System Overview - Northern Telecom Meridian 1 Installation And Maintenance Manual

Page 10 of 220 Introduction to Meridian Companion

System overview

Figure 1 : Meridian Companion overview
faceplate cable
analog line
modem
(DID access)
RS-232
AC power
1-pair (TCM)
and 1- or 2-pair
power to each
Base Station
Dir Feature
System End
1 2 ABC 3 DEF
4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO
7 PRS 8 TUV 9 WXY
0 #
*
553-3601-200 Standard 7.00 November 1998
Figure 1 shows an overview of the Meridian Companion configuration.
PSTN
analog or
digital CO trunks
CMRC
CMCC
CMBC
CMLC
Meridian 1
RAD 1
RPI at MDF
DC power
Base Stations
local
power
portable telephones
Dir Feature
System End
1 2 ABC 3 DEF
4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO
7 PRS 8 TUV 9 WXY
* 0 #
}
IPE module
RS-232
RAD 2
TCM pairs
MDF
1-pair (TCM) for each Base Station connected to a remote RPI
RPI
AC power
1- or 2-pair power for each Base Station connected to a remote RPI
Dir Feature
Dir Feature
System End
System End
1 2 ABC 3 DEF
1 2 ABC 3 DEF
4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO
4 GHI 5 JKL 6 MNO
7 PRS 8 TUV 9 WXY
7 PRS 8 TUV 9 WXY
0 #
* 0 #
*
access options
modem
Companion
Manager or
Companion
Diagnostic
Software
PC
(remote access)
Administration
Terminal
(local access)
Companion
Manager or
Companion
Diagnostic Software
and Meridian 1
maintenance
PC
(local access)