Alcatel OmniPCX Enterprise

Hardware description
Overview
OmniPCX Enterprise

Stand Alone

5000 legacy users / 4000 IP-Phones

90 Crystal IP-MG/IP-MG

Network

50000 Users

100 Nodes

R4.2/R4.2.1, R5.0 Ux/Lx and R5.1 will be fully compatible in Network
 The network link possibilities depend on the hardware configuration used

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Board positioning in racks

Rack 1U (Small)

CS, GD or MEX

CPU

position 1 position 2

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Board positioning in racks

Rack 3U (Large) GD or MEX

CPU

position 1 position 2
position 3 position 4 position 5
position 6 position 7 position 8

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OmniPCX Enterprise Processing units

Processing units and daughter boards with their location

Name Function Location
CS Call Server IP MG
GD Media Gateway Driver IP MG
GA Media Gateway Applicative IP MG
16 Mbits/s link for expansion
MEX IP MG
rack
INTIP B ACT-MG over IP link ACT-MG
Xmem IDE controller for hard disk CS
Multi Channel Vocoder
MCV8 or MCV24 VoIP compression resources GD,GA
7 or 21 compressors
High Speed Link
HSL1, HSL2 GD, MEX
Expansion cabinet connection
Ethernet LAN switch
Slanx CS,GA
3 ports +1 up-link
AFU Auxiliary Function Unit GD

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Processing units - "In-the-skin" IP Server (IP RS)

CS

Can be plugged in slot 8 (3U rack) or in a slot 0 (dedicated rack for e-CS)
 Connected to the back panel only to get the power supply

Main characteristics

 Processor : ASPEN 133MHz

 Memory : S-DRAM 128 MBytes + basic NAND flash 32 MBytes
 Hard disk
 Connectors on front panel
 1 Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
 1 V24 access
 ON/OFF switch button

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Processing units - "In-the-skin" IP Server (IP RS)

CS front panel

LAN connection
or directly to GD
Not used

SlanX accesses (4 ports) V24 port

ON/OFF switch
(system console)

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CS daughter boards

Xmem
 IDE controller for hard disk (where is located the e-CS software)

SlanX
 10/100 Mbits/s base-T ethernet LAN switch
 3 crossed ports and 1 straight port (uplink)
 Auto-negotiation (full/half duplex)
 Flow control

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Processing units - "In-the-skin" IP Server (IP RS)

CS board description

Xmem daughter board IP LAN

SLANX
+ hard disk Daughter board
Back panel connector

0-11PCM
X
DSP0
P
ASL X
XCHANGE
X
DSP1
METRIC

SDRAM (128 Mbytes)

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Processing units - Media Gateway Driver

GD

All the intelligence of the IP Media Gateway is concentrated in the GD (no

firmware in other boards)

Always in slot 0
1 Available position

Main characteristics
 Processor : ASPEN 133MHz
 Memory : S-DRAM 64 MBytes + basic NAND flash 32 MBytes
 Connectors on front panel
 1 Ethernet 10/100 Base-T
 1 V24 access
 Switch ON/OFF button

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Processing units - Media Gateway Driver

GD front panel
V24 port
LAN connection or
(config., maintenance)
directly to CS

expansion expansion AFU ON/OFF switch for the

rack 1 rack 2 features power supply of the module

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Processing units - Media Gateway Driver

GD daughter boards

MADA 1 or 3
 DSPs for voice compression in Voice over IP applications.
 G.711, G.723.1, G.729,
 DTMF generation and detection, group 3 fax relay.

AFU
 Connection of external tuner, tape recorder,...
 Connection of external Loudspeaker.

HSL
 Two HSL connectors allow connection of up to 2 expansion racks,
 One HSL consists in 254 Time Slots.
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Processing units - Media Gateway Driver

GD board description

MADA1 or 3 AFU
IP LAN
daughter board Daughter board
2 * HSL
(VoIP compressors)
HSL
Back panel connector

Daughter board
0-11PCM
DSP0

ASL
XCHANGE P
DSP1
METRIC

SDRAM (64 Mytes)

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Processing units - GA

GA

Applicative processing unit plugged in a coupler position of the IP MG

Used to provide additional resources
 VoIP compressors
Number of channels depends on the daughter board used
MADA1 or 3

 Voice guides broadcast (4 languages max), 3 x "3 parties conference"

thanks to the GA DSP0

Communication with GD only (using 2 PCM)

