
Designing ISDN Internetworks 11-5
Introduction
Table 11-2 ISDN Switches in Australia, Europe, Japan, and New Zealand
Table 11-3 lists the ISDN-capable switches that are used in Canada and the United States.
Table 11-3 ISDN Switches in Canada and the United States
Note The functionality of the National ISDN switch is evolving. The levels of functionality are
known as NI1, NI2, and NI3.
TEI Negotiation
(This section applies to BRIs only.) Some switches deactivate Layer 2 of the D channel when no calls
are active, so the router must be configured to perform TEI negotiation at the first call instead of at
router power-up (the default).
Service Profile Identifiers
(This section applies to BRIs only.) A service profile identifier (SPID) is a number provided by the
ISDN carrier to identify the line configuration of the BRI service. SPIDs allow multiple ISDN
devices, such as voice and data, to share the local loop. SPIDs are required by DMS-100 and
National ISDN-1 switches. Depending on the software version it runs, an AT&T 5ESS switch might
require SPIDs.
Each SPID points to line setup and configuration information. When a device attempts to connect to
the ISDN network, it performs a D-channel Layer 2 initialization process that causes a TEI to be
assigned to the device. The device then attempts D-channel Layer 3 initialization. If SPIDs are
necessary but not configured on the device, the Layer 3 initialization fails, and the call cannot be
completed.
Country Switch Type Keyword
Australia TS013 BRI switch, TS014 PRI switch basic-ts013, primary-ts014
France VN2 ISDN switch, VN3 ISDN switch vn2, vn3
Germany 1TR6 ISDN switch basic-1tr6
Japan NTT ISDN switch, ISDN PRI switch ntt, primary-ntt
New Zealand NET3 ISDN switch basic-nznet3
Norway NET3 ISDN switch (phase 1 only) basic-nwnet3
United Kingdom NET3 BRI switch, NET5 PRI switch basic-net3, primary-net5
Switch Type Keyword
AT&T basic rate switch basic-5ess
NorTel DMS-100 basic rate switch basic-dms100
National ISDN-1 switch basic-ni1
AT&T 4ESS (ISDN PRI only) primary-4ess
AT&T 5ESS (ISDN PRI only) primary-5ess
NorTel DMS-100 (ISDN PRI only) primary-dms100
Comentarios a estos manuales