| Chassis |
| Dimensions |
19"W
(482mm) x 12"D 305mm) x 24.5"H (622mm) (14U) |
| Weight |
120lbs. (55kg) |
| Racking |
Installation
in 19" or 23" racks, 3 chassis per 7' rack |
| Operating Temperatures |
41°F to
104°F (5°C to 40°C)
23°F to 122°F (-5°C to 50°C) short-term
up to 96 hours |
| Operating
Humidity |
5% to 85% |
| Maximum Operating Altitude |
9800' (3000m) |
| Power |
| DC Voltage |
Dual feed
-48VDC nominal (-42VDC to -56VDC) |
| Power |
1400W fused, 550W actual |
| Interface
Card Options |
| TDM
Cards |
TD2100
DS3 TDM Adaptor
TD1100 16xE1 TDM Adaptor
AM1100 4xT1 MF Audio/Mixing Adaptor
AM1200 16xT1 MF/GR-303 Audio/Mixing Adaptor |
| Packet Voice
Cards |
PB2000 OC3/Stm-1 VoATM Interface
Adaptor
PB3000 16xT1/E1 VoIP Gateway Adaptor
PB4000 DS3 VoIP Gateway Adaptor
PB5000 OC3/STM-1 VoIP Gateway Adaptor
PB6000 OC3/STM-1 VoIP + VoATM Gateway Adaptor |
| Miscellaneous
Cards |
SG1100
8xT1/E1 SS7 Signaling Adaptor + Stratum 3E Clock |
| Signalling |
| VoATM |
ATM Forum
Broadband Loop Emulation Service (BLES) |
| VoIP |
MGCP 1.0 bis, H.248 and SIP
for IADs and IP phones, SIP-T for IP Backbone |
| VoCable |
PacketCable
1.0 Network-based Call Signalling (NCS) for MTAs |
| Legacy POTS |
GR-303 for Digital Local
Loop Carriers (DLCs)VoIP/VoATM for Next Generation Broadband
Loop Carriers (BLCs) |
| Line
Types |
Ground
Start, Loop Start, E&M Immediate/Wink StartIndividual
Subscriber Lines, T1 CAS Trunk, PBX DID |
| ISDN PRI |
National ISDN-2, Euro ISDN |
| PSTN (SS7) |
ANSI (Bellcore GR-317,
GR-394) SS7 (ISUP, TCAP, SCCP and MTP) and UK (PNO-ISC
variant) over T1/E1, T3/DS3; Up to 128 A-links and F-links
per chassis |
| PSTN (MF) |
MF signalling over dedicated PSAP/OSS
T1 trunks (EAOSS and pre-EAOSS line types) |
| Media Gateway Control |
Call Agent
/ Media Gateway Architecture based on H.248 |
| Media |
| Transport |
AAL2, RTP (broadband
voice); DS1, DS3 (TDM) |
| Codecs |
G.711 (PCM), G.726 (32kbps ADPCM), G.729AB
(8kbps CS-ACELP), G.729E |
| Voice Quality |
Mean Opinion Score
(MOS) > 4.0 |
| Quality of Service |
VoATM: ATM traffic management
VoIP: DiffServ with 802.1p prioritized weighted fair queuing
|
| Echo Cancellation |
G.165, G.168 (up to
128ms) |
| Fax/Modem |
Automatic detection/switching for fax/modem |
| Signal Processing |
Idle channel suppression,
silence suppression |
| Tone Handling |
DTMF detection/generation |
| Services |
| Subscriber
Services |
| Calling Number Delivery |
Calling Number Delivery
Blocking |
| Call Waiting |
Call Waiting with Calling
Number |
| Call Waiting Ringback |
Delivery |
| Call Transfer |
Cancel Call Waiting |
| Three-way Calling Ringback |
Three-way Calling |
| Call Forwarding Unconditional |
Message Center |
| Selective Call Forwarding |
Busy Call Forwarding |
| Screening List Editing |
Delay Call Forwarding |
| Direct Dial Out |
Line Hunting |
| Direct Inward Dialing |
Customer Originated
Trace |
| CLID Presentation Restriction
Direct |
Anonymous Call Rejection |
| Speed Calling (1 digit) |
Last Caller IDUK |
| Speed Calling (2 digit) |
Presentation NumberUK |
| Reminder Call |
Facility/Service MarksUK |
| Distinctive Ringing |
Reminder Call Cancel |
| Outgoing Call Blocking |
Distinctive Ringing
on Call Waiting |
| Selective Call Rejection |
Automatic Recall (AR) |
| Toll Restriction |
PIN change |
| Code Restriction |
Last Caller ID ReturnUK |
| Message Waiting Indication |
Calling Name Delivery |
| Visual Message Waiting
Indication |
Automatic Callback
(AC) |
| Automatic Callback
on Busy |
Calling Name Delivery
Blocking |
| Automatic Recall on
Busy |
Remote Access to Call
Forwarding |
| Mandatory Account Codes |
Optional Account codes |
Simring
|
Account Code recording
in CDR |
| Do-not-call Compliance |
Multiple Directory
Numbers |
|
| Web Self-Care |
Subscriber self-provisioning and management
of services, Easy-select call forwarding, Click-to-call |
| Centrex
Services |
Feature phone or POTS
phone ("star code") interface to Centrex FeaturesWeb
self-provisioning of business group lines, dial plan,
and following services: |
| Basic Business Group
(BBG) Line |
BBG Dialing Plan |
| Intercom Dialing |
BBG Direct Outward
Dialing |
| BBG Auto. Identified
Outward Dialing |
