MAX Resource on BCM 400 4.0

[bcmagain]

Here is what I looking at. Nortel states that you can put 90 IP phones on a BCM 200/400. How many Ip phones can I put on a BCM that has:

80 Unified Messaging seats
88 Voicemail seats
MCDN
Using the BCM as a DHCP server
DTI (2)
GASM 8 (1)
Fax Messaging
PEC III (2)
GATM 4 (1)

 

[biv343]

Add two more PEC-3 cards to be safe. You'll want the resources.

Rule is each IP set takes a signalling channel, as does a voicemail port and/or dial up WAN port (I think).

If you have 10 voicemail ports active, you can have 80 IP sets. If you have 5 voicemail ports active, you can have 85 IP sets, etc.

 

[bcmagain]

I do have two additional PEC III installed but my BCM has 91 signalling channels.

From BCM Monitor:
Used Media Card Resources:
Signalling Channels: 91 of 91
Media Channels: 5 of 91
Voice Bus Channels: 6 of 62
DSP Resources: 6 of 128

84 Active IP Sets
6 Voicemail Ports
These together are 90 but I have 91 signalling channels, I have 90 IP Clients loaded but only 84 active.

 

[senk1s]

ISDN WAN Dialup uses 27 units for signaling (never used it, but thats what the book says)

When using 3/5 split 90 signaling channels is max - i dont know why its pulling up 91. (2/6 split max of 58 sig)
Like biv343 said, try reducing the voicemail channels to register more IP Sets

DSP resources come into play when there is media conversion involved (IP to TDM) - looks like you are doing good on those.