Expand The Conference; End The Conference - Nortel 2100 Fundamentals

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Callers to all meetings access the ICB by dialing one common fixed number.
The ICB prompts the caller for the meeting or chairperson DN to enter the
required meeting. In this mode of operation, configure the single-access
DN in the Meridian system and ICB only. Access DN pairs are pre-coded
in the card.

Expand the conference

Conference expansion allows the system to increase the number of
conferees if there are remaining ICB ports that are both unassigned and
unused. Allow or deny conference expansion for each conference using
the browser user interface (BUI) (see the "Add ports as needed field" in
the
When reserving the ICB ports for each simultaneous conference, the
system does not tag ports for a specific conference. The ICB counts the
number of reserved ports and compares these against the total number of
ports provided by the ICB card. The ICB then makes sure that the reserved
ports do not exceed the total number of ports provided by the ICB card.
If additional (non-scheduled) callers try to join a conference, but there are
no floating ports, or the system locks out additional conferees, the ICB card
issues an overflow tone. The system then disconnects the call.
If the system releases un-scheduled (floating) ports from a conference, they
are immediately available to be used by other conferences that have the
expansion feature enabled.

End the conference

When scheduling a conference, indicate the number of ports, start time,
and duration of that conference. The conference ends based on the start
time and conference duration. Ten minutes before the end of a conference,
the ICB card issues an announcement warning the conferees that the
conference terminates in 10 minutes. Two minutes before the end of a
conference, the ICB card issues a second announcement warning the
conferees that the conference terminates in two minutes.
When the conference time expires, the ICB card issues the final warning to
the conferees. The ICB sends a release message to the Meridian system for
all associated ICB ports. These ports become available for the next planned
conference. If there is no other scheduled conference, they become floating
ports which the system does not reserve for any conference. Floating ports
are available to expand conferences in progress.
Conferees can exit a conference at any time. The ICB detects when a
conferee exits the conference. If enabled, the ICB announces the conferee's
name. When one conferee is on the conference, the system issues an
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