Intra / Extra BBG CLID |
| Critical Interdigit
Timing |
BBG Direct Inward Dialing |
| Single-Digit Dialing |
Special Intercept Announcements |
| PBX Line |
PBX Line - Features |
| Distinctive Ringing
Intra/Extra BBG |
Call Pick-up |
| Trunk Answer Any Station |
Directed Call Pick-Up
Without Barge In |
| MADN - Single Call
Appearance |
MADN - Multiple Call
Appearance |
| Customer Dialed Account
Recording |
Do not disturb |
| Make Set Busy |
Call Park |
| Call Park Retrieve |
Music on Hold |
| Timed Recall |
Simulated Facility
Groups |
| Multiline Hunt Groups
DN |
MLHG - Uniform Call
Distribution |
| MLHG - Preferential
Multiline Hunting |
|
|
| Local Announcements |
Multi-lingual, selectable per-subscriber
(US or UK English supplied) |
| LNP and 1-800 |
TCAP/SS7 signaling
to an SCP for ported local number and 1-800 number look-ups |
| Operator and *11 Services
|
ISUP/SS7 signaling or MF signaling (including
redundant trunks to E911/OSS tandem switches) supporting
the following services: |
| |
Presentation of ANI (MF only)
| Reverse make busy (MF
only) |
Busy Line verification
(MF only) |
| Operator override |
Ringback |
| Call Hold |
Operator Recall |
| Release controlling
party determined by number analysis |
Called
party hold |
|
| Local Area Codes |
Multiple local areas
(NPAs) supported from single switch |
| Routing and Congestion Control
|
Hierarchical routing tables giving highly
flexible load balancing, cost control and congestion management
by combining: Automatic Alternative Routing (AAR), Automatic
Re-Routing (ARR), Dynamic Automatic Routing (DAR), Proportional
Traffic Distribution, Trunk Reservation, Call Gapping,
Automatic Congestion Control (ACC) |
| Lawful intercept /
CALEA |
On-board
interception of call details and content compliant with
TIA J-STD-025A |
| Service Creation Environment |
Via SIP-connected Feature
Servers or MetaSwitch Service Creation API |
| Element
Management System (EMS) |
| Architecture |
Tiered EMS aggregating
management of multiple MetaSwitch Network Elements |
| EMS Server |
Sun Solaris workstation or server |
| EMS Client |
Flexible system explorer
and task-oriented views, runs on Windows or Solaris |
| Interfaces |
SNMP V2/V3, CORBA |
| Security |
Secure user authentication,
multiple user security levels, authorization and auditing |
| Flow-Through Management |
BLES EOC for VoATM IADs,
GR-303 EOC for RDTs |
| Billing |
| Call Detail Records
(CDRs) |
Bellcore
AMA (GR-1100) format Call Detail Records (CDRs) |
| Retrieval |
Polled via ftp, automatic alarms if billing
files not retrieved |
| Standards
Compliance and Approvals |
| Hardware |
NEBS Level 3 (Bellcore
SR-3580, GR-63-CORE, GR-1089-CORE) |
| Safety |
UL 1950, CSA C22.2 950, EN 60950, IEC
60950 |
| Electro-Magnetic Compatibility |
FCC Part
15 Class A, ICES-003 Class A, EN 55022 Class A, EN55024 |
| Network |
FCC Part 68 |
| ILECs |
SBC TP 76200MP, Verizon
RNSA-NEB-95-003, Qwest/US West TP 77351 section 11,
BellSouth CG-COLH-001 section 5.1.2
SS7 approval for connection to Verizon, VeriSign, SBC,
Qwest and BT networks |
| MSForum |
Release 1 Architecture |
| Capacity
and Reliability |
| Calls |
From 384 to 18,000
concurrent calls per chassis dependent on configuration |
| BHCA |
Up to 80,000 (rising to 1M in distributed
systems) |
| Subscribers |
16,000 (144,000) subscriber
lines per chassis |
| Racking |
Multiple racked chassis managed as single
virtual switch, sharing SS7 links |
| System Reliability |
Bellcore GR-512-CORE |
| Software |
Fault-tolerant software architecture
with calls preserved across CPU failover |
| Hardware
Redundancy |
1:1 redundant processors,
1:1 and N+1 redundant line cards, redundant power supplies,
fans and disks; all hot-swappable |
| Installation
and Support |
| Install |
Most systems installed
in < 1 day |
| Support |
Mature, financially stable company (founded
1981) with extensive experience in providing carrier-class
support. Hardware and software helpdesk and maintenance
tailored to specific customer requirements, including
24x7 and spares stocks. Secure Web access to customer
issues database. |
| Remote Assistance |
Built-in VPN support
for remote upgrades, helpdesk assistance and problem diagnosis. |
