System Specifications - Nortel Meridian 1 Planning And Installation Manual

Meridian Mail Enhanced Card Option
The Option 11C Mini supports Meridian Mail Enhanced Card Option Release
12.13 and later. Meridian Mail Enhanced Card Option provides up to 12 voice
mail ports on an Option 11C Mini system. This application supports all
optional features and capacity expansion.
The NT6R16AA Meridian Mail Enhanced Card Option double-width card
contains four physical voice ports. To increase the capacity to a maximum of
12 ports, add up to two Digital Signaling Processor (DSP) daughterboards to
the card.
The NT6R16AA card contains a SCSI connector. Use the SCSI connector to
connect an external tape drive.
For more information about Meridian Mail, refer to the Meridian Mail
Enhanced Card Option Installation and Maintenance Guide (555-7071-210).

System specifications

Number of card slots
The NTDK91 Option 11C Mini Main Chassis can hold a maximum of five
cards. Slot 0 is dedicated to the NTDK97 MSC card; the fourth slot is
dedicated to the NTDK16 48-port Digital Line Card. Program the NTDK16
in software as slots 04, 05, and 06. Slots 1-3 support existing IPE and CE
cards (for example, PRI, PRI2, DTI, DTI2, MISP, and SDI/DCH).
The Chassis Expander provides four card slots. The Chassis Expander
supports Meridian Mail Enhanced Card Option in Slot 10 only. You can place
any IPE card in slots 07, 08, 09, and 10. The CE-MUX bus extends to slot 10
for Meridian Mail only.
An Option 11C Mini system, including a Main Chassis and a Chassis
Expander, supports eight physical and ten logical card slots.
The following is an example of a common Main Chassis configuration:
• one MSC card in slot 00
• one analog line card in slot 01, 02, or 03
• one digital trunk card in slot 01, 02, or 03
Chapter 1 — Introducing the Option 11C Mini
Option 11C Mini
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