 Other boards are not seen

 Must be plugged in a coupler position with 2 PCM

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Processing units - GA

GA board description

MADA1 or 3 IP LAN
daughter board SLANX
(VoIP compressors) Daughter board
Back panel connector

0-11PCM
DSP0

ASL
XCHANGE P
DSP1
METRIC

SDRAM

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Processing units - MEX

Plugged into slot 0 of an expansion rack

Insures the control of its remote rack

Up to 2 expansion racks can be connected on a main rack

Connected to the main rack (GD) through a HSL link

16 Mbits/s link (5 meter shield cable maximum)

Using HSL daughter boards

The MEX board DSP0 receives from the DSP0 of the GD the switching
information

A virtual GPA is also associated to each MEX board

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Interface boards : extension interfaces

Interface boards

N am e F u n ctio n Lo ca tio n
U A I 4 ,8 ,1 6 4 ,8 o r 1 6 d ig ita l e q u ip m e n ts IP M G
S LI 4 ,8 ,1 6 4 ,8 o r 1 6 a n a lo g e q u ip m e n ts IP M G
In te rfa ce s fo r 8 R a d io B a se
D EC T8 A C T -M G
S ta tio n s

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Interface boards : extension interfaces

UAI (Universal Alcatel Interface)

Digital equipment connection

4, 8 or 16 UA equipments
 UAG2
 UAG3
 Attendants
 IBS
 TSC and terminal adapters

Restrictions
 No UAI board in 8th slot of rack Large when MCV24 plugged on the GD (the PCM of the
position 8 is reserved for the MCV24)
 No UAI16 in slot 5 to 8 of rack Large (because only one PCM available)

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Interface boards : extension interfaces

SLI (Single Line Interface)

Analogue equipments connection

 Sets
 Modem
 Fax

4, 8 or 16 equipments

Supports Q23 and decadic dialling mode

No MF Q23 detectors (use of DSP0 detectors)

Restrictions
 No SLI16 in rack Small
 No SLI board in 8th slot of rack L when MCV24 plugged on GD

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Interface boards : external access interfaces

Digital access boards (private or public network)

Name Function Location
BRA 2,4,8 2,4 or 8 ISDN Basic accesses IP MG
PRA T2 1 x 2Mbit/s access IP MG
PRA T1 1 x 1,544Mbit/s access IP MG
2Mbit/s Pulse Code
PCM2 ACT-MG
Modulation interface

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Interface boards : external access interfaces

Digital interfaces

BRA (Basic Rate Interface)

 T0 interfaces (2B+D)
S0 FV leased line
public ISDN access
 2, 4 or 8 accesses
 S0 mode not available

PRA T1 (Primary Rate Access T1)
 1 x 1,544 Mbits T1 interface
public ISDN access
ABC-F Network links
 Available in CCS mode (23B+D) or CAS mode (24B)

PRA T2
 1 x 2 Mbits E1 (T2) access
public ISDN access, ABC-F Network links

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Interface boards : mixed interfaces

Mixed boards (extension and external accesses interfaces)

Offers BRA, UA and Z functions

Nam e N u m b e r o f T0 Num ber of UA Num ber of Z Lo c a tio n

M IX 4 8 4 4 8 4 IP M G
M IX 4 4 8 4 4 8 IP M G
M IX 2 4 4 2 4 4 IP M G
M IX 0 4 8 0 4 8 IP M G
M IX 0 8 4 0 8 4 IP M G
M IX 0 4 4 0 4 4 IP M G

2 PCMs are required for a MIX board

 No MIX boards in slot 5 to 8 of rack Large (because only one PCM available)

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Interface boards : external access interfaces

Analogue access boards (public operator, inter PABX)

Name Function Location
APA 4,8 4 or 8 analog interfaces IP MG
6 analog trunks for private tie
EMTL ACT-MG
line
4 analog trunks for private tie
ACEM ACT-MG
line

APA

 4 or 8 analogue equipment for public/PSTN trunk

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IP Rack Server
Auxiliary boards

Auxiliary boards

LANX8, LANX16
 Switch 10/100 Base T (autodetection)
 8 or 16 ports ( 1 is crossed ( Uplink ))

RMA
 Secured remote access
for maintenance

MODB
 Board supporting 1 external modem

 To manage the power supply

of the rack dedicated to RMA
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Restrictions / limits

