Nortel Meridian SL-100 User manual

Communication Server 2100
Meridian SL-100 Product Guide
555-4001-103
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Document status: Standard
Document version: 20.01
Document date: 20 October 2006
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Contents
New in this release 7
About this document 9
Meridian SL-100 hardware overview 11
SuperNode generations 13
Overview of functional elements 13
Meridian SL-100 platforms 14
Meridian SuperNode for large applications 14
Meridian SL-100 cabinets and frames 16
Cabinet concept 16
Dimensions 17
References 18
Meridian SL-100 general functions 21
System functionality 21
Core 22
Bus functions 25
Link functions 25
Network modules 25
XA-Core 27
Enhanced Network (ENET) 30
Meridian Cabinet Network Interface (MCNI) 32
Link Peripheral Processor 34
Single-Shelf Link Peripheral Processor (SSLPP) 37
Peripheral Modules 37
Meridian SL-100 peripherals 41
Trunk peripherals 42
Introduction 42
Digital Trunk Controller 42
Spectrum Peripheral Module (SPM) 47
Line peripherals 52
Introduction 52
Line Group Controller 54
Line Concentrating Modules 59
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Line Trunk Controller 62
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment (IPE) 62
Link Peripheral Processor-based peripherals 70
Ethernet Interface Unit (EIU) 70
IP Client Manager for the Meridian SL-100 72
Description 72
Hardware requirements 76
Features 76
Meridian SL-100 remote units 77
Remote Switching Center (RSC) 77
Remote Switching Center family 77
MCRM-S (RSC-S) 78
Extended distance on MCRM-S 78
Emergency Stand Alone 79
Meridian Cabinet Remote Unit (MCRU) 80
Remote off Remote (MCRU off of MCRM-S) 81
Trunking off of Remote Switching Center 81
PRI trunking off the RSC-S 81
Cabinet modular hardware 83
Cabinet descriptions 83
Cabinet dimensions 83
Cabinet exterior design 85
Cabinet interior design 85
Cabinet cabling 85
Earthquake resistance 86
Site level power and grounding 86
Power plant configuration 86
System grounding and bonding 87
Communication link grounding 91
Workstation, printer, and modem power and grounding 91
Overview of cabinet modules 92
Core modules 92
Network modules 92
Peripheral modules 92
Maintenance and administration modules 93
Remote peripheral modules 93
SuperNode cabinet module 100
Cooling unit 101
System Load Module 101
Computing Module 101
Message switch 102
Power supply module 102
Frame Supervisory Panel 102
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Power requirement 102
SuperNode SE cabinet 103
Single-shelf core 103
System Load Module 103
Single-shelf bus 104
Cooling unit 104
Link interface 104
Enhanced Network 104
Frame Supervisory Panel 104
Power requirement 104
SNSE cabinet 104
Network cabinets 105
Enhanced network 105
Meridian Cabinet Network Interface (MCNI) 107
Trunk cabinet modules 109
Meridian Cabinet Trunk Module-ISDN 109
Cabinetized Integrated Services Module 111
Line cabinet modules 111
Meridian cabinet line module 112
Meridian Cabinet Line Module-Enhanced 113
Intelligent Peripheral Equipment Column 115
Peripheral cabinet modules 117
Link Peripheral Processor 117
Cabinetized Multi-Vendor Interface 122
Spectrum Peripheral Module 124
Cabinetized International Peripheral Equipment 125
Meridian cabinet auxiliary module phase 3 127
Maintenance and administration cabinet modules 127
Meridian Cabinet Auxiliary Module phase 3 127
Cabinetized Integrated Services Module 129
Cabinetized Miscellaneous Spares Storage 130
Cabinetized Power Distribution Center 131
Remote peripheral cabinet modules 134
Meridian Cabinet Remote Unit 134
Meridian Cabinetized Remote Module-SONET 135
System configuration 137
Cabinet update 137
Single Shelf Link Peripheral Processor (SSLPP)/Fiberized Link Interface Shelf
(FLIS) 137
Hardware components 137
Software 138
System configuration overview 138
Standard group configurations 139
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Primary group lineups 139
Secondary group lineups 143
Merged lineups or non-standard configurations 144
System performance 147
Power consumption 147
Floor loading 149
Environmental requirements 149
Standard features 149
OAMP for Meridian SL-100 networks 151
Maintenance and Administration Position 151
Overview 151
General maintenance 151
Line maintenance 154
Trunk maintenance 155
Administration subsystems 156
Access control system 157
System configuration 158
Telephones 161
Overview 161
IPE telephones 161
M3900 Series Digital Telephones 162
M3900 Series Digital Telephones accessories 167
Corporate Directory Application 170
Meridian Digital Telephones 171
Meridian Digital Telephone accessories 174
Meridian Business Sets 176
Additional analog sets 179
Meridian Services Attendant Console 179
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New in this release
There have been no updates to the document in this release.
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About this document
Purpose and audience
This document describes the circuit-switched Meridian SL-100 hardware
platform, of which many of the components can be reused when evolving to
the Communication Server 2100.
This document’s audience is service provisioning, administrative and
network management and planning personnel.
How to check the version and issue of this document
The version and issue of the document are indicated by numbers (for
example, 01.01). For example, the first release of a document is 01.01. In
the next software release cycle, the first release of the same document
is 02.01.
The first two digits indicate the version. The version number increases
each time the document is updated to support a new software release. The
second two digits indicate the issue. The issue number increases each
time the document is revised, but re-released in the same software release
cycle. For example, the second release of a document in the same software
release cycle is 01.02.
ATTENTION
To determine whether you have the latest version of this document, check the
release information in the Communication Server 2100 Commercial Systems
Master Index of Publications (555-4031-001).
References in this document
This guide provides an overview of the hardware components that make
up the Meridian SL-100. The document is designed to act as a road map
to help you find the hardware information related to your specific network
configuration. As such, at the end of many of the sections in this guide,
there are tables that list references to more detailed information about the
component described.
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Note: Reference documents may contain Nortel product names used in
the carrier market.
Communication Server 2100
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