Connecting Data Equipment; Data Stations - AT&T MERLIN LEGEND Release 3.0 Installation Manual

Connecting Data Equipment

This chapter explains how to set up data stations. A data station sends and/or
receives data. If the data station includes a telephone, the station can also
send and receive voice. If the system includes both modem and 7500B data
stations that need to communicate with each other, then you need to set up a
modem pool for those data stations. Modem pools are described in the
applications note entitled MERLIN LEGEND Communication System Modem
Pooling.

Data Stations

A data station is a combination of equipment that can include a telephone and
a PC, printer, optical scanner, or fax machine. If the data station is connected
to a tip/ring, analog, or MLX extension jack for data communications over
analog trunks, it requires a modem to convert the signal from digital to analog
or from analog to digital. If, however, the data station is connected to an MLX
extension jack for data communications over a DS1 (Digital Signal Level 1)
Primary Rate Interface (PRI) facility, it requires an ISDN 750013 Data Module
instead of a modem.
Table 6-1 provides a detailed comparison of data station configurations.
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