Maximum number of PRA T1/T2

1 in rack S and 3 in rack L

If MCV24 is used in rack L

Slot 8 is useless (except for CS)

ISDN accesses

12 accesses (T2, T1 and/or T0) maximum per IP MG

No S0 on BRA or MIX interfaces

Synchronization not transmitted from expansion rack to main rack

 Only accesses of the main rack can synchronize the whole IP MG

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Boards unplug

Warning :

To unplug a CPU CS you have first to switch it off

The couplers boards are hot pluggable

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Crystal hardware

CPU6 Step2

Integration of the CPU id

Memory capacity increase (from 64 to128 Mo)

NPRAE (New Primary Rate Access on E1 interface)

2 E1 accesses E1

Various signaling protocols available:

 T2, ABC-F, QSIG, QSIG_GF & ISDN

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Crystal hardware

GPA2-2 (General Purpose Auxiliary)

MFR1/MFR2 Frequencies sending

MLVP function (Multi Language Voice Prompt) (2)

Conference function (up to 30 participants)

Usual frequencies detection

VAD detection (Voice Activity Detection)

 At least one detection function whatever the board configuration is (in opposite to the
GPA board)

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Crystal hardware

INTIP2 (INTerconnecting on IP network)

Main processor update

V24 port connection modification

 Use of the same cable than the one used for CS, GD & GA boards

Addition of the V36 interface

 WAN access

10 Mb/s max on X24/V11

1920 Kb/s max on V36

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Crystal hardware

eUA32 & eZ32 (Legerity)

Cost reduction for the customer

Specific dedicated licenses are mandatory for UA and Z extensions (check of

the UA & Z extensions management)

Impossibility to declare an UA32/Z32 board while using an eUA32/eZ32 board

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Crystal hardware - CPU7

CPU7

Replaces the CPU5

Processing unit
 INTEL PENTIUM III LP processor 700MHz

System memory
 SDRAM technology
256 Mb

The embedded Ethernet link can be disabled by software, even if the

corresponding on board jumper is present

Force the Ethernet output bandwidth to 10 or 100 Mb, Half or Full duplex mode
(auto-sense is the default mode)
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CPU7 functionalities

IO1
 CPU signaling

 Clock and frame synchronization signals

 Tones generation

 Q23 signaling detection

Q23
Q23x

 DECT Timing Module (DTM) function

Synchronization of the IBS and RBS

 External Music function

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CPU7 restrictions

This Board does not support any daughter boards

 No VMU
 No OBCA (use of IO2N(1) if required)

Only one DSP (used for the DTM function) instead two for the CPU6

 With CPU6, the second DSP was used for the VPU function (voice Processing Unit)

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GIP4-1/GIP4-4 compression daughter board

Compression daughter board which replaces GIP6 daughter boards on

INTIP/INTIP2 boards

Whatever the algorithm (G711, G723 or G729) and depth of echo cancellation are
used, a DSP provides 8 compressors

64ms echo cancellation(1) compatibility

Two type of GIP4

GIP4-4 has 4 DSP and can provide up to 32 compressors

GIP4-1 has 1 DSP and can provide up to 8 compressors

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GIP4-1/GIP4-4 compression daughter board

When two compression daughter boards on an INTIP2, both must be the same
type

2 GIP4-4 or 2 GIP4-1

In case of two GIP4-4, there is only a maximum of 60 (2*30) compressors

available on the INTIP/INTIP2 board (because of internal board PCMs)

Configuration of the compression daughter board is done at the (INTIP) board

level (mgr/Shelf / Board Review/Modify)

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Common hardware
MADA-1/MADA-3 compression daughter board

Compression daughter board which replaces MCV8 and MCV24 daughter boards
on GD/GA boards

Two types of MADA (configurable at the board level) (1)

MADA3 has 3 DSP and can provide(2) up to 24 compressors

MADA1 has one DSP and can provide up to 8 compressors

Whatever the algorithm (G711, G723 or G729) and depth of echo cancellation are
used, a DSP provides 8 compressors

There is only one MADAx daughter board on a GD/GA

64ms echo cancellation(3) compatibility

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New Racks

Powered by 110V or 220V With/without Battery (R5.1.2)

Offers a low cost alternative to UPS solution

Up to 8 hours autonomy

 Reference for the 1U Rack

110V / 220V (1) : 3EH 76020 AEAB

 Reference for the 3U Rack

110V: 3EH 76027 BEAB
220V: 3EH 76027 AEAB

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