Features.................................................................................................................................................... 7
Other changes........................................................................................................................................... 7
Revision History........................................................................................................................................ 7
Navigation................................................................................................................................................. 9
Getting product training............................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 3: Introduction......................................................................................................
Subject...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Applicable systems................................................................................................................................... 11
Intended audience.................................................................................................................................... 11
Conventions.............................................................................................................................................. 12
Terminology...................................................................................................................................... 12
Related information................................................................................................................................... 12
Publications...................................................................................................................................... 12
Online............................................................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 4: Overview...........................................................................................................
Contents.................................................................................................................................................... 15
Private networks........................................................................................................................................ 15
Switch designations.................................................................................................................................. 16
Node switch...................................................................................................................................... 16
Main switch....................................................................................................................................... 16
Tributary switch................................................................................................................................ 17
Satellite switch.................................................................................................................................. 17
CCSA tandem switch....................................................................................................................... 17
Supervision............................................................................................................................................... 17
Modes of operation................................................................................................................................... 18
Cut-through mode............................................................................................................................ 18
Senderized mode............................................................................................................................. 18
Start dial control........................................................................................................................................ 19
Immediate start................................................................................................................................. 19
Delay for dial tone............................................................................................................................ 19
Wink start......................................................................................................................................... 19
Delay dial.......................................................................................................................................... 20
Contents.................................................................................................................................................... 21
Introduction............................................................................................................................................... 21
Calls to the ESN node............................................................................................................................... 21
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