Nortel 9110 Instruction Manual

P0603253 555-8421-102
P0609546 555-8421-102
Remote Office and RLC
1.4.2 Release Notes
Product release 1.4.2 Standard 1.1 December 2003
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Publication history
December 2003 This is the Standard 1.1 issue of the Remote Office and RLC
Release Notes for Remote Office Product release 1.4.2. This
document provides updated Known problems and Issues corrected
sections.

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Contents
In this document
About this document 4
What’s new in release 1.4.2? 6
Hardware, software, and documentation requirements 7
Compatibility options 11
Upgrade file names for this release 16
Performing upgrades 17
Important installation notes 19
Impact of delay on voice quality 25
PSTN testing 27
Bridge Ports 31
9150 BRI Configuration property sheet 38
Local Remote Office 9150 unit dialing plan 39
Operation (Remote Office units) 40
Issues Corrected Since 1.4.1 51
Known problems in this release 54
Documentation additions and corrections 61

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About this document
This document applies to the following firmware and software:
!Release 1.4.2 firmware for the Remote Office 9150 units and Reach Line
Card (RLC)
!Release 1.4.2.1 firmware for the Remote Office 911x series units and
Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter units
!Release 1.4.2 software for Remote Office
!Release 1.4.0 software for Remote Office Configuration Manager
!Version 33 firmware for ISDN U-interface and ISDN ST-interface
Document purpose
This document describes the features, known problems, and work arounds for
the Remote Office 9150 unit, Remote Office 911x series units, Meridian Digital
Telephone IP Adapter units, and the RLC. It also provides:
!information that is not provided in the:
—Reach Line Card Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-210)
—Remote Office 9150 Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-215)
—Remote Office 911x Series Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-220)
—Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration
Guide (NTP 555-8421-211)
!clarification for items that can prevent the system from operating correctly
if they are not configured correctly. Refer to “How to achieve a successful
implementation” on page 5 for more details.

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Who should read this document
This document is written for individuals who are responsible for the installation,
configuration, and day-to-day management of the Remote Office 9150 unit,
Remote Office 911x series unit, Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit,
and RLC.
How to achieve a successful implementation
The instructions provided in the Reach Line Card Installation and
Administration Guide (NTP 555-8421-210) and the Remote Office Installation
Testing—Job Aide help you achieve a successful implementation. Specifically,
pay close attention to the instructions for configuring the following:
!PBX configuration for ports, DN Discovery, and Caller ID security
!PSTN numbers used to contact Remote Office units
!prefix configuration in PSTN numbers on the RLC
!BRI trunk configuration on the Remote Office 9150 unit
Remote Office naming convention
Unless otherwise specified, the term “Remote Office units” refers to the
following products:
!Remote Office 9110 unit
!Remote Office 9115 unit
!Remote Office 9150 unit
!Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter unit (Internal and External)
PBX terminology
Throughout this document, the term “host PBX” refers to any of the following
Nortel Networks PBX platforms:
!Meridian 1
!Meridian SL-100
!Succession 1000

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What’s new in release 1.4.2?
This is a Remote Office maintenance release. Refer to “Issues Corrected Since
1.4.1” on page 51 for further details.

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Hardware, software, and documentation
requirements
This section identifies the following items that are required to support this
release:
!supported PBX platforms and software releases
!current hardware, firmware, and software versions
!documentation requirements
Meridian 1 software and platforms
The following Meridian 1 platforms are supported using software release 23 (or
later), or are using the Enterprise Business Package:
!Options 11, 11(C) Mini, 11(E), 51(C), 61(C), 71(C), and 81(C)
Please note the Option 11 Mini platform restrictions shown in the following
table:
Since the 32-port RLC requires two backplane connections, it cannot be
provisioned in slot 10 of an Option 11 cabinet, as this slot has only one
backplane connection.
Hardware Restrictions
16-port (single-slot) RLC NTDR68xx supported in slots 1, 2, 3 in the main chassis
and 7, 8, 9, 10 in the expander chassis.
32-port (double-slot) RLC NTDR71xx supported in slot 1 or 2 in the main chassis
(maximum of 1) and 7, 8, or 9 in the
expander chassis (maximum of 2).

