Companion 200 Components; Controller; Base Stations; Administration Terminal - Nortel Meridian Companion Installation And Maintenance Manual

11 Introducing the COMPANION 200

COMPANION 200 components

Controller

Base Stations

Administration Terminal

Portables

COMPANION 200 Installation and Maintenance Guide
The COMPANION 200 has the following major components:
• COMPANION 200 Controller
• COMPANION Base Stations
• Administration Terminal
• Portable telephones (portables)
The COMPANION 200 Controller connects to the host switch with
standard analog telephone lines (access lines), and to the Base
Stations, the Administration Terminal, and any Remote Access
Device (RAD) with Time Compression Multiplexing (TCM) ports.
Support for access lines is provided by adding up to two Line
Cartridges to the Controller. With Line Modules and Base Station
Modules connected to Expansion Cartridges, the Controller can
handle additional access lines and Base Stations.
The COMPANION Base Stations form a radio link to the portables.
Each Base Station has two independent radios, each with two
internal antennas and a connector for an external antenna. Base
Stations can be powered remotely by a Remote Power Interconnect
unit (RPI), or locally by a power supply that plugs into an ac outlet.
The Base Station is designed to be installed indoors only. External
antennas can extend coverage to areas more difficult to reach such as
stairwells or tunnels. Each Base Station can support up to two radio
links at a time.
A Northern Telecom M7310 terminal serves as the Administration
Terminal for the COMPANION 200 system. It is used in
configuration, administration, and maintenance programming
sessions. It does not support either incoming or outgoing calls.
The COMPANION portables are battery-powered, pocket-sized
portable telephones. The COMPANION 200 can support a
maximum of 152 portables. Each portable requires one access line.
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