The fact that GTE cant seem to grasp how their lines are setup and the fact they changed the programming 3 times with this order didnt help me a bit :) Strange one though, they first set this line up to hunt randomly instead of sequencially like all our other lines. We have to use NFAS here as GTE only has GTD-5 swtiches here. Well, at least the ones that arent rotary... Still wish I could asn the Ascend for a dump on what they think all the channels are doing... Thank for all the help, -David Langford sysadmin@maui.net >> Is there a better way to ask the MAX what it thinks it is seeing with the >> PRI's? >> >> |10-100 1234567890 | |10-200 1234567890 | >> | L1/LA ****-**-** | | L2/LA *--*------ | >> | 12345678901234 | | 12345678901234 | >> | *********-*--. | | -------------. | > >This is probably related to the NFAS issue. If the PRI are NFAS then you >need to find out if you have a primary and secondary D channel or just a >primary. In any case, on at least one span you should see the last trunk >with a character indicating the D channel ("s" for primary and "b" for >backup). Your diagram above shows a "." which is bad news. In fact, I'm >amazed that you are landing calls on it at all without a D channel. Check >your settings on Line Config and see how your 24th channel is configured on >each span. > >Here is how our PRI (from GTE HawTel) look for both FAS and NFAS (with >primary and secondary): > >FAS > |10-100 1234567890 | |10-200 1234567890 | > | L1/LA ********** | | L2/LA -*-------- | > | 12345678901234 | | 12345678901234 | > | ***----------s | | -------------s | > >NFAS > |10-100 1234567890 | |10-200 1234567890 | > | L1/LA ********** | | L2/LA ********** | > | 12345678901234 | | 12345678901234 | > | *************s | | ****-********b | > >After experience with both, I would stick with FAS. If you only have 2 spans >and you use a primary and a secondary then you don't gain anything other >than complexity (except on the rare chance that you lose your D channel but >not the rest of the span). If you decide to live dangerously and go without >the backup D channel to actually gain a trunk you lose reliability because >if you loose the span with the primary then you lose both spans. Also on >5.0Ap16 with an DMS100 switch when the backup and primary switch roles the >MAX drops all calls! So much for enhanced reliability. ++ Ascend Users Mailing List ++ To unsubscribe: send unsubscribe to ascend-users-request@bungi.com To get FAQ'd: <<A HREF="http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq">http://www.nealis.net/ascend/faq</A>> </PRE> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <HR> <STRONG>References</STRONG>: <UL> <LI><STRONG><A HREF="msg11399.html">Re: (ASCEND) how is this PRI setup???</A></STRONG></LI> <UL> <LI><EM>From</EM>: "Robert S. Brewer" <rbrewer@lava.net></LI> </UL> </UL> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <HR> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11385.html">RE: (ASCEND) SNMP</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11399.html">Re: (ASCEND) how is this PRI setup???</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11399.html">Re: (ASCEND) how is this PRI setup???</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg11384.html">(ASCEND) Proxy-state attribute</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="maillist.html#11401"><STRONG>Main</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thrd265.html#11401"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> </BODY> </HTML>