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Administration for Network Connectivity
555-233-504 — Issue 1 — April 2000 CID: 77730
3 C-LAN Administration
This chapter describes how to administer TCP/IP data connections between DEFINITY ECS
switches using the C-LAN circuit pack. This chapter does not cover the use of the IP Interface
circuit pack for H.323 connectivity.
Overview
This chapter provides an update of the R7 administration procedures, which were
described in Chapter 2, “DCS Administration,” of issue 1 of this book. The R8
changes described in this chapter are:
• R8 administration procedures using the changed ethernet Data Module screen and
the new IP Interfaces screen
• use of IP Routes, which, in some cases, are not needed in R8 when they were
needed in R7
• additional procedures for administering CMS and Intuity AUDIX
TCP/IP connections (ppp or ethernet) require DEFINITY ECS Release 7 or later
hardware and software. ISDN and BX.25 connections are supported on switches
upgrading to R8 and pre-R7 switches can be connected to R8 switches via ISDN or
BX.25. However, new systems are not sold with X.25 connections. Therefore, all
switches in the configuration are assumed to be upgraded to release R7 or later.
Supported Switches and Adjuncts
Csi-model switches cannot have X.25 connections. New R8si and R8r switches
cannot have new X.25 connections but pre-R7 switches with X.25 connections can be
upgraded to R8 and keep the X.25 connections.
The vs model of DEFINITY ECS cannot be upgraded to R8 — R6.3 is the last release
supported for the vs model. However, pre-R7 releases of the vs model will be
supported (via X.25 and ISDN, not TCP/IP) in customer networks that include R8
versions of the csi, si, and r models.
The call management system (CMS) and Intuity adjuncts can be connected to the
DEFINITY ECS R8csi with an ethernet connection and to the si and r models with
either an ethernet or Bx.25 connection. Procedures for administering these
connections are not covered in this book. They are documented in CentreVu CMS
Switch Connections and Administration (585-215-876) for CMS and in Intuity
Messaging Solutions, LAN Integration with DEFINITY ECS (585-313-602) for
Intuity. CMS administration is covered in Centre CMS Software Installation and
Setup, 585-215-866.