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AI232 Version 9.6x User’s Guide
Product Description: Typical Applications
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Typical Applications
AI232 is used primarily for connecting to asynchronous network elements and
modems. The following applications are discussed in this section:
z Asynchronous to TCP/IP Application
z Modem Multiplexer Application
Asynchronous to TCP/IP Application
Figure 1-7 illustrates an asynchronous to TCP/IP application.
Figure 1-7 Asynchronous to TCP/IP Application
The following events occur in Figure 1-7
:
z The OSS sends TCP/IP calls to AI232.
z AI232 routes the TCP/IP calls to an asynchronous NE using an asynchronous
port.
Async
NE
Operational
Support System
AI
2
9
6
Ethernet
Async
NE
Async
NE
TCP/IP
Trunking and
Element Serving
Asynchronous
Asynchronous
Operational
AI
2
3
2
Asynchronous
NE