Nortel Meridian SL-100 User manual

555-4001-129
Meridian SuperNode
Meridian SL-100
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Reference Manual
MSL14 Standard 08.01 November 2000

Meridian SuperNode
Meridian SL-100
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Reference Manual
Publication number: 555-4001-129
Product release: MSL14
Document release: Standard 08.01
Date: November 2000
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Publication History v
Meridian SuperNode MSL-100 Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) Reference Manual MSL14
Publication history
To comply with Nortel Networks Technical Documentation Standards, the
Publication history will only contain updates for the current release and two
prior releases.
November 2000
Release 08.01, MSL14, Standard. This version includes information on the
enhanced IPE controller (EXPEC) card.
May 2000 Release 07.01, MSL12, Standard. This version represents the standard release
of this document and includes some minor pagination and graphics differences
from the previous version.
November 1999
Release 06.02, MSL11, Standard. This version includes information on the
enhanced IPE controller (EXPEC) card.

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Contents
Publication history iii
About this document ix
When to use this document ix
How this document is organized ix
How to check the version and issue of this document x
References in this document x
What precautionary messages mean xi
How commands, parameters, and responses are represented xii
Input prompt (>) xii
Commands and fixed parameters xiii
Variables xiii
Responses xiii
1 IPE product overview 1-1
Status reporting with XSM functionality 1-1
Software required 1-2
Controller card interfaces 1-4
Enhanced IPE controllor card 1-4
RTS FLASH 1-5
Limitations and Restrictions 1-5
Line cards 1-6
Automated datafill and resource allocation for the IPE 1-6
Ringing resource allocation 1-6
Automated datafill for IPE line cards 1-7
Accompanying features 1-8
Hardware requirements 1-8
Supported telephones 1-8
Translations and service orders 1-10
2 IPE architecture 2-1
Minimum and maximum IPEs in one IPEC 2-1
Universal equipment module 2-2
IPE module components 2-3
Peripheral equipment power supply 2-4
Controller cards 2-5
Line cards 2-8
Ringing generator 2-10
Pedestal base 2-11

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Blower unit (NT8D52) 2-11
Power Distribution Unit (NT7D67) 2-11
Expansion kit (NT8D49) 2-11
IPEC exterior completion 2-12
Module front/rear panels (NT9D15) 2-12
Module side panels (NT9D18) 2-12
Top cap (NT7D00) 2-13
Extended system monitor 2-13
Master and slave XSMs 2-13
XSM functionality 2-15
XSM alternative 2-15
3 Provisioning an IPEC 3-1
Cabinet lineup 3-3
IPE in remote switching center (RSC) 3-4
IPE with Meridian Cabinet Remote Module - SONET 3-5
Mounting and bracing kits 3-7
Installations in non-earthquake risk areas 3-7
Installation in earthquake risk areas 3-7
4 Cabling specifications 4-1
Power cable requirements 4-1
Terminating equipment power feeders and returns 4-1
Alarm cable requirements 4-4
Cabling for XSM alarms 4-5
Setting XSM option DIP switches 4-7
Switchboard cabling requirements 4-14
DS30A links 4-15
IPE to MCTM, MCRM, MNET, and MLNK 4-15
Ethernet Connection from NT7D07BA controller card 4-16
Main Distribution Frame (MDF) cabling 4-17
Ground cabling 4-21
Frame Ground (FGND) cabling 4-21
Logic return cabling 4-22
Cabling card cage modules to the cross-connect terminal 4-23
5 Environmental specifications 5-1
Ambient temperature 5-1
Circuit breaker status and faults 5-1
Column thermal unit status and faults 5-2
Relative humidity 5-2
Power specifications 5-2
Power requirements 5-2
Power consumption 5-2
AC Powered IPE 5-3
Foreign voltage protection 5-3
Heat dissipation 5-4
Weights and dimensions 5-4
6 Feature implementation 6-1

