Connecting Data Equipment; Data Stations - Lucent Technologies MERLIN LEGEND Release 5.0 Installation Manual

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Connecting Data Equipment

Data Stations

Connecting Data Equipment
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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 terminal adapter
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 terminal adapter instead of a modem.
Table 6-1 provides a detailed comparison of data station configurations.
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