware part of the diagram, the paths for voice and signaling data are shown
by dashed or dotted lines. The data for voice and call-setup signaling usually takes a
different path through the switch hardware from the path for DCS and ISDN signaling
data. These two types of data are distinguished in the hardware part of the diagram by
the following convention.
A dashed line, " ", indicates voice and call-setup data.
A dotted line, " ", indicates DCS signaling data.
In the software part of the diagram, the virtual path from processor to processor
between two nodes is traced by dashed lines. The path starts at a processor channel on
one node, through the link/interface-channels on each node, to the processor channel
on the connected node.
Administration tasks This section gives the detailed steps for administering the connections between
switches. For each configuration, there are several tasks and each task consists of
several steps. All of the tasks needed to administer all the nodes in the network are
included in each configuration.
The administration task sections list the steps for completing a screen (or "form") and
show a representation of the filled-in screen. Many of the field values shown in the
screens are examples — you will use different values that are appropriate for your
system. Information about the fields and their values — when and why different
values are used — is given for each screen. More detailed information about the
screens and their fields is given in Appendix A.
Supported Switches and Adjuncts
Csi-model switches cannot have X.25 connections. New R8si and R8r switches
cannot have new X.25 connections but pre-R7 switches with X.25 connections can be
upgraded to R8 and keep the X.25 connections.
The vs model of DEFINITY ECS cannot be upgraded to R8 — R6.3 is the last release
supported for the vs model. However, pre-R7 releases of the vs model will be
supported (via X.25 and ISDN, not TCP/IP) in customer networks that include R8
versions of the csi, si, and r models.
The call management system (CMS) and Intuity adjuncts can be connected to the
DEFINITY ECS R7csi with an ethernet connection and to the si and r models with
either an ethernet or Bx.25 connection. Procedures for administering these
connections are not covered in this book. They are documented in CentreVu CMS
Switch Connections and Administration (585-215-876) for CMS and in Intuity
Messaging Solutions, LAN Integration with DEFINITY ECS (585-313-602) for
Intuity. CMS administration is covered in Centre CMS Software Installation and
Setup, 585-215-866.