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Downloading the IPE software 6-1
Package replacements 6-2
System responses 6-2
Controller card message translation 6-4
Cutoff on Disconnect 6-7
Hardware and software requirements 6-7
Auto recovery DLM/IPEs 6-7
Interaction 6-8
Overload control support 6-8
Objectives 6-9
Overload protection 6-9
Overload indicators 6-11
System initialization functions 6-14
Operating system initialization 6-14
Application software initialization 6-14
IPE initialization 6-14
Clock synchronization 6-17
System communications 6-17
Dual messaging channel support 6-17
Sanity timer 6-18
Diagnostics 6-18
Routine maintenance functions 6-19
BSY messages 6-19
RTS messages 6-20
TEST messages 6-20
Link status messages 6-20
Configuration messages 6-20
QUERY messages 6-20
Display functions on NTD07AC 6-20
Light Emitting Diode (LED) control 6-20
Hexadecimal display 6-21
Display functions on NTD07BA 6-21
Background maintenance functions 6-22
Equipment auditing 6-22
Hexadecimal display control 6-22
Watchdog timer setting 6-22
Phase lock loop switching 6-22
7 Log and fault reports 7-1
XSM maintenance interface 7-1
XSM unsolicited fault reports 7-1
XSM “fault cleared" reports 7-1
XSM periodic audits 7-2
Descriptions of log reports 7-2
LINE101 7-3
PM102 7-4
PM103 7-4
PM104 7-4
PM105 7-4
PM106 7-4

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PM107 7-5
PM116 7-5
PM117 7-5
PM128 7-5
PM179 7-6
PM180 7-7
PM181 7-7
PM189 7-8
XSM100 7-10
XSM101 7-10
XSM102 7-10
XSM103 7-11
XSM104 7-11
XSM105 7-12
8 Software maintenance and diagnostics 8-1
Maintenance state indicators 8-1
Circuit card state indicators 8-3
Command Interpreter (CI) commands 8-3
Accessing NPMDIR 8-3
9 Hardware maintenance tools 9-1
Circuit card features 9-1
Self tests 9-1
Visible indicators (LEDs) 9-1
XSM indicators 9-3
Temperature alarms 9-4
10 Appendix Operational measurements 10-1
11 Appendix Installation awareness 11-1
Short circuit on ring side of digital line 11-1
How to avoid a short circuit condition 11-1
List of terms 12-1

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About this document
When to use this document
This book describes Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE). Included is
information on the IPE hardware, provisioning an Intelligent Peripheral
Equipment Column (IPEC), cabling and environmental specifications, feature
implementation, logs, software and hardware maintenance and diagnostics,
and operational measurements (OMs). This document is part of the
documentation package that supports Nortel Networks Meridian SL-100
products.
How this document is organized
This document is divided into the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, “IPE product overview", gives a brief description of the
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE), and Intelligent Peripheral
Equipment Column (IPEC). This includes a list of required software and
descriptions of the XSM, the controller card interfaces, and the telephones
that are supported by IPE.
• Chapter 2, “IPE architecture", lists, describes, and illustrates the hardware
included in the IPEC and in the pedestal base.
• Chapter 3, “Provisioning an IPEC", describes the cabinet lineup and IPE
used in Remote Switching Centers (RSCs).
• Chapter 4, “Cabling specifications", describes the external and internal
power cable requirements, the Extended System Monitor (XSM) alarm
cable requirements, the switchboard cabling requirements, the ground
cabling, and the cabling cardcage modules to the cross-connect terminal.
• Chapter5,“Environmentalspecifications",describesrequirementsrelating
to the ambient temperature, the relative humidity, the power specifications,
the heat dissipation, and the weights and dimensions.
• Chapter 6, “Feature implementation", describes how to download the IPE
software, the controller card message translation, the system initialization
functions, the attendant console feature implementation, the Integrated
Voiceand Data(IVD)feature implementation,the 500/2500analog feature