Connecting The Fxs Analog Lifeline - AudioCodes MediaPack Series Hardware Installation Manual

CHAPTER 5 Cabling the Device
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Figure 5-14: Connecting FXS Interfaces Directly to MDF

Connecting the FXS Analog Lifeline

The device supports PSTN Fallback (analog Lifeline), whereby it automatically connects an FXS
port (Lifeline extension or phone) to the PSTN / PBX upon a power outage. This enables the
phone to make and receive calls to and from the PSTN respectively, instead of the IP network.
Each FXS blade supports up to three FXS Lifelines, one per FXS connector. For each connector,
the first channel provides the connection to the Lifeline extension and the last channel is the
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