Provisioning the Switch

Provisioning the switch for T1 access
What you need from your T1 service provider
What you need from your E1 service provider

Provisioning the switch for T1 access

Table A-1. T1 access provisioning information
Translation	Optional or required
Two-state DTMF (Dual-Tone Multifrequency) dialing	Required for outdial
Outgoing wink start	Required for outdial
Incoming Immediate seizure	Optional for a switch
Incoming wink start	Optional for a switch
Incoming digits suppressed	Required
Answer supervision	Required
Switched data	Required No voice/digital loss plan is allowed

Whether the line uses inband or ISDN D-channel signalling
Whether the line uses B8ZS or AMI line encoding
Whether the line uses ESF or D4 framing
Each phone number assigned to the line on a channel-by-channel or service-by-service basis
The number of nailed-up channels, if any
The number of unused channels, if any
The types of call-by-call services (also called NSF identifiers) on the switched channels
Whether the line uses B channel, H0 channel, or H11 channel, or multirate provisioning
The D-channel assignment
The NFAS ID number (if the T1 PRI line is provisioned for NFAS)

In general, ESF framing and B8ZS line encoding are both recommended for T1 applications; in addition, channel 24 must be the D channel, except for applications using Non-Facility Associated Signalling (NFAS).
Applications that require NFAS must be connected to an AT&T or Northern Telecom switch provisioned with NFAS.
The MAX TNT can receive multichannel calls using MP encapsulation only if all channels of the call share a common phone number (namely, a hunt group).
You can request that your service provider supply you with a hunt group.

Note: The MAX TNT can receive multichannel calls using MP encapsulation only if all channels of the call share a common phone number (namely, a hunt group). You can request that your service provider supply you with a hunt group.