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Package requirements
The following four packages are required in the X11 system software for the
proper functioning of Remote Office with all Meridian 1 systems:
package# 0 BASIC (Basic Call Processing)
package# 19 DDSP (Digit Display)
package# 95 CPND (Caller Party Name Display)
package# 170 ARIE (Meridian Modular Sets)
Currently, all four packages are available in the Basic software bundles for all
Meridian 1 systems.
Meridian SL-100 software and platforms
The following Meridian SL-100 platforms (using software release MSL12 or
later) are supported:
!SuperNode (with series 70 Processor)
!SuperNode SE (with series 70 Processor)
Note: Meridian SL-100 platforms require a patch to support M39xx digital
telephone sets with Quality of Service (Qos) transitioning. Refer to the Reach
Line Card Installation and Administration Guide (NTP 555-8421-210) for more
information.
Hardware, software, and firmware
The following table identifies the hardware, software, and firmware supported
by the Meridian 1 release.
Product
Current
Nortel
Product #
Minimum
Nortel
Product #
Current
Firmware
Available
RLC 16-port NA NTDR68AD NTDR68AA 1.4.2
RLC 32-port IPE-NA NTDR70AD NTDR70AA 1.4.2
RLC 32-port Opt 11-NA NTDR71AD NTDR71AA 1.4.2
9150-North American NTDR69AD NTDR69AA 1.4.2
9150-CALA and Asia-Pac NTDR92AD NTDR92AA 1.4.2
9150-Australia/New Zealand NTDR92BD NTDR92BA 1.4.2

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Note: With version 1.4.0 of Configuration Manager, you can log on to a unit
with an earlier firmware version to upgrade to the current firmware version.
Remote Office 9150 ISDN BRI Interface information—
for Norway and Sweden only
EN 60950:1992 Annex ZB, Special National conditions, Clause 6.2.1.2 states
that in Norway and Sweden, supplementary insulation for a primary circuit is
required between a Telecommunications Network Voltage (TNV) circuit and
any circuit that has a connection to a protective earthing terminal.
The Remote Office 9150 unit has the ability to support up to four ISDN BRI
circuits. To comply with the specification for supplemental insulation, an
isolation adapter must be placed between each of the Remote Office 9150 unit
BRI inputs and the BRI lines from the service provider.
Isolation adapters are available from local vendors. You can also order the
adapters from Nortel Networks as a merchandise item. The Nortel Networks part
number is P0935714.
RLC 16-port-Euro NTDR68BD NTDR68BA 1.4.2
RLC 32-port IPE-Euro NTDR70BD NTDR70BA 1.4.2
RLC 32-port Opt 11-Euro NTDR71BD NTDR71BA 1.4.2
9150-European NTDR92CD NTDR92AA 1.4.2
9110-Global NTDR76BB 1.4.2
9115-Global NTDR77BB 1.4.2
Meridian Digital Telephone
Internal IP Adapter
NTDE01BB 1.4.2
Meridian Digital Telephone
External IP Adapter
NTDE02BB 1.4.2
DSP Module NTDR73AA NTDR73AA N/A
ISDN BRI U-interface module NTDR74AB NTDR74AB 33
ISDN BRI ST-interface module NTDR75AA NTDR75AA 33
Product
Current
Nortel
Product #
Minimum
Nortel
Product #
Current
Firmware
Available

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Documentation
To ensure a successful, trouble-free implementation of the RLC, Remote Office
9150 unit, Remote Office 911x series unit, and Meridian Digital Telephone IP
Adapter unit into your network, have the following items available before you
proceed:
!core documentation (confirm that you have the most up-to-date documents
by checking the Nortel Networks website, as noted under “Obtaining the
documentation”, below).
— this document
—Reach Line Card Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-210)
—Remote Office 9150 Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-215)
—Remote Office 911x Series Installation and Administration Guide
(NTP 555-8421-220)
—Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Installation and Administration
Guide (NTP 555-8421-211)
—Remote Office Network Engineering Guidelines (NTP 555-8421-103)
—Remote Office Product CD-ROM (NTDR81AG)
The Remote Office Product CD-ROM contains firmware and software as
well as documentation in Portable Document Format (PDF).
!supplementary documents and job aids:
— Remote Office 911x Series Quick Start Guide
— Meridian Digital Telephone IP Adapter Quick Start Guide
—Installer’s Notes for your hardware component (provided in the box)
—Remote Office and RLC Planning Forms (available on the web)
—Remote Office Installation Testing—Job Aide (available on the web)
Obtaining the documentation
You can obtain the documentation from your Nortel Networks distributor, or on
the Worldwide Web at www.nortelnetworks.com. Click on the Technical
Documentation link and navigate to the Remote Office document(s) that you
are interested in reading or downloading.