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Re: (ASCEND) AMI to B8ZS conversion?

>....  Kinda weird, but it works...

Guess Adtran didn't even know that?

> ADTRAN
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> Date:           2 December 1997
> To:             Tim Connolly
> Company:        MountainNet, INC.
> Email Address:  tec@mountain.net
> From:           Carla White
>
> ADTRAN can take a AMI format T1 and convert it to B8ZS using a T1 ESF
> CSU (p/n 1202025L1).  We can not convert PRI signaling only T1.  ADTRAN
> PRI units can only accept a B8ZS PRI interfaces also.
>



James M Bass esquire wrote:

> If you really really want to convert AMI to B8ZS, (and/or D4 to ESF), you
> can get an Adtran TSU100 with a DSX card in it, and configure the network
> for the AMI, and the DSX to B8ZS, and capture all of the channels to the
> DSX card.....  Kinda weird, but it works...
>
> --
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Tim Connolly [SMTP:tec@mountain.net]
> Sent:   Monday, December 01, 1997 9:25 AM
> To:     Greg Hale
> Cc:     gcarden@gabn.net; ascend-users@bungi.com
> Subject:        Re: (ASCEND) AMI to B8ZS conversion?
>
>     Adding to this...
> We have several site with PRI's coming from the main C.O. I am told that
> is the same C.O. which services this town. I guess the AMI comes into
> the picture when it hits the first Microwave tower.
>     So is there anyway for the phone company to convert to B8ZS after
> the microwave towers?           Thanks for the help - Tim
>
> Greg Hale wrote:
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George L. Carden III <gcarden@gabn.net>
> > To: Tim Connolly <tec@mountain.net>; ascend-users@bungi.com
> > <ascend-users@bungi.com>
> > Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 8:20 AM
> > Subject: Re: (ASCEND) AMI to B8ZS conversion?
> >
> > >The answer in PRI and framing is to understand that a PRI is an
> > >extension to the CO however i find it hard to believe that even a end
> > >user telco line is microwave to the CO.  I believe that the correct
> > >answer is incoming calls from some other local CO would not be routed
> > >correctely because in order to get a clear channel b8zs must be used
> > >and since ami is used between CO's it won't work.
> >
> > Actually it is a standard practice for an entire C.O. to be run
> microwave,
> > especially in areas where putting cable in the ground is quite expensive
> as
> > it would be in West Virginia.  In 3rd world countries and other rural
> areas
> > microwaves are used extensively. They can bring up channelized T1's
> between
> > the offices using microwave.  This microwave probably uses AMI and can't
> do
> > PRI.
> > A switch that does BRI doesn't necessarily do PRI either.  I agree that
> it
> > doesn't make much sense to do one without the other but our Nortel DMS-10
> > currently has the option to do BRI but PRI won't be available until late
> > next year.
> >
> > Greg Hale
> > Logan Telphone Cooperative
> >
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-- Tim Connolly tec@mountain.net     MountainNet, Inc.
-- (800) 444-1458 ext. 37            2816 Cranberry Square
-- fax (304) 594-9088                Morgantown, WV 26505


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