S8700, AT&T IP Flex 1

[HyTech]

My company is looking into using AT&T's IP Flex circuit to replace our existing PRIs in our S8700. How does that work for programming the trunk groups. IP Flex has 30 channels, we have 2 PRIs with 23 channels each. There are 2 cables for the IP Flex coming out of the router. They would go to my 2 DS1 cards? Do I leave I leave one trunk group alone, and remove 16 trunks from my 2nd one, leaving me with 7? I am confused on how that works. I would appreciate any help that anyone could provide. Thank you

 

[Mitch672]

You need to change the strapping on the DS1 card from T1 to E1 (hopefully you have TN464's or TN2464 cards, TN767's or TN2313's do NOT support 30 channel E1), and you need to change the programming on the DS1 form. In fact, you need to remove all the members from the trunk group first, then remove the signalling group, then remove the existing DS1 programming. Now you will be able to redo the DS1, with a Data rate of 2.048 (E1 rate), and set it up all over again.

Personlly, I would not do it or recomend it. a "fake " PRI over VoIP will in no way be as reliable, and sound as good as a real PRI delivered on a T1. You will be unhappy with the results, I can almost gurantee it. Post how its working in a month

mitch


AVAYA Certified Specialist

 

[Mitch672]

re-reading your post, you need to contact AT&T, and find out how they configured it... You could have 2 PRI's, each with 15 channels, or they could do it with 1 E1 simulated PRI... You really need more information from the carrier.

If its an E1, the D signalling channel is on port 16, instead of 24.

mitch


AVAYA Certified Specialist

 

[HyTech]

Thank you Mitch. I deal with smbs products, and MAC work on enterprise. Our IT Department wants to switch. I'm with you, PRIs are still the best quality for the money. I will find out some more information. I will keep posting to let you know how it turns out.